College Of Southern Idaho

Key discussions during the meeting included recognizing Dr. Wiley Dobbs for receiving the Representative Maxine Bell Education Advocate Award and Trustee Scholes for her service as Chair. The board accepted the Treasurer's report. Under New Business, the Board accepted the Head Start board and financial reports as presented. Information items included the presentation of the Master Schedule for 2026 board presentations, the annual Information Technology Update, the annual Campus Safety report, and the College and Career Readiness Programs annual report. The President also provided his monthly report, and the Student Body President provided her monthly report.

The meeting included recognition of staff achievements, specifically HVAC/DDC Controls Technician Austin Vance, HVAC Systems Technician Chance Luper, and HVAC Technician Alex Flores for energy savings, and Assistant Dean for Enrollment Services/Registrar Dr. Bethany Parmer for completing the Ascend Leadership Program. The Board also noted that CSI was selected to host the 2027 Rural Community College Alliance conference. New business focused on accepting the Head Start board and financial reports, approving the submission for the Head Start Administration Facility Application, approving proposed changes to the Board of Trustee Policies and Procedures Manual to incorporate a consent agenda structure, and authorizing the disposal by public auction of two properties: residential property at 1103 Caswell Avenue West and 6.41 acres of bare land on Lincoln Street. Information items included introductions of new Faculty Senate Executive Committee members, a legislative update, and annual reports for the Early College Department and the Bridge to Success program.

The document provides notice for a Regular Meeting and an Executive Meeting of the Board of Trustees scheduled for the same day. The agenda for the Regular Meeting includes approval of the meeting agenda, reports on student/faculty/staff achievements, approval of the Treasurer's Report, an open forum, new business items which include Action Items for Strategic Plan Approval and Voyatek Application Fraud Firewall Purchase Approval, and information items regarding a Student Affairs Update and the Accelerate Idaho -- AI Initiative OSBE. The Executive Session agenda details considerations for personnel matters and deliberation regarding the acquisition of interest in real property.

The key discussion topics for this special meeting of the Board of Trustees include action items regarding a Scholarship Initiative and information items concerning the Outcomes Based Funding Model, the preview of the FY 2027 Budget, the future use of the Armory, and an update from the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Advisory.

The meeting included discussions and actions on various topics, such as the College's eligibility to apply for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, Head Start board and financial reports, and a request to donate a surplus vehicle to the Twin Falls Police Department. The board also considered a bid for Fine Arts Theater lighting upgrades. Additionally, the CSI Board of Trustees was reorganized, and the 2025 recipient of the Representative Maxine Bell Education Advocate Award was approved. Furthermore, there was a report on institutional initiatives around Artificial Intelligence, the Strategic Planning Performance Scorecard, the Fall 2025 Enrollment Snapshot, and the Jerome Center Director's annual report.