Samantha Pounds

This strategic plan outlines goals and actions across three core domains: Recruitment and Enrollment, Retention and Student Engagement, and Graduation and Completion. Key objectives include maximizing enrollment and FTE numbers, enhancing recruitment strategies for diverse subgroups, and cultivating external stakeholder relationships. The plan also focuses on strengthening student advising, increasing retention and success rates, fostering student engagement, and promoting community connections. Additionally, it aims to maintain and increase degrees awarded, streamline completion processes, and support students in career preparation through the Student Success Center.

This document serves as a Year One Summary for the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan, connecting past achievements with ongoing initiatives. The plan is structured around three key pillars: College Prosperity, Student Success, and Community Collaboration. It details highlights such as the development of a college tracking system, secured funding for capital projects, and new enrollment management under College Prosperity. For Student Success, it notes achieving TRIO participation goals and meeting KBOR Performance Indicators. Community Collaboration highlights career fairs and high school engagements. The summary also outlines continuing and upcoming actions for each pillar, aiming to enhance educational opportunities, student support, and community partnerships.

This document outlines strategic initiatives across three core pillars: College Prosperity, Student Success, and Community Collaboration. The plan focuses on enhancing recruitment and retention for students and employees, optimizing resource allocation, and integrating technology. Key goals include improving student retention and graduation rates through targeted support and increased engagement opportunities, while also strengthening community ties through business partnerships, expanded program offerings, and enhanced institutional visibility. The overall vision is to drive economic success and maintain academic excellence.

This document provides a final summary of the 2019-2024 Strategic Plan, detailing key highlights, successes, and ongoing projects, and connecting them to the subsequent 2025-2030 Strategic Plan. The plan focused on five strategic initiatives: meeting Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) performance indicators, ensuring academic and co-curricular excellence, improving enrollment and retention, fostering student engagement, and enhancing organizational capacity and continuous improvement. It outlines progress and continued actions for each initiative.

The meeting commenced with the Oath of Office administered to the new board member, Will Metcalf. The agenda was adopted, followed by the approval of the Consent Agenda, which included an Early Retirement Request for Chris Wilson and the appointment of an Assistant Volleyball Coach. Key organizational actions included the re-appointment of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Clerk-Secretary, and Treasurer. The Board designated Ferrell Law Office as the College's attorney and Central National Bank as the official depository. Various committee appointments were made, including delegates and representatives to KACCT, KASB Advocacy Network, CloudCorp Board of Directors, CCCC Foundation, and internal committees such as Audit/Finance and President's Evaluation. The regular monthly meeting schedule was set for the fourth Monday of the month, with specific dates set for the March, May, November, and December meetings. The session concluded with a training presentation by the Kansas Association for School Boards Attorney covering the Kansas Open Meetings Act, Kansas Open Records Act, and Board Roles.