Monthly Board Highlights - February 2019

If you were unable to attend the February 5, 2019 Board of Trustees meeting, here are some of the actions that took place.

The Board heard the following reports and updates:

• Academic Senate Report by Jennifer Hanson
• Classified Senate Report by Jason Mendez
• The 2017-2018 Foundation Audit Report by Executive Director Rico Guerrero and Foundation Treasurer Chris Morse
• The 2017-2018 Performance Audit and Audited Financial Statements Report by Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee Chair Mike McNally
• Bond Measures E & C and Construction Updates by Vice Chancellor Christine Miktarian
• Budget Update by Vice Chancellor Cheryl Sullivan

Approved the following:

• Academic personnel transactions, as submitted
• Classified personnel transactions, as submitted
• The 2017-2018 Performance Audit of the Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee
• The 2017-2018 Foundation Audit Report
• Summer/Fall 2019 Schedule of Instructional Material Fees, Districtwide

Sabbatical leaves for the following employees for the 2019-2020 school year:

Approved the following:

• Out-of-State Travel for Reedley College Associated Student Government to attend the National Student Advocacy Conference hosted by the American Student Association of Community Colleges
• Out-of-State Student Travel for Reedley College Music Department to perform with the Simba School of Music in Washington, DC and New York City, NY, April 16-20, 2019
• Out-of-State Student Travel for Reedley College Women's Equestrian Team to compete in Western Semi Finals and National Championship Competition in Florida
• The 2019-2020 Budget Development Calendar
• The use of reserve funds by Fresno City College for expenditures as presented in the amount of $1,905,000

Approved the following grant agreement recommendations:

Fresno City College and Reedley College have received a new Textbook Affordability Program agreement for $24,500 each from the California State University, Office of the Chancellor for the development and adoption of high quality, free and open educational resources for course materials.

Fresno City College has received a $200,000 renewal agreement from Rancho Santiago Community College District for the Deputy Sector Navigator - Information & Communication Technology grant.

The District has received a $300,000 renewal agreement from the State Chancellor’s Office to support the Central/Mother Lode Regional Consortium. The funding will provide support for alignment and integration of CTE pathways within the regional priority and emergent industry sectors.

Reedley College has received an additional $22,500 apportionment allocation from the State Chancellor's Office for the certified nursing assistant program.

Fresno City College and Reedley College in partnership with California State University, Fresno received a total of $502,500 in funding from the U.S. Department of Education for the Title V, Teacher Prep Grant.

The report from Closed Session included:

The board reviewed, considered, and approved the settlement agreement regarding pending litigation in the matter of Megan Hayes v. State Center Community College District, et al.

The board unanimously approved a purchase agreement for the real property located at 1249 E. Yale, Fresno, CA for a total purchase price of $160,000.

On January 8, 2019 the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to discipline a custodian.

You can read more February 5, 2019 agenda details on our website.