SDCCD Board Report - June 11, 2015

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SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

BOARD REPORT

JUNE 11, 2015 SPECIAL REPORT TO THE PUBLIC Trustees Mary Graham and Rich Grosch praised the Continuing Education (CE) commencement, which they both attended. Trustee Graham also thanked the college presidents for attending the Board retreat and providing the Board with information about progress, challenges, and future plans. Trustee Grosch reported that he, Chancellor Carroll, and CE Interim President Rudy Kastelic toured the new César E. Chávez Campus in Barrio Logan, which is nearing completion, and was impressed by the architecture and utility of the facility. Trustee Bernie Rhinerson congratulated the CE and college presidents and staff for the success of their commencement ceremonies, thanked Chancellor Carroll and those involved with increasing the number of degrees offered to students, and wished everyone a restful summer. Trustee Peter Zschiesche spoke about the importance of providing educational support services to undocumented students and asked Chancellor Carroll to explore the issue further. He discussed pending legislation, Senate Bill 247 (Leno), which would authorize the establishment of undocumented student support service centers. He reported that there is growing interest in workforce development and that he recently attended a San Diego Workforce Partnership event to learn more about the expansion of apprenticeship opportunities. He offered his assistance in making connections between the District and local employers. Trustee Maria Nieto Senour reported that she attended the college and CE commencements, service award ceremonies, and the Board retreat. She expressed appreciation on behalf of the Board to all staff who played a role in these events. Chancellor Constance Carroll reported on the status of the 2015-16 State budget plan, indicating its many positive benefits, which are addressed later in this issue of the Board Report. She said that three major items affecting community colleges are still being contested. Of these three, Chancellor Carroll and others are strongly advocating for: a 3% increase in apportionment (enrollment) growth funding; support for full-time faculty positions without changes in state regulations; and full funding for the Adult Education Block Grant, without restrictions on program categories and consortium membership requirements. She explained that the legislature must complete the budget reconciliation by June 15, which is the deadline for submitting the budget for the governor’s final consideration, line-item modification, and approval. The Chancellor introduced Dr. Stephanie Bulger, the new Vice Chancellor of Instructional Services; presented a plaque of appreciation to Dr. Shelly Hess for her service as Interim Vice Chancellor of Instructional Services; and acknowledged Rudy Kastelic for his service as Interim President of Continuing Education. Finally, Dr. Carroll reported that summer enrollment is up by 13% and that plans are now in place to hire 31 new full-time faculty positions and 25 replacement positions for 2015-16. Student Trustee Olivia Light reported that the student governments at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges are planning for the new academic year, as well as the San Diego Pride Parade in July. She also stated that a “Stop the Hate” training campaign will be held at City College.

BOARD ACTIONS

The governing board of the San Diego Community College District is composed of 5 elected members and 1 student trustee position. The student trustee position is filled on a rotating basis. BOARD MEMBERS Mary Graham Rich Grosch (executive vice president) Bernie Rhinerson Maria Nieto Senour, Ph.D. (president) Peter Zschiesche CHANCELLOR Constance M. Carroll, Ph.D. (secretary to the board) STUDENT TRUSTEES Laura Benavidez Olivia Light

BOARD OF TRUSTEES SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 3375 CAMINO DEL RIO SOUTH SAN DIEGO, CA 92108-3883 619-388-6957

At its meeting of June, 2015, the Board of Trustees: • Heard public comments by AFT-Guild, Local 1931, President Jim Mahler on outstanding issues under negotiation for the College & Continuing Education Faculty collective bargaining agreements. • Received Title IX training on the role of the Board in complying with new federal requirements for Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, addressing issues related to sexual harassment and assault, presented by Vice Chancellor of Student Services Lynn Neault, Vice Chancellor of Human Resources Will Surbrook, and Director of Legal Services and EEO Mary Rogers.

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