Curriculum Committee

The purpose of the Curriculum Committee is to approve new and revised curriculum and academic policies to ensure compliance with Title 5 and California Education Code prior to submission to the District Governing Board for final approval. The Curriculum Committee is a sub-committee of the Academic Senate who, with advice from administration, reviews and recommends new/modified curriculum to the Academic Senate and District Board of Trustees.

Committee Members

Neil Carpentier-Alting, Curriculum Chair, Faculty *
Dave Clarke, Faculty *
Ed Kephart, Faculty *
Maria Fernandez, Interim Distance Education and Instructional Design Coordinator*
Michelle Knudsen, Articulation Officer / Faculty *
Patrice Thatcher-Stephens, Faculty*
Suzie Clark, Director, Non-Credit Education
Nancy Miller, Coding Reviewer / Academic Analyst
Charlie Roche, Director, Athletics
Christina Van Alfen, Interim Dean of Career & Technical Education
Valerie Roberts, Dean of LASSS
Mark Klever, Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs
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* Voting Members

Meetings

Currently via Zoom (details in BoardDocs agenda). Currently we meet every Tuesday morning from 9:00 - 10:30 am on Zoom.

Agendas and Minutes

Course Outlines of Record (COR)

All active course CORs, for noncredit and credit courses, can be accessed here: https://siskiyous.elumenapp.com/public/

Compliance

Title 5 §53200(b) states that the Academic Senate is an organization whose primary function is to make recommendations with respect to academic and professional matters. Section §53200(c) states that "academic and professional matter" means the following policy development and implementation matters:

Curriculum including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines
Degree and certificate requirements
Grading policies
Educational program development
Standards and policies regarding student preparation and success
District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles
Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including self-study and annual reports
Policies for faculty professional development activities
Processes for program review
Processes for institutional planning and budget development
Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the board and the academic senate.

Of these matters, 1 through 5 relate to curriculum. The Curriculum Committee is a sub-committee of the Academic Senate who, with advice from administration, reviews and recommends new/modified curriculum to the Academic Senate and District Board of Trustees.