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Kaskaskia Community College District #501 Board of Trustees will meet Jan. 22.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

Dinner 5:30 p.m. – Student Center

Presentation of Rings – Women’s Softball Team HB145

Regular Meeting 6:30 p.m. – Lifelong Learning Center, Wedekemper Board Room

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Recognition

A. Guests

V. Public Comment

VI. Consent Agenda

If any Trustee wishes to extract an item from the Consent Agenda, in order to discuss and/or vote on the issue separately, he/she may request this prior to the Consent Agenda being considered. The item will then be considered as part of the regular Agenda.

A. Approval of Minutes

December 18, 2023 Regular Meeting Minutes

B. Ratification and approval of disbursements and payrolls for December 2023, which includes travel reimbursements for board members and college employees whose requested reimbursement exceeds maximum allowable costs, Treasurer’s Report, Budget Report, and Personnel Report

General Fund          $ 1,827,259

Payroll                     $ 1,551,317

Restricted Fund          $ 117,221

Trust/Agency                  $ 5,390

Total                         $ 3,501,187

C. Kaskaskia College Sports Association Report

VII. Administrative Reports

A. Executive Services Report by President, George Evans

1. Department of Public Safety Report

2. Legislative Update

3. Quarterly Strategic Plan and Annual Plan Update

(October 2023 – December 2023)

B. Administrative Services Report by Vice President, Judy Hemker

1. Grants Report

2. State Payments Report

3. Coronavirus Stimulus Funding Summary

4. Administrative Services Team Meeting Agenda/Minutes

5. Employee Headcount Report

C. Information Technology Services Report by CIO-Vice President, George Kriss

1. Information Technology Report

D. Instructional Services Report by Vice President, Julie Obermark

1. Instructional Services Report

2. Instructional Services Team Meeting Agendas/Minutes

E. Student Services Report by Vice President, Amy Zanton

1. Enrollment Services

2. Registrar Report

3. Education Centers

4. Equity and Access Report

5. Workforce Equity Initiative Grant

6. Retention and Support Services

7. TRIO Student Support Services

8. Athletics

9. Student Services Team Meeting Agenda/Minutes

10. Enrollment Report

VIII. Old Unfinished Business

IX. New Business

A. Closed Session - In accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act, and pursuant to Section 2(c) of the Act, the specific reasons for conducting an executive session meeting are as follows:

The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity; 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1); Litigation, when an action against, affecting or on behalf of the particular public body has been filed and is pending before a court or administrative tribunal, or when the public body finds that an action is probable or imminent, in which case the basis for the finding shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the closed meeting; 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11);

B. Approval of Revisions to Course Lab Fees for 2024-2025

C. Children’s Learning Center Salary Increase Proposal

D. Resolution to Approve the Purchase of a Virtual Reality Stand-Up Desktop Forklift Simulator (100% Centralia Correctional Center Education Program Perkins Funding)

E. Resolution to Approve the Purchase of a Mechanical Drives Learning Systems (100% ICCB Trades Grant Funding)

F. Resolution to Approve the Purchase of Instructional Equipment for the Mobile Industrial Training Lab (100% Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending Grant Funding)

G. Resolution to Approve the Purchase of a Puritan Bennett Mechanical Ventilator (100% 3-Year Capital Plan Funding)

H. Resolution Appointing Individuals with Treasury Management and Financial Authority

I. Approval of Retirement of Vice President of Administrative Services

J. Approval of Resignation of Buildings & Grounds Technician

K. Approval of Removal of Temporary Designation – Accounts Payable Specialist

L. Approval of Employment Student Outreach Coordinator (Replacement Position)

M. Approval of Employment Admissions Counselor (Replacement Position)

N. Approval of Employment Trenton Education Center Coordinator

O. First Reading – Revision to Standards for Academic Achievement 184 Policy 5.4301

P. First Reading – Revision to College President Bylaw 1.4000 1

Q. Second Reading – Board Bylaws and Policies and Procedures Bylaw 1.0000

X. Future Agenda Items

A. Resolution Establishing Tuition and Fee Rates for Academic Year 2024-2025 (FY 2025)

XI. Trustee and President’s Comments and Reports

A. Student Trustee Report

B. President’s Comments

C. Trustee Individual Comments

XII. Adjournment

 https://www.kaskaskia.edu/media/web-assets/documents/board-minutes-amp-agendas/january/01-22-24-Board-of-Trustees-Agenda---Amended-01-19-24.pdf