NOVEMBER 4, 2021
BOARD REPORT
SPECIAL REPORT TO THE PUBLIC Trustee Geysil Arroyo thanked Mesa College and AS President Natalia Trinh for an excellent presentation. She shared that she participated in her first Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) National Congress held in San Diego October 13-16 and thanked Trustee Bernie Rhinerson for introducing her to many of her peers from around the country. She also reported that she , along with Chancellor Cortez and Trustees Senour and Graham, participated in the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Annual Conference held virtually October 25-27, as well as part of the October 28 Hermanos Unidos/Brothers United (HUBU) Conference which she described as powerful and moving. She shared that the Board subcommittee on redistricting is continuing its work and hopes to soon have more information for the public. She also thanked those who shared public comments. Trustee Mary Graham reported that she had the opportunity to attend many of the same events as her colleagues. She also thanked those who provided public comments and encouraged everyone districtwide to practice civility when discussing these topics. Trustee Bernie Rhinerson also thanked Mesa College for its presentation. He has been working with Trustee Geysil Arroyo on the redistricting effort and said that adjustments to existing trustee areas would be minor. The District is planning a public forum and two public hearings and that the Board will submit approved trustee-area maps following its December 16 meeting. More information will follow. Trustee Maria Nieto Senour also attended many of the same events including the HUBU Conference where she provided welcome remarks. She was very impressed by the event, which featured Dr. Cornel West and several other excellent speakers. Chancellor Carlos Cortez reported that the Department of Finance released their monthly Finance Bulletin which again indicated good news on the budget front. According to their report, when combining last fiscal year with the revenues thus far from the current fiscal year, the state has received over $14 billion above budget projections. A meeting is being scheduled with Chris Ferguson from the Governor’s Budget Office to discuss the possibility of changing the apportionment formula for noncredit. The District is optimistic it can get a bill that would allow the Census Date to be used for certain noncredit courses approved during the 2022 legislative year. Legislative priorities for the District this year will include: student and employee housing; funding to implement alternative models of college policing; and expansion of the Cal Grant. The District’s four colleges continue to distribute HEERF funding to students in the form of direct cash awards of $1,000. In total, SDCCD will distribute approximately $50 million by the end of the 2021-2022 academic year. As of November 1st, 3,673 employees have provided their vaccination status with 87.8% (3,224) being fully vaccinated. One thousand forty-four employees still need to submit evidence of vaccination or request an exemption. By classification, 2 administrators, 74 classified professionals, 600 adjunct faculty, 87 contract faculty, 259 NANCE, 11 POA, and 11 SPAA employees must comply with District policy or may be placed on unpaid leave. To be clear, the science and the law support this policy. Similar policies at other educational institutions have been upheld consistently by both state and federal courts and found not to be in conflict with civil rights or liberties. Employees may apply for a religious or medical exemption. Priority Registration began this week for SDCCD’s intercession and spring 2022 semester. Last week, Mesa President Pam Luster was alerted that Mesa College is one of 10 finalists for two Bellwether Awards for their “ The Journey to Completion” project and Business program completions. Both Mesa and Miramar College were named 2021 Equity Champions of Higher Education for exemplary work in awarding Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT) to Latinx students. The honor was bestowed upon the College by the Campaign for College Opportunity. City College submitted an application for SB 169 student housing funding. Vice President John Parker led the development of the proposal for funding for both planning and construction. City College’s HUBU Conference demonstrates the District’s commitment to supporting the success of Latinx and African American male students. Special thanks to Vice President Marciano Perez and Dean Nesha Savage for their leadership. Next week, Miramar College will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Emergency Vehicle Operations Center (EVOC). Some may recall that the District included $5 million for the EVOC, which is located in Otay Mesa, in its Propositions S and N bond construction campaign in exchange for a 50-year lease with priority scheduling to accommodate training needs for Miramar College’s School of Public Safety. This week, the District is sponsoring the History of Education Society’s national conference in San Diego, where Chancellor Cortez will present on the history of noncredit in the California community college system with Vice President Michelle Fischthal and Dean Jessica Leudtke from the College of Continuing Education. This historical survey was recently published in A College for All: A History of the California Community Colleges, which was released last week. This anthology was edited by George Boggs, former Palomar College president and chief executive officer for the American Association of Community Colleges, and Larry Galizio, chief operating officer for the Community College League of California. On October 7, 2021, the CCCCO released a memorandum that allows districts and colleges to revise their distance education (credit) FTES on the 2020-2021 recalculation report. Districts like the SDCCD that utilizes a compressed calendar can use a term-length multiplier (TLM) of 17.5 to calculate distance education FTES that utilizes the alternative attendance accounting method. The SDCCD will gain approximately 1,460 FTES due to this revision on the 2020-2021 recalculation report. This is a 6% increase in FTES. As of the recalculation, the District reported 35,318 FTES, which is 100.2% of the annual target. Student Trustee Natalia Trinh reported that the City College ASG is looking forward to returning to campus for its meetings and office hours. They are still holding officer hours via Zoom. Miramar’s ASG is partnering with EOPS to provide students with food baskets for the holidays. The college also held Club Rush and a Día de los Muertos celebration. Miramar’s ASG has convened a task force to address the cost of textbooks at the college. The college is
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 Carlos O. Turner Cortez, Ph.D (secretary to the board) STUDENT TRUSTEES Edward Borek Victoria Owusu Natalia Trinh
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