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Kaskaskia Community College District #501 Board of Trustees met April 22.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Recognition

A. Guests

V. Public Comment

VI. Student Trustee

A. Resolution Recognizing Current Student Trustee, Madison Johnson

B. Seating of 2024-2025 Student Trustee/Oath of Office

VII. Adjournment Sine Die

VIII. Reorganization of the Board of Trustees

IX. Selection of President Pro Tem and Secretary Pro Tem

X. Call to Order

XI. Roll Call

XII. Election of Officers for 2024-2025

A. Chair

B. Vice Chair

C. Secretary

XIII. Appointment of Board Recording Secretary

XIV. Election of Representatives for 2024-2025

A. ICCTA Representative

B. Alternate ICCTA Representative

C. Foundation Trustee & Director Representative

D. Friends of Fine Arts Representative

E. Alumni and Friends Representative

F. KCSA Representative

XV. Establish Date, Time and Place of Regular Meetings

XVI. 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

1. March 25, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes 12-27 2. April 4, 2024 Higher Learning Commission Workshop 28 3. April 8, 2024 Higher Learning Commission Meeting 29

B. Ratification and approval of disbursements and payrolls for March 2024, 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 $ 2,116,174

Payroll $ 1,456,135

Restricted Fund $ 246,702

Trust/Agency $ 7,419

Total $ 3,826,430

C. Kaskaskia College Foundation Report

D. Kaskaskia College Friend of the Fine Arts

XVII. 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 (Jan-March)

B. Administrative Services Report by Vice President, Judy Hemker

1. Grants Report

2. State Payments Report

3. Administrative Services Team Meeting Agenda/Minutes

C. Institutional Support & Technology Report by CIO-Vice President, George Kriss

1. Institutional Support & Technology Report

D. Instructional Services Report by Vice President, Julie Obermark

1. Instructional Services Division Update

2. Marketing Report

3. Curriculum Council Minutes

4. 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

XVIII. Old Unfinished Business

XIX. New Business

A. Closed Session

B. Resolution to Approve Capital Projects and Matching Funds Required for Capital Development Board Projects (75% Capital

Development Board Funds and 25% College Operating Funds)

C. Approval of Gymnasium Design and Solicitation of Bids for Gymnasium

D. Approval of Fitter-Fabricator Certificate

E. Approval of Precision Agriculture Certificate

F. Resolution of Acceptance for the Donation of a 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV from Jansen Chevrolet of Germantown

G. Resolution to Approve the Purchase of a Puritan Bennett Mechanical Ventilator (100% Path Grant Funding)

H. Resolution on Reappointment of Professional/Managerial and Executive/Managerial Employees

I. Approval of Faculty Rank Promotion Recommendations

J. Approval of Retirement of Director of Purchasing & Auxiliary Services

K. Approval of Resignation of Buildings & Grounds Technician

L. Recommendation to Terminate Employment of Buildings & Grounds Technician

M. Recommendation to Promote Evening Coordinator at Salem Education Center to Director of Salem Education Center

N. Approval of New Full-Time Position of English Transition Success Coach (Institutional Funding)

O. Approval of New Full-Time Position of Rev Up Grant Manager/ Success Coach (Rev Up Grant Funded)

P. Approval of New Full-Time Position of Instructional Services Precision Agriculture Facilitator (Institutional Funding)

Q. Approval of Employment of Assistant Professor Biology (Replacement Position)

R. Approval of Employment of Financial Aid Advisor/Veterans Coordinator (Replacement Position)

S. First Reading – Revision to Paid Leave for All Workers Act Policy 4.3108

T. Second Reading – Revision to Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Policy 4.3110

U. Second Reading – Revision to Admissions Policy 5.2102

XX. Future Agenda Items

A. Approval of Vendor for Tennis Court Repairs (100% Institutional Funding)

B. Resolution to Approve Contractor for Agricultural Center Parking Lot (Institutional Funding)

C. Approval of Contractor for Storage Shelter (100% Community Project Funding/Congressional Directed Spending Grant)

D. Approval of Vendor to Provide Intercollegiate Student Athlete Secondary Accident Insurance

E. Approval of Purchase of a Cyclorama and A/V Equipment (100% Title III Funding)

F. Resolution to Establish the Dollar Limit Threshold for the Requirement of a Performance Bond

XXI. Trustee and President’s Comments and Reports

A. Student Trustee Report

B. President’s Comments

C. Trustee Individual Comments

XXII. Adjournment

https://www.kaskaskia.edu/media/web-assets/documents/board-minutes-amp-agendas/april/04-22-24-Board-of-Trustees-Agenda.pdf