CEMC
Meeting Minutes

MEETING DATE: 10/09/2026

DRAFT

1. Call to Order 

• The meeting was called to order at 9:41 am

2. Review and Approval of Agenda

• Agenda approved by the committee
• Approved by Kutil/Bodnar
  

3. Review and Approval of Prior Minutes

• Sep 25, 2026
• Minutes were approved by the committee with noted corrections: Timeline spreadsheet appeared compressed; Sarah to save as
  PDF and attach
• Approved by Kutil/Bodnar

4. Enrollment Updates

• Enrollment still down slightly vs. same time last year, both fall and academic year
• CEMC Report 10-05-2026
• Chancellor added a new positive attendance section to the report this cycle
• Apprenticeship positive attendance numbers are low
  • Only reported when students are enrolled in work experience classes
  • Technical and enrollment lag issues affect reporting, especially across distributed union sites
  • Construction laborers apprenticeship: 3,019 apprentices
  • Marine service technician apprenticeship: 8 apprentices
• Parenthetical labels in rows 47, 48, 59, 60 unclear; to be followed up with chancellor

5. Report from DEMC and Modeling Scenarios 

• Chancellor presented allocation model at last DMC meeting; no vote taken yet 

• Vote expected at next DMC meeting; allocation for LPC and Chabot must be confirmed by then 

• Model proposes splitting any extra state funding (~$2M of ~$140M total): 

• • Half by enrollment band 

• • Half by productivity vs. target 

• Concerns raised but no changes to data made; chancellor invited attendees to explore the model 

• Dr. Foster to request a formal, equitable process for how apprenticeship opportunities are surfaced to colleges 

• • Concern: colleges currently learn of opportunities after the fact, not at the front end 

• Apprenticeship Program Challenges 

• • LPC has only two active apprenticeships: marine technology and construction laborers 

• • Apprenticeships identified as a key growth lever 

• • Chancellor’s goal: significant district-wide apprenticeship growth by end of decade 

• • Julia Dozier (district apprenticeship lead) stepping down end of December; hiring underway 

• • Core structural problems raised: 

• • • District apprenticeship office controls which college receives which program 

• • • Process described as inconsistent and lacking clear communication  

• • • Faculty and deans are absorbing administrative work with no dedicated support  

• • • Curriculum compliance (program review, SLOs) falling on campus staff not formally assigned 

• • Chabot has more apprenticeships, but sustainability is at risk; a few individuals carrying the load 

• • Proposal: dedicate one allocated staff member per college solely to apprenticeship administration 

• • LPC also behind Chabot on dual enrollment; both identified as key growth areas 

• Machine tooling apprenticeship from Lawrence Livermore National Lab listed under Chabot; reason unknown, to be queried 

6. Discipline Plan Template (Revised) 

• Version 5 shared; key change: reverted to CAH (contact hours) input, with spreadsheet auto-calculating FTEF 

• Sample semester (Fall 2027) used to illustrate productivity outputs across course types 

• Productivity target context: last year’s target was 15.35; proposed model sets LPC target at 16 

• Issue raised: “expected enrollment” column being used inconsistently 

• • Some coordinators entering expected enrollment; others entering contractual cap 

• • Causes errors in schedule building and productivity projections 

• Resolution: add a separate “approved cap” column (already present in summer/winter tabs; missing from fall/spring) 

• Clarified the column’s history: cap-only entry led to unrealistic productivity projections, so expected enrollment was added, but the cap column was lost in translation 

• Modality affects cap: online sections get +2 cap vs. in-person (new contract language) 

• Recommended adding hyperlinks to contract appendix and Article 10e in the definitions tab 
• Reminder to coordinators: fill in yellow cells only; do not edit white formula columns 

7. Good of the Order

• Highlight: Jeremiah Bodnar was a recipient of the 2026 Yale Educator Award 
• Highlight: The LPC Games 

Meeting adjourned at 10:59 am 

Next meeting: October 23, 2026