BOARD REPORT MARCH 11, 2021 SPECIAL REPORT TO THE PUBLIC Trustee Geysil Arroyo reported that in the one month since she joined the Board of Trustees she has been busy working on the Chancellor search and met with Chancellor Constance Carroll and several Vice Chancellors within the District. She also said that in an effort to learn more about the District, she attended meetings with the Committee for Diversity Action, Inclusion & Equity and with the AFT Immigrant Student Support Committee where the role of policing within the District was discussed. Trustee Arroyo requested that a report be presented to the Board showing the progress of the College Police Review Task Force so that she can further understand this issue. Trustee Mary Graham stated that the pandemic has diminished many advances of various minority groups, including women in the workforce, and that it is important for the District to support efforts to prepare these individuals for the workforce. Trustee Graham said that she was proud to serve on the Board’s subcommittee on Accreditation and Student Success and Equity along with Trustee Maria Nieto Senour, which met with Vice Chancellor of Educational Services Susan Topham, and was pleased to see the work of Educational Services includes a focus on diversity. She also highlighted an accreditation standard (IV.C.9) relating to onboarding and ongoing training for Trustees and asked that it be reviewed at the next Board Retreat. Trustee Craig Milgrim thanked the District institutions for the varied reports that are presented to the Board, and acknowledged the work of the City College Drama Department for its YouTube video highlighting the numerous aspects of the program. He reported that he continues to work to increase relationships with the City of San Diego. He referenced the recent allocation of funding to Continuing Education to purchase laptops for students and wifi access. Trustee Milgrim also attended a webinar where the New Deal for Higher Education, outlining new ways of funding higher education, was discussed (newdealforhighered.org), as well as the meeting with the AFT Immigrant Student Support Committee. He concurred with Trustee Arroyo’s request for a report from the College Police Review Task Force. He said he is looking forward to next week’s Joint Board meeting with the San Diego Unified School District and hopes to expand relationships with its members and explore ways to share the District’s mission with middle school students. Trustee Bernie Rhinerson reported that he and other Board Members received a letter from the San Diego Chicano/Latino Concilio on Higher Education, co-chaired by Professors Isidro Ortiz and Patrick Velasquez, which shared priorities and strategies on higher education in the region and how these impact Latinx students. He asked Chancellor Constance Carroll to review the document and report back to the Board regarding how the institutions are aligned and how to work on the priorities established by the Concilio. Trustee Maria Nieto Senour said that she attended both the accreditation meeting with Trustee Graham and the meeting with the AFT Immigrant Student Support Committee along with her Board colleagues. Chancellor Constance Carroll reported that the community college baccalaureate expansion bill, AB 927 (Medina), is proceeding through the legislative process and will have its first hearing by the Assembly Higher Education Committee on April 22, at which Chancellor Carroll will be one of the two principal presenters. The SDCCD Board’s resolution of support and testimony from around the state will be included in the hearing, as well as in other advocacy efforts. The Chancellor also indicated that concerns by the California State University system have been successfully resolved and will result in specific amendments to the bill. Dr. Carroll reported on COVID-19 issues, noting that on-campus conditioning of student-athletes will take place in April at City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges. However, she added that this year’s commencements will again be virtual, scheduled for May 28, followed by drive-through opportunities for students to receive their diplomas in person. Student Trustee Destiny Gallegos-Munoz reported that the City College Associated Student Government (ASG) has been meeting to discuss potential ways to get students more involved through events and recruiting them to join the ASG.
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 Geysil Arroyo Mary Graham (Executive Vice President) Craig Milgrim Bernie Rhinerson Maria Nieto Senour, Ph.D. (President) CHANCELLOR Constance M. Carroll, Ph.D. (secretary to the board) STUDENT TRUSTEES Sanam Azai Taylor Carpenter Destiny Gallegos-Muñoz
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