Dear De Anza Community,
In my last message, I shared that stakeholder group sessions would follow the town
hall on the Leadership System Assessment. I am writing now with the dates and times
for these listening sessions and to invite you to attend with your constituency group.
If you were unable to attend the town hall, you can view the recording and slides
on the De Anza College website.
These sessions matter because the assessment is only useful if it is accurate, and
the action plan that follows will only work if it reflects the experience of the people
who work at De Anza every day. Your input will help ensure the findings are correct
before the report is finalized and that the action plan responds to what you see and
live.
Listening Sessions
Each listening session is one hour on Zoom. Rather than presenting the summary of
the assessment again, we will focus on specific examples from the findings and ask
you to affirm them. I will attend every session, given my role overseeing implementation
of the follow-up action plan.
Please join the session that works best for your schedule. You do not need to register.
Tuesday, November 3
2 p.m., Faculty: Join Zoom (Meeting ID: 816 6461 2593)
3 p.m., Classified: Join Zoom (Meeting ID: 892 0533 2896)
4 p.m., Administrators: Join Zoom (Meeting ID: 844 2373 6184)
Thursday, November 5
9 a.m., Classified: Join Zoom (Meeting ID: 881 4702 2396)
10 a.m., Faculty: Join Zoom (Meeting ID: 827 6358 7647)
11 a.m., Administrators: Join Zoom (Meeting ID: 827 5156 5746)
1 p.m., Faculty: Join Zoom (Meeting ID: 895 5967 0394)
Friday, November 6
1 p.m., Administrators: Join Zoom (Meeting ID: 816 2510 6495)
2 p.m., Classified: Join Zoom (Meeting ID: 816 3338 3116)
One important note: Each session will use an AI notetaker to help us capture your
input accurately. Notes will be kept confidential and anonymized, and comments will
not be attributed to individuals.
I want to acknowledge that this may be difficult, but it is necessary for renewal
of our great institution. We can only do this if we continue to work together and
engage in honest conversations.
What Comes Next
In December, we will convene the steering committee, which, as I shared previously,
includes two representatives each from faculty (appointed by Academic Senate), classified
professionals (appointed by Classified Senate), and administrators (appointed by me).
The committee’s charge has evolved: it will determine which recommendations will become
priorities for a 90-day implementation plan, including the specific actions needed
to address them. The final report will inform the committee’s work.
Thank you for your time and your candor.
Yours in service,
Chris
Dr. Christopher F. Dela Rosa
Interim President
