Educational Support Services Council (ESSC)

The Educational Support Services Council (ESSC) makes recommendations regarding governance matters to the District Executive Council (DEC). ESSC serves to coordinate districtwide instructional and student support policy matters to promote student success, sustain academic quality, and provide opportunities for equitable student outcomes. ESSC members formulate recommendations through consultation and are responsible for serving as a conduit for information to and from constituent groups. In addition, the members are responsible for discussion and recommendations to address governance issues that are raised throughout the District on topics involving student services and instruction. These topics include but are not limited to statutory and regulatory changes.

Functions:

• Review, development, and/or update of board policies
• Receive recommended changes to administrative procedures from operational entities
• Review governance issues and make related recommendations pertaining to academic affairs and student services across the colleges
• Promote districtwide alignment of curriculum and instructional programming in collaboration with the academic senates
• Ensure consistency among the colleges’ implementation of policies and processes
• Ensure compliance with federal and state mandates
• Facilitate the establishment of new services among the colleges pertaining to instruction and student services as required by the state
• Use a systems approach to ensure optimal capacity, avoid redundancy of effort and increase efficiency

 

Chair
Associate Vice Chancellor, Educational Support Services

District Member
Associate Vice Chancellor, Technology

Member From Grossmont and Cuyamaca
Vice President, Student Services

Member From Grossmont and Cuyamaca
Vice President, Instruction/Academic Affairs

Member From Grossmont and Cuyamaca
Academic Senate President or designee

Member From Grossmont and Cuyamaca
Classified Senate President or designee

Member From Grossmont and Cuyamaca
Administrator appointed by the Administrators Association

Member From Grossmont and Cuyamaca
Student appointed by Associated Student Government

Member From Grossmont and Cuyamaca
Chairs of Colleges’ Curriculum Committee

Resource Personnel
Senior Dean, College Planning and Institutional Effectiveness - Grossmont College

Resource Personnel
Senior Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, Success and Equity - Cuyamaca College

Reporting Relationship
The Associate Vice Chancellor, Educational Support Services

Reporting Relationship
District Executive Council

Receives Recommendations from
Educational Support Services Operational Group

Receives Recommendations from
Data Impact Group

Receives Recommendations from
Colleague Operation Group

Receives Recommendations from
Academic Calendar Committee

Receives Recommendations from
Ad Hoc Task Forces