Tammy Short

The Board of Education meeting focused on several key administrative and financial agenda items. The Board addressed budget adjustments for the current fiscal year and conducted a public hearing for the upcoming budget, leading to the adoption of the 2026-2027 budget and the imposition of property taxes. Additionally, the Board reviewed organizational appointments for the new fiscal year, including official designations for legal counsel, auditors, and banking institutions. Other discussion topics included the approval of the President's contract extension, a performance evaluation of the President, and various departmental reports covering instructional programs, student services, and small business development center activities.

This document outlines Blue Mountain Community College's Student Services goals and key strategies for the 2025-2026 academic year. The plan focuses on supporting student engagement and development, creating a culture of continuous improvement, and fostering a caring, collaborative, and engaged environment. Key initiatives include assessing customer service, researching an equity-focused academic advising model, improving student conduct processes, creating a Strategic Enrollment Management plan, and increasing the visibility of student services. Additionally, it details departmental goals for Athletics, Enrollment Services, Financial Aid, Recruitment/Retention, Student Resources, and TRIO Support Services.

This strategic plan aims to empower communities, promote educational excellence, energize the local workforce, and uplift families, envisioning a diverse, united community driven by innovation and enduring connections. The plan is structured around five strategic goals: fostering a 'Students First' culture by removing barriers, growing enrollment through relevant academic programs, expanding community engagement, cultivating a vibrant workplace culture, and ensuring fiscal sustainability. Guiding principles emphasize access, integrity, student success, responsiveness, resourcefulness, and respect.

The Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) Master Plan (2015-2020), revised January 25, 2018, aligns with the College's refreshed strategic plan. The plan focuses on three core themes: access to quality programs and services; opportunities for students to complete, transfer, and advance; and responsiveness to community needs. Strategic goals include creating a "students first" learning environment, offering relevant curriculum, promoting continuous improvement, and building a diverse, high-quality workforce. Priority areas include data and technology, teaching and learning, and equity. The plan outlines numerous strategies and initiatives to improve student success, including enhancing student support services, improving recruitment and retention rates, implementing a guided pathways model, and expanding career services. The plan aims to increase enrollment yield rates, persistence and retention rates, completion rates, and transfer rates, while also improving advising and curriculum. The plan also focuses on increasing the number of students obtaining CTE-related licensure and employment and increasing alumni membership and activity.

Blue Mountain Community College's 2025-2028 Strategic Plan will guide the institution's operational decisions, ensuring alignment with its mission, vision, and values, and compliance with relevant regulations. The planning process, which started in 2023 with listening sessions, involves identifying five core pillars and developing strategic initiatives. The plan will address short-term and long-term opportunities for the college. The plan will be shared with the campus and surrounding communities for input and feedback before finalization.