desert community college district board of trustees agenda item

DESERT COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
BOARD OF TRUSTEE8
MINUTES
JUNE 26. 1996-9:00 A.M.
COPPER MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
I. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The meeting was called to order by Chairman, Virnita
McDonald, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by
Trustee House.
11. ROLL CALL: Trustees Hayden, House, McDonald, and Sandler
were present.
111. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 17, 1996:
IV.
v.
It was moved by Mr. House, seconded by Dr. Sandler, to
approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 16,
1996. Motion carried.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: None.
REPORTS :
1) Governinq Board: Trustee Hayden reported on a
conference he recently attended in Marina del Rey
on California Partnership Academies dealing with
two of the feeder schools that have been
established in our District. Coachella Valley
Unified has two partnerships -- one in hospitality
and one in Allied Health. Palm Springs Unified has
a business academy. The Administrators would like
to have the College to be as cooperative as
possible so their students can go on to higher
skill areas at the College and to have articulation
agreements drawn up with those skill areas.
Remedial education was also a prime subject and
they feel that they are ready to talk to the
College on academics, like MathIScience so students
will be more ready to come to our College without
having to take remedial English and Math, etc.
Dr. Sandler stated that he has been very active in
the Rancho Mirage Children's Discovery Museum which
has recently moved (temporarily) to the Palm Desert
Mall. He has been contributing time there by
demonstrating different aspects of Physics. They
are trying to recruit retirees to give of their
time to the Museum.