Santa Clarita Community College District

POLICY MANUAL

Policy: 535 - Student Personnel: STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN SHARED GOVERNANCE

Section: 500

Date Adopted:  6/10/1992

535.1 Student Participation in Shared Governance

1. Definition

   For the purpose of this policy, the Board of Trustees shall recognize the Associated Students of College of the Canyons as the representative body of students to offer opinions and to make recommendations to the administration with regard to district and college policies and procedures that have or will have a significant effect on students.

2. Level of Involvement

   Students shall be provided with opportunities to participate in the formulation and development of college policies and procedures that have or will have a significant effect on students. These policies and/or procedures include the following:

   1. Grading policies;

   2. Codes of student conduct;

   3. Academic disciplinary policies;

   4. Curriculum development;

   5. Courses or programs which should be initiated or discontinued;

   6. Processes for institutional planning and budget development;

   7. Standards and policies regarding student preparation and success;

   8. Student services planning and development;

   9. Student fees within the authority of the district to adopt; and

   10. Any other college policy, procedure or related matter that the Board of Trustees determines will have significant effect on students.

       In addition, reasonable consideration shall be given to recommendations or positions developed by students regarding college policies and procedures.

3. Procedures for Participation

   The following procedures are provided to enable meaningful participation by students in the college governance process:

   1. The appointment of student representative to serve on college or district committees, task forces, or other governance groups, shall be made cooperatively by the college Superintendent-President or his/her designee and the president of the Associated Students of College of the Canyons.

   2. The selections of the Student Trustee to serve as a non-voting member of the Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees shall be conducted according to the provisions established by the California Education Code, Santa Clarita Community College District Board Policies, and the Constitution of the Associated Students of College of the Canyons.

   3. Persons who are appointed to committees have the responsibility to represent their constituencies via attendance at meetings, and communication of committee discussion and decisions back to the authorized student organization.

   4. The committees and College Council make recommendations on college matters as described in the Master Committee document. The Master Committee document will be revised annually. It will include a description of all committees including their purpose, tenure of members, scope of responsibility, membership of each committee and frequency of meetings. The person assigned the responsibility to be the liaison between the committee or the College Council and the Cabinet will communicate these recommendations to the Cabinet or College Council as appropriate. When a recommendation is to be considered by Cabinet, if the committee chair is not a Cabinet member, the committee chair will be included at Cabinet to present and participate in a discussion of the issue and/or committee recommendation.

   5. Decisions of individual committees that have implications for the larger college community (vs. a specific department or area) will be forwarded to the College Council. If they have budgeting implications (require additional dollars outside of budgeted amounts), they will proceed to PAC-B. All committee minutes will be posted in designated locations as specified in the Master Committee document.

4. Scope of Regulations

   Nothing in this section shall be construed to impinge upon the due process rights of faculty, not to detract from any negotiations or negotiated agreements between collective bargaining agents and the district governing board.

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