In accordance with the terms and provisions of the Texas Open Meetings ACC Chapter 551 of the Government Code, the Board of Trustees of the Austin Community College District convened in public session at 4:05 p.m. in the Board Room (Room 201) of Austin Community College located at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas. The following members were present: Carol Nasworthy, Chair/Presiding Officer; Lillian J. Davis, Secretary; Hunter Ellinger; Allen Kaplan; Della May Moore [arrived at 4:20 p.m.]; Rafael Quintanilla [arrived at 4:10 p.m.]; and John Worley. Beverly Watts Davis, Vice Chair, and Trustee Sharon Knotts were absent.
It is further found and determined that in accordance with the policies and orders of this Board, the notice of this meeting has been posted and return thereof made pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, and there has been full compliance with the terms and provisions of said act, including the timely posting of the subjects of this meeting.
Other participants included: Richard Fonte, Cha Guzman, Martha Oburn, Daniel Perez, Jerry Miller, Roslyn Wallace, Frank Friedman, Lou Herman, Mike Midgley, Lee Bartolino, Tyra Duncan-Hall, Donetta Goodall, Maggie Culp, Steve Kinslow
Dr. Nasworthy called the meeting to order and stated that Item 6913, College President's Contract, would be discussed following Agenda Item III. A.
Items for Discussion/Possible Action
Agenda Item III. A.--
Financial Reports
Jerry Miller, Associate Vice President for Business Services, discussed Item III. A., Financial Reports. He provided information on the Mid-Year Fiscal Report for FY 1998 and The Preliminary Concepts/Estimates for FY1999. Dr. Anna M. "Cha" Guzman discussed the FY1999 budget process.
Recess
The Special Meeting/Retreat recessed at 5:45 p.m.
Reconvene
The Board of Trustees reconvened at 6:15 p.m. in Room 502 of the District Administrative Offices located at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas.
III. B. Discussion of Issues Relevant to "Ends Policies"--
The following community leaders were welcomed and introduced:
Robert Rutishauser, Capital Area Training Foundation
Dr. Nasworthy introduced Corky Hilliard, Retreat facilitator.
Hunter Ellinger provided information concerning College "ends" policies and stated that the purpose of the discussion was to provide a context for later Board Ends-policy decisions. He said the product of this sessions is not policies, but rather a values-based analysis.
Retreat participants divided into four groups and identified the following:
Round One:
"what": external results which ACC should create
[a] most important community need
--emerging
--ongoing
[b] most important general competencies
--how to measure results produced
Community needs:
Well-prepared workforce-successful transition from welfare to work and meeting companies' needs for industry-specific training
Higher literacy rates
Increased participation in economic expansion
Increase in number of students continuing their education
Increase educational participation rate
Community awareness of ACC's pivotal role in the community
Competencies needed:
Read, write, calculate and compute
Critical thinking skills
Problem solving skills
SCANS competencies
Citizenship skills
Information gathering skills
Workforce Education:
Information Systems Industry
SMT
Health Care
Transfer:
Certification (measurement)-Internal/External Validation
Training/Contracts
Emerging Needs:
Teachers
Software
General Education Examination Values
Welfare-to-Work
Continuous Education (Training)
Leadership Development
Continuing Needs:
Full Literacy Skills-Reading, Math, Writing, Communication
Workforce Readiness Skills-Responsibility, Citizenship, Critical Thinking, Teamwork/Interpersonal, Problem Solving, and Resource Skills
Commitment to Quality-CQI, e.g.
Citizens prepared to earn a living; sustainable wage ($10/hr. minimum)
Provide citizens a base on which to build a career
Prepare people for jobs which are likely to exist in the future
Economic well-being of the community (primary job requirements filled)
Preparing students to transfer successfully to four-year institutions
Prepare life-time learners
Narrow gap between have and have-nots
Adult literacy/ESL
Help people qualify for employability core and/or other job training programs
Market-ready workforce through partnerships with business
Improved quality of life
improved competency of citizens
Disadvantaged students-welfare, economically, financially, and academically
Upgrading/Retraining
Transfer students
High School Students/Dual Credit
Community Education (ESL)
Continuing Education
Existing Employers
"Primary" Employers Support
Start-Up Companies/Incubators
Both In- and Out-of-District
Distance Learning/Open Campus
The "Community", e.g. Workforce Board-Serving as a link with other groups and providing a service
Welfare Population
Quality jobs obtained for students who attend
Meet workforce needs of Greater Austin region
Increase literacy of population
Reduce poverty of community
Successful transfer students
Provide high-level services to entire service area of college (7/8 counties)
Provide General education for students
Easy access to college
Raise skills labor of entire community
Round Two:
"for whom": For whose primary benefit shall ACC operate?
[a] any relative priorities among students?
[b] …among employers?
[c] resolving differences in student/employer/community goals
[d] issues about providing services to different areas
-how to measure results produced
Constituents of service area
Under-represented, disadvantaged: disproportionate share of resources
Employers: "exporters", home-makers/away-sell
Students: for part-time and full-time
Taxpayers (TX)
Other educational institutions
Community
High school seniors
Disadvantaged
No other option
Displaced workers
Dropouts
Continuing Education
ABE
Out-of-District
Disabled
Retirees
Prisoners
Misdirected College students
Community as a Whole-Adults make their own decisions
Employers
Taxpayers of District
Voters
Parents
Primary employers
Small business
Who can benefit; i.e. all interested learners-those seeking to improve themselves
Current and future employers in service area, particularly those best aligned with
community economic goals and with quality jobs
Those with no other (or very limited) other access to higher education (would imply
outreach or achieving self sufficiency)
Leave no one out
Penetration rates into disadvantaged groups
Enrollments
Employer feedback regarding quality of programs/graduates
Placement rates
Achievement of student goals
Community/taxpayer feedback
Round Three:
"at what cost": financial issues
[a] types of programs which should be self-supporting
[b] types of programs which should be subsidized
[c] principles for determining target prices for services
[d] other financial issues
-how to measure results produced
Literacy/basic skills (GED/ESL/ABE)
Company-specific training
General Educational/transfer
Workforce courses
Personal interests
In-District/Out-of-District
Efficiency and High-Quality Value
Attention to total costs (time/external cost)
Contract training should be PROFITABLE
Employability core subsidized
Need to remain competitive
Need to subsidize workforce affordable training to meet the needs of primary employers and small businesses
Understand the value of the program to the community-those need to receive additional funds
Understand mission of College-subsidize the mission; recruitment and retention; demonstrate by outcomes
Not subsidize courses/programs out of College's scope and mission
Customized training at full cost to sponsor
Fee for service
Subsidized by State (GED/ESL)
Personal development-cost borne by student
General education supports workforce education
Foundation-sponsored scholarships and other financial assistance to financially disadvantaged students
Some courses offered at what market bears
Workforce training partially subsidized by sponsor/employer
Issues:
Broader tax base
Out-of-district tuition
Employers investing
Grants
Collaborate leveraging of dollars
Principles for establishing target prices for services-market analysis (contract and continuing)
Scholarships, sponsorships
R.O.I./Institutional effectiveness
Foundation support
General academic
Contracted education/avocations should be self-supporting
Worth subsidizing
Literacy, ESL, contribute to remedial education, health of community
Pre-training (pre-employability skills)
Access for disadvantaged
Outreach to underrepresented
Start-up programs in high job demand areas, as well as high priority populations, high tech, child care, health, hospitality, teachers
At What Cost (Student Customer; Not ACC)
Specialized/ *(1)
Customized
Credit * (1)
Courses
Basics: *
--ESL
--Literacy
GED
Subsidized Institution Market
to Student Average Price
(Local & State)
(1) Plus Out-of-District Added
Dr. Nasworthy expressed appreciation to community representatives and staff for participating in the Retreat and the valuable information provided.
Agenda Item 6913
College President's Contract
Dr. Nasworthy introduced the item and distributed the following proposed amendments to the employment agreement for the President of Austin Community College:
This Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement for the President of Austin Community College ("Amendment") is to be effective as of the date executed, by and between the Board of Trustees ("Board") of the Austin Community College District ("College") and Dr. Richard W. Fonte ("President"). This Amendment serves to amend that certain Employment Agreement for the President of Austin Community College ("Agreement") entered into as of January 25, 1997.
Article I, § 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the second sentence of the agreement in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
"The term of this appointment shall end on January 31, 2001, unless extended by agreement of the President and the Board as provided in Section 1.02 or be terminated earlier as provided in Article 7."
Article I, § 1.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
"The Board shall provide written notice to the President on or before the 1st day of February 2000 whether the Board intends to permit the Agreement to expire or begin good faith negotiations for a new Agreement. The President shall give written notice after the 1st day of October 1999, but no later than the 1st day of December 1999 to the Board of the requirement that the Board notify him of its intent. If the President has timely given such notice and the Board fails to give such notice, then this Agreement shall be extended by one month for each month beyond the 1st day of February 2000 that notice of the Board's intent has not been given. Failure of the President to give the required reminder notice to the Board of Trustees waives the obligation of the Board to give said notice of intent under this Article."
Article II, § 2.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following:
"The President's base salary for each year of the contract will be increased to $143,773"
Article 4, § 4.06.01 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the amount of "$5000" and replacing it with the following:
"9500."
Article 4, § 4.09 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such provision in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
"The President shall be entitled to three weeks (15 working days) annual vacation, increasing to four weeks (20 working days) after five years at full pay in addition to legal holidays. The President may accumulate these vacation days from year to year subject to limits imposed by College policy. The President shall be entitled to receive payments on January 16 for any unused vacation days beyond fifteen (15) days, or beyond twenty (20) working days after five years based upon the cash per diem value (annual base salary divided by 250) to purchase an annuity as permitted under Section 403b of the IRS Code of 1954 as amended. Vacation shall be taken in accordance with the policies applicable to the academic personnel of the College and the time of the vacation shall be reported in writing by the President to the Board."
Article 6 is hereby amended by deleting § § 6.01 and 6.02 in their entirety.
Save and except as amended by this Agreement, the Agreement and all provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement.
THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
By: Dr. Carol Nasworthy, Chair
Board of Trustees
Della May Moore moved and Allen Kaplan seconded that:
MOTION: the Board of Trustees adopt the Articles, as amended, to the College President's Contract.
VOTE: The motion passed on a vote of 6-1.
For: Lillian J. Davis, Hunter Ellinger, Allen Kaplan, Della May Moore, Carol Nasworthy, and Rafael Quintanilla
Against: John Worley
Absent: Beverly Watts Davis and Sharon Knotts Green
Recess
The Special Meeting/Retreat of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees recessed at 9 p.m. on Friday, January 16, 1998, to reconvene at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 17, 1998, in Room 5.150 of The University of Texas School of Nursing.
Reconvene
The Special Meeting/Retreat of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees reconvened at 8:40 a.m. in Room 5.150 of The University of Texas School of Nursing located at 1700 Red River, Austin, Texas. Present were: Dr. Carol Nasworthy, Chair and Presiding Officer; Lillian J. Davis, Secretary; Hunter Ellinger; Allen Kaplan; Della May Moore; and Rafael Quintanilla [arrived at 9:35 a.m.]. Beverly Watts Davis, Vice Chair; and Sharon Knotts Green were absent.
Agenda Item 6914
FY1997 Audited Financial Statements
Rick Mendoza and Rosie Mendoza, of Martinez, Mendoza & Colmenero, P.C., Certified Public Accountants, presented information concerning their review of the Austin Community College District including general purpose financial statements, independent auditor's report, single audit reports, and supplementary schedules, for the year ended August 31, 1997. Certain matters were noted, and Management's Responses were provided, involving the internal control structure and its operation including accounts payable and fixed assets.
Della May Moore moved and Allen Kaplan seconded that:
MOTION: the Board of Trustees accept the Audited FY1997 Financial Statements as presented by Martinez, Mendosa & Colmenero, P.C.
VOTE: The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
For: Lillian J. Davis, Hunter Ellinger, Allen Kaplan, Della May Moore, Carol Nasworthy, and John Worley
Absent: Beverly Watts Davis, Sharon Knotts Green, and Rafael Quintanilla
Board members expressed appreciation and commended the audit firm and College staff for the thoroughness and pureness of the audit.
1997-98 Trustee Boards National Advocacy Survey
Dr. Nasworthy introduced the item and stated the Association of Community College Trustees sought input from its member boards on the basic policy questions facing board members as they discharge their responsibilities to the colleges and communities and result in a series of policy visions to help guide the Association's national advocacy efforts. Trustees, as a Board, discussed the general questions posed in the survey relating to trusteeship and trustee values.
[Della May Moore departed at 10:35 a.m.; Rafael Quintanilla departed at 11 a.m.]
Adjournment
There being no motion before the Board, the January 16-17, 1998, Special Meeting/Retreat of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees was adjourned at 11:10 a.m. on Saturday, January 17, 1998.
Approved By
Dr. Carol Nasworthy, Board Chair
Dr. Lillian J. Davis, Secretary