Stephen Harris

The board meeting agenda included several key items such as the approval of personnel staff changes, fiscal reports, and capital improvement projects. Discussions involved curriculum changes, including the addition of a Physical Therapist Assistant program, and the approval of various agreements for career pathways and dual enrollment. The meeting also addressed updates to Board Rules concerning sexual harassment, new program requests for non-credit and credit offerings, and management service agreements for campus construction projects and facilities.

The Board discussed presentations regarding student government and athletics. Key agenda items included the approval of tuition and fee schedules for FY27, consideration of the South Lake Master Plan and DPZ proposal, contract negotiations for a Workforce Development Center, and the first readings for updating and repealing board rules concerning sexual harassment and sexual battery. Additionally, committee reports were reviewed, and financial and operational updates were provided.

The board meeting agenda addresses new business, specifically the approval of a contract for design-build services for the Workforce Development Center.

The board discussed faculty rank, promotion, and continuing contract recommendations. Key items included the second reading of a new board rule regarding property acquisition, informational updates on the tuition and fee schedule for the upcoming fiscal year, and the review of the previous fiscal year's financial audit. The meeting also covered the proposal for a new Bachelor of Science program in Sunshine State Tourism: Sport, Health, and Wellness, an update to the personnel calendar to include a new holiday, and a request to establish a collegiate high school. Additionally, the board acknowledged various fiscal and staff reports, including purchases over $65,000 and the status of capital improvement projects.

The board meeting focused on several key items, including the presentation of the Annual Information Security Program Report and the FY 24-25 budget. The board discussed and approved the FY 24/25 Operational and Capital Budgets, the remodel of the Leesburg Campus Student Services Building, and the guaranteed maximum price for the Sumter Center Workforce Pavilion. Additionally, the board conferred an honorary Bachelor of Applied Science in Leadership degree to Senator Dennis Baxley. Further topics included staff human resources changes, the fiscal report, procurement of various items over $65,000, the write-off of uncollectable accounts, and updates on capital improvement projects, career pathways agreements, and a veteran affairs compliance survey.