November 17, 1997
SUBJECT: Discussion of a Resolution Regarding the Priority and Usage of Adult Education Funds
RECOMMENDATION
That the Board of Trustees direct the administration to prioritize the use of adult education dollars in the 1998-99 budget process for students beyond normal legally covered high school age, and ESL services and services to welfare population needing basic skills for adults beyond legal high school age.
That the Administration notify the Austin Independent School District of these budgetary priorities to allow for an orderly transition in the administration of the Robbins Academy for students of legal high school.
RELATED BOARD POLICY OR PLANNING PRIORITY(Directive/Goal/Action Plan)
This item is consistent with Planning Directive 11. Develop internal capacity and utilize budgetary and cost analysis to identify areas of operating efficiency including course scheduling, equitable expenditure distribution, program and unit expenditure analysis; and College Policy, A1, Mission.
RATIONALE
The Budget analysis provided by Consultant Ingrid Taylor demonstrated that a larger number of students could be served through adult education funds by changing the priority in usage of funds to those student who are beyond the normal legal high school age and for which there are not currently any other "alternative" high school programs. This recommendation frees up approximately $800,000 of funds to provide services in the area of ESL and basic skills for adults over 18.
The current use of funds allows for service to only several hundred while the recommended change will allow services to be provided to several thousand.
BUDGETARY CONSIDERATION
This recommendation allows for the reprioritization of $827,000 in the FY1998-99 budget..
RESOURCE PERSONNEL
Richard Fonte, President
Barbara Selke-Kern, Dean of Business Services and Continuing Education
Deborah Gaddy, Director of Adult Education
Ingrid Taylor, Consultant
ATTACHMENTS
Report from Ingrid Taylor, "A Review of ACC's Commitment to the Robbins Academy"
Respectfully Submitted By:
Richard Fonte, President