Governance

College Planning Committee

Mission/Purpose Statement

CPC is the highest participatory governance committee at Cabrillo College and serves as the constituency recommending body to the president. This committee is responsible for the planning and oversight of all participatory governance committees that report to CPC, and is responsible for the review, evaluation and continuous improvement of the participatory governance process, procedures and committee structure. CPC is charged with the overall recommendations that come to the president regarding all institutional planning, strategic and focus planning, and all board policies and administrative procedures.

Goals

2024-2025 Goals:
  1. Complete revisions to the college's program plan and resource allocation model; circulate information on the revision to relevant campus constiuent groups

  2. Complete the college's Comprehensive Integrated Educational Plan (CIEP) and provide a long term vision for facilities plans for the Aptos and Watsonville campuses

  3. Continue to implement elements of the Hispanic Serving Institution Task Force and receive regular reports on the HSI Leadership Team's work.

  4. Continue to review and adopt policy and procedure changes in line with a regular schedule of review and CCLC template recommendations.

CPC is the shared governance body responsible for reviewing and advising on:

  • Mission/Vision Statements reviewed, and aligned with college input and accreditation standard updates – per CPC three year review cycle

  • Develop liaison task force to the board and college constituencies regarding possible bond

  • Review and recommend changes to board policy and administrative procedure

  • Review and recommend Program Plan Resource Requests

  • Review and recommend Institutional Planning documents, timelines and outcomes

  • Review and recommend participatory governance goals and outcomes

  • Review budgetary assumptions and recommendations

*asterisk denotes reference to the Cabrillo College Strategic Plan

Who They Report To

The College Planning Committee advises and makes recommendations to the President on college matters that are consistent with the college mission requiring broad institutional input in service to our students, the college, and community. CPC is the shared governance body responsible for overseeing and evaluating the following plans:

Meetings

Meetings are generally held the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month from 2 - 4 p.m. in SAC East 225, however they are currently being held via Zoom. Special meetings will be called when needed. All meetings are open to the general college community.

Link to Agendas and Minutes

BoardDocs

Chair and Member Listing

  • Dr. Matthew Wetstein, (Chair – non-voting) Superintendent / President

  • Dr. Travaris Harris, Assistant Superintendent / Vice President, Instruction

  • Alicia Gregory, Interim Asst. Superintendent / Vice President, Finance and Administrative Services

  • Dr. Blanca Baltazar-Sabbah, Asst. Superintendent / Vice President, Student Services

  • Violet Reeves, Interim Director, Budget and Fiscal Services

  • Tobin Keller, Faculty Union President

  • Kimberly Manfield, Faculty Member, Vice President, CCFT

  • Anna Zagorska, Faculty Senate President

  • Michelle Morton, Faculty Senate Member, Faculty Senate Vice President

  • Eddie Cervantes, Dean Education Centers, Distance Ed, and Dual Enrollment

  • Teresa Macedo, Faculty Senate Member

  • Tasha Sturm, Classified Union President

  • Megan Pierce, Confidential Representative

  • Buff McKinley, Classified Staff Representative

  • Mia Nachazelova, Student Senate President

15 Total (14 voting members)

Additional Information

Communication Between the CPC and Other Planning Bodies of the College: The intent is to have as much transparency as possible. In the spirit of this intent, sharing of agendas and a summary of relevant planning topics from Cabinet and other bodies will be shared in advance or presented regularly to the CPC. Affected groups include: Cabinet, Instructional Council, Council on Instructional Planning, Administrative Leadership Team, and Component Manager Groups. See the Cabrillo College Decision Making Process and the Integrated Planning and Resource Request Process.