Quincy Reporter

John Wood Community College Board of Trustees met April 20.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

1. Call to Order/Appointment of Assistant Secretary

2. Roll Call

3. Pledge of Allegiance; Mission Statement – JWCC enriches lives through learning by providing accessible educational opportunities and services at an exceptional value

4. Recognition of Outgoing Student Trustee and New Student Trustee Oath of Office

∙ Recognition of outgoing student trustee, Noah Gay (term 2021-2022)

∙ Oath of Office of newly selected student, trustee, Ms. Lauren Archer

Announcement of Student Government Association Officers FY22-23

∙ Coordinator of Student Life – Eric Foster

∙ President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, PR secretary

o Catharine Miller – Pittsfield High School – President

o Connor Hagerbaumer – Quincy Senior High School – Vice President

o Cameron Sweeting - Pittsfield High School – Treasurer

o Anna Voss - Unity High School – Secretary

o Shea Coyle – Central High School PR Secretary

o Lauren Archer – Pittsfield High School Student Trustee

6. Organization of the Board

6.1 Election of Officers for the JWCC Board of Trustees

∙ Chair

∙ Vice Chair

∙ Secretary

6.2 Selection of Board of Trustees Committees

∙ Executive Committee – Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary or Past Chair

∙ Finance and Audit Committee

∙ Curriculum Committee

6.3 Selection of ICCTA representative and first alternate

7. Adoption of Resolution

7.1 Request adoption of a resolution providing for the organization of the John Wood Community College Board of Trustees

8. Introduction

o Heath Richmond, Manager of Volunteer Services

o Deborah Riddell, Administrative Specialist, Career Readiness Center

9. Special Report

9.1 Trio – Rob Hodgson, Director Student Support Services

10. Consideration of Items from the Floor

11. Public and/or Employee Comment

12. President and Committee Reports

12.1 ICCTA/West Central Region Report - Dr. Randy Greenwell, Mr. Andrew Sprague

12.2 Board Executive Committee Report - Ms. Diane Ary, Mr. Bob Rhea, Mr. Larry Fischer Table Folder

12.3 Board Curriculum Committee Report - Dr. Randy Greenwell, Mr. Andrew Sprague Table Folder

12.4 Board Finance and Audit Committee Report -Mr. Don Hess, Ms. Paula Hawley Table Folder

12.5 Student Trustee Report - Mr. Noah Gay, Ms. Lauren Archer

12.6 Administration Report - Mr. Michael Elbe

13. Consent Agenda

Consent business Items

13.1 Request approval of 03.16.22 regular Board meeting minutes; special 04.07.22 Board meeting minutes

13.2 Request approval of bills for March payment Finance and Audit Committee

13.3 Request approval of monthly financial statements for March Finance and Audit Committee

13.4 Request approval of trustee & employee travel expenditures for March Finance and Audit Committee

13.5 Request approval of course fees for Music

14. Grant items

14.1 Request authorization to accept funding from AmeriCorps grant for an Adams, Brown & Pike County RSVP Program RE: Amount $152,690

14.2 Request authorization to accept funding from Illinois Community College Board grant for Developmental Education Co-Requisite Instruction RE: Amount $23,000

14.3 Request authorization to submit a grant application to Illinois Community College Board for the Coronavirus Urgent Remediation Emergency Fund College Bridge Program grant RE: Amount $220,000

14.4 Request authorization to submit a grant application to US Department of Education for the Supplemental Support / American Rescue Plan (SSARP) and Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) RE: $2,000,000

14.5 Request authorization to submit a grant application to Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center for a Computer Networking & cybersecurity Innovation RE: $15,000

14.6 Request authorization to submit a grant application to Illinois Board of Education for GAST (Growing Agricultural Science Teachers) RE: $20,000

15. Personnel Items

15.1 Request authorization to employ new staff and faculty, accept resignations, retirements, terminations and implement status changes as presented

16. Business

16.1 Request authorization to accept and file the audit report as presented 30

16.2 Request authorization to enter into a one (1) year lease agreement with two (2) successive one (1) year automatic renewal options with the University of Illinois Extension for space at the ORR facility on the Baylis Agricultural Education center property

16.3 Request authorization to enter into a one (1) year lease agreement with two (2) successive one (1) year automatic renewal options with the University of Illinois Extension for space at our Mt. Sterling Education Center

16.4 Request approval of a tuition increase for fiscal year 2023 in the amount of $7.00 for in district, out-out-of-district, and on-line

16.5 Request authorization to accept and award the proposal for a video wall to Live Space, LLC with the cost of $63,536.73 plus the option 1 of $2,855.42 and the option 2 of $5,755.00 for a total cost of $72,147.15

16.6 Request adoption of the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 college academic calendar

16.7 Request approval of Professor Emeritus

16.8 Request approval to select, act on, and contract with the Pauly Group as the presidential search firm serving as an independent contractor

17. Discussion Items

17.1 Calendar of Events 

18. Notices and Communications

19. Other Items

20. Closed Session

20.1 A closed session will be necessary to consider the appointment, employment, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body and to release closed session minutes and destruction of closed session recordings and to consider the appointment, employment, and compensation of individuals to serve as independent contractors in an educational setting for a presidential search.

21. Resume Open Session

22. Open Session Matters

Approve any matter discussed in closed session as necessary and limited to those matters authorized for discussion in closed session by motion of the Boards specifically including but not limited to, the hiring, including non-contractual, contract approval, and contract amendment, release, discharge, discipline, transfer, resignation, and retirement of staff.

23. Adjournment

https://www.jwcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/04.20.22-Employee.pdf