Bob Rhea, Board Member | John Wood Community College
Bob Rhea, Board Member | John Wood Community College
John Wood Community College Executive Committee met May 8.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
The Executive Committee met on May 8, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. in room C252 Student Administrative Center, president’s area. Ms. Paula Hawley, and Mr. Andy Sprague, trustees, participated via Zoom. Mr. Bob Rhea, trustee, (in-person). Dr. Bryan Renfro, president, and Ms. Leah Benz, executive assistant, note taker participated in-person.
Ms. Tracy Orne, Ms. Barb Holthaus, and Mr. Heath Richmond joined the meeting to present information on RSVP and left immediately following their presentation.
RSVP Update - The committee heard a summary of RSVP program. This program connects individuals 55+ in age in Adams, Brown, and Pike counties with volunteer opportunities. JWCC has sponsored the program since 1976. It has been fully funded through federal, state, and local grants, supporting 498 volunteers across 90 nonprofit agencies. Their annual operating budget is $219,000.
Due to the denial of a 3-year renewal of Federal Americorp Grant funding for RSVP which occurred in March 2025, it was necessary as of April 1 the College operate on a reduced budget. This action will reduce our current staff from 2 full-time and 3 part-time employees to only 2 full-time employees as of July 1.
The committee then heard consideration of options and decisions that will need to be made going forward regarding RSVP.
May Board packet items were reviewed.
Consent items:
Minutes were available. Bills, travel expenditures, and financials will be presented at the Board meeting. One curriculum item will be requested for approval which is course withdrawal of Bus 110 – Entrepreneurship, Bus 122 Principles of Sales I, and Bus 123, Principles of Sales II
Grant items:
Five grant submissions are being requested. They are FY26 ICCB PATH Healthcare Workforce grant, Community Works Agforward grant, Dot Foods Inc CFL Greenhouse project grant, Adult Education and Literacy grant and FY26 Perkins grant.
Business Items:
Business items for May will be consideration and action on an employment contract of interim president, approval to create a trust agreement for the Capital Development Board parking lot and resurfacing project, approval of a bid and award for a replacement boiler in the Science and Technology building, an approval of a posthumous degree awarded in associate in arts degree to Kaiya Ahern in Psychology, and an approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with Quincy Rush Soccer Club.
Personnel
Personnel items discussed will be shared in closed session.
Discussion items
Graduation – The committee heard that the class of 1976 will be attendance and joining them in the brief reception prior to graduation ceremony.
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