Johanna Fisher

This document outlines the planning, budgeting, and institutional effectiveness timelines for the 2014-2015 academic year. Key topics include accreditation status updates, budget reviews and prioritization of resource requests, development of the tentative and final budgets, academic program reviews, and the establishment of institutional goals. Additionally, it details schedules for committee self-evaluations, staffing plan recommendations, and executive committee approvals for institutional planning reports.

The Council conducted elections for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair for the upcoming two-year term. Key actions included the approval of the Learning Lab Reorganization Plan, which involves centralizing student tutoring services, and the authorization of the committee meeting schedule for the 2015-2016 academic year. Committee reports were provided covering campus hour, professional development, and updates from the technology and staffing committees, including discussions on strategic technology plan updates, digital signage, campus printing guidelines, and audiovisual equipment maintenance.

This document is an Educational Master Plan Progress Report for the Imperial Community College District, detailing activities and achievements during the 2013-2014 academic year in support of its 2012-2015 Educational Master Plan. The underlying plan focuses on four institutional goals: maintaining mission and effectiveness through data-driven assessment, ensuring student learning programs and services support student success, developing and managing comprehensive resources (human, technological, physical, financial), and establishing effective leadership and governance policies. The report describes the planning process, including program review, resource allocation, and budget development, along with the transition to the SPOL system, and provides recommendations for process improvement.

The committee reviewed progress on institutional standards and writing teams for accreditation. Key actions included the approval of ISER goals for the upcoming fall semester and a recommendation to the Academic Senate regarding the revision of the SLO Committee charter to include Service Area Outcomes. Additionally, the committee adopted Institutional Effectiveness goals, specifically focusing on completion rates for the Quality Focus Essay, and completed a committee self-evaluation.

The Board of Trustees held a regular meeting covering various institutional matters, including a memorial resolution for a deceased instructor. Information reports were presented on employee recognition, updates from the Academic Senate, ASG, and College Council, and a presidential update regarding campus construction projects, budget status, and organizational restructuring. The Board took action on consent items involving financial expenditures, warrant approvals, the tentative budget for 2009-2010, the appointment of a member to the Citizens Oversight Committee, and the renewal of an EMS Medical Directorship agreement. Additional business included awarding bids for parking lot improvements, establishing a GANN appropriation limit, approving a five-year construction plan, and authorizing the submission of a Final Project Proposal for a Career Technical Building. Educational services items approved included the Educational Master Plan, curriculum updates, division chair appointments, and the academic calendar. Personnel actions included various retirements, leaves of absence, and faculty/counselor employment. The board also amended the Computer and Network Use policy.