Quincy Reporter

John Wood Community College Board of Trustees met Oct. 17.

Here are the minutes provided by the board;

1. Call to Order/Appointment of Assistant Secretary

The Board of Trustees meeting was called to order in the Board Room, Student Administrative Center, Quincy, IL 62305. by Mr. Bob Rhea, Board Chair. Ms. Ary joined the meeting and appointed Ms. Benz assistant secretary.

2. Roll Call

Ms. Benz called roll:

NAME	AYE	NAY	PRESENT	ABSENT
Ms. Archer			x
Ms. Hawley			x
Mr. Hess			x
Mr. Rhea			x
Mr. Sprague				x
Dr. Greenwell			x
Mr. Fischer			x
Ms. Ary			x
Voice Vote

Attendees: Mr. Mike Elbe, Ms. Leah Benz, Angela Provart by Zoom.

Mr. Sprague joined the meeting.

3. Public Comment - None received

4. Agenda & Discussion Items

4.1 Presidential Search – Angela Provart

MOTION: Go into closed session to be necessary to consider the appointment, employment, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body specifically for consideration of a presidential candidate.

Moved by: Dr. Greenwell

Seconded by: Mr. Hess

NAME	AYE	NAY	PRESENT	ABSENT
Ms. Archer	x
Ms. Hawley	x
Mr. Hess	x
Mr. Rhea	x
Mr. Sprague	x
Dr. Greenwell	x
Mr. Fischer	x
Ms. Ary	x
Voice Vote

4.2 MOTION: Return to public session

Moved by: Mr. Rhea

Seconded by: Dr. Greenwell

NAME	AYE	NAY	PRESENT	ABSENT
Ms. Archer	x
Ms. Hawley	x
Mr. Hess	x
Mr. Rhea	x
Mr. Sprague	x
Dr. Greenwell	x
Mr. Fischer	x
Ms. Ary

The Board members relocated to the private dining room, C024, to continue the remainder of the Board retreat. Joining the members were Josh Welker, Bill LaTour, Laurel Klinkenberg, Melanie Lechtenberg, Tracy Orne, Barb Holthaus, Dana Keppner, and Tracy Hagman. At the beginning of the meeting an AAIM representative also joined via Zoom.

4.3 AAIM - This firm was hired to review positions within the college and research salary data within our district. The representative reviewed the results and shared with Board members information gathered. Further discussions and research will continue on this topic to retain and recruit employment for the college.

4.4 HLC - Mr. Josh Welker and Dr. Laurel Klinkenberg shared details of the HLC visit, provided the contact information of the reviewers, the schedule of the two-day visit itinerary and outlined the board’s participation of the visit. The Board heard potential areas of improvement within the report that could be noted by the reviewers.

4.3 Growth Initiatives

Strategic Plan – Agricultural Complex, WDC – CTE programs

Retaining & recruiting quality faculty and staff

Institutional Growth Strategies – Enrollment growth

The Board felt these three topics of growth initiatives were discussed within the AAIM discussion and other conversations held.

5. Adjournment

5.1 MOTION: Adjourn the October 17, 2022, Board of Trustees retreat meeting.

Moved by: Mr. Hess

Seconded by: Mr. Rhea

NAME	AYE	NAY	PRESENT	ABSENT
Ms. Archer	x
Ms. Hawley	x
Mr. Hess	x
Mr. Rhea	x
Mr. Sprague	x
Dr. Greenwell
Mr. Fischer	x			x
Ms. Ary	x
Voice Vote

6. Approval:

Approved the 26th of Octoberr 2022, at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 539, meeting in the Board Room, Student/Administrative Center in the city of Quincy, Illinois 62305 at which ________voting members were present, constituting a quorum by a vote of ___ayes and ________nays.

https://www.jwcc.edu/about/board-of-trustees/board-agendas-minutes/