Planning Council Committee | Golden West College

Purpose:

Primary coordinating and recommending body to the College President on matters of college-wide planning.
Primary resource for accreditation and program review processing, coordination, and recommendations.
It is understood that the authority of the Academic Senate, the Associated Students of Golden West College and the agreements of our established collective bargaining agents are not diminished by the provisions or definitions found in this document.
The Planning Council is a shared governance committee.
It is not subject to the Brown Act.

Responsibilities:

Establish long-term and short-term planning priorities for the college.
Conduct and oversee the process of updating the Strategic Plan, College Mission and Goals, Program Review, and Accreditation reports.
Review of data and other campus committee reports to make recommendations for annual institutional priorities.
Develop and implement resource allocation guidelines and recommendations that enable achievement of college-wide planning goals. Make recommendations of same to the college Budget Council.
Present updates on planning to the Budget Council, Academic Senate, and other college committees, as necessary.
Establish, monitor, and review the work of planning task forces to address specific tasks and implementation of task force recommendations once approved by the Planning Council.
Incorporate equity-minded decision-making to create, promote, and maintain activities, programs, and instruction that welcome, celebrate, and promote respect for all. This includes creating equity among disproportionately impacted students across age, ethnicity, race, national origins, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, mental/physical abilities, family status, religion, and socioeconomic status.
Hold regularly scheduled joint meetings with the Budget Council (frequency TBD by Councils)
Agendas and Action items will be posted as part of the shared governance process.

Committee Co-Chairs Jennifer Kalfsbeek-Goetz, Vice President of Instruction and Claudia Lee, Vice President of Student Services

Recorder:

**Planning Council Committee Members**
MEMBER	POSITION	REPRESENTATION	APPOINTMENT	TERM YEARS
Jennifer Kalfsbeek-Goetz	Vice President of Instruction	Co-Chair	Position Based	Continuous
Claudia Lee	Vice President of Student Services	Co-Chair	Position Based	Continuous
Damien Jordan	Academic Senate President or Designee	Academic Senate	Academic Senate	2-years F2024-SP2026
Cristina Tiernes Cruz	Faculty Member	Council of Chairs and Deans	Academic Senate	2-years F2024-SP2026
Erin Craig	Faculty Member	CIL	Position Based	2-years F2023-SP2025
Vacant	Faculty Member	At-Large*	Academic Senate	2-years F2023-SP2025
Michael Tran	Faculty Member	Transfer Center	Position Based	Continuous
Theresa Lavarini	Faculty Member	CFE	CFE	2-years F2024-SP2026
Christy Banales	Classified Senate President or Designee	Classified Senate	Classified Senate	2-years F2024-SP2026
Jeannette Jaramillo	Classified Member	CFCP	CFCP	2-years F2023-SP2025
Kay Nguyen	Manager	At-Large	CDMA	2-years F2024-SP2026
Lauren Davis Sosenko	ORIPE Manager or Designee	ORPIE	Position based	Continuous
Christina Ryan Rodriguez	Dean of Enrollment Services	Enrollment Services	Position based	Continuous
Vacant	Associate Dean of Equity or Designee	Equity	Position Based	Continuous
Gisela Verduzco	Dean of Counseling	Counseling**	Position based	Continuous
Ciara Orna	Student	ASGWC	ASGWC	1-year F2024-SP2025
Vacant	Student	ASGWC	ASGWC	1-year F2024-SP2025

*Preferred Math / English discipline, if not represented on committee
**Counseling (EOPS, DSPS, Veterans

Meeting Schedule: 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 1:00 – 3 pm (excluding holidays)