MINUTES

Work Session – Board of Trustees

March 20, 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 Monday, March 20, 2006, at 6:07 p.m. in the Board Room (201) of the Highland Business Center of Austin Community College located at 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, Texas, with the following members present: Dr. Barbara P. Mink, Chair/Presiding Officer; Mr. John F. Hernandez, Board Vice Chair; Mr. Jeffrey Richard, Secretary; Mr. Allen H. Kaplan; Ms. Nan McRaven; Mr. Rafael Quintanilla; Ms. Veronica Rivera; and Dr. John Worley.  Trustee Lillian J. Davis was 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.

 

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION

 

New Business:

 

Agenda Item 8200

Weekend College

Dr. Mink introduced the item and Dr. Stephen B. Kinslow, College President; Dr. Donetta Goodall, Vice President, Academic Transfer and General and Developmental Education; and  Mr. Mike Midgley, Vice President, Workforce Education and Business Development presented information on Weekend College, as a follow-up to interest expressed during the February 24-25, 2006, Board Retreat.  Dr. Kinslow, Dr. Goodall, and Mr. Midgley, called attention to the agenda materials including an Overview of Current ACC Weekend Operations; Expanding ACC’s Weekend College; and Weekend College:  Best Practices, and responded to questions from Trustees.

 

Agenda Item 8201

Discussion of Board Policy F-10, Employee Compensation

Dr. Mink introduced the item and Ms. Gerry Tucker, Associate Vice President, Human Resources, stated that this discussion of Board Policy F-10 follows the last discussion by the Board in August 2005.  She called attention to the August 1, 2005, Proposed Revisions to Board Policy F-10, Employee Compensation; the Current Policy, F-10, Employee Compensation; the Recommended Revised Policy, the Current Policy with Recommended Revisions, and Staff Comments.  She distributed Compensation information on the “average pay for full-time faculty per LEH and the average pay for adjunct faculty per LEH” in response to a request from Trustee Worley.  She also distributed a draft of the Proportionality Plan.

 

[Trustee McRaven left the meeting at 7:20 p.m.]

 

Ms Tucker responded to questions from Trustees.  Dr. Kinslow stated that this information was made available to the Associations along with the calendar dates this item would come back to the Board.

 

Dr. Mink stated that no action would occur on this item prior to the April 17, 2006, Board meeting to allow response from the Associations.  Dr. Mink stated Trustees looked forward to receiving information from the Associations.

 

Announcements

There were no Announcements.

 

Executive Session

There was no Executive Session.

 

Adjournment

Having no motion before the Board, the March 20, 2006, Work Session of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.

 

Approved By

Jeffrey Richard, Secretary