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DATE: August 12, 2008                                            PHONE:     (919) 807-6963, 807-962

 

State Board of Community Colleges to Welcome New Members, New Presidents

Immigrant enrollment discussion begins during Issues Luncheon

 

RALEIGH -- The State Board of Community Colleges will welcome three new members this week. The meeting takes place on Friday, August 15 at 9:00 a.m. in the Caswell Building in Raleigh.

 

The NC House of Representatives elected Wallace attorney Anita Powers to a slot that expires June 30, 2009. Powers graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981 and earned her law degree at North Carolina Central University in 1984. The former assistant district attorney now has a private practice.  The NC Senate elected former community college instructor Naomi Daggs to a term which ends 2011.  Daggs studied at Richmond Community College in the 1970s before earning an undergraduate and master's degree in English.  The Rockingham resident taught at Richmond CC and served as the English department chair before retiring last year. Jeana ElSadder is the new student representative on the Board.  The Rockingham Community College student is president of the North Carolina Comprehensive Community College Student Government Association.  ElSadder serves as a non-voting ex-offico member.  The three new members will take the oath of office at the top of the meeting.

 

Four new community college presidents will bring greetings to the State Board.  Dr. Catherine Chew, Craven Community College; Dr. William “Bill” Findt, Bladen Community College; Dr. Carol S. Spalding, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College; and  Dr. T. E. “Bud” Marchant, Central Carolina Community College will each offer brief comments.

 

On the agenda for approval is the 2008-2009 Budget Allocation for the 58 community colleges.  The Finance and Capital Needs Committee of the State Board will first review those allocations at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday during a called meeting in Room 201- A.

 

Also on Thursday, the Issues Luncheon discussion will focus on immigration issues raised by the recent opinions from the Office of the Attorney General of North Carolina and the Office of Homeland Security on the admission of undocumented individuals into curriculum programs at community colleges.  State Board review of this issue begins during the luncheon session.

 

The full agenda follows.

 

 

 

STATE BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Caswell Building, 200 West Jones Street

Raleigh, North Carolina

 

Ms. Hilda Pinnix-Ragland, Chair

August 14 - 15, 2008

 

Thursday, August 14, 2008

CALLED MEETING

Financial and Capital Needs Committee   10:00 a.m.              Room 201-A

(All members who wish to attend this working session to review the budget are encouraged

to do so via telephone or on-site.)

 

ISSUES SESSION

Issues Session/Luncheon -                       12:00 noon             State Board Room

   “Immigration Issues"

   NCCCS Staff

 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

 

Financial and Capital Needs Committee   1:30 p.m.                Room 201-A

Policy Committee                                              1:30 p.m.      State Board Room

Program Services Committee                             1:30 p.m.      J. Gregory Poole Conference Room

Accountability and Audit Committee                  3:00 p.m.      Room 467

Personnel Committee                                         3:00 p.m.      AW North Carolina Conference Room

Chairman’s Agenda Review                               3:30 p.m.      AW North Carolina Conference Room

 

Friday, August 15, 2008

BOARD MEETING                                       9:00 a.m.      State Board Room

 

-     Call to Order

 

-     Ethics Awareness and Identification of Conflicts or Potential Conflicts of Interest

 

-     Administration of the Oath of Office to New Board Members

      Ms. Naomi Daggs by Senator William Purcell

      Ms. Anita R. Powers by Representative Russell Tucker

      Ms. Jeana ElSadder by Representative Russell Tucker

 

-         Introduction of New College Presidents

            Dr. Carol S. Spalding, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

            Dr. William “Bill” Findt, Bladen Community College

            Dr. T. E. “Bud” Marchant, Central Carolina Community College

            Dr. Catherine Chew, Craven Community College

 

-         Approval of Minutes of the July 18, 2008 Meeting

 

-         Approval of Agenda

 

-         Approval of Consent Agenda

(Consent Agenda items are listed on the Consent Agenda and are designated by [CA] on Full Agenda)

 

-         Reports

NC Association of Community College Presidents, Dr. Stephen Scott, President

NC Association of Community College Trustees, Mr. George D. Regan, President

NC Comprehensive Community College Student Government Association,

    Ms. Jeana ElSadder, President

 

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

FINANCIAL AND CAPITAL NEEDS COMMITTEE, Mr. Herbert L. Watkins, Chair

 

For Action

 

§         CORD Service Agreement for Vocational and Technical Education Faculty (New Contract) (Attachment FC-1)

§         BioNetwork Grant Award Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2008-2009 (Attachment FC-2)

§         BioNetwork Service Agreements to Wake Technical Community College and Fayetteville Technical Community College (Attachment FC-3)

§         Approval of the Budget Allocations for Six BioNetwork Centers (Attachment FC-4)

§         North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (Contract Renewal) (Attachment FC-5)

§         Expansion of Community College Grant Program (Attachment FC-6)

§         Revision to the Accounting Procedures Manual – Use of Overhead Receipts (Attachment FC-7)

§         Approval of a Lease Agreement Between Rowan-Cabarrus Community College and Castle & Cooke Company (Attachment FC-8)

§         2008-2009 Budget Allocations (Attachment FC-9) [CA]

§         Construction/Property/Bond Authorization Report (Attachment FC-10) [CA]

§         The Learning Edge - Learning Object Repository (LOR) – Contract Renewal  (Attachment FC‑11) [CA]

§         Contractual Services - Project Management Services - Extend ITS Memorandum of Understanding (Attachment FC-12) [CA]

 

POLICY COMMITTEE, Dr. Stuart B. Fountain, Chair

 

For Future Action

 

§         Approval of Proprietary School Licenses    :  Sunrise School of Dental Assisting and National Personal Training Institute of Charlotte (Attachment Pol. 1)

§         Customized Training Program Guidelines (Attachment Pol. 2)

§         Initiate Rule Making to Amend 23 NCAC 02D .0304 “Expenditures of State Funds: Accreditation Expenses & Dues” (Attachment Pol. 3)

§         Withdraw from the Rule Making Process 23 NCAC 02C .0110     “Accountability and Audit Responsibilities” (Attachment Pol. 4)

 

 

PROGRAM SERVICES COMMITTEE, Ms. Norma B. Turnage, Chair

 

For Information

 

§         General Application Approvals by System President (Attachment Prog. 1)

§         Special Termination Approvals by System President (Attachment Prog. 2)

 

For Future Action

 

§         Curriculum Procedures Reference Manual Revisions (Attachment Prog. 3)

§         Curriculum Standard Template Revisions (Attachment Prog. 4)

§         Curriculum Standard Revisions (Attachment Prog. 5)

§         First Addendum to Memorandum of Agreement for Davidson County Community College Early College High School (Attachment Prog. 6)

 

For Action

 

§         Curriculum Standard Revisions (Attachment Prog. 7) [CA]

§         Curriculum Program Applications (Fast Track for Action) (Attachment Prog. 8) [CA]

§         Courses of Instruction to Captive/Co-Opted Groups (Attachment Prog. 9) [CA]

1. Curriculum Application
2. Curriculum Program of Study Revisions
3. Basic Skills
4. Continuing Education

§         New and Expanding Industry Training 2007-2008 Annual Report (Attachment Prog. 10)

§         Customized Industry Training 2007-2008 Annual Report (Attachment Prog. 11)

 

ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUDIT COMMITTEE, Ms. Anne-Marie Knighton, Chair

 

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, Dr. Linwood Powell, Chair

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

 

CHAIR’S REMARKS

 

§         Next Meeting 

200 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC  27603

Thursday, September 18, 2008 

State Board of Community Colleges Issues Session & Standing Committees Meetings

Friday, September 19, 2008

State Board of Community Colleges Meeting

 

ADJOURNMENT