June 2, 2026

RAPP Meeting Minutes

Hybrid Mtg. 10 a.m.-11:20 a.m.

Tuesday June 2, 2026

Summary

The meeting began with a review of the committee's charges and norms, followed by approval of the meeting minutes. Tri-chair Ram Subramaniam provided updates on the 2026–27 RAPP meeting schedule, a recent presentation to the Academic Senate regarding the RAPP Faculty Prioritization Committee (FPC) and led a discussion on the college’s strategic plan. Tri-chair Lisa Ly gave an update on the comprehensive program review and led a second reading of the Program Sustainability Committee charge.

New Meeting Day Fall 2026-Spring 2027

Ram shared that several senior leadership team members—who are also voting RAPP members—have a scheduling conflict on Tuesdays. They kindly requested moving RAPP meetings to Mondays, keeping the same time of 10:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. With no objections raised, RAPP meetings will officially move to Mondays at 10:00 a.m., effective fall 2026.

Faculty Prioritization Amendment (FPC) and Communication to Academic Senate

Ram informed RAPP that at the June 1, 2026 Academic Senate meeting, a brief amendment was made to the previously approved Faculty Hiring Prioritization Committee (FPC) structure. Under 10+1 legislation, RAPP acknowledged that appointing the six faculty positions to the FPC falls under the purview of the Academic Senate, which will review, discuss, and finalize those appointments. Ram and Lisa noted that the Academic Senate had no objections to the FPC or its amended structure.

Strategic Plan Evaluation

Ram reminded RAPP that the college’s Strategic Plan 2027-30, approved in fall 2025, was developed before the district’s basic aid status was confirmed. Although the plan featured three overarching goals, it lacked specific actions, timelines, and responsible units for its 150 metrics. Following college town halls in March and May 2026, the priority to update the plan to align with basic aid status was discussed and acknowledged. While the three core goals will likely remain, the metrics must be revisited since many originally focused on increasing enrollment. To begin this process, an upcoming town hall on June 5, 2026, will discuss consolidating the Strategic Plan, Strategic Enrollment Plan, and Educational Master Plan into a single, unified Educational Plan.

Comprehensive Program Review

Lisa reminded RAPP that the comprehensive program review has been postponed from fall 2026 to fall 2027. The 2026–27 academic year will serve as a period of reflection, during which RAPP will oversee the revision of the program review template and process. A summer 2026 faculty group, appointed by the Academic Senate, will draft an instructional template and rubric. These drafts will be shared with instructional divisions and the wider campus for feedback in fall 2026, with finalization scheduled for winter and spring 2027. Concurrently, RAPP will re-evaluate the overall process—such as deciding between a synchronized cycle or a staggered rotation—and templates will be drafted for Equity and Engagement, Student Services, and Academic Services. Lisa concluded by displaying a list of programs falling under these four categories.

Program Sustainability Committee (PSC)

The PSC charge had been distributed to RAPP members for review prior to the meeting. The committee held a second read of the document and continued its discussion of the PSC. Members will resume discussion of the PSC at the next scheduled RAPP meeting on June 9.

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Attendees: Ram Subramaniam, Lisa Ly, Farhad Sabit, Michele LeBleu Burns, Sam Bliss, Garrett King, Agustin Espino Diaz, Jayme Brown, Patricia Del Rio, Erick Aragon, Eric Mendoza, Michelle Hernandez, Jamie Pelusi, Felisa Vilaubi, Cecilia Hui, Christina Wright, Glynn Wallis, Aisyah Faisal, Zander Blackman, Mehrdad Khosravi, Lena Cung

Absent: Veronica Acevedo Avila, Blen Ashebr, James Nguyen, Salvador Pedroza

RAPP Voting Members: Ram Subramaniam, Lisa Ly, Veronica Acevedo Avila, Farhad Sabit, Michele LeBleu Burns, Sam Bliss, Garrett King, Agustin Espino Diaz, Jayme Brown, Patricia Del Rio, Erick Aragon, Eric Mendoza, Michelle Hernandez, Jamie Pelusi, Felisa Vilaubi, Cecilia Hui, Christina Wright, Glynn Wallis, Aisyah Faisal, Blen Ashebr, James Nguyen, Salvador Pedroza, Zander Blackman.

Non-voting Advisory: Martin Varela, Randy Bryant, Shagun Kaur (for Erik Woodbury)