Classified Senate
Mandate
The Classified Senate is an assembly of classified professionals/non-management personnel of Coastline College. The Classified Senate participates in the decision-making process on operational and professional matters. Classified Senate meetings are open to all Classified Professionals.
The Classified Senate supports and reaffirms the college mission, embraces a proactive role in shared governance, adds its voice in the development of policy and practices related to classified professionals, and collegially communicates among students, administration, faculty, across the District, and governing board.
Executive Board
- Christopher Freeman, President
- Crystin Arden, Vice President of Acccreditation and Public Records
- Anna Isbell, Vice President of Finance
- Maribeth Daniel-Cassels, Vice President of Fundraising
- Rotating Basis, Senate Recorder
- Patty Franco, Immediate Past President (Ex-Officio)
Meeting Schedule
Zoom meetings will be held until COVID-19 protocols are relaxed and the new Student Services Center is completed on the following dates:
- Thursday, December 16, 2021, from 3:00-5:00pm
- Thursday, January 20, 2022
- Thursday, February 24, 2022 (All College Meeting-Flex Day)
- Thursday, March 17, 2022
- Thursday, April 21, 2022
- Thursday, May 19, 2022
- Thursday, June 16, 2022
2021-2022 College Committee and Council Representatives
Classified Professionals serving on College and District Committees are noted in ( ).
Participatory Governance Committees
- Academic Senate (Helen Ward)
- Budget Committee (Ramon Calvillo)
- College Council Committee (Christopher Freeman)
- College Professional Development & Leadership Committee (To Be Announced)
- Facilities, Safety & Sustainability (Kathy McKindley)
- Planning, Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation Committee (Anna Isbell)
- Technology Committee (Toan Tran)
Wing Planning Councils
- Administrative Services Wing (Christopher Freeman)
- Instruction Services Wing (To Be Announced)
- Student Services Wing (Gary Du)
- Presidents Wing (To Be Announced)
- Coastline Management Team (Chrstopher Freeman)
Academic Senate Subcommittees
- Curriculum Committee (To Be Announced)
- Program & Department Review (Darian Aistrich and Nicki Salcedo)
- Student Grievance Panel (To Be Announced)
Work Groups
- Career & Technical Education Development Work Group (Paolo Varquez)
- Classified Staff Recognition (Nancy Ramirez)
- Diversity Work Group (Leonora Castillo)
- Flex (Kim Bui)
- Graduation Work Group (To Be Announced)
- Scholarship Selection Work Group (Helen Quach and Tina Xa)
- Standardized Emergency Management Team Work Group (To Be Announced)
- Student Equity/BSI/SSSP/AANAPISI Work Group (To Be Announced)
- Visual Art Exhibition & Performing Arts Activity Work Group (To Be Announced)
- Student Equity and Achievement (To Be Announced)
District Committees
- Diversity EEO (To Be Announced)
- District Consultation Council (Christopher Freeman)
- DCC Sub Committee: Board Policy (To Be Announced)
- DCC Sub Committee: Budget (Ramon Calvillo)
- DCC Sub Committee: Technology (Toan Tran)
Classified Senate Task Forces/Work Groups
- Classified Professional Development Work Group (Kim Bui and Ramon Calvillo)
- Enrollment Management (Crystin Arden)
- CCCD Wellness (Helen Quach)
Donate to Classified Senate
Your support will greatly help Coastline College Classified Senate's Mission by providing Classified Professionals additional opportunities to participate in shared governance, communication on policies & programs, and provide opportunities for professional development and growth. We are grateful for your generosity and hope that you will take great pride in the important difference that your support makes. Thank You!
Classified Senate Scholarship Application
The Coastline College Classified Senate recognizes the important contributions of Classified Professionals towards reaffirming the college's mission and supporting student success.
Therefore, the Classified Senate will award a minimum of two scholarships to Classified employees, as shown below, and a minimum of one scholarship to hourly employees:
Up to $1,000 for Full-Time Regular Classified Employee(s)
A Full-Time Regular Classified Employee is defined as an employee regularly scheduled for work forty (40) hours per week, as defined in the Coast Federation of Classified Employees (CFCE) Union Agreement
Up to $750 for Part-Time Regular Classified Employee(s)
A Part-Time Regular Classified Employee is defined as, (a) employees regularly scheduled to work less than the full-time schedule, but at least twenty (20) hours per week; or (b) employees regularly scheduled to work less than twenty (20) hours per week, as defined in the Coast Federation of Classified Employees Agreement.
Up to $250 for Short-Term/Hourly Employee(s)
A Short-Term/ Hourly Employee, as defined in the Coast Federation of Classified Employees Agreement, is a person who is working less than the agreed upon limit of one hundred sixty (160) duty days in a fiscal year. Short-term employees may not work in a dual role as a student assistant.
Qualified candidates should meet the following criteria:
- Enrollment in at least five (5) units at Coastline College or at an accredited college or university during the Fall 2021 OR Spring 2022 semester(s).
- Completion of at least five (5) units with a letter grade at Coastline College or at an accredited college or university by the end of the Fall 2021 semester.
- Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA) from Coastline College or at an accredited college or university by the end of the Fall 2021 semester.
- Applicant must attach all unofficial Coastline or other college transcript(s) that demonstrate the above criteria.
- Students on probation or suspension are not eligible. 2021-22 Classified Scholarship Application is open Feb. 1 to Mar. 1, 2022.