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Shawnee Community College District #531 Board of Trustees met April 17.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

A regular meeting of Shawnee Community College District No. 531 Board of Trustees was held April 17, 2025 in the River Room 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. Student Trustee

Acceptance of the Student Trustee Election Results 

ACTION – 1  A motion was made by Deborah Shelton-Yates and seconded by Nancy Holt to ratify the Student Trustee Election results and appoint Mr. Landon Stafford to the position of Student Trustee, effective April 15, 2025. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, T. Schultz, S. Heisner and A Witthoft all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Moore were absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

Administer Oath of Office & Seat Newly Elected Student Trustee 

Acting Secretary, Shelton-Yates, administered the Oath of Office to Student Trustee Stafford.

Recognition of Service for Student Trustee, Michael Deno 

Chairperson Heisner expressed gratitude while presenting a gift to Mr. Michael Deno for his service. Additionally, the Trustees wished Mr. Deno continued success in the next chapter of his academic and professional journey.

V. ROLL CALL

Present	Trustee		Present	Trustee
	Mr. James Darden		√	Ms. Tiffany Schultz
√	Mr. Landon Stafford (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 (via Zoom)

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 (via Zoom)

Dr. Kristin Shelby, Dean of Transfer & Adult Education

Kristy Stephenson, Dean of Career & Technical Programs (via Zoom)

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

Wendy Harris, Faculty, S.C.E.A. Vice President (via Zoom)

Tara Huffman, TRiO Academic Specialist

Karen McGoy, Payroll Specialist

Lori Armstrong, Faculty (via Zoom)

Mindy Reach, Director of Recruitment & Enrollment

Mindy Ashby, Director of Student Success

Rhiannon Martin, Human Resources Operations Specialist

Adrian Fox, Events Coordinator

Jonathan Van Meter, Computer Services Specialist

Dwayne Fehrenbacher, Director of Information Technology (via Zoom)

Mandy Palmer, Extension Center Coordinator (via Zoom)

Dane Muckler, Curriculum Development Manager (via Zoom, joined at 7:03pm)

John Schneider, Attorney

Tina Dudley, Executive Assistant

Michael Deno, Student Trustee (outgoing)

VI. Agenda & Addendums

ACTION – 2  A motion was made by Andrea Witthoft and seconded by Tiffany Schultz to approve the Agenda and Addendums as presented. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, T. Schultz, S. Heisner and A Witthoft all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Moore were absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

VII. Recognition of Guests and Public Comment

Jeff McGoy, Vice President of Student Affairs, introduced Tara Huffman, Educational Talent Search Academic Specialist

VIII. Communications

• The Student Trustee report was verbally read by Michael Deno, outgoing Student Trustee

• The Faculty report was previously provided and Jesse reiterated its content. • The President’s report was previously provided and there were no further additions. • The Saints Foundation report was previously provided and there were no further updates.

• The ICCTA report was provided during the meeting and Trustee Witthoft recognized the nomination of Michael Deno for the ICCTA 2025 Prairie State College/Gigi Campbell Student Trustee Excellence Scholarship Award.

IX. Monitoring Reports & Board Policy Review

A. Presentation of the Student Services Programming Annual Report

i. B1010 Student Services Programming

B. Presentation of the Human Resources Annual Report

i. B3001 Employee Relation

ii. B3003 Organizational Culture Minutes pp 2 of 5

iii. B3004 Employment, Compensation, and Benefits

C. Acceptance of the Adult Education & College Readiness Annual Report (First Read) i. B1008 College Readiness Programming

ii. B1009 Adult Education Programming

D. Acceptance of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Annual Report (First Read) i. B1012 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging

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

X. Approval of Consent Agenda

A. Disposition of Minutes from 03/20/25 Regular Board Meeting Minutes - APPROVED B. Disposition of Minutes from 03/27/25 Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Saints Foundation Board of Directors Minutes - APPROVED

C. Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report - APPROVED

D. Consideration for Ratification of March Bills - APPROVED

E. Acceptance of Personnel Report - APPROVED

F. Consideration of Approval of Vice Presidents Contracts

i. VP, Academic Affairs - APPROVED

ii. VP, Administrative Services - APPROVED

iii. VP, Student Affairs - APPROVED

G. Commencement Update - APPROVED

H. Consideration for Amending Policies (noted in IX-A and IX-B) - APPROVED i. B1010 Student Services

ii. B3001 Employee Relations

iii. B3003 Organizational Structure

iv. B3004 Employment, Compensation, and Benefits

XI. Shared Governance – Administrative Update

A. New/Revised Policy

i. None

B. New/Revised Operating Standard

i. A2000.40 General Education

ii. A2100.40 Advisory Committee

XII. A. CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACT LOBBYIST

ACTION – 4  A motion was made by Andrea Witthoft and seconded by Deborah Shelton-Yates to approve the Service Agreement with Bass Group, Inc., in the amount of $36,000 and authorize the CEO to executive the Agreement On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, T. Schultz, S. Heisner and A Witthoft all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Moore were absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

XII. B. CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF BARIATRIC MANIKIN PURCHASE

ACTION – 5  A motion was made by Tiffany Schultz and seconded by Nancy Holt to approve the purchase of the Innosonian R42 simulation manikin in the amount of $38,265.79 and authorize the President to initiate the purchase process. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, T. Schultz, S. Heisner and A Witthoft all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Moore were absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

XII. C. CONSIDERATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF BOARD REPRESENTATIVE ON STRATEGIC PLAN TEAM

ACTION – 6  A motion was made by Andrea Witthoft and seconded by Tiffany Schultz to appoint Deborah Shelton-Yates to the College’s Strategic Planning Committee. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, T. Schultz, S. Heisner and A Witthoft all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Moore were absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

XII. D. CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF FY26 DUAL CREDIT TUITION & FEE WAIVERS

ACTION – 7  A motion was made by Andrea Witthoft and seconded by Deborah Shelton-Yates to approve the FY26 Dual Credit Tuition and Fee Waivers as outlined in the table and authorize the CEO to integrate these waivers into the local ECDC partnership agreements. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, T. Schultz, S. Heisner and A Witthoft all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Moore were absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION

ACTION – 8  A motion was made by Nancy Holt and seconded by Deborah Shelton-Yates to adjourn into Executive Session at 7:54 pm for the purpose of: A. Consideration of Extension, Alteration, Performance, or Compensation of Employees’ Employment pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(1) B. Consideration of Purchase or Lease of Real Property for the Use of the Public Body pursuant to 5ILCS 120/2 (c)(5) C. Consideration of Approval of Items That May Lead or Have Led to Litigation pursuant to 5 ILCS 120/2 (c)(11) On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, A. Moore, S. Heisner, T. Schultz, and A. Witthoft all voted Yea. J. Darden and A. Moore were absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

ACTION – 9  A motion was made by Deborah Shelton Yates and seconded by April Moore to adjourn out of Executive Session at 9:49 pm. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, A. Moore, T. Schultz, S. Heisner and A Witthoft all voted Yea. J. Darden was absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

ACTION – 10  A motion was made by Landon Stafford and seconded by Deborah Shelton-Yates to approve the minutes of the Executive Session held on April 17, 2025. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, A. Moore, T. Schultz, S. Heisner and A Witthoft all voted Yea. J. Darden was absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

XIV. EXECUTIVE SESSION ACTION ITEMS

There were no executive session action items.

XV. TRUSTEE COMMENTS

XVI. ADJOURNMENT

ACTION – 11  A motion was made by Andrea Witthoft and seconded by Landon Stafford to adjourn at 9:51 pm. On roll call vote, the members voted as follows: D. Shelton-Yates, N. Holt, A. Moore, T. Schultz, S. Heisner and A Witthoft all voted Yea. J. Darden was absent. The Chairperson declared the motion carried.

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