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Shawnee Community College District #531 Board of Trustees met Jan. 18.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

A Board Training of Shawnee Community College District No. 531 Board of Trustees was held January 18, 2025 in the Founders Room. The meeting was called to order at 8:07am by Chairperson Steve Heisner.

I. Call to Order

II. Pledge of Allegiance

III. A Few Moments of Voluntary Prayer and Reflection

IV. Recognition of Guests and Public Comment

V. Roll Call

The roll call was as follows:

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

Others Present:

Dr. Tim Taylor, President

Chris Clark, VP of Administrative Services

Dr. April Teske, VP of Academic Affairs

Jeff McGoy, VP of Student Affairs (via Zoom)

Sabrina Black, Interim Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Tina Dudley, Executive Assistant

Marie Giacomelli, Consultant (via Zoom 8:10am -9:50am)

Steve Gavatorta, Consultant (via Zoom 2:14pm – 3:00pm)

VI. 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, T. Schultz, A. Moore, S. Heisner, and A Witthoft all voted Yea. J. Darden was absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

A. HLC Criterion 2 & 5

Dr. April Teske and Sabrina Black presented information regarding the HLC Criterion. Marie Giacomelli was available for questions. The Trustees will be joining the Peer Reviewers for a luncheon on January 27, 2025.

B. Program Cost Model & Enrollment Projections

Dr. Taylor distributed an Enrollment booklet and strategies for revenue and expense savings. The presentation consisted of relevant data related to past enrollment, trends in enrollment and projections for the future.

C. Strategic Plan Revisions

Dr. Taylor shared a draft of A1300.05 Strategic Planning Operating Standard that will be presented to Executive Council on January 23, 2025.

D. Board DISC Discussion

Steve Gavatorta presented on the survey assessment results. As a part of the Board Evaluation, the Trustees were given the opportunity to take the DISC survey. The results were shared with the Trustees and Dr. Taylor.

VIII. TRUSTEE COMMENTS

There were no Trustee Comments.

IX. ADJOURNMENT

ACTION – 2  A motion was made by Nancy Holt and seconded by Deborah Shelton-Yates to adjourn at 3:09pm. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, S. Heisner, N. Holt, T. Schultz, and A. Witthoft all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Moore were absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

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