BOARD REPORT JANUARY 25, 2018 SPECIAL REPORT TO THE PUBLIC Trustee Mary Graham welcomed everyone back from the holiday break, and discussed her participation at the All Peoples Celebration and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade. Trustee Rich Grosch reported that he attended the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Breakfast, sponsored by the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA, and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Parade, and commended the District, Colleges, and Continuing Education for their impressive showing at the parade. Trustee Bernie Rhinerson commented on his attendance at various Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., celebrations. He also stated that he will be attending the Community College League of California (CCLC) Annual Legislative Conference January 28-29 in Sacramento, including a meeting of the CCLC Advisory Committee on Legislation, which he chairs, and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) National Legislative Summit in Washington D.C., February 12-14. Trustee Peter Zschiesche reported on his attendance at various Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., celebrations; the San Diego Women’s March, where Trustee Maria Nieto Senour was one of the speakers; and City College’s Spring Convocation, where he commended President Ricky Shabazz’s for his presentation on the connection between enrollment management and student success. Trustee Zschiesche also shared information that he hopes will be further disseminated on the San Diego Rapid Response Network, an interconnected system of organizations and individuals working together to respond to dehumanizing immigration enforcement activities; that on February 2, a Welcoming San Diego event is being held at Golden Hall; and quoted a Washington Post column by writer Michael Gerson. Trustee Maria Nieto Senour announced that the next Board retreat is scheduled for May 24 and requested the Board members to submit agenda items in preparation for the meeting. Trustee Senour thanked everyone for their compliments regarding her speech given at the recent San Diego Women’s March, and echoed her colleagues’ comments regarding the various Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., celebrations. Chancellor Constance Carroll discussed the legislative advocacy efforts that are underway, beginning with the forthcoming legislative conference in Sacramento, January 28-29, where members of the Board, the Chancellor, some of the Presidents, and the Student Trustees will meet with members of the legislature. The SDCCD advocacy will be generally supportive of the governor’s budget proposal, but will also emphasize the need for improvements in financial aid for students, a separate line item for additional full-time faculty positions, and support for extending the sunset provision of the community college baccalaureate pilot. Chancellor Carroll complimented all who participated in the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., activities. The Chancellor also reported on enrollment, noting that after the strong growth of intersession enrollment, spring semester enrollment is also beginning to strengthen. The District is presently 1% above its base enrollment level and about 1% below the funded growth cap, which is a positive position. The Presidents are paying close attention to enrollment management. Dr. Carroll shared her report with Continuing Education President Carlos Turner Cortez, who introduced their new Vice President of Instruction, Michelle Fischthal. Student Trustee Ignacio Hernandez reported on various student activities, including that at Miramar College, the Associated Student Government (ASG) is preparing for Welcome Week. At Mesa College, the ASG is holding in-house elections and Welcome Week events. At City College, the ASG conducted training with peer advocates on how to improve the support for students. He reported that all ASG groups will be participating in Brown Act training on January 26, and that he will be participating in the CCLC Legislative Conference in Sacramento. Student Trustee Hernandez also mentioned that he was invited to speak at Logan Elementary to share his experiences as an immigrant.
BOARD ACTIONS
The governing board of the San Diego Community College District is composed of 5 elected members and 1 student trustee position. The student trustee position is filled on a rotating basis. BOARD MEMBERS Mary Graham Rich Grosch Bernie Rhinerson (executive vice president) Maria Nieto Senour, Ph.D. (president) Peter Zschiesche CHANCELLOR Constance M. Carroll, Ph.D. (secretary to the board) STUDENT TRUSTEES Alana Mahal Bermodes Ignacio Hernandez Valverde Joseph Newell
BOARD OF TRUSTEES SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 3375 CAMINO DEL RIO SOUTH SAN DIEGO, CA 92108-3883 619-388-6957
At its meeting of January 25, 2018, the Board of Trustees: •
Announced from Closed Session that the Board adopted the Resource Allocation Formula (RAF) Tentative Agreements for a salary increase for the AFT Guild College & Continuing Education Faculty and AFT Guild Classified Units; the AFT Guild Non-Academic Non Classified Employees Unit, the Police Officers Association, the Management Association Unit, the Supervisory & Professional Administrators Association; the Association of Confidential Employees Unit; the Executive Management Unit; and the Chancellor; approved settlement authority in connection with two items of pending litigation; and deferred the decision on a former Mesa College employee’s appeal of the Advisory Decision of the Arbitrator to a later date.
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