Collegial Steering

This blog will be used to communicate what's going on with the Collegial Steering Committee. It has been asked by senior administration and board members that Collegial Steering be used not only for its original purpose, negotiating items in non-contract years and providing a forum for the issues of the day, but also as a means to bring others to the table as the College moves more towards shared governance. To that end, other groups will be asked to be represented at future meetings.

The agenda for the meeting on 20 Sept 2007 was the following:
** Contract Extension **
Proposed Wording: We, the Johnson County Community College Faculty Association acting on behalf of the Bargaining Unit, request that the Johnson County Community College Board of Trustees agree with us to amend Article XX, paragraph 3, to extend the listed date of notification from 1 October 2007 to 1 February 2008.
** Graduation **
** Health Clinic/Center **
** Multi-cultural Center **
** Negotiations Going Forward **
** The Role of Collegial Steering **

I thought we addressed all of these agenda items appropriately except for how the College will approach contract negotiations going forward. We are forming the agenda for the next meeting, 3:30-4:30 pm on 18 October, and also a working agenda for the year.