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
2025-2026 Goals:
Complete a new Strategic Plan for the College (2025-30)
Complete the college's Comprehensive Integrated Educational Plan (CIEP) and provide a long-term vision for facilities plans for the Aptos and Watsonville campuses
Continue to review and adopt policy and procedure changes in line with a regular schedule of review and CCLC template recommendations.
Support the completion of the ISER for ACCJC accreditation
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:
College Strategic Plan - September 2019 - Identifies short term (five year) goals and strategies to support student success
Educational Master Plan - March, 2013 - EMP Updated April 2015 - Focuses on long term educational goals and objectives
Facilities Master Plan - June, 2013 - FMP Updated May 2015 - Focuses on facilities needs for the college
Meetings
Meetings are hybrid and generally held the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. in SAC East 225. Special meetings will be called when needed. All meetings are open to the general college community.
Link to Agendas and Minutes
Chair and Member Listing
Dr. Matthew Wetstein, (Chair – non-voting) Superintendent / President
Dr. Travaris Harris, Asst. Superintendent / Vice President, Instruction
Calvin Yu, Asst. Superintendent / Vice President, Finance and Administrative Services
Dr. Blanca Baltazar-Sabbah, Asst. Superintendent / Vice President, Student Services
Victoria Bañales, Faculty Senate President
Greg Hanle, Faculty Union President
Tasha Sturm, Classified Union President
Michelle Morton, Faculty Senate Member
Eddie Cervantes, Dean Education Centers, Distance Ed, and Dual Enrollment, Admin
Vacant, Director, Budget and Fiscal Services
Amy Mahoney, Confidential Representative
Kimberly Manfield, Faculty Member, CCFT
Buff McKinley, Classified Staff Representative
Teresa Macedo, Faculty Senate Member
Vivianna Moreno, 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.