ICCCSSO Fall Meeting

November 16-18, 2005

Holiday Inn, Collinsville

Attendees: ICC: John Avendano, Spoon: Sharon Wrenn, Sauk Valley: Pam Clodfelter and Joan Kerber, Illinois Valley: Bob Marshall, Highland: Jeff Davidson, John A Logan: Terry Crain, ICCB: Barb Risse and Ivan Lach, Heartland: Fred Peterson and Kathleen Collins, Moraine Valley: Tina Stovall, rock Valley: Amy Diaz, Southwestern: Ted Lewis, Kaskaskia: Vickie Cook and Penny Brinkman, Lakeland: Cherie Rich, Lewis and Clark: Pete Basola, Kankakee: Michael Townsend, John Wood: John Letts.

Introductions:

President John Avendano welcomed everyone to the meeting and started with introductions.

Secretary-Treasurer’s Report

The minutes from the Summer Meeting and Joint CAO/CSSO were presented. Bob Marshall made the motion to approve the summer meeting minutes and Fred Peterson seconded. Joan Kerber moved to approve the joint CAO/CSSO minutes and Sharon Wrenn seconded the motion. The treasurer’s report was presented. Sharon Wrenn made the motion to approve and Jeff Davidson seconded. All motions carried.

Reports:

Baccalaureate Task Force: Barb Risse, ICCB, provided handouts (this report also went out on the list serve.) of the Task Force report. This issue was discussed at the October Joint CAO/CSSO meeting. There were no further questions or concerns.

Dual Credit/P16: Fred Peterson questioned how many schools were partnering with high school for dual credit; how many colleges are selling it as a good deal. Most colleges are growing with dual credit numbers. Lewis and Clark are leading with 2200 students. P16 funds may become dependent upon the number of students in your program. This came from the discussion at the ISBE meeting. Faye Fullerton represented the CSSOs. There were representatives from the community colleges, high schools and legislators. They discussed that the current ICCB rules on student selection are sufficient but were concerned with faculty compensation. This concern should be discussed at the President’s Council.

Mandatory Transfer of Credits: Pete Basola and Pam Clodfelter discussed the GAO recommendation of Congress considering amending the HEA of 1965 to require postsecondary institutions eligible for Title IV funding to not deny the transfer of credit on the basis of a sending institution’s type of accreditation. It was decided that the community colleges would research how any students/credits are rejected on their campus; what type of institutions are being rejected (proprietary, out of state, etc.) and report back to ICCCSSO at the winter meeting. ICCCSSO will prepare a position statement at that time. Barb Risse will inquire at ICCB of their knowledge on this issue. Ted Lewis will contact the ICCFA.

IAI: Ivan Lach reported that the preliminary IAI report is out. He would like comments on suggested revisions by 12/15. He used surveys that were already available. After much discussion, it was mentioned that the hope is that the recommendation in the report would strengthen IAI. The final report should be available at the January joint meeting. The implementation year would be AY 06-07. After the final report, Ivan would like an ICCCSSO recommendation. Joan Kerber stated that she would like to see that universities would have to submit their courses; the report reflects the alternative that could happen. Panel members who do not participate in three consecutive meetings will lose their seat and be removed. Currently, individual membership is for three years. Panel co chairs membership is for three years. Members may be reappointed by ICCB if they are active members.

ICCB Update: New Vice President for Instruction and Policy Studies is Elaine Johnson formerly of Rend Lake and Shawnee.

New Business

New Social Security Law Change: Jeff Davidson discussed what other colleges are doing with regard to community colleges not being permitted to print a student’s social security number on any card or document for services. All colleges use an alternative ID system.

ICCCSSO Email Survey Summary: The Past President will assemble the list serve questions/surveys as part of regular duties. John Avendano will send out the compiled questions/surveys on the list serve.

Joint CAO/CSSO Meeting: January 19, 2006 at the Renaissance in Springfield. More information will follow.

Career Interdistrict Coop Agreements: John Avendano discussed the different educational agreements among community colleges. There are at least three that he is aware of: CAREER #1, CAREER #2, and Community College Educational Agreement. The proposal is to recommend that one single agreement be reached by all participating community colleges. The sending institution would maintain the option for right of refusal. Once an agreement is reached, we would ask for the CAO, CSSOs and Presidents support and endorsement. Chargeback’s would still be there if a community college district did not want to participate. Any schools that have agreements should send that information to John by Jan. 1.

Retirements: Cheryl Rich – December 31, 2005 and Fred Peterson – June 30, 2006. Both individuals were honored with a gift basket. Cherie announced that Dr. Tina Stovall (Moraine Valley) will be her replacement. Fred announced that Kathleen Collins (Heartland) will assume duties of Student Services. Her title will be Dean of Student Services and Academic Support.:

ISAC: It was discussed that we should have our students start a letter writing campaign in support of ISAC. Cherie Rich will send a sample letter out on the list serve.

Upcoming Meetings: The winter meeting will be held in Peoria in February. John Avendano will secure a date and location. The summer meeting will be held in Galena in June (preferably a Wednesday/Thursday format). Bob Marshall will secure a date and location. It was noted that we need to stay away from the third week of the month to avoid board meetings.

Slate of Officers for ICCCSSO: President – Sharon Wrenn, Spoon River

Vice President – Pam Clodfelter, Sauk Valley

Secretary/Treasurer – Amy Diaz, Rock Valley

Past President – John Avendano, Illinois Central

Joan Kerber moved to close the nominations and approve the slate. Michael Townsend seconded the motion. The motion carried.

Sharon Wrenn presented John Avendano with a plaque in appreciation of his service to ICCCSSO.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted by

Pam Clodfelter

Sauk Valley Community College