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Shawnee Community College District #531 Board of Trustees met Aug. 15.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

A regular meeting of Shawnee Community College District No. 531 Board of Trustees was held August 15, 2024 in the Education Center and via Zoom. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Steve Heisner.

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. A Few Moments of Voluntary Prayer and Reflection

IV. Roll Call

The roll call was as follows:

Present	Trustee		Present	Trustee
	Mr. James Darden		√	Ms. Tiffany Schultz
√	Mr. Michael Deno (Advisory Vote)		√	Ms. Deborah Shelton-Yates
√	Ms. Nancy Holt			Ms. Andrea Witthoft, Vice Chairperson
√	Ms. April Moore, Secretary		√	Mr. Steve Heisner, Chairperson

Others Present:

Dr. Tim Taylor, President

Dr. April Teske, Vice President of Academic Affairs

Chris Clark, Vice President of Administrative Services

Jeff McGoy, Vice President of Student Affairs

Felicia Rouse, Executive Director of Human Resources

Kevin Hunsperger, Executive Director of Public Information & Marketing

Sabrina Black, Interim Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Mandy Hannan, Dean of Allied Health and Nursing

Dr. Kristin Shelby, Dean of Transfer & Adult Education

Kristy Stephenson, Dean of Career & Technical Programs

Jesse Smith-Fulia, Faculty, S.C.E.A. President (via Zoom)

Wendy Harris, Faculty, Department Chair

Lori Armstrong, Faculty, Department Chair

Karen McGoy, Payroll Specialist

Maggie Calcaterra, Faculty, Psychology

Dr. Micah Spicer, Faculty, Business Administration

Dr. Robinson Karunanithy, Faculty, Physical Sciences

Elizabeth Wheeler, Program Director, Occupational Therapy

Rachael Trotter, Fieldwork Coordinator, Occupational Therapy

Jonathan Van Meter, Computer Services Specialist

John Schneider, Attorney

Tina Dudley, Executive Assistant

Becky Hawes, Executive Assistant (via Zoom)

Julie Vila, Cordogan Clark

V. Agenda & Addendums

ACTION – 1  A motion was made by Deborah Shelton-Yates and seconded by Michael Deno to approve the Agenda and Addendums as presented. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, S. Heisner, A. Moore, and T. Schultz all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Witthoft were absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

VI. Recognition of Guests and Public Comment

• Dr. Kristin Shelby introduced Maggie Calcaterra, Faculty, Psychology

• Lori Armstrong introduced Dr. Robinson Karunanithy, Faculty, Physical Science 

• Kristy Stephenson introduced Dr. Micah Spicer, Faculty, Business Administration 

• Mandy Hannan introduced:

o Rachael Trotter, Fieldwork Coordinator, Occupational Therapy; and

o Elizabeth Wheeler, Program Director Occupational Therapy

VII. Communications

• The Student Trustee report was previously provided and there were no further additions.

• The Faculty report was previously provided and there were no further updates. 

• The President’s report was previously provided and there were no further updates.

• Senior Leadership reports were previously provided. Dr. Teske made a clarification the Academic Affairs reported related to CEU/Cosmetology.

• The Saints Foundation report was previously provided and there were no further updates.

• There was no ICCTA report provided.

VIII. Monitoring Reports & Board Policy Review

A. Community Education Programming Annual Report Presentation - Accepted B. Finance & Investment Quarterly Report – Accepted

ACTION – 2  A motion was made by April Moore and seconded by Nancy Holt to approve the Consent Agenda with the removal of the Ratification of Summer 2024 Stipend for Adjunct Faculty. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, S. Heisner, A. Moore, and T. Schultz all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Witthoft were absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

IX. Approval of Consent Agenda

A. Disposition of Minutes from 07/18/2024 Regular Board Meeting Minutes - APPROVED

B. Disposition of 07/31/24 Special Board Meeting Minutes, Board Policy Committee - APPROVED

C. Consideration for Approval of Interfund Transfer - APPROVED

D. Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report - APPROVED

E. Consideration for Ratification of July Bills - APPROVED

F. Acceptance of Personnel Report – APPROVED Minutes pp. 2 of 3

G. Consideration for Ratification of Summer 2024 Stipend – FT Faculty - APPROVED 

H. Presentation of Summer 2024 Graduates - APPROVED

I. Consideration for Approval of the Southern Seven Lease Renewal - APPROVED 

J. Consideration for Amending B1007 Community Education Programming - APPROVED 

K. Consideration for Amending the FY25 Board Policy Manual - APPROVED

X. Shared Governance – Administrative Update

A. New/Revised Policy

i. A8000 Public Communications

B. New/Revised Operating Standard

i. None

XI. A. FACILITIES MASTER PLAN PRESENTATION (Cordogan Clark)

No Motion Necessary

XI. B. TRUSTEE ENGAGEMENT IN THE K-12 COMMUNITY

No Motion Necessary

XI. C. CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR LEADERSHIP TRAINING

ACTION – 3  A motion was made by Deborah Shelton-Yates and seconded by Nancy Holt to approve the Service Agreement with Steve Gavatorta Group, Inc., at a cost not to exceed $40,000, and authorize the CEO to execute the Agreement. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, A. Moore, and T. Schultz all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Witthoft were absent. S. Heisner abstained. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

XI. D. CONSIDERATION FOR RATIFICATION OF SUMMER STIPENDS FOR 2024 ADJUNCT

ACTION – 4  A motion was made by Tiffany Schultz and seconded by Deborah Shelton-Yates to ratify the Adjunct Faculty teaching stipends for the Summer 2024 semester as presented. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, S. Heisner, and T. Schultz all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Witthoft were absent. A. Moore abstained. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION ACTION ITEMS

There are no closed session action items

XIV. TRUSTEE COMMENTS

XV. ADJOURNMENT

ACTION – 5  A motion was made by Nancy Holt and seconded by Tiffany Schultz to adjourn at 7:12 pm. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, S. Heisner, A. Moore, and T. Schultz all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Witthoft were absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

https://shawneecc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/24.08.15-Minutes.pdf