MINUTES
Retreat –
Board of Trustees
February
24-25, 2006
In accordance with the terms and provisions
of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of Texas Government Code, the Board
of Trustees of the Austin Community College District convened in public session
on Friday, February 24, 2006, at 5:36 p.m. in the Colorado Board Lower Colorado
River Authority located at 3700 Lake Austin Boulevard, Texas, with the
following members present: Dr. Barbara P. Mink, Chair/Presiding Officer; Mr.
John F. Hernandez, Board Vice Chair [arrived at 5:45 p.m.]; Ms. Nan McRaven;
Mr. Jeffrey Richard, Secretary; Mr. Rafael Quintanilla; Ms. Veronica Rivera
[arrived at 5:44 p.m.]; and Dr. John Worley.
Trustees Lillian J. Davis and Allen H. Kaplan were absent from the
meeting.
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.
Discussion/Possible Action:
Agenda Item
8184
Legal Update
Dr. Mink introduced the item and Dr. Stephen B. Kinslow, College President; Ms. Linda Young, Special Assistant for Governmental and Community Relations; Mr. Ben Ferrell, Vice President for Business Services; and Ms. Myra McDaniel, College Legal Counsel, provided a legal update on recent legislation applicable to elected officials and their responsibilities including:
· House Bill 57 - Election changes to two uniform dates per year
· House Bill 914 - Adds detailing disclosure of relationships with local government officers, provides public access to certain information
· House Bill 993 - Changes to allow students to make installment payments of tuition and fees for a summer term
· House Bill 1863 - Termination of a campaign treasurer
· House Bill 2221 - Transfers annexation responsibilities from counties to Board of Trustees of college districts, and changes process and procedures
· House Bill 2956 - Changes to allow charging of filing fees for candidates for Board of Trustees positions in districts with population greater than one million
· Senate Bill 114 – Establishes guidelines for removal of a member of college district board of trustees for failure to attend board meetings
· Senate Bill 286 – Amended procedures for Open Meetings and Open Records Requests, training requirements for elected officials
·
Senate Bill 1528 - Changes in definitions and rules regarding
·
Agenda Item
8185
Review: “Doing Business with ACC” Website Draft
Dr. Mink introduced the item and Mr. Dwayne Cox, Executive Director of Public Information and College Marketing, distributed information and presented recommended changes to the College website. Dr. Kinslow and Mr. Cox responded to questions from Trustees.
Agenda Item
8186
Discussion of
FY07 Budget Planning Directives
Dr. Mink introduced the item. Dr. Kinslow and Mr. Ferrell presented the draft FY07 Budget Planning Directives for Fiscal Year 2007. Dr. Kinslow stated that each year the Board identifies budget planning directives for the College President, and the President also provides planning directives addressed to staff. He stated that discussion of the proposed planning directives of the Board and College President would be used in College budget planning activities for Fiscal Year FY07.
Dr. Kinslow and Mr. Ferrell responded to questions from Trustees
Recess
Dr. Mink recessed the Retreat of the Board of Trustees of
Austin Community College at
Reconvene
The
Board of Trustees of Austin Community College reconvened in public session at
Agenda
Item 8187
Developmental
Education
Dr. Mink
introduced the item and Dr. Kinslow; Dr. Donetta Goodall, Vice President for
Academic Transfer and General and Developmental Education called attention to
the discussion materials for Developmental Education including:
·
Developmental Education:
ACC Overview
·
Developmental Education – State Requirements Comparison of
·
Developmental Education – ACC Requirements; Board Policy,
D-4, Assessment, Placement, and Developmental Courses; and Administrative Rules
·
Developmental Education:
Research-Based Best Practices
·
Developmental Education Best Practices (Commissioner’s
Education Summit)
·
Austin Community College/Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board Developmental Education:
Data Profile
·
Effectiveness Update
·
State
legislative mandates require that higher education institutions have a plan for
addressing students’ skills deficiencies.
The Development Education Plan must reflect the effectiveness outcomes
as identified, measured, and used to improve instruction and address the
different aptitudes, learning styles, and educational backgrounds of students
requiring support in achieving their educational goals.
Dr. Goodall; Ms.
Soon Merz, Associate Vice President, Effectiveness and Accountability; Dolores
Segura, Chair, Developmental Communications, Mary Leonard, Professor,
Developmental Communications; Nancy
Miller, Department Chair, Mathematics; and Gustavo Cepparo, Associate Professor
of Mathematics, Developmental Education, discussed the Developmental Education
program at Austin Community College and responded to questions from Trustees.
Recess
Dr. Mink recessed the Retreat of the Board of Trustees of
Austin Community College at
Reconvene
The
Board of Trustees of Austin Community College reconvened in public session at
Agenda
Item 8187
Developmental
Education (continued)
Trustees and ACC
staff continued discussion of developmental education and provided suggestions
for strengthening the program.
Dr. Mink
expressed appreciation to all Retreat participants for the information provided
and the connections, relationships, and kinds of caring that folks are bringing
to work. She stated that this was
acknowledged and appreciated.
Executive
Session
There was no
Executive Session.
Announcements
Trustee Jeffrey
Richard expressed appreciation to Trustees for attendance at the Austin Area
Urban League’s 28th Annual Equal
Opportunity Day Banquet on February 9.
Adjournment
Having
no motion before the Board, the
Approved By
Jeffrey
Richard, Secretary