Subject: Instruction Notes 05/08/03
From: Claire Biancalana
Organization: Cabrillo College, Office of Instruction
To: faculty@REMOVE-BEFORE-SENDINGcabrillo.edu (All Faculty)

Instruction Note 5/08/03

2003-04 BUDGET
The resolution for classified position elimination or reduction was approved by the Governing Board at the May 5th meeting. The procedure used for layoff follows Education Code requirements and provisions of the collective bargaining agreement between Cabrillo and SEIU. Initial notices of position elimination or reduction were delivered to affected employees this week.

2004-05 BUDGET
In the event the 2004-05 budget is as devastating as the 2003-04 budget is expected to be, we need to be prepared to take appropriate action. The Faculty Senate and the Instruction Council used the month of April to discuss issues of program reduction. At last Tuesday's meeting, the Faculty Senate unanimously approved the program reduction procedure and criteria I am attaching to this document. I want to thank the senators and member of the Instruction Council for the thoughtful consideration they put into this unpleasant task. All involved hope we will not have to implement the work.

HORTICULTURE SALE
The 25th Anniversary Cabrillo College MOTHER'S DAY Weekend PLANT SALE and PUBLIC GRAND OPENING of the new Environmental Horticulture Center and Botanic Gardens will be held on May 9, 10, and 11.

Friends of the Garden Pre-Sale is Friday 3-7 and features a Silent Auction of Rare Plants, Book Signing by Betsy Clebsch "The New Book of Salvias", Self-Guided Tours and Refreshments. The cost is $25 and memberships are available at the gate. The General Public Sale is Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 9-1. It is the largest Plant Sale on the Central Coast and features Salvias, Perennials, Natives, Succulents, Hanging Baskets, Veggie and Cut Flower Starts, Gift Dishes and More! Admission is free. All proceeds benefit the Horticulture Program. Park in lots G and F, then take the shuttle up, or walk. Plants may be picked up by auto in the upper Horticulture parking area after purchase.

A REMINDER ABOUT THE BAZAAR!
The Communication Club and the Look a Book Loan Program is hosting a Fabulous Bazaar on May 11th and needs your help this Sunday. They have publicized this event extensively and are expecting a lot of people. How can you help and benefit yourself also? They need vendors and people interested in selling their surplus stuff. Please call 477-5210 to reserve a space for only $15 for faculty and staff. There will be a special Mother's day raffle and they have amazing prizes to give away with the winning raffle numbers. The Communication Club and the Look a Book Loan Program needs YOU and will be eternally grateful! The money is for a good cause!

AT THE GALLERY: MEASURE OF GLASS
Measure of Glass, an installation by Alameda artist Melodie Beylik. The exhibition continues through Friday, May 30, 2003.
Beylik creates colorful, playful glass objects of varying scale that challenges our understanding of glass art. Will someone please take my husband there before Mother's Day?

HEALTH CAREER DAY
If your students are interested in health care career avenues, send them to this event. It will be held on Wednesday, May 14, from 1-7pm at 85 Nielson Street (near hospital), Watsonville P.V. Community Health Trust Community Room. They will learn about high paying satisfying careers where they can make a difference! Discover careers where they can use their bilingual abilities! This event is co-sponsored and presented by Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Watsonville Community Hospital and the Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust.

DANCE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL CONCERT
The Dance Department's annual action packed Spring Dance Concert will be on Friday and Saturday May 16 & 17 at 8 pm in the Cabrillo Theater. As usual, the concert features work by student choreographers. Faculty members Lambert van Buuren, Yasmania Porter and Sharon Took-Zozaya have also set works for student performers. This year's show includes an exceptionally wide-ranging array of styles and moods: Hip Hop, Salsa, Modern, African, House, Tahitian, Indian, Jazz and more! Tickets are available at the Cabrillo Box Office at (831) 479-6331 or at the door. $10 general, $7 for students and seniors and $5 with a Cabrillo Student Activity Card. Proceeds support this event and the Cabrillo Dance Department. For more information, call Sharon Took-Zozaya at
(831) 477-3501 or the VAPA office at (831) 479-6464.

ONLINE DIALOGUE INVITATION
This is your opportunity to help shape the legislation to implement the controversial California's Education Master Plan. Register and participate May 19-23, 2003 http://www.webdialogues.net/masterplan. The Master Plan for Education, Pre K-University, is intended to serve as a road map for education policy over the next two decades. Because this will be a Web discussion, you can participate at your convenience, at any time of the day or night, although the dialogue will only be moderated between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. To learn more about the dialogue, the agenda and to register to participate, visit the Web site at: www.webdialogues.net/masterplan.

RUNNING START EARLY REGISTRATION
Many of you may have already heard about the Running Start Early Registration Day for local graduating high school seniors. This event will take place here at Cabrillo on Friday, May 30, in the quad area. We have invited approximately 1,000 local high school seniors who will be participating in the event at various times throughout the day. Activities are planned to begin at 10 am and end at 6 pm, and will include:

This is a positive way we can impact young lives in our community and give them a “Running Start” at Cabrillo College.
If you would like to participate in the Running Start activities, please contact Renata Funke at x5760. There’s still time to sign-up and help

WORK BASED LEARNING
Please join Work Based Learning during Fall 2003 Flex Week as they visit seven new Educators In Industry work sites. Please use the on-line registration link to sign up for one of the site visits. Registration will be open until June 6! You must register to participate!
http://www.cabrillo.cc.ca.us/affiliate/worklearn/EII/EII_overview_fl03.html

CABRILLO FACULTY MEMBER HONORED
Maria Fatima Castro, coordinator of Cabrillo's Pajaro Valley Migrant Head Start Program, was honored Friday, April 25 at the Ninth annual Awards and Recognition dinner by the Latino Chamber of Commerce of Santa Cruz County for her role in helping ensure the survival of family child-care businesses. In 1987, there were six Spanish speaking family child-care provider businesses in Watsonville. Today, there are more than 100. According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel "(Maria) has recruited, helped license and train providers through Cabrillo College and her job for 15 years. She has helped make workshops on business skills, taxes and marketing accessible to providers through the Asociacion para Proveedoras de Watsonville. As a former consultant for the Small Business Development Center, she helped recruit Latino businesses and assisted them with marketing. In the early 1990s, she became one of the first women to join the Latino Chamber. Congratulations Maria!

CAREER CENTER WORKSHOP SERIES FOR FALL 2003
Would you like to get the word out about your occupational program or careers in your area of expertise? If so, please contact Casey Shannon @ x6508
or email cashanno@REMOVE-BEFORE-SENDINGcabrillo.edu. They can offer you a 1-hour informally structured workshop in the Fall, open to both community members and students!
The deadline to sign up is May 9th.

DEADLINE TO WITHDRAW/TURN IN ROSTERS
This is a reminder that Monday, May 12, is the last day for a student to withdraw or be withdrawn from a full-term course.
Admissions and Records will not accept W's on the grade roster. If a student notifies you that s/he must withdraw, in addition to dropping the student on your 75% withdrawal roster, tell the student to withdraw on Hawktalk (831-477-5678) or Cyber Reg (www.cabrillo.edu). There have been some problems about this process in the past that A&R would like to avoid in the future.

BUDGET CLOSING
In May all program and budget manager should review financial printouts and begin preparing all paperwork needed to close the 2002-03 budget, i.e., journal entries and budget transfers. Information on how to complete this paperwork can be found in the Business Office Guide. As of May 1st, purchase requisitions to create 2003-04 purchase orders may be submitted. Please write "03-04" clearly on the top of the form. The Business Office appreciates your cooperation.