College Council

About the Committee

The College Council serves as Porterville College’s central participatory governance body, guiding institutional planning, resource allocation, and policy development through collaborative processes. In partnership with the Academic Senate and constituency groups, the Council reviews and makes recommendations to the College President to ensure that institutional decisions align with the College’s mission, vision, and primary planning frameworks, including the Educational Master Plan, Facilities Master Plan, and Strategic Plan.

FUNCTIONS

1. Review and forward recommendations from the various constituents, administration, academic senate, classified professionals, and students.
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3. Review and recommend revisions to the College’s mission, values, and philosophy statement.
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5. Recommend to the President for approval the College’s Educational Master Plan and accreditation documents.
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7. Develop, monitor, and recommend campus-wide planning and research processes that ensure alignment with the Educational Master Plan, including program review, institutional-level outcomes assessment, student success initiatives, enrollment management, and productivity measures.
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9. Establish fiscal priorities for the College, serve as a fact-finding body for budgetary priorities, and recommend both short-term and long-term budget needs.
10. Review budget recommendations from the Budget Subcommittee and make recommendations for additions and/or deletions to the President to maintain a balanced budget.
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12. Serve as a communication liaison with students, staff, faculty, and community members to ensure transparency and rationale for budgetary and planning decisions.
13. Collect, review, and approve recommendations from the following subcommittees: Accreditation, Enrollment Management, Budget, Accessibility, Facilities, Information Technology, Strategic Planning, and other subcommittees/workgroups/taskforces that are developed.
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15. Review and recommend to the College President hiring priorities of non-faculty positions to ensure alignment with the Educational Master Plan, Strategic Plan, and Facilities Master Plan.
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17. Review and recommend divisional structures and reorganization plans.
18. Review and remain current on laws and regulations affecting educational programs and instruction and recommend related actions.
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20. Provide a platform for student presentations to highlight academic and co-curricular achievements, with presentations scheduled at least once per semester.
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MEMBERSHIP COMPOSITION

Membership shall be distributed to ensure broad representation and shared participation across administration, faculty, classified professionals, and students. Each employee group will include at least nine representatives, with dedicated seats for students to promote inclusive governance and collaborative decision-making.

Administration (9)

• President** (Serves by virtue of position) – 1
• Vice Presidents (Instruction, Student Services, Finance & Administrative Services) (Serves by virtue of position) – 3
• Deans/Associate Dean (Instruction (2), Counseling & Student Success (1), Health Careers (1)) (Serves by virtue of position) – 4
• Director of Institutional Research (Serves by virtue of position) – 1

Faculty (11)

• Academic Senate President (Serves by virtue of position) – 1
• CCA Campus Chair* (Serves by virtue of position or designee) – 1
• Division Chairs (Career Education, Fine & Applied Arts, Health Careers, Kinesiology, Language Arts, Natural Science, Mathematics, Social Science, Student Services) (Serves by virtue of position) – 9

Classified Professionals (13)

• Administrative Assistant*/** (Serves by virtue of position, affirmed by CSEA President. If a designee is needed, then CSEA President will appoint) – 1
• CSEA President (Serves by virtue of position) – 1
• CSEA Vice President (Serves by virtue of position) – 1
• Representatives from standing committees (Appointed by CSEA President) – 11

Students (2)

• ASPC President* (Serves by virtue of position or student designee) – 1
• ASPC Vice President* (Serves by virtue of position or student designee) – 1

Representation from the following standing committees is included within the classified professional seats, and co-chairs/chair from these committees and the Outcomes Coordinator from Outcomes Committee are invited to attend all College Council meetings as guests. Should a new College Council subcommittee be established, the College Council Charter will be revised to include the subcommittee, along with one additional classified professional and one additional faculty representative to the membership composition to ensure continued shared participation. If a College Council subcommittee is eliminated, the College Council Charter will be revised to remove the subcommittee, along with removing one classified professional and one faculty representative to the membership composition:

• Accreditation Committee
• Budget Committee
• Strategic Planning Committee
• Enrollment Management Committee
• Guided Pathways Committee
• Information Technology Committee
• Facilities Planning Advisory Committee
• Social Justice Action Committee
• Staff Development Committee
• Accessibility Committee
• Caring Campus Committee

Co-Chairs: The College Council shall be co-chaired by one Vice President, one Classified Professional, and one Faculty Representative. Co-Chairs will serve staggered two-year terms. Each Co-Chair will be voted by the College Council membership and affirmed by the appropriate constituency group: the Vice President by the President, the Faculty Representative by the Academic Senate, and the Classified Professional by CSEA. An Administrative Assistant for the VP who is the co-chair shall serve as Secretary to the Council and be responsible for maintaining official agendas, minutes, and records of all meetings (unless a designee is needed then CSEA President shall appoint).

* or designee
** non-voting

Total Membership: 35

Membership will be reviewed periodically to ensure continued representation from administration, faculty, and classified professionals, while maintaining strong student participation.

QUORUM

• A quorum shall consist of 50% + 1 of voting Council members and must include representation from at least one administrator, three faculty members, and three classified professionals.
• A majority vote of members present will constitute approval of action items.

PROCEDURES

• All agenda items must come to the Council through the co-chairs.
• Agenda items must be submitted at least one week prior to the scheduled meeting.
• Agendas and materials must be posted publicly and emailed at least three days before the scheduled meeting.
• Emergency approval items must be distributed to Council members at least 72 hours in advance, with rationale provided.
• Any action items for approval must come to Council for two readings.
• Any action items for approval should be vetted by the appropriate sub-committee prior to being added to the Council agenda.
• 10+1, 9+1, and bargaining related issues will be vetted through the appropriate groups (Senate, CSEA, CCA, and ASPC) prior to being added to the Council agenda.
• All guests and members must adhere to Council norms.

2026-2027 Membership Composition

Co-Chairs/Secretary

Administration

Faculty

Classified Professionals

Students

* or designee
** non-voting

Total Membership: 35