RELEASE:     March 13, 2006                                

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State Board to look at placement testing

 

RALEIGH – Placement testing will be discussed at the State Board of Community Colleges Issues Luncheon on Thursday, March 16 in the State Board Room of the Caswell Building.  Ken Whitehurst, Associate Vice President of Academic and Student Services in the System Office will make the presentation.

 

Community colleges use placement tests to determine the academic level of incoming students.  The presentation will focus on a Testing Validation Study that was conducted within the Community College System over the last few months.  Board members will learn how well the present placement system works and what changes are needed to improve coordination among the colleges. 

 

On Friday, the Board will continue its work on issues raised by the State Auditor concerning Blue Ridge and Wake Technical Community Colleges and the State Board.  A US Department of Education Audit of Randolph Community College is also on the agenda for discussion.

 

The full agenda follows.

 

 

STATE BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES

March 17, 2006
Caswell Building

Raleigh, North Carolina

 

March 16, 2006

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

 

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

  “Update on the 2005-2006 Placement Testing Validation Study”

           Ken Whitehurst, Assoc. Vice President

          Academic and Student Services

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

Policy                                                      1:30 p.m.   AW North Carolina Conference Room

Program Services                                     1:30 p.m.    Room 467

Personnel                                                3:30 p.m.    AW North Carolina Conference Room

Chairman’s Agenda Review                       4:00 p.m.    AW North Carolina Conference Room

Opening Reception for the                         4:00 p.m.    State Board Room Lounge

      President's Art Exhibition

 

 

March 17, 2006

BOARD MEETING 

 

9:00 a.m.          -           Call to Order

-                     Approval of Minutes of the February 17, 2005 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)

-                     Report from the NC Association of Community College Presidents

Dr. Gordon Burns, President

-                     Report from the NC Association of Community College Trustees

Helen Dowdy, Executive Director

-                     Report from the N4CSGA

Steve Johnson, President

-                     Standing Committee Reports

 

Policy Committee, Dr. Stuart B. Fountain, Chair

 

For Future Action

§         Report to the General Assembly Appropriation Subcommittee on Health and Human Services on the Implementation of SL 2005-276 Section 10.40D The Study of the Use of Medication Aides (Attachment Pol. 1)

§         Alamance Community College Request to Move the Burlington Center (Attachment Pol. 2)

§         Approval of Proprietary School License “STAND” (Attachment Pol. 3)

§         Initiate the Rule-making Process to Amend 23 NCAC 02E .0204 “Courses and Standards for Curriculum Programs” (Attachment Pol. 4)

 

For Action

§         Initiate the Rule-making Process to Amend 23 NCAC 02C .0209 "Evaluation of Presidents" (Attachment Pol. 5)

§         Approval of Proprietary School License “Care One Nurse Aide Training Inc. (Attachment Pol. 6) [CA]

§         Proposed Disbursement of Remaining Tech Train Monies (Attachment Pol. 7) [CA]

 

 

Program Services Committee, Norma B. Turnage, Chair

 

For Information

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

 

For Future Action

§         Basic Skills Revised State Plan (Attachment Prog. 2)

§         Curriculum Standard Application (New to the System) (Attachment Prog 3)

§         Curriculum Standard Revision (Attachment Prog. 4)

 

For Action

§         Curriculum Standard Revisions (Attachment Prog. 5) [CA]

§         Curriculum Program Applications (FTFA) (Attachment Prog. 6) [CA]

§         Courses of Instruction to Captive/Co-opted Groups/Basic Skills (Attachment Prog. 7) [CA]

§         Courses of Instruction to Captive/Co-opted Groups/Continuing Education (Attachment Prog. 8) [CA]

§         Courses of Instruction to Captive/Co-opted Groups/Curriculum Program of Study Revision (Attachment Prog 9) [CA]

§         Continuing Education Master Course List/Course Approvals (Attachment Prog 10) [CA]

 

Finance and Capital Needs Committee, Herbert L. Watkins, Chair
 

For Information

§         Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) State Bond Utilization Report as of December 31, 2005 (Attachment FC-1)

§         Estimated Receipts (Attachment FC-2)

§         CIS Project Discussion and Implementation Update—Mr. Herbert L. Watkins, Chair  (Attachment FC-3)

 

For Action:

§         Service Agreement with UNC-Chapel Hill on Behalf of its Center for Development and Learning/Phase Two (Attachment FC-4) [CA]

§         2006-2007 NC Community College Grant Payment Schedule (Attachment FC-5) [CA]

§         Grant Agreement With the North Carolina Rural Center (Attachment FC-6)

§         Two Percent Transfer Restriction (Attachment FC-7) [CA]

§         UNC/NCCCS Tuition Exchange Program (Attachment FC-8)

§         Accounting Procedures Manual Revision (Attachment FC-9)

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

§         Senate Bill 622, Section 9.5 UNC/NCCCS 2+2 E-Learning Initiative Funds Allocation (Attachment FC-11)

Attachment A-SAS inSchool Curriculum Pathways (New Contract)

Attachment B-Hardware to Update CCLINC/SIRSI Consortium

 

Personnel Committee, Dr. Linwood Powell, Chair

 

For Information

§         Update on Trustees Response to the State Auditor’s Report on Blue Ridge Community College

§         Update on Trustees Response to the U.S. Department of Education Title IV Audit on Randolph Community College

 

Other Business

 

-         Report on Response by Wake Technical Community College to Findings

                                    of the State Auditor (Attachment SBCC-1)

                        -       Interim Report of the Task Force to Review Recommendations Made

                                    by the State Auditor, Joanne Steiner, Chair

-          President’s Report

-          Chair’s Remarks/Discussion

-          Date of Next Meetings:   

                                             April 20-21, 2006 SBCC Meetings

                                             Robeson Community College, Lumberton, North Carolina

 

                        Adjournment