Attending: John M. Crisp, Mike Gadell, Homer Garza, Noe Guerra, Dolores Huerta, Mattie Marcum, William Mareth, Vickie Natale, Mary Peña, Jim Pierce (Chair), Lisa Welch.

Not Attending: None.

I.S.D. Council Subcommittee: Chair Jim Pierce reported that the I.S.D. Council subcommittee charged with producing the Addendum had met several times to assign responsibility for responding to the recommendations and suggestions in the Self-Study Report but that the list of assignments had not been distributed. Some of those responsible for producing responses are waiting until the list is distributed and, therefore, will not have responses ready by the September 15 deadline. Pierce reported that the Addendum is falling behind schedule, but that it still has a deadline for completion of December 15.

Lisa Welch led a review of the Institutional Purpose draft: Considerable discussion ensued on the second suggestion under the first "must" statement in the draft. A number of opinions were expressed regarding whether "economic stimulus," while it may be the result of a college's work, should be part of the purpose. Eventually the Committee agreed to modify the wording of the suggestion to read: "The committee suggests that the College consider revising the mission statement to include a reference to the economic stimulus to the community provided by Del Mar College." The suggestion under the "should" statement that begins, "The formulation of a statement of purpose..." was modified to read: "The committee suggests that the membership and the duties of the Council on Planning and Institutional Effectiveness be included in the list of standing committees in the Policy Manual (Chapter II, Section B2.4)." The Committee engaged in considerable discussion over the finding for the last "must" statement, which begins: "The statement of purpose serves...," particularly whether noncompliance with a particular imperative in the Criteria would imply noncompliance with this one. Ultimately the Committee voted to revise the narrative and find for compliance with this imperative.

Mike Gadell led a review of the Student Development Services draft, providing a brief overview and reporting his feeling that the Committee should be able to adopt most of the recommendations and suggestions. In the introductory paragraphs, he suggested adding the idea that no plans have so far been made for providing access to health care services. He reviewed all of the "must" and "should" statements. He suggested that the chart listing the qualifications of the personnel in Student Development Services needs more consistency in the listing of degrees. He mentioned the issue of the counselor holding a temporary license during fall of 1998; the Committee agreed that at the time of the status date for the self-study, the counselor was licensed. Pierce suggested making the effective date of the chart the same as the status date (November 30, 1998) rather than April 12, 1999.

With regard to the first "must" statement under Section 5.4.2 Resources, Gadell pointed out that both the weight room and the swimming pool are not ADA compliant, and the Committee agreed to change the finding to Noncompliance. Under Section 5.4.3.4, he questioned whether the "must" statements should be included even in situations that don't apply to Del Mar. Pierce and Crisp agreed to develop a consistent practice throughout. Regarding the "must" statement that begins, "There must be provision for institution-wide coordination," the Committee discussed whether the President's Council funds were coordinated on an institution-wide basis. All other funds appear to pass through the Financial Aid Office. The Committee agreed to change the finding to Noncompliance. Regarding the "must" statement that begins, "An institution participating in Title IV programs," Gadell suggested the possibility of including comparative data from other institutions on student loan default rate.

Next Meeting: The Steering Committee will meet again on Tuesday, September 21 from 2:00--4:30 p.m. in VB-170. The Institutional Advancement, Special Educational Activities and Physical Resources drafts will be discussed. Subsequently, the Committee will meet every Wednesday at 2:00 in VB-170, through the first Wednesday in November.

Minutes prepared by John M. Crisp.