DOCUMENT RESUME ED 453 841 JC 000 458 AUTHOR Martinez, Katherine, Ed. TITLE FACCCTS: Journal of the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges, 1999-2000. INSTITUTION California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Faculty Association. PUB DATE 2000-00-00 NOTE 154p.; Published four times a year. PUB TYPE Collected Works Serials (022) JOURNAL CIT FACCCTS; v6 n1-4 1999-2000 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Administrator Attitudes; Affirmative Action; *College Faculty; *Community Colleges; Educational Change; Newsletters; *Partnerships in Education; *School Effectiveness; Two Year Colleges IDENTIFIERS *California Community Colleges ABSTRACT This document is comprised of four Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC) newsletters. The September 1999 issue is entitled "Capitol Comments: Read What Lawmakers Say about Community Colleges in Response to the Third FACCCTS Legislator Poll." This newsletter contains the following articles: "Capitol Comments," which examines how community colleges have touched the lives of legislators, why they think highly of the California Community Colleges system, and how they plan to help; and "Authors Debunk Prop 209 Myths," which demonstrates how practical affirmative action can be. The December 1999 issue is entitled "The Spirit of Advocacy." This newsletter contains the following articles: "Transform Partnership for Excellence," which sheds some light on the problems with Partnership for Excellence and why community college leaders must insist on changing; and "Transition to Trustee: A Faculty View," in which the author writes about her experience running for elected office, her toughest decisions as a trustee so far, and why she encourages other faculty members to follow the same path. The March/April 2000 issue focuses on scholarship and public policy, accreditation and quality, the SATs, and the 50 Percent Law, which calls for at least half of each college's unrestricted operational expenditures to go toward direct instruction. Finally, the June 2000 issue examines why American voters nominated Bush and Gore, and discusses Internet research and college FAQs (frequently asked questions). These newsletters also contain a variety of Feature columns and articles such as "Letters to the Editor," "Fast FACCCTS," "Budget: Investment in Education," "Daylight Shines on Part-Timers," "Higher Ed's Challenges," and "Talking about Teaching." (VWC) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. FACCCTS: Journal of the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges, 1999-2000 Katherine Martinez, Editor Volume 6, Numbersl -4 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS CENTER (ERIC) BEEN GRANTED BY This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. K. Martinez Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. 2 rovir con omega I0,4111,t JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES Volume 6 Number 1 September 1999 Featuring: John Baley of Cerritos College, on Capitol Comments retirement develop- ments, p. 39 Read what lawmakers say about community colleges FACCC Executive Director Jonathan in response to the Third FACCCTS Legislator Poll, p. 10 Lightman, on the colleges' recent media attention, P. 9 John McFarland of Sierra College, on two books about affirmative action, p. 31 Margaret Quasi of Diablo Valley College, on national attention for part- time faculty, p. 38 Carolyn Russell of Rio Hondo College, on helping advance faculty advocacy, p. 7 1999 FACCC Annual Report, highlighting sponsored bills on Part-time faculty equity, full-time a faculty hiring and retirement, p. 20 3New gifts offered: 3 Member-Get-A- )Member campaign, )p.27 Also: Ortiz Lobbies Villaraigosa Explains Introducing the for Retirees State Budget FACCC Governors v. 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FACCC communicates issues and Destination Interest resolutions and works in concert with other organizations to ensure a leading role for community college faculty in SERVINGMEIRAVEI.NEEDS OF AMERICAS EDUCATORS WITH INTEGRITY SINCE 1980 education policy. See wwwfizccc.org/about.btm 4 MirFACCC Capitol C meats Page 10 BOARD OF GOVERNORS FACCCTS conducted its third legislator poll this summer. Read how communit EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE colleges have touched the lives of legislators, why they think highly of the PRESIDENT ft' Carolyn Russell California Community Colleges system, and how they plan to help. Rio Hondo College VICE PRESIDENT John R. McDowell, Jr. Los Angeles Trade-Technical College TREASURER Mary Ann Newport Authors Debunk Prop 109 Myth Page 31 Mira Costa College Proposition 209 proponents used "progressive terminology to camouflage SECRETARY regressive social policy," writes Sierra College history professor John F. Sondra Saterfield Canada College McFarland, who reviews two books on affirmative action. "Affirmative action is often dismissed as well intentioned but impractical. These two studies dis- PAST PRESIDENT Evelyn "Sam" Weiss cussed here demonstrate how practical it can be. And nowhere does integration Golden West College make more sense than in education." GOVERNORS-AT-LARGE Alma Aguilar Southwestern College Ricardo Almeraz Allan Hancock College John Baley 4 Letters to the Editor 26 FACCC Welcomes New Members Cerritos College 6 Fax Survey: Win Movie Tickets 29 Budget: Investment in Education Frances Chandler Santa Monica College 7 Faculty is Best Advocate 30 Senator Ortiz Focuses on Retirees Zoe Close 9 When No News Isn't Good News36 FACCC Calendar Grossmont College 20 FACCC Annual Report 38 Daylight Shines on Part-Timers Clo Hampton West Valley College 24 FACCC Board of Governors 39 The Good Life: STRS Update Richard Hansen DeAnza College On the cover: Pictured are a few legislators who answered our poll. Did yours answer our questions? (See John Jacobs pp. 10-17) If not, consider it an invitation to call their district offices for an appointment or invite them to Pasadena City College visit your campus. Help them put a face on the issues. Need tips to prepare? Request the FACCC lobbying guide "IoYour Own Backyard" at (916) 447-8555 or [email protected] Chaumonde Porterfield-Pyatt . Also, see the FACCC Sheet on College of the Sequoias lobbying at www.faccc.org/advocacy.htm or request it at the number above. Margaret Quan Diablo Valley College Richard Valencia EDIT° 11AL P ^11 11,11CILES Fresno City College EXECUTIVE EDITOR FACCCTS is the journal of the Faculty Association of California Community Carrol Waymon Jonathan