Alexus Fountain

The 2021-2022 Zane State College Strategic Plan focuses on three priority areas: quality, equity, and stewardship. The plan includes sample projects in each area, aiming to improve student performance outcomes, address challenges like declining enrollment and shifting demographics, and maintain the college's high graduation rate. The plan emphasizes collaboration, persistence, and transparency to continue making a difference in students' lives despite challenges. The plan is intended to be a "living document", capable of adapting to the demands of 21st-century education.

The 2021-2022 Zane State College Strategic Plan, titled "Valuing People," focuses on three strategic priorities: quality, equity, and stewardship. The plan aims to improve efficiency, advance employee engagement, and close equity gaps in student retention and graduation rates. Key initiatives include facility renovations, the BRIDGES project (a national study on rural community colleges), and the implementation of the 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) to advance equity. The plan emphasizes the importance of employees as the college's greatest resource and seeks to improve the employee value proposition through compensation and benefits improvements. The plan also highlights the college's high graduation rate and commitment to providing affordable and flexible educational opportunities for a diverse student population.

The meeting will cover valuing people, college reports including preliminary FY24 financials, executive reports encompassing the president's report, enrollment analysis, HLC updates, Fair Labor Standards Act, rebranding of the Center for Workforce Solutions and Employment, and the Advanced Science and Technology Center update. Board of Trustee reports, including a foundation financial report, will also be presented. Resolutions for consideration include the Zane State College Completion Plan, the ZSC Academic Catalog & Student Handbook, and a Student Location Determination Policy. A first reading of the Zane State College Board of Trustees Policy Manual is scheduled, along with discussion items and business requiring an executive session.

The meeting will include an opening with a call to order, pledge of allegiance, and roll call. Key discussion points include stakeholder participation, college financial reports, president's report, strategic enrollment and budget management, board of trustee reports, and a foundation report. Resolutions will be considered regarding Zane State College tuition increases, course fee changes, spring and summer graduates, and the adoption of the fiscal year 2025 budget. An executive session will be held to discuss unspecified business. Finally, the meeting will adjourn.

The agenda includes valuing people (stakeholder participation and employee spotlight), college reports (financial reports), executive reports (president's report and financial disclosure statements), board of trustee reports (foundation activities report), resolutions for consideration (employee credit card policy and faculty emeritus status recipient), and an executive session to discuss unspecified business. An audit committee meeting is also scheduled.