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SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING
Tuesday, May 6, 2003

The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the San Joaquin Delta Community College District was held on Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 5:30 p.m. Closed Session and 6:00 p.m. Public Meeting, in the Board Room, Administration 103, 5151 Pacific Ave., Stockton, California.

Members Present:

Dan S. Parises, President; Anthony E. Bugarin, Vice-President; Ted Simas, Clerk; Leo Burke; Greg McCreary; Janet Rivera; Maria Elena Serna; and Jacob Lethbridge, Student Trustee

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Called to Order
The Board meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Board President Dan S. Parises.

Recess to Closed Session
Trustee Bugarin moved and seconded by Trustee Serna to recess to Closed Session to discuss matters pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 and 54957.6. Vote: 7/0; motion carried.

Reconvene Public Session
On voice vote, Board President Parises reconvened the meeting at 6:09 p.m. with nothing to report.

Pledge of Allegiance
Trustee McCreary led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Communications
1.Public Comments
Faculty members addressed the Board regarding budget cuts affecting the Physical Education and Athletics Division, Foreign Language department and Social Sciences Division. Faculty addressed the following concerns: the loss of staff/faculty in the athletics department; the reduction of course offerings which limits student access to achieve academic goals; the number of evening foreign language classes canceled; the combination of level of classes in the foreign language department; the closure of the Social Science Center; the number of offerings in the Social Sciences department; and the need to upgrade the computer facility. Faculty asked administration for support to accommodate the needs of the students and offer core classes for the foreign language department. Faculty also asked that the Social Science Center remain open as many divisions use the facility to accommodate the needs of students.

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Call to Order

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Closed Session

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Public Session

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Pledge of Allegiance

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Public Comments