STATE BOARD MEETING
Walla Walla Community College • 500 Tausick Way • Walla Walla, WA 99362
Conference Center • Room 185 A, B, C
Study Session:
Monday, June 22, 2015
12 to 5:15 p.m.
Business Meeting:
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
8 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
Jim Bricker ● Elizabeth Chen ● Anne Fennessy ● Wayne Martin
Larry Brown ● Jay Reich ● Carol Landa-McVicker ● Phyllis Gutierrez-Kenney
Marty Brown, executive director ● Beth Gordon, executive assistant
Statutory Authority: Laws of 1967, Chapter 28B.50 Revised Code of Washington
June 22
Study session agenda
12 p.m.
Call to order
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
12:05 p.m.
Executive session
To review the performance of the executive director
2:30 p.m.
Break
2:40 p.m.
Welcome and introduction
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
Discuss
2:45 p.m.
2015-17 capital budget allocations and 2016 supplemental request
Wayne Doty
Discuss
Tab 1
3:15 p.m.
FY 2016 Operating budget allocations and enrollment rules
2015-16 tuition and fee scheduled
Nick Lutes
Discuss
Tab 2
4:00 p.m.
Allocation model
Nick Lutes
Discuss
Tab 3
5:15 p.m.
Adjournment
6 p.m.
Dinner meeting
Center for Enology and Viticulture
Discuss
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June 23
Regular business meeting agenda
7:30 a.m.
Breakfast
8 a.m.
Call to order and adoption of agenda
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
Action
8:05 a.m.
Approval of consent agenda
a. SBCTC meeting minutes, May 7, 2015
b. Canvas Learning Management System contract
Resolution 15-06-24
c. 2016 Corrections Education contract
Resolution 15-06-25
d. Bellevue College, local expenditure, athletic field improvements
Resolution 15-06-26
e. Bellevue College, property acquisition, 2653 146th Ave SE
Resolution 15-06-27
f. Walla Walla Community College, increase local expenditure, Clarkston
workforce and business development
Resolution 15-06-28
Action
8:10 a.m.
Host college presentation
President Steve VanAusdle
Discuss
9 a.m.
ACT report
Tyler Page, ACT president
Discuss
9:10 a.m.
WACTC report
Ed Brewster, WACTC president
Discuss
9:20 a.m.
2015-17 capital budget allocations and 2016 supplemental request
Resolution 15-06-29
Wayne Doty
Action
[Tab 1]
9:35 a.m.
FY 2016 operating budget allocations and enrollment rules
Resolution 15-06-30
2015-16 tuition and fee scheduled
Resolution 15-06-31
Nick Lutes
Action
[Tab 2]
9:50 a.m.
Consideration of 2015-16 Basic Education for Adults awards and
allocations
Resolution 15-06-32
Jon Kerr
Action
Tab 5
10:20 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
Consideration of 2015-16 federal workforce awards and allocations
Resolution 15-06-33
Nancy Dick
Action
Tab 6
11 a.m.
Student voice – Corrections Education programs
Jon Kerr and Brian Walsh
Discuss
Tab 7
11:45 a.m.
Legislative report
Alison Grazzini
Discuss
Tab 8
Tab 4
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12:10 p.m.
Executive director report
Marty Brown
• ctcLink update
Wayne Martin and Mike Scroggins
12:20 p.m.
Chair pro tempore report
Shaunta Hyde
• Election of state board chair and vice chair for 2015-16
Larry Brown, nominating committee chair
• Approval of terms for executive director’s employment contract
Resolution 15-06-34
John Boesenberg
12:30 p.m.
Discuss
Action
Action
Adjournment
Next meeting: September 14-16, 2015 ~ Sun Mountain Lodge (retreat)
6/10/15
EXECUTIVE SESSION: Under RCW 42.30.110, an Executive Session may be held. Action from the Executive Session may be taken, if necessary,
as a result of items discussed in the Executive Session.
PLEASE NOTE: Times above are estimates only. The Board reserves the right to alter the order of the agenda. Reasonable accommodations will
be made for persons with disabilities if requests are made at least seven days in advance. Efforts will be made to accommodate late requests. Please
contact the Executive Director’s Office at (360) 704-4309.
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Regular Item (Resolution 15-06-29)
June 23, 2015
Tab 1
2015-17 Capital budget allocations and 2016 supplemental
request
Brief description
This analysis and resolution are being written prior to a capital budget being adopted by the Legislature.
The information will be updated prior to the State Board meeting on June 22-23, 2015, where
appropriate. Capital projects currently underway may have impacts due to the timing of the adoption of
the 2015-17 budget. Neither the House nor Senate budget proposals fully fund the State Board’s 201517 capital request. There are also four emergent opportunities that require legislative approval for
financing. The State Board will be asked to adopt a resolution delegating authority to the executive
director to allocate the funding after a final budget is enacted, reassert the State Board’s 2015-17
priorities, request adjustments to existing project budgets to reflect budget-timing impacts, and seek new
financing authority for the four locally supported projects.
How does this link to the system direction, mission study and policy focus
This capital budget request directly supports the State Board’s Mission Study goal to build a 21st century
learning infrastructure. It also supports the goal to serve more people.
Background information and analysis
The State Board adopted its capital budget request for the 2015-17 biennium in resolutions 14-05-23,
14-06-32, 14-06-36, 14-06-48, 14-09-57 and 14-09-51. The request included $367 million in new
appropriations and $94.5 million in locally supported alternatively financed projects. Based on House
and Senate budget proposals, it is anticipated that the Legislature’s proposed biennial budget will
provide between $269.5 million and $272 million in new appropriations and authority for all the
alternatively financed projects. In addition to funding construction-phase requests between 7 percent and
13 percent below the requested level, the House and Senate proposals do not fund the construction of
two projects already designed or the design-phase of seven new projects. There is a side-by-side
comparison of the proposals to the State Board’s request in Attachment A.
Allocations
Both of the current legislative proposals would fund all of the minor work and the design-phase requests
for major projects as requested and they can be allocated exactly as the State Board requested.
Due to the proposed reductions in construction-phase funding, the allocations for these projects will
reflect the actual funding levels. The colleges with major projects funded below the request level will
review the designs and update the cost estimates. This information will be used to determine the best
approach for moving forward with each of the underfunded projects. Any revision to the scope or budget
of an individual project will be provided to the Office of Financial Management (OFM) for approval
prior to allotment from OFM or allocation of the funds to the college managing the project.
Reappropriations
Expenditure authorities expire at the end of each biennium. If the Legislature wants a project to
continue, it must reappropriate the unspent funding in the subsequent biennium. The State Board request
Tab 1
for 2015-17 submitted in September 2014 included reappropriation for all unfinished projects based on
expenditures through August 2014. The exact amount of funding spent in the 2013-15 biennium will not
be known until the accounting is complete for the biennium. The OFM requires agency adjustments
necessary to finalize year-end totals to fiscal year 2015 by Sept. 4, 2015.
It is the Legislature’s intent that major projects take more than a biennium and minor projects are to be
completed within the biennium the funding is first provided.
In the most recent biennium, the community and technical colleges have only spent 60 percent of the
minor work funding in the first biennium it was funded and then reappropriated 40 percent into the
subsequent biennium. As of April 2015, the community and technical colleges were on track to spend
about 76 percent of their new 2013-15 minor work funding. This creates a need for a reappropriation
authority for about 24 percent of the 2013-15 minor work in 2015-17.
The current legislative proposals include sufficient reappropriation for all the unfinished major projects,
but only about 10 percent of the new 2013-15 minor work funding into 2015-17 for minor projects.
Since the 2015-17 budget is prepared before final expenditures are known, the Legislature will authorize
the maximum reappropriation amounts in the budget and the final amounts will be determined by OFM.
Unlike major projects where appropriations are specific to the project, minor project appropriations are
for lists of projects so there is some agency discretion in how the authorities are managed.
To allocate reappropriation authorities to the colleges as quickly as possible after enactment of the
capital budget, staff recommends the State Board authorize its executive director to allocate
reapproriations as provided by the Legislature, and where there is an opportunity to use judgement, the
allocations be made in the system’s best interest.
SBCTC 2016 supplemental capital request
The Department of Enterprise Services reports it has 489 open agreements and 165 open contracts for
public work on the community and technical college campuses. These agreements and contracts allow
the state to suspend or terminate the work for convenience, as would be the case if there is a lapse in a
college’s spending authority from the Legislature. The vendor is entitled to an equitable adjustment for
increases in the time or cost of performance directly attributed to a suspension or termination for
convenience. The state is required to give these vendors notice of 10 days of potential suspension or
termination of the agreements and contracts. Therefore, even if a budget is enacted prior to July 1, 2015,
some vendors may be due compensation. Colleges may need additional funding in the 2016
supplemental capital budget to compensate the vendors for the impacts to the work.
The House’s proposal dated March 27, 2015 would provide funding for one less project than the
Senate’s proposal dated April 8, 2015. Staff recommends the State Board’s supplemental request for
new appropriations advance the remaining projects from the State Board’s 2015-17 capital budget
request in the 2016 supplemental request. Based on the House’s proposal, that would result in a request
for about $84 million, plus escalation, for one year. Based on the Senate’s proposal, that would result in
a request for about $80.5 million, plus escalation, for one year. The exact amount will be determined in
collaboration with the colleges to account for local conditions prior to submittal of the request to the
2
Tab 1
OFM around the beginning of October 2015. See Attachment B for the list of projects requested for the
2015-17 biennium which are not included in the House and Senate proposals.
Advancing these projects in the supplemental request will cost less than waiting until 2017-19 to move
forward with these projects. The OFM adopted escalation rate is 3.08 percent per year for the 2015-17
biennium. At this rate, if the next phases are funded in the 2016 supplemental budget, the unfunded
projects will cost $8.4 million more than they were expected to in the 2015-17 request and $17 million
more if they are postponed until the 2017-19 biennium. The longer the projects are postponed, the
greater the chance of increased costs due to unanticipated code changes and increases in labor rates and
sales taxes.
Return savings
The system is expected to return about $10 million in savings and lapsed funding in the 2016
supplemental budget. About $2.5 million of this is savings from projects completed in the 2013-15
biennium. There is likely to be another $2.5 million in unspent emergency funds. Additionally, the
system may lapse about $5 million in minor work funding due to insufficient reappropriation authorities
in the 2015-17 biennial budget. These amounts will be certain after the 2013-15 expenses are finalized.
They will then be included in the State Board’s supplemental budget to partially offset the new
appropriation requests.
Local financing
College funds not appropriated by the Legislature or allotted by OFM are commonly referred to as
“local” funds. Most local funds come from student tuition and contracts. Colleges also keep student fees
from enrollment in excess of their target. With the Legislature’s approval, colleges can use local funds
for debt service on capital projects financed through the Treasurer’s office. These types of projects are
backed by the revenue generated, or the value of the asset itself, and not the full-faith of the State of
Washington. As such, they are not subject to the state’s constitutional debt service limit like general
obligation bonds.
Local funds are often used for projects that the state has not traditionally funded with general obligation
bonds. In recent years the state has not funded athletic or fitness related projects or any enterprise
activity like daycare or student housing. The State Board’s major project prioritization for state
appropriations favors classroom, lab and library spaces over childcare, faculty offices, administrative,
maintenance, warehouse and student center spaces. This encourages the use of local funds for projects
with these types of spaces. Colleges have also used local funds for land acquisitions or to take advantage
of emergent opportunities instead of waiting for state funding.
Four colleges are requesting permission to finance an additional $74.4 million in the 2016 capital
supplemental budget. See Attachment C for a list of the projects and their costs.
Bellevue College and Pierce College Fort Steilacoom are requesting to finance student housing projects
that will primarily serve international students with debt service paid from rent and tuition. Bellevue
College’s proposal is to construct about 350 beds in an apartment-style building north of campus on
property acquired for this purpose. Pierce College Fort Steilacoom would acquire a 100 to 125 bed
3
Tab 1
facility recently used for skilled nursing located 1.5 miles, or six minutes by bus, from the campus
entrance.
Colleges use different arrangements to meet student housing needs. Based on the most recent survey,
five colleges own student housing facilities and four of these are interested in owning more. Seven
colleges lease student housing facilities and then sublet them to students. All of the colleges that
currently lease housing are either evaluating the need or are already interested in leasing more. Some
colleges simply connect students to housing opportunities. More than half of the colleges that do not
currently provide student housing are interested or are currently evaluating the need for housing in the
future. See Attachment D for 2015 student housing survey results.
Spokane Falls Community College and Wenatchee Valley Community College are requesting to finance
athletic or fitness related facilities with debt service paid from student-voted fees, user fees and college
reserves. Spokane Falls Community College will renovate 26.2 thousand square feet of their existing
gymnasium and fitness center and add on another 14 thousand square feet to better serve its Health,
Physical Education, Recreation and Athletic department students. Wenatchee Valley Community
College will construct a new 20 thousand square foot recreation and fitness facility on its campus.
Potential questions
Is the request consistent with the State Board’s capital priorities for the 2015-17 biennium?
Does the State Board want any additions, deletions or modifications to the proposed request?
Recommendation/preferred result
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 15-06-29, directing the SBCTC executive director and staff to
allocate the resources in the enacted 2015-17 biennial capital budget and complete the 2016
supplemental capital request as described above and summarized on Attachments B and C.
Policy Manual change Yes ☐ No ☒
Prepared by: Wayne Doty, director capital budget
360-704-4382, wdoty@sbctc.edu
4
Tab 1
State of Washington
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Resolution 15-06-29
A resolution relating to the allocation of the 2015-17 biennial capital budget and the 2016 supplemental
capital budget request.
WHEREAS, neither the House nor Senate budget proposals would fully fund the State Board’s 2015-17
capital request; and
WHEREAS, once there is an enacted budget, the reappropriations and new appropriations provided in
the enacted budget will need to be allocated to the colleges for the funded projects; and
WHEREAS, the projects left unfunded from the State Board’s original 2015-17 capital budget request
as shown in Attachment B represent the most pressing immediate needs of the colleges in priority
order; and
WHEREAS, existing capital projects that continue into the 2015-17 biennium may need additional
appropriations to compensate vendors for suspension or termination of the work due to the timing of the
2015-17 capital budget; and
WHEREAS, there are four emergent opportunities that require legislative approval for financing which
will not exceed the amounts shown in Attachment C;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges:
1. Directs the executive director to allocate the reappropriations for minor projects in the 2015-17
biennial capital budget in the system’s best interest; and
2. Directs staff to allocate the reappropriations for major projects and new appropriations provided
in the 2015-17 biennial capital budget to the colleges for the purposes they are provided; and
3. Directs staff to submit updated requests for the unfunded projects from the State Board’s 201517 capital request and those existing projects impacted by the timing of the 2015-17 budget’s
adoption along with the four new emergent alternative financing opportunities for consideration
by the Legislature for the 2016 supplemental capital budget; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes the executive director to make adjustments to this action, including any necessary changes to
the State Board’s policy manual, as necessary, for actions taken by the governor, Legislature, data
corrections, externally imposed restrictions or guidelines, uniform accounting and reporting
requirements, and unanticipated changes in state or federal law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on June 23, 2015.
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Marty Brown, secretary
__________________________________
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
TAB 1
Attachment A
Comparison of the SBCTC 2015-17 Capital Request for New Appropriations and the Governor's Proposal with January 23 errata and the House Proposal released March 27 and the Senate Proposal released April 8, 2015.
Priority
Type
College
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
O&M Fund Swap
Minor Works - Preservation
Minor Works - Preservation
Minor Works - Preservation
Minor Works - Preservation
Minor Works - Program
Major Project - Construction
Major Project - Construction
Major Project - Construction
Major Project - Construction
Major Project - Construction
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Construction
Statewide
Statewide
Statewide
Statewide
Statewide
Statewide
Olympic
Centralia
Columbia Basin
Peninsula
South Seattle
Big Bend
Renton
30001286
30001106
30001155
30001182
30001216
30001038
30000122
30000123
20082704
30000126
30000128
30000981
30000134
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Construction
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Construction
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Design
Spokane
30000982
Highline
30000983
Clover Park
30000984
Edmonds
30000137
Wenatchee
30000985
Olympic
30000986
Pierce Fort Steilacoom
30000987
Whatcom
30000138
South Seattle
30000988
Bates
30000989
Shoreline
30000990
SBCTC Request
New Approp.
Cumulative 1
Project
Preventive Maintenance and Building System Repairs 3
Emergency Repairs and Improvements
Roof Repairs
Facility Repairs
Site Repairs
Minor Program Improvements
College Instruction Center
Student Services
Social Science Center
Allied Health and Early Childhood Dev Center
Cascade Court
Professional-Technical Education Center
Automotive Complex Renovation
Main Building South Wing Renovation 2
Health and Life Sciences
Center for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Science Engineering Technology Bldg
Wells Hall Replacement
Shop Building Renovation
Cascade Building Renovation - Phase 3
Learning Commons
Automotive Technology
Medical Mile Health Science Center
Allied Health, Science & Manufacturing
Governor's 23Jan15 Psl
New Approp.
Cumulative 1
Senate 8Apr15 Psl
New Approp.
Cumulative 1
Senate /
Request
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
22,800,000
19,360,000
12,534,000
20,733,000
2,829,000
24,200,000
48,516,000
33,627,000
15,596,000
26,868,000
31,512,000
2,040,000
16,915,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
22,800,000
42,160,000
54,694,000
75,427,000
78,256,000
102,456,000
150,972,000
184,599,000
200,195,000
227,063,000
258,575,000
260,615,000
277,530,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
22,800,000
19,360,000
12,534,000
20,733,000
2,829,000
24,200,000
48,516,000
31,385,000
14,505,000
23,790,000
28,231,000
2,040,000
15,250,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
22,800,000
42,160,000
54,694,000
75,427,000
78,256,000
102,456,000
150,972,000
182,357,000
196,862,000
220,652,000
248,883,000
250,923,000
266,173,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
22,800,000
19,360,000
12,534,000
20,733,000
2,829,000
24,200,000
48,516,000
31,385,000
14,505,000
23,790,000
28,231,000
2,040,000
15,250,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
22,800,000
42,160,000
54,694,000
75,427,000
78,256,000
102,456,000
150,972,000
182,357,000
196,862,000
220,652,000
248,883,000
250,923,000
266,173,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
22,800,000
19,360,000
12,534,000
20,733,000
2,829,000
24,200,000
42,209,000
32,089,000
14,505,000
23,790,000
28,231,000
2,040,000
15,250,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
22,800,000
42,160,000
54,694,000
75,427,000
78,256,000
102,456,000
144,665,000
176,754,000
191,259,000
215,049,000
243,280,000
245,320,000
260,570,000
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
87%
95%
93%
89%
90%
100%
90%
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,823,000
2,932,000
3,144,000
35,126,000
2,416,000
823,000
2,940,000
31,332,000
1,874,000
2,898,000
3,060,000
Total:
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
280,353,000
283,285,000
286,429,000
321,555,000
323,971,000
324,794,000
327,734,000
359,066,000
360,940,000
363,838,000
366,898,000
366,898,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,823,000
2,932,000
3,144,000
Total:
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
268,996,000
271,928,000
275,072,000
275,072,000
275,072,000
275,072,000
275,072,000
275,072,000
275,072,000
275,072,000
275,072,000
275,072,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,823,000
2,932,000
Total:
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
268,996,000
271,928,000
271,928,000
271,928,000
271,928,000
271,928,000
271,928,000
271,928,000
271,928,000
271,928,000
271,928,000
271,928,000
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
2,823,000
2,932,000
3,144,000
Total:
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
263,393,000
266,325,000
269,469,000
269,469,000
269,469,000
269,469,000
269,469,000
269,469,000
269,469,000
269,469,000
269,469,000
269,469,000
100%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
73%
1
Cumulative system funding for biennium from the top of the list of projects.
2
In the House proposal, the Spokane's Main Building South Wing Renovation (30000982) must be delivered using design build with a guarantee for energy, operations, and maintenance performance.
3
House 27Mar15 Psl
New Approp.
Cumulative 1
The Preventive Maintenance and Building System Repairs (30001286) backfills a funding reduction in the Operating budget that first occurred in 2003.
Notes about reappropriations of 2013-15 funding:
A) The Governor's proposal does not include reappropriation of 2013-15 minor work funding. Minor work includes Emergency Repairs and Improvements (30000779), Roof Repair (30000844), Site Repair (30000941), Facility Repair (30000897) and
Minor Program Improvements (30000723). Any minor work funding not spent by July 1, 2015 would lapse.
B) The House and Senate proposals include reappropriation of unspent 2013-15 minor and major work funding for projects that are not complete.
TAB 1
Attachment A
Comparison of the SBCTC 2015-17 Capital Request for New Authorities to Finance using Local Funds and the Governor's Proposal with January 23
errata, the House proposal released March 27, and the Senate proposal released April 8, 2015.
College
Centralia
Centralia
Highline
Lower Columbia
Tacoma
Clark
Green River
Walla Walla
Columbia Basin
Lower Columbia
Clark
Number
30000123
30001146
30001147
30000978
30001148
30001149
30001150
30001151
30001152
30000118
30001153
Description
Student Services Building
Student Housing
Maintenance & Grounds Building Renovation
Main Building Renovation
Health and Wellness Center
Student Recreation Center
New Auburn Center
Clarkston Campus
Health Science Center, Phase 2
Fitness Center
Culinary Arts Facility
Total:
Request
$5,000,000
$3,000,000
$1,500,000
$3,000,000
$12,000,000
$35,000,000
$15,000,000
$1,500,000
$7,000,000
$3,000,000
$8,500,000
$94,500,000
Gov Psl
$5,000,000
$3,000,000
$1,500,000
$3,000,000
$12,000,000
$35,000,000
$15,000,000
$1,500,000
$7,000,000
$3,000,000
$8,500,000
$94,500,000
House Psl
$5,000,000
$3,000,000
$1,500,000
$3,000,000
$12,000,000
$35,000,000
$15,000,000
$1,500,000
$7,000,000
$3,000,000
$8,500,000
$94,500,000
Senate Psl
$5,000,000
$3,000,000
$1,500,000
$3,000,000
$12,000,000
$35,000,000
$15,000,000
$1,500,000
$7,000,000
$3,000,000
$8,500,000
$94,500,000
TAB 1
Attachment B
Projects in the SBCTC 2015-17 capital request that are not proposed to receive funding in the current legislative proposals.
Priority
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Type
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Construction
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Construction
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Design
Major Project - Design
College
Number
Clover Park
30000984
Edmonds
30000137
Wenatchee
30000985
Olympic
30000986
Pierce Fort Steilacoom
30000987
Whatcom
30000138
South Seattle
30000988
Bates
30000989
Shoreline
30000990
3
Project
Center for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Science Engineering Technology Bldg
Wells Hall Replacement
Shop Building Renovation
Cascade Building Renovation - Phase 3
Learning Commons
Automotive Technology
Medical Mile Health Science Center
Allied Health, Science & Manufacturing
1
Cumulative system funding for biennium from the top of the list of projects.
2
New appropriation amounts will increased due to an additional year of delay.
3
Projects included in the 2016 supplemental request will be updated to account for a one-year delay in funding.
House 27Mar15 Psl
New Approp. 2
Cumulative 1
$
3,144,000 $
3,144,000
$
35,126,000 $
38,270,000
$
2,416,000 $
40,686,000
$
823,000 $
41,509,000
$
2,940,000 $
44,449,000
$
31,332,000 $
75,781,000
$
1,874,000 $
77,655,000
$
2,898,000 $
80,553,000
$
3,060,000 $
83,613,000
Total: $
83,613,000
Senate 8Apr15 Psl
New Approp. 2
Cumulative 1
$
$
$
35,126,000 $
35,126,000
$
2,416,000 $
37,542,000
$
823,000 $
38,365,000
$
2,940,000 $
41,305,000
$
31,332,000 $
72,637,000
$
1,874,000 $
74,511,000
$
2,898,000 $
77,409,000
$
3,060,000 $
80,469,000
Total: $
80,469,000
TAB 1
Attachment C
DRAFT SBCTC 2016 Supplemental Capital Request for New Authorities to Finance using Local Funds.
College
Bellevue
Spokane Falls
Wenatchee Valley
Pierce Fort Steilacoom
Description
Student Housing
Gymnasium Renovation
Recreation Center
Student Housing
Total Project Cost
$
45,700,000
$
19,500,000
$
6,200,000
$
3,160,000
Total:
$74,560,000
$
$
$
$
Cash Financing Request
$45,700,000
$19,500,000
$6,200,000
160,000
$3,000,000
$160,000
$74,400,000
2015 CTC Student Housing Survey Results
TAB 1
Attachment D
Sum of Available through non-contractua... Sum of Available through other contractual ... Sum of Leased from other ... Sum of Leased from college foundat... Sum of Owned by colle...
With 22 colleges reporting as of June 8, 2015.
Number of Beds Available by Arrangement and College
le through non-contractua... Sum of Available through other contractual ... Sum of Leased from other ... Sum of Leased from college foundat... Sum of Owned by colle...
300
Number of Beds Available by Arrangement and College
250
200
No Response
No Response
No Response
No Response
No Response
No Response
No Response
No Response
No Response
No Response
50
No Response
100
No Response
150
0
Legend:
Values
Values
Sum of Owned by college and/or state - Current Number
Sum of Owned by college and/or state - Current Number
Sum of Leased from college foundation or foundation owned business - Current Number
Co lle g e s Future Inte re s t b y A rra ng e me nt
Sum of Leased from college foundation or foundation owned business - Current Number
Sum of Leased from other (not reported above) - Current Number
Leased
from
Owned by
college
Leased
Sumnon-contractual
of Available through
other(like
contractual
(like
a marketing
agreement)
- Current
Number
Sum of Available through
arrangement
an un-paidarrangement
referral) - Current
Number
college
foundation from other
Contract
want more
2 referral) -0 Current Number
0
1
Sum of Available through non-contractual arrangement
(like an un-paid
evaluating need
6
6
7
5
College
want less
0
0
0
0
not interested
4
6
5
6
Sumother
of Leased
fromarrangement
other (not reported
above)agreement)
- Current -Number
Sum of Available through
contractual
(like a marketing
Current Number
Noncontract
2
5
0
5
Regular Item (Resolutions 15-06-30 and 15-06-31)
June 23, 2015
Tab 2
FY 2016 Operating budget allocations and enrollment rules
and 2015-16 tuition and fee schedules
Brief description
Both the House and the Senate proposed operating budgets for the 2015-17 biennium. As of this writing,
they have not yet produced a final 2015-17 biennium operating budget.
In anticipation of legislative action, staff recommends that the State Board adopt an initial fiscal year
2016 operating budget allocation to the college districts and the State Board office based upon the
funding level agreed to in both the House and the Senate maintenance level budget proposals. It is
further recommended that the State Board delegate authority to the executive director to distribute
allocation, upon final budget enactment, and to make adjustments as necessary based upon the
methodologies displayed in Attachment A – FY 2016 Budget Allocation Methodologies. The State
Board is also asked to adopt enrollment rules for the 2015-16 academic year. Finally the State Board
will be asked to approve guidance provided to the districts on the use of annual salary turnover savings
to fund faculty increments. These actions are requested to maintain operational continuity for the
system.
The State Board has responsibility for adopting tuition and fees (operating fees, building fees and the
maximum allowable student activity fees) for the community and technical colleges, as well as the
tuition for upper division courses in the system’s applied baccalaureate programs. The current House
proposal does not allow for tuition increases in either the lower or upper division schedules. In its 201517 budget proposal, the Senate tuition policy centers around engrossed substitute Senate bill 5954, the
College Affordability Program, which would lower tuition rates in 2015-16 (discussed below).
How does this link to the system direction, mission study and policy focus
The ability of the system to meet the principles and goals identified in the System Direction and Mission
Study are directly impacted by the outcomes of the biennial budget process, beginning with the State
Board’s biennial budget request. Once budgets are enacted by the Legislature, the State Board’s
allocation of state appropriations is an opportunity for linking the System Direction with annual
operating allocations.
Background information and analysis
Allocations
Budget changes
The maintenance level funding included in each of the legislative proposals, and the basis for the initial
fiscal year 2016 allocation shown in attachment C, provides community and technical colleges funding
of $1.3 billion for the 2015-17 biennium.
Both the House and Senate proposals provide maintenance level funding (funding prior to policy
additions or reductions) for fiscal year 2016 of $650,375,000. The sources of funding are as follows:
• $593,700,000 from General Fund-State
• $47,901,000 from the Education Legacy Trust Account
Tab 2
•
$8,774,000 from the Community/Technical College Capital Projects Account
Changes in the community and technical colleges’ funding between fiscal year 2015 and the proposed
fiscal year 2016 maintenance level budget are driven by three primary budget adjustments. The first are
the routine adjustments to “biennialize” budget actions taken during the 2013-15 biennium, which
provides the proper annual funding level in 2015-17. This includes the removal of one-time investments
(e.g., funding to develop a paraeducator degree pathway) and adjustments related to service charges
from internal state enterprises (e.g., Attorney General charges). The maintenance level of the system
also includes $33 million in additional funding to reflect changes in employee compensation related to
health insurance premium and pension contributions. 1 Finally, the $2,262,000 LEAN reduction,
absorbed by college and State Board allocations in 2014, is now reflected in the State Board’s annual
appropriation.
The allocation includes adjustments within the base to reflect allocation adjustments for:
• The scheduled debt service payments for capital facilities funded with building fee revenue
• Additional funding adjustments to pay for the Supplemental Retirement Program
• Redistribution of funding related to the earmarks for Students of Color and Disability
Accommodations
Finally, the allocation includes an adjustment to Bates Technical College to reflect the implementation
of a four-year plan to reduce the college’s state enrollment target to align with its anticipated state
enrollments. The allocation removes $656,328 in funding from the college and places the resources in
future allocations. The funding will support 182 FTE enrollments and will be distributed to overenrolled
districts based on their share of over enrollments, as an average, experienced during fiscal years 2014
and 2015; this allocation will take place after 2015 enrollment numbers are finalized.
Each biennium, using provisos, the Legislature sets aside portions of the State Board appropriation. The
provisos identify policy decisions and require funds provided in the proviso to be spent only for the
identified policy. The State Board often maintains the policy emphasis of provisos after they have
expired through the use of earmarks. By earmarking certain funds and requiring colleges to use them for
specified purposes only, it also ensures that recent commitments made to the Legislature are honored.
Although earmarked funds limit local flexibility in the use of state funding, it is an important expression
of State Board priorities.
State Board staff recommends earmarking funds as listed in Attachment B – FY 2016 State Board
Earmarks and Legislative Provisos. The values of certain earmarks (italicized below) remain
dependent upon final budget negotiations. Further, some programs (bolded below) will either be
earmarked or provisoed based on the final outcome of the budget appropriations act.
•
•
•
•
•
Aerospace Apprenticeships
Alternative Financed Projects – Debt Service
Basic Skills Enhancement
Centers of Excellence
Center of Excellence – Aerospace
1
The policy level proposals for both of the 2015-17 budget proposals in the House and the Senate contain adjustments to
the health insurance contributions beyond levels included in this discussion.
2
Tab 2
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Disability Accommodations
Employment Resource Center
Fabrication Wing Incumbent Worker Training
High Demand Aerospace Enrollments
Hospital Employee Education and Training
Labor Education and Research Center
Maritime Industries
Opportunity Grants
Student Achievement Initiative
Students of Color
University Contracts
Worker Retraining (beyond that included in the budget act proviso)
Workforce Development Projects
Recommended initial fiscal year 2016 allocations
As discussed above, the proposed initial allocations for fiscal year 2016 represent the discreet
adjustments made by the Legislature distributed into allocations for the individual college districts and
the State Board. Most of these changes are related to pass through changes to a district base (e.g., health
insurance contributions and pensions) or adjustments to budgets in anticipation of changes in charges for
services from state enterprises (e.g., Attorney General). See Attachment C – FY 2016 Initial
Allocation through Maintenance Level and Attachment D – FY 2016 Use of Funds through
Maintenance Level.
Future allocations
Some portions of the system base budget have well-established allocation methods that require
additional information not available at the time of the initial allocation. Because these items are
considered within the “base” for purposes of statewide budget building, their values are not dependent
upon the final passage of the budget and won’t change unless a specific action is taken by the
Legislature. Through the State Board’s delegation of authority to the executive director, the following
items will be allocated throughout the fiscal year (see section 4 of Attachment D – FY 2016 Use of
Funds through Maintenance Level):
• Aerospace Apprenticeships – $2,398,814 will be allocated in consultation with the Aerospace
Apprenticeship Committee. College apprenticeship program development and anticipated
capacity will be considered in allocation decisions.
• Basic Skills Enhancement – $ 3,469,574 will be allocated based on the most recent four quarter
average (summer through spring of Academic Year 2014-15) Basic Skills enrollments, excluding
Sheltered Workshops.
• Bates Rebase Phase One – $656,328 will be allocated to overenrolled districts using a two year
average actuals to target comparison, after FY 2015 enrollments are finalized. Each overenrolled
district will receive their share of the enrollment pool generated by the Bates Rebasing.
• Facilities Maintenance and Operations – $594,400 will be allocated throughout the year based
on actual substantial completion dates of new buildings.
• Hospital Employee Education and Training (HEET) – $2,039,306 will be allocated based on
a competitive application process.
3
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•
•
•
•
Opportunity Grants – $57,700 will be allocated mid-year to meet excess demand.
Student Achievement Initiative – $4,686,274 will be allocated in November using the outcome
of student points generated during the 2015 academic year.
Worker Retraining Variable – $12,436,183 will be allocated based on 60 percent of colleges’
pro-rata share of the system’s average Worker Retraining enrollments for two years and 40
percent on a pro-rata share of unemployment data.
Worker Development Projects – $1,569,945 will be allocated throughout the year for targeted
workforce development initiatives.
Enrollment rules
The Legislature assigns enrollment targets for the community and technical college system through the
operating budget. The State Board seeks to ensure that legislative targets are met and that scarce
resources are deployed where most needed by: a) allocating enrollments and associated funding to the
districts; b) adopting rules specifying the conditions under which a district is eligible to receive
additional enrollments, and; c) adopting rules specifying the conditions under which a district’s future
allocated enrollments and associated funding could be adjusted.
During early 2015, the State Board was briefed on staff recommendations on FY 2016 Enrollment Rules
as recommended by the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges (WACTC)
Board of Presidents (see Attachment E – FY 2016 Enrollment Rules).
New international students coding policy
Prior to 2007, community and technical colleges counted all international students in state-supported
courses as International Contract. Since 2008, State Board policy allowed districts to count these
students as state-funded. Some districts count international students as state-funded and some count
them as International Contract. International students coded as state-funded count toward district target
attainment; those coded as International Contract do not. With the implementation of the new allocation
model beginning fall quarter 2016, how international students are counted and coded takes on
heightened significance for the distribution of state funding among the colleges. The WACTC has
reviewed current international student coding rules and voted at its April 2015 meeting to recommend
limiting the number of international students counted as state-funded to the lesser of 2 percent of target
enrollment or the number needed to get to target.
Consistent with WACTC’s recommendations, State Board staff members recommend adoption of the
policies regarding the coding of international students in state-funded courses contained in Attachment
F – International Student Coding Policy.
Increments and turnover savings
Historically, the Legislature has included language in the appropriations bill that limits allowable
funding sources for faculty increments. The House and Senate proposals both include language allowing
colleges to use salary turnover savings to pay for faculty salary increments. In addition, the House
budget proposal includes language that would allow the use of local college funds to pay for faculty
increments during the 2015-17 biennium. The final outcome of the appropriations bill will determine
whether there are any changes to the capacity of colleges to provide increments. Notwithstanding the
final outcome of the proposed House language, the State Board must adopt policies to assist the colleges
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in the implementation of the proviso related to the use of turnover savings to fund faculty increments
(see Attachment G – FY 2016 and 2017 Faculty Increments and Turnover Savings Policy).
Tuition
The House budget proposal freezes tuition rates for the 2015-17 biennium. The Senate proposal reduces
tuition and backfills lost tuition revenues with state resources to reflect the policy contained in ESSB
5954, the College Affordability Program. Under the legislation, community and technical college tuition
levels could not exceed 6 percent of the state average annual wage. Current projections in the Senate
proposal have lower division tuition levels decreasing by 1.6 percent in fiscal year 2016. This would
reduce annual tuition rates by approximately $59 for full time students (45 credits per year). The impact
of the Senate policy is much more pronounced in the system’s upper division tuition schedule. The
impact on the annual, upper-division full-time rate is a reduction of $1,503 (from $7,364 to $5,864), or
approximately 20 percent.
The final approval of the tuition schedule will be dependent on the outcome of the operating budget
deliberations. See Attachments H.1 – 2016 Community College Tuition and Fee Rates – House and
H.2 – 2016 Community College Tuition and Fee Rates – Senate for a comparison of both tuition
policies, translated into the tuition schedule, including a summary.
Innovation account funding
Authorized in 2011 by the Legislature, the State Board can dedicate up to 3 percent of operating fee
revenues (a portion of tuition) to the community and technical college Innovation Account. Funds in the
account are to be used to implement the State Board’s strategic technology plan. Funding for ctcLink,
the replacement for our legacy administrative systems, comes from the Innovation Account.
To provide sufficient revenue for the Innovation Account to cover 2016 expenditure projections, 3
percent of operating fee collections is recommended for dedication to the account.
Potential questions
•
Do the allocation and related supporting guidelines reflect the desired policy of the State Board?
Recommendation/preferred result
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 15-06-30, establishing the fiscal year 2016 state allocation and
supporting guidelines, and Resolution 15-06-31, establishing the 2015-16 tuition schedules for resident
and non-resident, upper and lower division students.
Policy Manual change: Yes ☒ No ☐
Prepared by: Nick Lutes, director operating budget
360-704-1023, nlutes@sbctc.edu
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State of Washington
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Resolution 15-06-30
A resolution relating to the 2015-16 operating budget allocation:
WHEREAS, the 2015-17 biennial operating budget appropriating funds for the community and
technical colleges has not yet been passed by the Legislature; and
WHEREAS, the State Board has the authority to award and allocate appropriated state general funds,
education legacy trust account funds, and community/technical college capital project account funds;
and
WHEREAS, the State Board has the statutory authority, as provided in RCW 28B.50.060, to delegate
any of their powers to the executive director; and
WHEREAS, in lieu of a final enacted budget, funds designated for allocation by the State Board for
Community and Technical Colleges in this initial allocation for fiscal year 2016 reflect current
legislative proposed funding through the maintenance level and includes general state funds of
$598,420,000, education legacy trust account funds of $47,396,000, and community/technical college
capital project account funds of $8,774,000;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and
Technical Colleges:
1. Approves the fiscal year 2016 Enrollment Rules as displayed in Attachment E – FY 2016
Enrollment Rules; and
2. Approves the adoption of the International Student Enrollment Coding Policy contained in
Attachment F.
3. Requires the deposit of 3 percent of operating fee revenues into the Community and Technical
College Innovation Account; and
4. Approves the fiscal year 2016 and fiscal year 2017 Faculty Increments and Turnover savings
guidelines in Attachment G – FY 2016 and FY 2017 Faculty Increments and Turnover
Savings Policy; and
5. Earmarks the following funds and requires they be spent for these purposes: Aerospace
Apprenticeships, Debt Service for Alternately Financed Capital Projects, Basic Skills
Enhancements, Centers of Excellence, Disability Accommodations, Employment Resource
Center, Hospital Employee Education and Training (HEET), Labor Education and Research
Center, Maritime Industries, MESA Support Services, Opportunity Grants, Student
Achievement Initiative, Students of Color, University Contracts, Worker Retraining Program,
and Workforce Development Projects; and
6. Authorizes the executive director, upon enactment of the final 2015-17 biennial operating
budget, to:
a. Approve the fiscal year 2016 initial allocation of operating funds as reflected in the
legislative proposals through maintenance level as displayed in Attachment C – FY
2016 Initial Allocation through Maintenance Level; and
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b. Make adjustments to implement the final enacted 2015-17 biennial operating budget, as
it impacts fiscal year 2016; and
c. Allocate an additional $28,296,148 throughout the year for items found in Section 4 –
Future Allocations of Attachment D – FY 2016 Use of Funds through Maintenance
Level.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes the executive director to make adjustments, as necessary, for actions taken by the Legislature
or governor, computational errors, data corrections, externally imposed restrictions or guidelines,
legislative appropriation provisos, uniform accounting and reporting requirements, and unanticipated
changes in funding.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on June 23, 2015.
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Marty Brown, secretary
__________________________________
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
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State of Washington
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Resolution 15-06-31
A resolution relating to the 2015-16 tuition and fees:
WHEREAS, the 2015-17 biennial operating budget appropriating funds for the community and
technical colleges has not yet been passed by the Legislature; and
WHEREAS, the current budget proposals assume either a tuition freeze (House policy) or a reduction in
tuition levels to match the requirements of ESSB 5954, the College Affordability Program (Senate
policy); and
WHEREAS, RCW 28B.15.067 grants the State Board authority to set tuition and fees for non-residents
enrolled in community and technical colleges; and
WHEREAS, the State Board establishes tuition and fee policy for students enrolled in baccalaureate
degree programs; and
WHEREAS, the State Board has the statutory authority, as provided in RCW 28B.50.060, to delegate
any of their powers to the executive director;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges:
1. Authorizes the executive director, upon enactment of the final 2015-17 biennial operating
budget, to:
a. Implement the community college lower division course and fee schedule and rates for
2015-16 as set forth in:
i. Attachment H.1 – FY 2016 Community College Tuition and Fee Rates –
House, if the final budget includes a tuition freeze for 2016.
ii. Attachment H.2 – FY 2016 Community College Tuition and Fee Rates –
Senate, if the final budget includes provisions to reduce tuition in 2016, to align
with the policy detailed in ESSB 5954, the College Affordability Program.
b. Implement the community college upper division course and fee schedule and rates for
2015-16 as set forth in:
i. Attachment H.1 – FY 2016 Community College Tuition and Fee Rates –
House, if the final budget includes a tuition freeze for 2016.
ii. Attachment H.2 – FY 2016 Community College Tuition and Fee Rates –
Senate, if the final budget includes provisions to reduce tuition in 2016, to align
with the policy detailed in ESSB 5954, the College Affordability Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes the executive director to make adjustments, as necessary, for actions taken by the Legislature
or governor, computational errors, data corrections, externally imposed restrictions or guidelines,
legislative appropriation provisos, uniform accounting and reporting requirements, and unanticipated
changes in funding.
Tab 2
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on June 23, 2015.
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Marty Brown, secretary
__________________________________
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
FY 2016 Budget Allocation - Potential Delegations
Operating Budget Allocation Methodologies
TAB 2
Attachment A
Potential $ Impact
 Small Specific Legislative Investments
up to $1,765,000
The legislative proposals contain a number of smaller, specific investments to support targeted
concepts or industries. Most are related to the better alignment of industry workforce needs and the
opportunity for workers to learn of, be trained for, and be employed by the same industries. Current
active proposals include WATR Center Aerospace Funding (S), New Community College Feasibility Study
(S), ESSB 5179 Para-educators Pathways (S) Education Opportunity Gap (H), Labor Center and Archive
Support – Seattle (H), Allied Health Program – Seattle (H). Each item is governed by a budget proviso.
Recommendation:
 Allocate each enacted, specific appropriation as directed by the legislative proviso.
 Cost of Living Adjustments
$59.9 million to $61.9 million
The House and Senate fund 3.0% COLAs in FY 2016. The final amount will depend on final budget
outcomes.
Recommendation:
 Allocate based on pro-rata share of FY 2014 state and tuition salary expenditures.
 Health Insurance Contributions
up to (-$3,925,000)
The House and Senate include additional adjustments to employee Health Insurance Contributions in
FY 2016, beyond those currently included in the allocation. The final amount will depend on final
budget outcomes.
Recommendation:
 Allocate based on pro-rata share of FY 2014 state and tuition health insurance expenditures.
 Tuition Freeze - Inflation
$1,087,000
The House provides a modest increase in state funding to reflect inflationary increases between fiscal
years.
Recommendation:
 Allocate based on pro-rata share of FY 2016 state allocation.
 Tuition Freeze – Tuition Backfill
$4,353,000 (plus $1,723,000 from WSAC)
The Senate proposal includes a reduction to tuition, related to policies included in ESSB 5954, the
College Affordability Program. The projected reduction, should the policy remain in the budget, is 1.8%
in FY 2016. The Senate position is to backfill lost tuition revenue with state funding. In addition, the
Washington Student Achievement Council has been appropriated $1.723 million to allocate to the
State Board to account for additional lost revenue.
Recommendation:
 Allocate based on pro-rata share of FY 2014 operating fee collections.
Prepared by the SBCTC Operating Budget Office
-1-
June 9, 2015
State Board Earmarks and Provisos - Fiscal Year 2016
TAB 2
Attachment B
Earmarks
Aerospace Apprenticeships (H)
Alternative Financed Projects – Debt Service
Basic Skills Enhancement
Centers of Excellence
Center of Excellence – Aerospace (S)
Disability Accommodations
Employment Resource Center
Fabrication Wing Incumbent Worker Training (S)
High Demand Aerospace Enrollments (S)
Hospital Employee Education and Training
Labor Education and Research Center (beyond that included in proviso)
Maritime Industries
MESA Support Services (H)
Opportunity Grants
Student Achievement Initiative (H)
Students of Color
University Contracts
Worker Retraining (beyond that included in proviso)
Workforce Development Projects
Provisos*
Worker Retraining (B)
Job Skills Program (B)
Computer Science Baccalaureate Degree - Bellevue College (B)
College Affordability Program - Tuition Backfill - ESSB 5954 - (S)
Labor Education and Research Center (H)
Allied Health Program - Seattle Colleges (H)
New College Feasibility Study (S)
Paraeducator Pathway Development - SB 5179 (S)
*Final list of provisos will be based on enacted budget
Prepared by the SBCTC Operating Budget Office
$
Total $
$
Total $
FY 2016 Level
2,700,000
8,390,176
3,469,574
2,041,570
100,000
1,740,808
1,139,716
500,000
8,000,000
2,040,306
162,868
255,000
410,000
12,500,000
5,250,000
1,011,628
942,547
6,498,100
1,569,945
58,722,238
33,261,000
5,250,000
750,000
4,353,000
500,000
425,000
150,000
110,000
44,799,000
FTEs?
Bolded = Potential proviso
Italicized = Funding level dependent on final budget
The chamber with a proviso is indicated in parenthesis - H = House; S = Senate; B = Both
Y
Y
Y
Y
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Attachment C
Washington State Community and Technical Colleges
FY 2016 Initial Allocation
Step 1: Remove FY 2015 Variable & One-Time Allocations
1
FY 2015
Allocations
through #6
Districts
Bates
Bellevue
Bellingham
Big Bend
Cascadia
Centralia
Clark
Clover Park
Columbia Basin
Edmonds
Everett
Grays Harbor
Green River
Highline
Lake Washington
Lower Columbia
Olympic
Peninsula
Pierce
Renton
Seattle
Shoreline
Skagit Valley
South Puget Sound
Spokane
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Wenatchee Valley
Whatcom
Yakima Valley
2
Aerospace
Apprenticeship
3
4
Aerospace
Training
Alt. Finance
Project Debt
Svc.
19,334,314
27,503,554
12,486,968
9,020,643
8,417,491
10,672,843
25,828,315
17,716,843
18,647,479
23,725,319
21,705,170
8,689,901
24,745,542
22,189,512
13,497,365
13,973,076
18,658,179
10,137,295
23,087,401
15,397,846
62,009,835
19,199,011
18,319,185
14,429,425
50,287,467
18,398,976
14,988,212
11,353,893
10,972,401
16,932,352
(90,330)
(132,484)
(42,154)
(102,374)
(30,110)
(251,525)
(169,713)
(457,599)
(246,809)
(61,015)
(73,939)
(177,015)
(77,785)
District Subtotal
582,325,813
(397,452)
(1,515,400)
SBCTC Admin
SBCTC Program
16,263,209
9,493,115
(25,411)
(1,921,761)
Allocation Total
25,756,324
(2,344,624)
11,648,863
2,344,624
Future Allocations
System Total
619,731,000
Prepared by the SBCTC Operating Budget Office
-
(1,515,400)
(1,515,400)
5
Basic Skills
Enhancement
(1,999,596)
(2,023,280)
(2,403,975)
(1,963,325)
(375,632)
(85,367)
(290,700)
(61,374)
(60,219)
(41,214)
(32,603)
(125,688)
(8,390,176)
-
(1,072,797)
Basic Skills
Enhancement
(52,134)
(86,890)
(15,225)
(26,671)
(30,451)
(56,544)
(130,256)
(46,936)
(107,050)
(132,776)
(104,320)
(50,086)
(130,676)
(321,833)
(85,262)
(110,200)
(36,856)
(37,591)
(114,033)
(202,970)
(18,915)
(67,622)
(34,703)
(2,000,000)
6
Hospital
Employee
Education &
Training
LEAN
Reduction
9
Opportunity
Grants
(2,000,000)
(2,039,306)
8,390,176
1,469,574
2,000,000
2,039,306
-
-
11
ParaEducator
Development
Student
Achievement
Initiative
(2,262,000)
(2,262,000)
(107,700)
107,700
(181,000)
-
17
(350,000)
-
(155,000)
(155,000)
(4,684,626)
(1,011,628)
(1,740,808)
(13,067,500)
(5,000)
(350,000)
631,317
(1,000)
(6,000)
(13,000)
(181,000)
16
Year-Up
College Pilot Subtotal FY 2015
Project
Base Allocations
(5,000)
-
(32,500)
(107,700)
Students with
Disabilities
15
Workforce
Development
Projects
(746,875)
(702,125)
(561,500)
(92,250)
(66,625)
(351,125)
(455,750)
(522,750)
(348,500)
(520,875)
(214,500)
(210,125)
(927,625)
(327,125)
(543,250)
(143,500)
(348,500)
(230,625)
(440,750)
(123,000)
(2,127,250)
(543,250)
(280,875)
(164,000)
(656,000)
(276,750)
(640,125)
(164,000)
(117,500)
(220,375)
(27,500)
(27,500)
(27,500)
(181,000)
Students of
Color
14
Worker
Retraining
Variable that
was Initial
(73,539)
(73,160)
(41,636)
(27,745)
(26,844)
(37,792)
(67,087)
(42,793)
(69,260)
(106,712)
(55,628)
(32,173)
(59,632)
(46,421)
(37,809)
(26,953)
(60,698)
(41,616)
(86,872)
(34,964)
(132,329)
(67,740)
(47,968)
(45,374)
(164,252)
(55,422)
(40,510)
(48,834)
(41,919)
(47,126)
(20,700)
(13,700)
13
(14,926)
(50,917)
(10,528)
(18,344)
(8,660)
(11,145)
(34,849)
(28,973)
(43,390)
(44,088)
(26,868)
(10,727)
(30,224)
(70,114)
(25,509)
(8,415)
(27,594)
(7,799)
(42,021)
(46,900)
(180,554)
(37,777)
(26,343)
(17,646)
(44,569)
(37,678)
(16,911)
(20,856)
(10,556)
(56,747)
(34,500)
(181,000)
12
(127,666)
(203,987)
(106,872)
(116,339)
(109,729)
(91,846)
(207,904)
(136,792)
(153,939)
(170,780)
(174,460)
(108,514)
(174,035)
(153,987)
(131,728)
(128,127)
(161,666)
(119,673)
(201,877)
(125,550)
(381,354)
(125,581)
(129,848)
(135,940)
(307,027)
(185,076)
(110,757)
(115,435)
(134,364)
(153,773)
90,000
(1,997,232)
(1,469,574)
10
(13,800)
(42,074)
(396,777)
-
8
Opportunity
Center IT
Project
(53,316)
(71,127)
(134,220)
(608,395)
(41,923)
(128,815)
(536,156)
(36,795)
(278,217)
(108,268)
(8,390,176)
-
7
(168,000)
(168,000)
(4,684,626)
(1,011,628)
(1,740,808)
(12,436,183)
4,684,626
1,011,628
1,740,808
12,436,183
-
-
-
-
-
-
537,649,494
16,181,724
7,805,894
(350,000)
561,637,112
(350,000)
616,770,000
55,132,888
1,521,400
1,515,400
17,798,273
26,036,475
8,839,394
8,577,268
8,265,182
10,124,391
24,545,841
16,131,225
17,925,340
22,103,148
19,411,327
8,257,576
21,103,898
20,503,877
12,072,038
11,151,906
17,499,774
9,339,232
22,073,033
14,513,031
56,660,890
18,186,682
15,525,933
13,913,442
48,482,851
17,557,976
13,942,675
10,792,094
10,202,242
16,112,480
Washington State Community and Technical Colleges
FY 2016 Initial Allocation
Step 1: Remove FY 2015 Variable & One-Time Allocations
Column
1
Title
FY 2015 Allocations through #6
2
Aerospace Apprenticeship
3
Aerospace Training
4
Alt. Finance Project Debt Svc.
5
Basic Skills Enhancement
6
7
8
9
10
11
Hospital Employee Education & Training
LEAN Reduction
Opportunity Center IT Project
Opportunity Grants
ParaEducator Development
Student Achievement Initiative
12
Students of Color
13
Students with Disabilities
Tab 2
Attachment C
Description
State allocation for FY 2015 through Allocation #6.
Variable allocations are removed and will be reallocated in FY 2016 in consultation with
the Aerospace Apprenticeship Committee. College apprenticeship program
development and anticipated capacity will be considered in allocation decisions.
Variable allocations are removed. This earmark is combined with the 'Workforce
Development Projects' earmark.
FY 2015 allocations are removed. Debt service funding will be reallocated in Step 3
based on the actual debt service payment for FY 2016.
Variable allocations are removed and will be reallocated in FY 2016 by formula based
on the most recent four quarter (Summer through Spring of Academic Year 2014-15)
average of Basic Skills FTES, excluding Sheltered Workshops.
Variable allocations are removed and will be reallocated in FY 2016.
Final adjustment of Legislative mandated reduction from 2014.
One time funding support removed.
Variable Allocations made during previous fiscal year are removed.
One time funding support removed.
Variable allocations are removed and will be reallocated in FY16 by SAI formula.
Base funding removed and will be reallocated in FY16 based on two year average head
count re-assessment
Base funding removed and will be reallocated in FY16 based on two year average head
count re-assessment
14
Worker Retraining Variable
Variable allocations are removed and will be reallocated based on 60% of colleges'
prorata share of the system's average worker retraining enrollments for two years and
40% on a prorata share of unemployment data.
15
16
17
Workforce Development Projects
Year-Up College Pilot Project
Subtotal FY 2015 Base Allocations
One time funding support removed.
One time funding support removed.
The total of columns 1 through 16.
Prepared by the SBCTC Operating Budget Office
Tab 2
Attachment C
Washington State Community and Technical Colleges
FY 2016 Initial Allocation
Step 2: Annualize Funds Not Provided for a Full 12 Months in FY 2015
17
Districts
Bates
Bellevue
Bellingham
Big Bend
Cascadia
Centralia
Clark
Clover Park
Columbia Basin
Edmonds
Everett
Grays Harbor
Green River
Highline
Lake Washington
Lower Columbia
Olympic
Peninsula
Pierce
Renton
Seattle
Shoreline
Skagit Valley
South Puget Sound
Spokane
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Wenatchee Valley
Whatcom
Yakima Valley
18
Subtotal FY 2015 Facilities M&O
Base Allocations Carryforward
19
20
M&O
Correction Total FY 2015
13-15 Step Base Allocations
17,798,273
26,036,475
8,839,394
8,577,268
8,265,182
10,124,391
24,545,841
16,131,225
17,925,340
22,103,148
19,411,327
8,257,576
21,103,898
20,503,877
12,072,038
11,151,906
17,499,774
9,339,232
22,073,033
14,513,031
56,660,890
18,186,682
15,525,933
13,913,442
48,482,851
17,557,976
13,942,675
10,792,094
10,202,242
16,112,480
22,400
36,400
-
District Subtotal
537,649,494
58,800
537,708,294
SBCTC Admin
SBCTC Program
16,181,724
7,805,894
-
16,181,724
7,805,894
Allocation Total
561,637,112
58,800
561,695,912
55,132,888
(58,800)
20,000
55,094,088
616,770,000
-
20,000
616,790,000
Future Allocations
System Total
Prepared by the SBCTC Operating Budget Office
-
17,798,273
26,036,475
8,839,394
8,577,268
8,265,182
10,124,391
24,545,841
16,131,225
17,925,340
22,103,148
19,411,327
8,257,576
21,103,898
20,503,877
12,072,038
11,151,906
17,499,774
9,339,232
22,073,033
14,513,031
56,660,890
18,186,682
15,525,933
13,913,442
48,505,251
17,594,376
13,942,675
10,792,094
10,202,242
16,112,480
Washington State Community and Technical Colleges
FY 2016 Initial Allocation
Step 2: Annualize Funds Not Provided for a Full 12 Months in FY 2015
Column
17
Title
Tab 2
Attachment C
Description
Subtotal FY 2015 Base Allocations Same as column 17 in Step 1.
Carryforward for new facilities that received less than 12 months of maintenance and operations
funding in FY 2015. The action in step two establishes a full year of M&O in FY 2016. These funds
will be added to base budgets of colleges.
18
Facilities M&O Carryforward
19
20
M&O Correction 13-15 Step
Total FY 2015 Base Allocations
Prepared by the SBCTC Operating Budget Office
The funds that remain in future allocations will be:
1) Distributed in 2016 allocation # 2 to colleges who received M&O funding in FY 2015 for new
buildings occupied after 2015 allocation #6 (which is the starting point of the 2016 initial allocation).
The amount distributed will be the annualized value; while,
2)Any remaining balance will be allocated to colleges as their new facilities become operational. The
amount allocated will be prorated consistent with occupancy date.
Corrections to the 2013-15 M&O approved funding. Place in Future Allocations Adjustments
The total of columns 19 through 21.
Tab 2
Attachment C
Washington State Community and Technical Colleges
FY 2015 Initial Allocation
Step 3: Pass Through Adjustments to the Base
Districts
Bates
Bellevue
Bellingham
Big Bend
Cascadia
Centralia
Clark
Clover Park
Columbia Basin
Edmonds
Everett
Grays Harbor
Green River
Highline
Lake Washington
Lower Columbia
Olympic
Peninsula
Pierce
Renton
Seattle
Shoreline
Skagit Valley
South Puget Sound
Spokane
Tacoma
Walla Walla
Wenatchee Valley
Whatcom
Yakima Valley
20
21
22
23
Total FY 2015
Base Allocations
Correction
Step
Health Rate
Changes
M&O Leases &
Assessments
17,798,273
26,036,475
8,839,394
8,577,268
8,265,182
10,124,391
24,545,841
16,131,225
17,925,340
22,103,148
19,411,327
8,257,576
21,103,898
20,503,877
12,072,038
11,151,906
17,499,774
9,339,232
22,073,033
14,513,031
56,660,890
18,186,682
15,525,933
13,913,442
48,505,251
17,594,376
13,942,675
10,792,094
10,202,242
16,112,480
613,765
1,764,478
495,094
403,138
436,840
528,915
1,847,567
741,746
853,619
1,421,345
1,207,432
381,558
1,425,691
1,207,260
681,578
488,470
1,127,643
449,534
1,384,190
646,143
3,319,314
1,050,944
889,100
873,108
2,733,628
1,190,740
787,473
666,533
639,495
858,910
District Subtotal
537,708,294
31,115,251
SBCTC Admin
SBCTC Program
16,181,724
7,805,894
324,749
-
Allocation Total
561,695,912
31,440,000
Future Allocations
System Total
55,094,088
(16,000)
616,790,000
(16,000)
Prepared by the SBCTC Operating Budget Office
31,440,000
24
University
Center
Contract
Transfer
300
209,000
244,000
63,700
42,000
1,000
29,000
9,000
28,000
120,700
13,900
760,600
760,600
216,400
977,000
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
Pension Rate
Changes
Students of
Color
Students with
Disabilities
Workers
Compensation
Changes
Revolving
Funds
Supplemental
Retirement
Alt. Finance
Project Debt
Svc.
Bates
Rebasing
Phase One
Subtotal FY 2015
Initial Allocation
64,603
114,771
43,413
34,644
19,883
40,625
164,284
62,523
57,454
122,894
116,868
40,435
108,632
72,503
43,160
44,316
74,584
30,898
148,112
55,930
274,648
74,574
67,873
75,209
224,985
96,111
57,523
44,887
42,447
62,503
14,866
81,104
6,378
14,639
13,936
9,793
46,715
24,323
44,487
47,450
36,164
7,230
39,939
81,261
19,407
11,325
31,607
7,792
46,004
34,585
129,586
30,286
23,924
20,970
46,480
38,712
16,265
25,362
16,155
44,886
15,600
123,100
40,800
22,700
22,900
32,100
101,300
35,000
57,100
84,100
50,300
24,000
58,300
56,000
42,400
46,700
88,700
26,600
87,500
27,500
108,800
60,700
53,700
19,708
219,800
80,400
33,300
44,800
53,900
23,000
10,609
24,238
182
(2,702)
(627)
7,879
(5,722)
(2,909)
(4,187)
(10,369)
12,172
9,200
13,271
(4,418)
1,149
2,707
12,556
(1,197)
9,578
4,133
29,116
9,431
15,696
9,707
24,054
8,089
5,917
(2,057)
3,951
1,963
-
(4,659)
(6,756)
(2,616)
(2,203)
(2,123)
(2,504)
(6,556)
(4,320)
(4,541)
(5,535)
(5,392)
(2,006)
(5,500)
(5,404)
(3,337)
(2,912)
(4,553)
(2,354)
(5,504)
(3,658)
(15,168)
(4,758)
(4,055)
(3,648)
(12,781)
(4,519)
(3,442)
(2,769)
(2,767)
(4,212)
1,996,296
2,020,580
2,406,175
1,963,325
-
(656,328)
17,856,728
28,137,410
11,419,241
9,047,484
8,755,991
10,741,199
26,902,429
17,231,588
18,929,272
23,826,733
20,828,871
8,717,993
24,806,810
21,911,079
12,856,394
14,148,687
18,830,311
9,851,505
23,771,912
15,277,664
60,507,186
19,416,859
18,563,497
14,908,496
51,862,117
19,003,908
14,853,610
11,568,851
10,955,424
17,099,530
2,481,294
1,011,628
1,740,808
181,409
-
(140,552)
8,386,376
(656,328)
583,245,109
1,591
-
-
(4,448)
183,000
-
(145,000)
8,386,376
(656,328)
43,912,412
145,000
(8,386,376)
656,328
45,423,004
(1,989,000)
42,706
-
(1,989,000)
2,524,000
(1,989,000)
2,524,000
1,011,628
1,740,808
(1,011,628)
(1,740,808)
-
-
183,000
466,000
466,000
-
-
-
16,546,321
5,816,894
-
650,375,000
Tab 2
Attachment C
Washington State Community and Technical Colleges
FY 2015 Initial Allocation
Step 3: Pass Through Adjustments to the Base
Column
20
21
Title
Total FY 2015 Base
Allocations
Description
Same as column 20 in Step 2.
Correction Step
22
Health Rate Changes
Funding for state employee health insurance is increased to reflect CFL adjustments. The final
contribution per employee per month will be set in the final appropriations act.
23
M&O - Leases and
Assessments
Funding is adjusted to address changes in the cost of leases and assessments. Allocations are based on
funding proposed in the Governor's 2015-17 Budget and is distributed based on information reported by
the colleges in July 2014, in conjuction with 2015-17 system budget request.
24
University Center
Contract Transfer
In July 2014, the management of the University Center of North Puget Sound was transfered from Everett
Community College to WSU. This reduction reflects the transfer of operational funding to WSU.
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
Funding is adjusted to address an increase in the fiscal year 2016 contribution rates for state pension
systems, as reflected in the 2015-17 biennial budget. Funds are allocated based on each district's prorata
Pension Rate Changes
share of fiscal year 2014 state-supported (including tuition) salary expenditures related to PERS and TRS.
These funds will be added to base budgets.
State funding is adjusted to reflect the two year average head count from SBCTC Fall Quarter Enrollment
Students of Color
and Staffing Report.
State funding is adjusted to reflect the two year average head count from SBCTC Fall Quarter Enrollment
Students with Disabilities
and Staffing Report.
Workers Compensation State funding is adjusted to reflect updated estimates from the Department of Labor and Industries for
the employer share of medical aid and industrial insurance for state employees.
Changes
State funding is adjusted to reflect anticipated changes in services billed by the Central Service Agencies.
These bills are paid by the State Board office throughout the year on behalf of the community and
Revolving Funds
technical college system. At the end of the fiscal year, these charges and related funding are allocated to
the colleges.
Supplemental
Retirement
The cost for providing Supplemental Retirement coverage for system retirees in the system's Higher
Education Retirement Plan continues to exceed allocated funding. An additional $145,000 is moved from
system base allocations and placed in future allocations to cover fiscal year 2016 expenditures.
Alt. Finance Project Debt
Svc.
Bates Rebasing Phase
One
Scheduled fiscal year 2016 debt service payments for facilities financed with COPs from Building Fee
revenue.
Funding for the equivalent of 182 FTEs is removed from the Bates allocation and placed in Future
Allocations for distribution in the summer of 2016.
Subtotal FY 2015 Initial
Allocation
The total of columns 22 through 32.
Prepared by the SBCTC Operating Budget Office
TAB 2
Attachment D
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
FY 2016 Use of Funds Statement
Allocation #1 Thru Maintenance Level (ML)
GENERAL FUNDSTATE
1. DISTRICT ALLOCATIONS
Unrestricted Base
EDUCATION
LEGACY TRUST
ACCOUNT
CTC CAPITAL
PROJECTS
ACCOUNT
TOTAL STATE
FUNDS
459,475,055
34,379,466
-
493,854,521
Earmarks and Provisos in Base:
Aerospace Apprenticeships
Centers of Excellence
COE for Aerospace
Disability Accommodations
Employment Resource Center
Fabrication Wing Training Program
High Demand Aerospace Enrollments
Labor Education & Research Center
Maritime Industry Training Program
MESA Community College Programs - MCCP
Opportunity Grants
Students of Color
Student Achievement Initiative (base)
University Contracts
Worker Retraining Base (base state)
Worker Retraining Base (proviso state)
321,593
2,041,570
100,000
1,740,808
1,139,716
500,000
8,000,000
13,119
255,000
351,420
5,000,000
1,011,628
565,374
204,485
3,859,607
21,324,875
-
-
-
-
149,749
-
6,624,000
-
-
738,137
-
-
321,593
2,041,570
100,000
1,740,808
1,139,716
500,000
8,000,000
162,868
255,000
351,420
11,624,000
1,011,628
565,374
942,622
3,859,607
21,324,875
Adjustments to Base:
Facilities M&O Carryforward
Employee Health Premium Contributions
Leases and Assessments
Procurement Rate Reduction
Pension Rate Changes
Supplemental Retiree Assessment
Workers Compensation Changes
58,800
30,739,251
760,600
(39,500)
2,454,294
(140,552)
181,409
376,000
-
27,000
-
-
-
One-Time and Variable Allocations:
Alternatively Financed Capital Projects - Debt Service
DISTRICT ALLOCATIONS THRU ML
58,800
31,115,251
760,600
(39,500)
2,481,294
(140,552)
181,409
8,386,376
8,386,376
539,918,552
42,294,352
8,386,376
590,599,280
15,509,869
-
-
15,509,869
Earmarks and Provisos Included in Base:
Hospital Employee Education & Training
Job Skills Program
Opportunity Grants
Worker Retraining (base state)
43,074
497,555
55,000
118,300
-
-
43,074
55,000
118,300
497,555
Adjustments to Base:
Employee Health Premium Contributions
Pension Rate Changes
Supplemental Retiree Assessment
Workers Compensation Changes
324,749
42,706
(4,448)
1,591
4,000
-
-
-
-
177,300
-
2. SBCTC ADMIN
Unrestricted Base
SBCTC ADMIN THRU ML
Prepared by SBCTC Operating Budget Office
16,415,096
328,749
42,706
(4,448)
1,591
16,592,396
TAB 2
Attachment D
GENERAL FUNDSTATE
3. SBCTC - PROGRAM
ABE Enrollments
DOC Compensation
Job Skills Program
MESA Community College Programs - MCCP
Opportunity Grants
Worker Retraining Base (state - PCS)
SBCTC PROGRAM THRU ML
4. FUTURE ALLOCATIONS
Alt. Finance Project Debt Service
Aerospace Apprenticeships
Basic Skills Enhancement
Enrollment Pool From Bates Rebase Phase One
Facilities M&O
Hospital Employee Education & Training
Opportunity Grants
Student Achievement Initiative
Worker Retraining Variable (AC1)
Workforce Development Projects
Future Allocations Subtotal
RESERVES
Revolving Funds - Self Insurance Premium
Revolving Funds - Central Service Agency Charges
Supplemental Retirement Payments
Ongoing Reserves
Reserves Subtotal
FUTURE ALLOCATIONS AND RESERVES THRU ML
FY 2016 Use of Funds Thru ML
Prepared by SBCTC Operating Budget Office
EDUCATION
LEGACY TRUST
ACCOUNT
CTC CAPITAL
PROJECTS
ACCOUNT
TOTAL STATE
FUNDS
153,770
594,326
58,580
1,640,880
2,670,000
-
700,000
-
-
153,770
594,326
2,670,000
58,580
700,000
1,640,880
2,447,556
3,370,000
-
5,817,556
2,398,814
1,469,574
656,328
594,400
2,039,306
4,684,626
12,436,183
1,569,945
2,000,000
387,624
-
57,700
1,648
-
-
387,624
2,398,814
3,469,574
656,328
594,400
2,039,306
57,700
4,686,274
12,436,183
1,569,945
25,849,176
2,059,348
387,624
28,296,148
2,190,953
4,201,595
645,000
2,032,072
-
-
2,190,953
4,201,595
645,000
2,032,072
9,069,620
-
-
9,069,620
34,918,796
2,059,348
387,624
37,365,768
593,700,000
47,901,000
8,774,000
650,375,000
TAB 2
Attachment E
2016 Enrollment Rules
Purpose: The Enrollment Rules are established as a method to ensure legislative targets are met and that
resources are deployed systematically within the CTC system.
•
•
The rules are set by which colleges will:
o Be eligible for increases in their enrollment targets
o Be allowed to count excess enrollments in periods of over-enrollment
The rules provide parameters and definitions for the specific types of FTEs to be included or excluded in
monitoring of state and other enrollments.
Parameters and Definitions for Enrollment Types
Running Start students are not included in the monitoring of allocated state enrollments.
State Enrollment Rules
The following rules govern how state actual enrollments, used to measure attainment of the target allocated by
the State Board, will be monitored and used in determining policy decisions in other program areas:
1. In the creation of the fiscal year 2016 Enrollment Allocation Target, all changes to the target
shall be initiated by rules in place during the 2015 year.
2. In the development future enrollment targets:
A. A college district will be eligible for growth in their enrollment target if the district’s
prior three year average actual enrollment was at least 100 percent of its prior three
year average allocated enrollment.
3. In the development of future enrollment allocations, the base target for each district will be
set using the following method.
A District’s base enrollment level is equal to their total enrollment target, less allocations
governed by a legislative proviso or State Board Earmark:
A. Comparing the three year average of a district’s enrollment target and actual
enrollments, districts are grouped into two categories: over-enrolled and underenrolled.
I. Data used will be last three full academic years (e.g., for 2016, only 2012, 2013
and 2014 are available).
II. Under-enrolled districts will have their initial target set at the three year actual
enrollment level.
a. The difference between three year target enrollments and three year
actual enrollments is calculated for all under-enrolled schools
i. The amount of enrollment is pooled for redistribution to overenrolled schools
III. Over-enrolled districts will have their initial target set at the three year target
level.
IV. In addition, over-enrolled districts will receive a share of the pool identified for
re-distribution in step A.2.a.i
b. The difference between three year target enrollments and three year
actual enrollments is calculated for all over-enrolled districts
Prepared by SBCTC Operating Budget Office
1
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
TAB 2
Attachment E
c. These values are summed and a percentage share of over-enrollments
is assigned to each over-enrolled district.
i. The pool of enrollments in step A.1.a.i is distributed using the
percentage share
4. The District base enrollment value set in rule three above is added to any enrollments
allocated and governed by proviso or earmark.
I.
This is enrollment total is the new target used to determine attainment.
5. Actual enrollments above 100 percent of a district’s 2016 fiscal year allocated enrollment
target will be counted as excess enrollments.
Worker Retraining Enrollment
In addition to the rules above, the following rule applies to Worker Retraining enrollment allocations: College
districts that fail to meet 100 percent of their Worker Retraining enrollment allocation for two consecutive years
will have their Worker Retraining enrollment allocation and associated funding in the subsequent year reduced
by 75 percent of the difference between the allocated and actual enrollment in the second year. College
districts that fail to hit 100 percent of the base allocation enrollment target (as described in State Enrollment
rule three above) will be ineligible to receive increases in their Worker Retraining allocation in the next academic
year.
Earmarked Enrollments
The funding for the following types of enrollments has been earmarked by the State Board and must be spent on
these programs:
•
•
•
•
Aerospace Apprenticeships
Aerospace Enrollment Expansion (November 2013)
Health Employee Education and Training
University Contracts
Actual enrollments in earmarked programs will be tracked against allocated enrollments and will be reviewed by
the State Board quarterly. Districts are expected to enroll at allocated enrollment levels. Colleges under-enrolled
in an earmarked program may be subject to a reduction in earmarked enrollments and associated funding.
Other Monitored Enrollments
Districts are expected to maintain strong commitment to the following types of enrollments:
•
•
•
Adult Basic Education
Apprenticeships
I-BEST
Prepared by SBCTC Operating Budget Office
2
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Tab 2
Attachment F
SBCTC International Student Enrollment Coding Policy
Effective Fall Quarter 2016
• The number of international students a district can count as state-funded is limited to the lesser
of 2 percent of the district’s enrollment target or the number of FTE needed to reach 100 percent
of the district’s enrollment target.
• Any state-funded international students in excess of these limits will not be recognized for
purposes of calculating target attainment.
Effective until Fall Quarter 2016
• Each district has the option of continuing to code international students in state-supported
courses as they did in Fall and Winter Quarters 2014-15, or of implementing the 2 percent rule. A
district cannot use both the state-funded category and the International Contract category unless
complying with the 2 percent limit.
• Any international FTE coded as state-funded in excess of these limits will not be recognized for
purposes of calculating target attainment.
TAB 2
Attachment G
Washington State Community and Technical Colleges
FY 2016 and FY 2017 Faculty Increments and Turnover Savings Policy
Provisions of the 2015-17 Omnibus Appropriations Act
The two current biennial operating budget proposals provide limited funding options for the payment of
faculty increments. Both the Senate and House appropriation bills allow, but do not require, the use of
turnover savings for payment of faculty increments 1. The House budget, at the time of writing, also
allows for the use of local funds to pay for faculty increments during the 2015-17 biennium. These policy
guidelines are provided for districts to use in the development of increments funded with ‘turnover
savings’ only.
Definition and Calculation of Turnover Savings
2
Turnover savings are defined as the ongoing (permanent) difference between the compensation level
of a faculty employee who is no longer employed and the compensation level of the faculty
replacement. In addition, districts may identify and subtract one-time faculty buyout costs in calculating
the amount of turnover savings available for increment funding. The determination of whether to use
turnover savings for the payment of faculty increments and the identification of buyout costs is made by
each college.
If a college pays part-time faculty a flat rate, there may be no part-time faculty turnover savings because
new part-time faculty may be paid at the same rate as the part-time faculty being replaced.
3
Turnover Savings – Type of Employee
If turnover savings are used to fund increments, only turnover savings attributable to full-time faculty
may be used for payment of increments to full-time faculty. Similarly, only turnover savings attributable
to part-time faculty may be used for payment of increments to part-time faculty.
Turnover Savings – Fund Sources
Turnover savings generated in state funds may be used only for payment to faculty whose salaries are
paid by state funds. Similarly, turnover savings in local funds may only be used to pay increments to
faculty whose salaries are paid by those local funds. Districts may carry forward turnover savings from
local funds across fiscal years.
1 The payment of increments includes the payment of associated benefit costs. Whenever the term “increment” is used
in these rules, the term is defined to include “and associated benefits”.
2 Because turnover savings are defined as permanent savings, they do not include temporary savings that may be
realized from such situations as:
♦ Vacant positions
♦ Temporary savings from faculty on leave, reassignment or sabbatical
♦ Savings resulting from reductions in force
♦ Stipend pay
♦ Moonlight pay
3 Turnover savings from other employee groups, such as classified, exempt, etc., may not be used to pay faculty
increments.
TAB 2
Attachment H.1
WASHINGTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TUITION AND FEE RATES
DRAFT Summary and Schedules - House Tuition Policy
RESIDENTS
2014-15
NONRESIDENTS
Assumes 15 Credits per Quarter
RESIDENTS
2015-16
NONRESIDENTS
Assumes 15 Credits per Quarter
ANNUAL
Operating Fee
Building Fee
Maximum S & A Fee
Tuition and Fees
$3,217.05
$373.35
$409.65
$4,000.05
$8,051.85
$773.70
$409.65
$9,235.20
$3,217.05
$373.35
$409.65
$4,000.05
$8,051.85
$773.70
$409.65
$9,235.20
QUARTERLY
Operating Fee
Building Fee
Maximum S & A Fee
Tuition and Fees
$1,072.35
$124.45
$136.55
$1,333.35
$2,683.95
$257.90
$136.55
$3,078.40
$1,072.35
$124.45
$136.55
$1,333.35
$2,683.95
$257.90
$136.55
$3,078.40
PER CREDIT
Operating Fee
Building Fee
Maximum S & A Fee
Tuition and Fees
PER CREDIT
Operating Fee
Building Fee
Maximum S & A Fee
Tuition and Fees
EXCESS CREDIT SURCHARGE
Operating Fee Only
1-10 Credits
$85.68
$10.58
$10.58
$106.84
$244.68
$23.58
$10.58
$278.84
Average Incremental Increase for Each
Credit between 11 and 18
$43.11
$47.43
$3.73
$4.42
$6.15
$6.15
$52.99
$58.00
19+ Credits
$96.26
$268.26
1-10 Credits
$85.68
$10.58
$10.58
$106.84
Average Incremental Increase for Each
Credit between 11 and 18
$43.11
$47.43
$3.73
$4.42
$6.15
$6.15
$52.99
$58.00
19+ Credits
$96.26
UNGRADED COURSES - per credit fees - Operating Fees deposited to Fund 149
2014-15
Comments
Apprenticeship
(Clock hour equivalent)
ABE, ESL, GED
Compentency Based
Programs
50% waiver
Colleges may waive the
$25 charge for students
who are unable to pay
Method for establishing
tuition governed by WAC
131-28-025, subsection (2),
amened by State Board
Resolution 14-09-60 (Sept.
10, 2014)
$244.68
$23.58
$10.58
$278.84
$268.26
2015-16
Per Credit Fee
$53.00
$3.49
$25 per student
per quarter
Program length (in
months) divided by
three and multiplied
by quarterly tuition
and fees at 15 credit
hours (above)
Comments
Per Credit Fee
$53.00
50% waiver
Colleges may waive the
$25 charge for students
who are unable to pay
Method for establishing
tuition governed by WAC
131-28-025, subsection (2),
amened by State Board
Resolution 14-09-60 (Sept.
10, 2014)
$3.49
$25 per student
per quarter
Program length (in
months) divided by
three and multiplied
by quarterly tuition
and fees at 15 credit
hours (above)
Technical colleges may increase the 2013-14 operating fee rates by no more than the percentage increase authorized for community colleges by
the State Board, or fully adopt the tuition fee charge schedule adopted by the State Board for community colleges, as provided in Section 604(4)
of the Biennial Appropriations Act.
Colleges are authorized to charge tuition to Running Start students when the student’s choice of credit load exceeds the level that will be
reimbursed by the school district.
TAB 2
Attachment H.1
Washington State Community Colleges
Lower Division - DRAFT HOUSE POLICY
FY 2015-16 Tuition Schedule
(per quarter)
Credits
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Operating Fee
$85.68
$171.36
$257.04
$342.72
$428.40
$514.08
$599.76
$685.44
$771.12
$856.80
$899.91
$943.02
$986.13
$1,029.24
$1,072.35
$1,115.46
$1,158.57
$1,201.68
$1,297.94
$1,394.20
$1,490.46
$1,586.72
$1,682.98
$1,779.24
$1,875.50
FY2015-16 Resident
Maximum S&A
Building Fee
Fee
$10.58
$10.58
$21.16
$21.16
$31.74
$31.74
$42.32
$42.32
$52.90
$52.90
$63.48
$63.48
$74.06
$74.06
$84.64
$84.64
$95.22
$95.22
$105.80
$105.80
$109.53
$111.95
$113.26
$118.10
$116.99
$124.25
$120.72
$130.40
$124.45
$136.55
$128.18
$142.70
$131.91
$148.85
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
Tuition and
Fees
$106.84
$213.68
$320.52
$427.36
$534.20
$641.04
$747.88
$854.72
$961.56
$1,068.40
$1,121.39
$1,174.38
$1,227.37
$1,280.36
$1,333.35
$1,386.34
$1,439.33
$1,492.32
$1,588.58
$1,684.84
$1,781.10
$1,877.36
$1,973.62
$2,069.88
$2,166.14
Operating Fee
$244.68
$489.36
$734.04
$978.72
$1,223.40
$1,468.08
$1,712.76
$1,957.44
$2,202.12
$2,446.80
$2,494.23
$2,541.66
$2,589.09
$2,636.52
$2,683.95
$2,731.38
$2,778.81
$2,826.24
$3,094.50
$3,362.76
$3,631.02
$3,899.28
$4,167.54
$4,435.80
$4,704.06
FY20115-16 Nonresident
Maximum S&A
Building Fee
Fee
$23.58
$10.58
$47.16
$21.16
$70.74
$31.74
$94.32
$42.32
$117.90
$52.90
$141.48
$63.48
$165.06
$74.06
$188.64
$84.64
$212.22
$95.22
$235.80
$105.80
$240.22
$111.95
$244.64
$118.10
$249.06
$124.25
$253.48
$130.40
$257.90
$136.55
$262.32
$142.70
$266.74
$148.85
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
Tuition and
Fees
$278.84
$557.68
$836.52
$1,115.36
$1,394.20
$1,673.04
$1,951.88
$2,230.72
$2,509.56
$2,788.40
$2,846.40
$2,904.40
$2,962.40
$3,020.40
$3,078.40
$3,136.40
$3,194.40
$3,252.40
$3,520.66
$3,788.92
$4,057.18
$4,325.44
$4,593.70
$4,861.96
$5,130.22
TAB 2
Attachment H.1
Washington State Community Colleges
Upper Division - DRAFT HOUSE POLICY
FY 2015-16 Tuition Schedule
(per quarter)
Credits Operating Fee
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
$224.29
$448.58
$672.87
$897.16
$1,121.45
$1,345.74
$1,570.03
$1,794.32
$2,018.61
$2,242.90
$2,242.90
$2,242.90
$2,242.90
$2,242.90
$2,242.90
$2,242.90
$2,242.90
$2,242.90
$2,477.77
$2,712.64
$2,947.51
$3,182.38
$3,417.25
$3,652.12
$3,886.99
FY2015-16 Resident
Maximum S&A
Building Fee
Fee
$10.58
$10.58
$21.16
$21.16
$31.74
$31.74
$42.32
$42.32
$52.90
$52.90
$63.48
$63.48
$74.06
$74.06
$84.64
$84.64
$95.22
$95.22
$105.80
$105.80
$109.53
$111.95
$113.26
$118.10
$116.99
$124.25
$120.72
$130.40
$124.45
$136.55
$128.18
$142.70
$131.91
$148.85
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
$135.64
$155.00
Tuition and
Fees
$245.45
$490.90
$736.35
$981.80
$1,227.25
$1,472.70
$1,718.15
$1,963.60
$2,209.05
$2,454.50
$2,464.38
$2,474.26
$2,484.14
$2,494.02
$2,503.90
$2,513.78
$2,523.66
$2,533.54
$2,768.41
$3,003.28
$3,238.15
$3,473.02
$3,707.89
$3,942.76
$4,177.63
Operating Fee
$564.26
$1,128.52
$1,692.78
$2,257.04
$2,821.30
$3,385.56
$3,949.82
$4,514.08
$5,078.34
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$6,230.44
$6,818.28
$7,406.12
$7,993.96
$8,581.80
$9,169.64
$9,757.48
FY20115-16 Nonresident
Maximum S&A
Building Fee
Fee
$23.58
$10.58
$47.16
$21.16
$70.74
$31.74
$94.32
$42.32
$117.90
$52.90
$141.48
$63.48
$165.06
$74.06
$188.64
$84.64
$212.22
$95.22
$235.80
$105.80
$240.22
$111.95
$244.64
$118.10
$249.06
$124.25
$253.48
$130.40
$257.90
$136.55
$262.32
$142.70
$266.74
$148.85
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
Tuition and
Fees
$598.42
$1,196.84
$1,795.26
$2,393.68
$2,992.10
$3,590.52
$4,188.94
$4,787.36
$5,385.78
$5,984.20
$5,994.77
$6,005.34
$6,015.91
$6,026.48
$6,037.05
$6,047.62
$6,058.19
$6,068.76
$6,656.60
$7,244.44
$7,832.28
$8,420.12
$9,007.96
$9,595.80
$10,183.64
TAB 2
Attachment H.2
WASHINGTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TUITION AND FEE RATES
DRAFT Summary and Schedules - Senate Tuition Policy
RESIDENTS
2014-15
NONRESIDENTS
Assumes 15 Credits per Quarter
RESIDENTS
2015-16
NONRESIDENTS
Assumes 15 Credits per Quarter
ANNUAL
Operating Fee
Building Fee
Maximum S & A Fee
Tuition and Fees
$3,217.05
$373.35
$409.65
$4,000.05
$8,051.85
$773.70
$409.65
$9,235.20
$3,164.19
$367.20
$409.65
$3,941.04
$8,051.85
$773.70
$409.65
$9,235.20
QUARTERLY
Operating Fee
Building Fee
Maximum S & A Fee
Tuition and Fees
$1,072.35
$124.45
$136.55
$1,333.35
$2,683.95
$257.90
$136.55
$3,078.40
$1,054.73
$122.40
$136.55
$1,313.68
$2,683.95
$257.90
$136.55
$3,078.40
PER CREDIT
Operating Fee
Building Fee
Maximum S & A Fee
Tuition and Fees
PER CREDIT
Operating Fee
Building Fee
Maximum S & A Fee
Tuition and Fees
EXCESS CREDIT SURCHARGE
Operating Fee Only
1-10 Credits
$85.68
$10.58
$10.58
$106.84
$244.68
$23.58
$10.58
$278.84
Average Incremental Increase for Each
Credit between 11 and 18
$43.11
$47.43
$3.73
$4.42
$6.15
$6.15
$52.99
$58.00
19+ Credits
$96.26
$268.26
1-10 Credits
$84.31
$10.42
$10.58
$105.31
Average Incremental Increase for Each
Credit between 11 and 18
$42.32
$47.43
$3.64
$4.42
$6.15
$6.15
$52.11
$58.00
19+ Credits
$96.26
UNGRADED COURSES - per credit fees - Operating Fees deposited to Fund 149
2014-15
Comments
Apprenticeship
(Clock hour equivalent)
ABE, ESL, GED
Compentency Based
Programs
50% waiver
Colleges may waive the
$25 charge for students
who are unable to pay
Method for establishing
tuition governed by WAC
131-28-025, subsection (2),
amened by State Board
Resolution 14-09-60 (Sept.
10, 2014)
$244.68
$23.58
$10.58
$278.84
$268.26
2015-16
Per Credit Fee
$53.00
$3.49
$25 per student
per quarter
Program length (in
months) divided by
three and multiplied
by quarterly tuition
and fees at 15 credit
hours (above)
Comments
Per Credit Fee
$52.00
50% waiver
Colleges may waive the
$25 charge for students
who are unable to pay
Method for establishing
tuition governed by WAC
131-28-025, subsection (2),
amened by State Board
Resolution 14-09-60 (Sept.
10, 2014)
$3.49
$25 per student
per quarter
Program length (in
months) divided by
three and multiplied
by quarterly tuition
and fees at 15 credit
hours (above)
Technical colleges may increase the 2013-14 operating fee rates by no more than the percentage increase authorized for community colleges by
the State Board, or fully adopt the tuition fee charge schedule adopted by the State Board for community colleges, as provided by 604(4) of the
Biennial Appropriations Act.
Colleges are authorized to charge tuition to Running Start students when the student’s choice of credit load exceeds the level that will be
reimbursed by the school district.
TAB 2
Attachment H.2
Washington State Community Colleges
Lower Division - DRAFT SENATE POLICY
FY 2015-16 Tuition Schedule
(per quarter)
Credits
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Operating Fee
$84.31
$168.62
$252.94
$337.25
$421.56
$505.87
$590.18
$674.49
$758.81
$843.12
$885.44
$927.76
$970.08
$1,012.41
$1,054.73
$1,097.05
$1,139.38
$1,181.70
$1,276.43
$1,371.16
$1,465.89
$1,560.63
$1,655.36
$1,750.09
$1,844.82
FY2015-16 Resident
Maximum S&A
Building Fee
Fee
$10.42
$10.58
$20.84
$21.16
$31.26
$31.74
$41.68
$42.32
$52.10
$52.90
$62.52
$63.48
$72.94
$74.06
$83.36
$84.64
$93.78
$95.22
$104.21
$105.80
$107.84
$111.95
$111.48
$118.10
$115.12
$124.25
$118.76
$130.40
$122.40
$136.55
$126.04
$142.70
$129.68
$148.85
$133.32
$155.00
$133.32
$155.00
$133.32
$155.00
$133.32
$155.00
$133.32
$155.00
$133.32
$155.00
$133.32
$155.00
$133.32
$155.00
Tuition and
Fees
$105.31
$210.62
$315.94
$421.25
$526.56
$631.87
$737.19
$842.50
$947.81
$1,053.12
$1,105.23
$1,157.35
$1,209.46
$1,261.57
$1,313.68
$1,365.79
$1,417.90
$1,470.01
$1,564.75
$1,659.48
$1,754.21
$1,848.94
$1,943.68
$2,038.41
$2,133.14
Operating Fee
$244.68
$489.36
$734.04
$978.72
$1,223.40
$1,468.08
$1,712.76
$1,957.44
$2,202.12
$2,446.80
$2,494.23
$2,541.66
$2,589.09
$2,636.52
$2,683.95
$2,731.38
$2,778.81
$2,826.24
$3,094.50
$3,362.76
$3,631.02
$3,899.28
$4,167.54
$4,435.80
$4,704.06
FY20115-16 Nonresident
Maximum S&A
Building Fee
Fee
$23.58
$10.58
$47.16
$21.16
$70.74
$31.74
$94.32
$42.32
$117.90
$52.90
$141.48
$63.48
$165.06
$74.06
$188.64
$84.64
$212.22
$95.22
$235.80
$105.80
$240.22
$111.95
$244.64
$118.10
$249.06
$124.25
$253.48
$130.40
$257.90
$136.55
$262.32
$142.70
$266.74
$148.85
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
Tuition and
Fees
$278.84
$557.68
$836.52
$1,115.36
$1,394.20
$1,673.04
$1,951.88
$2,230.72
$2,509.56
$2,788.40
$2,846.40
$2,904.40
$2,962.40
$3,020.40
$3,078.40
$3,136.40
$3,194.40
$3,252.40
$3,520.66
$3,788.92
$4,057.18
$4,325.44
$4,593.70
$4,861.96
$5,130.22
TAB 2
Attachment H.2
Washington State Community Colleges
Upper Division - DRAFT SENATE POLICY
FY 2015-16 Tuition Schedule
(per quarter)
Credits Operating Fee
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
$177.57
$355.14
$532.71
$710.28
$887.85
$1,065.42
$1,242.99
$1,420.56
$1,598.13
$1,775.70
$1,775.70
$1,775.70
$1,775.70
$1,775.70
$1,775.70
$1,775.70
$1,775.70
$1,775.70
$1,960.47
$2,145.24
$2,330.01
$2,514.78
$2,699.55
$2,884.32
$3,069.09
FY2015-16 Resident
Maximum S&A
Building Fee
Fee
$7.20
$10.58
$14.40
$21.16
$21.60
$31.74
$28.80
$42.32
$36.00
$52.90
$43.20
$63.48
$50.40
$74.06
$57.60
$84.64
$64.80
$95.22
$72.00
$105.80
$79.20
$111.95
$86.40
$118.10
$93.60
$124.25
$100.80
$130.40
$108.00
$136.55
$115.20
$142.70
$122.40
$148.85
$129.60
$155.00
$129.60
$155.00
$129.60
$155.00
$129.60
$155.00
$129.60
$155.00
$129.60
$155.00
$129.60
$155.00
$129.60
$155.00
Tuition and
Fees
$195.35
$390.70
$586.05
$781.40
$976.75
$1,172.10
$1,367.45
$1,562.80
$1,758.15
$1,953.50
$1,966.85
$1,980.20
$1,993.55
$2,006.90
$2,020.25
$2,033.60
$2,046.95
$2,060.30
$2,245.07
$2,429.84
$2,614.61
$2,799.38
$2,984.15
$3,168.92
$3,353.69
Operating Fee
$564.26
$1,128.52
$1,692.78
$2,257.04
$2,821.30
$3,385.56
$3,949.82
$4,514.08
$5,078.34
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$5,642.60
$6,230.44
$6,818.28
$7,406.12
$7,993.96
$8,581.80
$9,169.64
$9,757.48
FY20115-16 Nonresident
Maximum S&A
Building Fee
Fee
$23.58
$10.58
$47.16
$21.16
$70.74
$31.74
$94.32
$42.32
$117.90
$52.90
$141.48
$63.48
$165.06
$74.06
$188.64
$84.64
$212.22
$95.22
$235.80
$105.80
$240.22
$111.95
$244.64
$118.10
$249.06
$124.25
$253.48
$130.40
$257.90
$136.55
$262.32
$142.70
$266.74
$148.85
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
$271.16
$155.00
Tuition and
Fees
$598.42
$1,196.84
$1,795.26
$2,393.68
$2,992.10
$3,590.52
$4,188.94
$4,787.36
$5,385.78
$5,984.20
$5,994.77
$6,005.34
$6,015.91
$6,026.48
$6,037.05
$6,047.62
$6,058.19
$6,068.76
$6,656.60
$7,244.44
$7,832.28
$8,420.12
$9,007.96
$9,595.80
$10,183.64
Discussion Item
June 22, 2015
Tab 3
Allocation model update – final WACTC recommendations
Brief description
Since the fall of 2013, the presidents have been engaged in a process to update the methodology used to
allocate annual state appropriations. The process has been conducted in two phases, the first of which
ended in the spring of 2014, when the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges
(WACTC) recommended to the State Board that the system shift to a more dynamic allocation model.
As part of the recommendation, another WACTC group was charged with defining the details for
allocation elements recommended in the new model (see Attachment A – WACTC Allocation Model
Recommendations to the State Board). The purpose of this review is for the State Board to receive
the recommendations and provide feedback regarding them. At the September 2015 meeting the State
Board will be asked to adopt the provisions related to the new allocation model for initial
implementation in fiscal year 2017.
How does this link to the system direction, mission study and policy focus
The method employed to allocate the system’s state appropriation is a prime lever in the State Board’s
ability to influence system direction and identify internal budget priorities. Updates to the allocation
model methodology are opportunities to ensure State Board priorities are reflected in future district
allocation outcomes.
Background information and analysis
For the last two years, the system has reviewed elements used in determining the allocation of state
appropriations to college districts. The current allocation method, referred to as a Base+ model, lacks
flexibility in how resources are directed (or re-directed) from year to year. The lack of flexibility has led
to inequities (e.g., continual over-enrollment) in allocation levels between districts that can’t be easily
explained. Due to the rising profile of these inequities in the system, the presidents began an expansive
examination of the allocation method in the fall of 2014. This analysis resulted in recommendations to
move from the current Base+ method to a more dynamic, responsive model. Due to time constraints, the
initial model recommendations from WACTC left some details concerning proposed variables
undetermined. A recommendation was made that two committees of WACTC be charged with
developing more detailed recommendations. A sub-committee of WACTC was established to finalize
the recommended levels for the five undecided policies within the model. Another committee was
charged with developing recommendations to clarify the way international enrollments would be
counted by the system in to the model.
The purpose of this briefing is to outline the recommendations for these variables from the two
committees, as approved by WACTC. Attachment A provides an overview of the process outcomes
through the first year of the model examination, including first-year recommendations and the list of
outstanding issues. The remainder of the document provides detailed recommendations developed by the
two committees during the last year and approved by the WACTC at its May 2015 meeting.
The recommendation for model implementation is that fiscal year 2016 will serve as a learning year for
districts to plan for the model impacts. Initial implementation of the new model will occur in fiscal year
2017.
Potential questions
Do the recommendations from WACTC concerning the allocation model variables and their levels align
with State Board policies and principles?
Recommendation/preferred result
State Board will provide feedback to staff and WACTC concerning the recommendations.
Policy Manual change Yes ☐ No ☒
Prepared by: Nick Lutes, director operating budget
360-704-1023, nlutes@sbctc.edu
TAB 3
Attachment A
WACTC allocation model recommendations
to the State Board
June 5, 2015
In July 2013, WACTC created the Allocation and Accountability Task Force to review the current system
of allocating state funds across the districts and to make recommendations for any proposed changes.
The task force adopted the WACTC Allocation System Principles.
An allocation system should:
• Be stable.
• Be predictable.
• Be understandable.
• Treat all colleges consistently and impartially.
• Do as little harm as possible to other colleges.
• Allow for flexibility in local decisions about use of funding.
• Achieve an appropriate balance between access/enrollment and performance/student
outcomes.
In July 2014, WACTC voted to recommend to the State Board the adoption of a new allocation formula
that contains the following elements:
• Performance: Increasing the amount allocated based on the Student Achievement Initiative to at
least 5 percent and not more than 10 percent, utilizing the current metrics adopted in 2012.
• Fixed Costs: Allocate to all colleges a $2.85 million “minimum operating allocation” (MOA) to
recognize the fixed, minimum costs needed to run a college.
• Access: Allocate the remaining funds based on a weighted-enrollment funding formula that
includes the following elements:
o Allocations should be based on the lesser of three year average actual enrollments or
three year target enrollments.
o Basic Education enrollments should be weighted to reflect the lack of tuition revenues
and to provide incentive to offer basic education courses.
o Enrollments in high cost, priority courses should be weighted to provide incentive to offer
high cost, priority courses.
1
TAB 3
Attachment A
Additional implementation issues were also identified. The Allocation Subcommittee was created to
make recommendations to WACTC in time to apply the new allocation model within the 2015-17
biennium. The remaining issues included:
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
Percent of allocation to be based on the Student Achievement Initiative.
The method for identifying high cost, priority courses for enrollment weighting.
The weighting factor for high cost, priority enrollments and for basic education enrollments.
Stop loss and stop gain.
Timing for implementation.
In May 2015, WACTC voted to adopt the following recommendations from the Allocation
Subcommittees.
I. Percent of allocation to be based on the Student Achievement Initiative
Recommendation: Increase the amount of funding allocated based on the Student Achievement
Initiative to 5 percent of state appropriations to the community and technical college system,
utilizing the current metrics adopted in 2012. Future increases in the percentage share dedicated to
performance should be tied to future Student Achievement Initiative analysis.
II. Method for identifying high cost, priority courses for enrollment weighting
Recommendation: For identifying high cost, priority courses for enrollment weighting, use the Joint
Study on a Skilled and Educated Workforce, produced biennially, and STEM courses as complied by
districts and reported through Results Washington. The reports will be used to identify priority,
state-supported enrollment levels (excluding international students) in both:
• Programs of study which generate degrees qualifying individuals for professions in areas with
identified skills gaps; and
• Courses requiring higher costs to provide, as courses identified significantly overlap with and
therefore designate as priority, the majority of courses considered “high cost” based on the
student/faculty ratio method recommended by the subcommittee’s High Cost Work Group.
III. Weighting factor for high cost, priority and Basic Education enrollments
Recommendation: Weight high cost, priority and Basic Education enrollments at 1.3 the weight of a
non-weighted enrollment.
• Provides incentive, despite their high cost, to offer the high cost priority courses.
2
TAB 3
Attachment A
•
Value of weight reflects the lack of tuition revenue received and provides incentive to offer
basic education course.
IV. Stop loss and stop gain
Recommendation: Any stop loss will be applied over a four year period, for each district, starting
with fiscal year 2017.
• The 2017 model allocation will be evaluated against 2016 allocation to determine size of stop
loss.
• All districts that gain in the model will contribute to the stop loss need based on pro-rata
share of gain.
V. Timing for implementation
Recommendation: Fully implement the new allocation model in July 2016 for fiscal year 2017 and
each subsequent fiscal year thereafter.
• Apply the model to fiscal year 2016 as a learning year, to run parallel with existing allocation
method. The goal of the learning year is to present to the system the allocation changes
resulting from the new model and provide a year to plan for implementation.
o The Business Affairs Commission will review model for consistency and develop
recommendations for updates to operational processes that link the allocation to that
state wide budget process (see BAC Charge – New Model Examination below).
• Fiscal year 2016 should include assistance to over enrolled colleges.
• Must address inconsistency of enrollment coding practices.
BAC Charge – New Model Examination 2015
Prior to full implementation for fiscal year 2017, and during fiscal year 2016, the Business Affairs
Commission is charged with engaging the new allocation model in an overlap analysis with the
current allocation method and its outcomes.
The primary intent of the overlap analysis is to provide districts with information relevant to:
1. Planning for changes in the state allocations predicted by the model for fiscal year 2017.
2. While applying the WACTC Allocation System principles, identify any vulnerabilities to
“unintended consequences” the model may exhibit, including, but not limited to:
a. A description of the anticipated long term impacts the system may experience using
the model to establish allocation levels.
3
TAB 3
Attachment A
b. The relationship between the Minimum Operating Allocation (MOA) and the SAI
Points per Student awarded through the performance element of the model.
c. Use statistical analysis to determine strength of any biases identified.
3. Develop recommendations for budget development process changes related to:
a. System requests for new appropriations from the Legislature for:
i. Maintenance and operations for new facilities.
ii. Changes in district lease costs.
iii. Changes in assessments on districts from local governmental entities.
b. Distributing new appropriations from the Legislature for:
i. Compensation (e.g., salary increases, health and pension rate changes).
ii. Maintenance and operations for newly built facilities.
iii. Increases in lease costs.
iv. Increases in assessments from local governmental entities.
4. Develop a method for the implementation of the “Stop Loss” recommendation.
a. Include ability to include any “no-strings attached” funding from the Legislature
toward the “Stop Loss”.
5. Return analysis and recommendations to the WACTC Operating Budget Committee at their
January 2016 Meeting.
VI. Other
The subcommittee discussed the importance of the topic of earmarks and provisos and their
relationship to building the allocation moving forward. The goal is to reasonably limit the size of the
state appropriation held for distribution outside of the model. To this end, the group recommends
the adoption of Enrollment Pool Allocation Principles. The principles were developed to assist future
allocation discussions maintain an appropriate balance between the identification of past, but
ongoing, policy priorities and ensuring maximum availability of resources to meet the system’s
overall state allocation goals.
Enrollment Pool Allocation Principles:
• All allocations are consistent with requirements of budget act, consistent with funds
provisoed for designated purposes.
• Recognize new ongoing funds appropriated or allocated for specific targeted purposes for
two years after expiration of the proviso (or four years if no proviso) to allow colleges to get
targeted programs or services in place, then fold funds into pool of funds distributed through
the base enrollment allocation formula.
• Avoid duplication of weighting between base enrollment allocation formula and earmarked
funds.
4
TAB 3
Attachment A
•
•
Focus on ongoing funds and funds allocated to most colleges.
Focus on funds appropriated for general college operations; separately allocate funds
designated for student aid.
As part of each allocation development cycle, earmarks and provisos will be reviewed and discussed
regarding what is allowed or excluded from earmark status. This discussion will go through the
WACTC Operating Budget Committee for action by WACTC.
Recommendation: Adopt the Enrollment Pool Allocation Principles to be used as a guide to establish
future allocation earmarks and govern the transition of funding from provisoed status to allocation
through the new model.
Furthermore: WACTC recommends the following earmarks be established for fiscal year 2017:
5
Tab 4a
STATE BOARD MEETING
Meeting Minutes
State Board Office, Olympia
Business Meeting:
May 7, 2015
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
Jim Bricker ● Elizabeth Chen ● Anne Fennessy ● Wayne Martin
Larry Brown ● Jay Reich ● Carol Landa-McVicker ● Phyllis Gutierrez-Kenney
Marty Brown, executive director ● Beth Gordon, executive assistant
Statutory Authority: Laws of 1967, Chapter 28B.50 Revised Code of Washington
Action Index
Resolution
Description
Page
Adoption of consent agenda:
Approval of State Board regular meeting minutes for
March 26, 2015
15-05-11
Approval of 2015-16 SBCTC meeting dates and locations
15-05-12
Approval of interagency agreement: college readiness transition courses
project
15-05-13
Approval of Bellevue College, property acquisition, 2445 145th Place SE
15-05-14
Approval of Olympic College, property acquisition, 136 13th Street SE
15-05-15
Approval of Wenatchee Valley College, local expenditure authority,
energy savings project
15-05-16
Approval of Math Acceleration and Student Success Strategic Plan
Approval of applied baccalaureate degrees
15-05-17
15-05-18
•
Grays Harbor College – Organizational Management
•
Green River and Grays Harbor colleges – Forest Resource
Management Sampling and Assessment (Green River) and
Operations (Grays Harbor)
15-05-19
15-05-20
15-05-21
15-05-22
•
Green River College – Aeronautical Science
•
Spokane Falls Community College – Applied Management
•
Tacoma Community College – Heath Information Management
•
Whatcom Community College – Information Technology:
Networking
•
Yakima Valley Community College – Information Technology:
Networking System Administration
15-05-23
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
www.sbctc.edu | May 2015
State Board members present
Shaunta Hyde, Jim Bricker, Elizabeth Chen, Anne Fennessy, Larry Brown, Wayne Martin, Jay Reich and Carol LandaMcVicker
Call to order and welcome
Chair pro tempore Shaunta Hyde called the meeting to order at 8 a.m., welcomed those present and asked for
audience introductions.
Adoption of regular meeting agenda
Motion:
Moved by Jay Reich and seconded by Elizabeth Chen that the State Board adopt its May 7, 2015 regular
meeting agenda as presented.
Adoption of consent agenda (Resolutions 15-05-11 through 15-05-15)
Motion:
Moved by Elizabeth Chen and seconded by Jay Reich that the State Board adopt the consent agenda for
its May 7, 2015 regular meeting as presented:
a) Approval of State Board regular meeting minutes for March 26, 2015
b) Resolution 15-05-11: 2015-16 SBCTC meeting dates and locations
c)
a.
d)
e)
Resolution 15-05-12: Interagency agreement: college readiness transition courses project
Resolution 15-05-13: Bellevue College, property acquisition, 2445 145th Place SE
Resolution 15-05-14: Olympic College, property acquisition, 1306 13th Street
Resolution 15-05-15: Wenatchee Valley College, local expenditure authority, energy savings project
2016 allocation review
Tom Keegan and Nick Lutes presented that the outcome of the 2015-17 biennial budget remains unknown with the
Legislature now in special session. Depending on the timing of the final budget, the State Board is expected to adopt initial
operating budget allocations, as well as tuition and fee schedules, for fiscal year 2016 in June 2015. At the May 2015
meeting, staff will provide context and information relevant to those upcoming decisions. The State Board will be asked to
provide direction to staff on fiscal year 2016 allocations and on tuition policy for resident and non-resident students.
2016 allocation adjustments
The State Board will approve fiscal year 2016 funding allocations to the colleges after the enactment of the 2015-17
operating budget. The system chancellors and presidents, through the Washington Association of Community and
Technical Colleges (WACTC) Board of Presidents, have adopted allocation recommendations related to potential budget
changes contained in legislative proposals for the board’s review.
Earmarks and provisos
Within the allocations to individual colleges, the State Board identifies certain activities and programs that hold statewide
significance or hold policy significance for the community and technical college system. The chancellors and presidents
have reviewed the recommended list. Also included is a listing of provisos that are currently being included by legislative
proposals for the 2015-17 budget.
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
www.sbctc.edu | May 2015 | Page 2
Tuition schedules
Full-time resident
Neither the House nor Senate authorizes tuition increases for resident undergraduate tuition. Final tuition
recommendations will be linked to the tuition policy included in the enacted budget.
Non-resident tuition
The State Board’s authority for setting tuition for non-residents resides in RCW 28B.15.067, which states the board
“…may reduce or increase full-tuition fees for all students other than resident undergraduates, including nonresident students.”
Full-time non-resident students currently pay $9,235 in tuition per year, more than twice as much as resident students.
The system currently enrolls more than 9,000 non-resident and International Contract students (who also pay at the nonresident tuition rate). Since 2004, when authorized to increase resident tuition, the State Board increased nonresident
tuition rates by the same dollar amount, rather than the same percentage, as resident tuition.
If increased 3 percent, annual non-resident tuition for a full-time student would increase from the current $9,235 to
$9,512, an increase of $277. A change of this proportion would increase system operating revenues by approximately 0.2
percent. Final recommendations will be linked to the tuition policy included in the enacted budget.
Applied baccalaureate tuition
Neither the House nor Senate provides authority to increase undergraduate resident tuition for the applied baccalaureate
courses (upper-division).
Enrollment rules
The Legislature assigns enrollment targets for the community and technical college system through the operating budget.
Typically, the budget act contains a total enrollment target and an enrollment target for the Worker Retraining program.
Targets for enrollment growth in specific mission or program areas may also be called out in the budget act or assigned
through published budget notes when new enrollment funding is provided.
The State Board seeks to ensure that legislative targets are met and that scarce resources are deployed where needed
most by: (a) allocating enrollments and associated funding to the districts; (b) adopting rules specifying the conditions
under which a district is eligible to receive additional growth enrollments; and (c) adopting rules specifying the conditions
under which a district’s allocated enrollments and associated funding will be reduced.
Fiscal year 2016 represents a transition year between allocation models. As the method for distributing state
appropriations changes, the enrollment rules used by the system will change. For the coming fiscal year, the rules reflect
the transition from old enrollment parameters to those that will be in place with the new model.
At their meetings in April and May 2015, the WACTC Board of Presidents examined the existing enrollment rules and
the allocation transition issues and recommended system wide rules for board review. Briefly stated, the recommended
rules are:
•
All allocated state enrollments: Districts must maintain 100 percent of their allocated enrollment targets in order
to qualify for enrollment target increases in the following year (if provided for in the budget).
•
Fiscal year 2016 is a transition year for purposes of enrollment accountability, due the planned implementation of
a new allocation methodology in fiscal year 2017.
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
www.sbctc.edu | May 2015 | Page 3
•
Begin the link to the new allocation methodologies by outlining the process for establishing the target for fiscal
year 2016 and how the new methodology will compile future enrollment targets.
•
Worker Retraining enrollments: Districts that fall below 100 percent of their target the past two years in a row
will lose a portion of their Worker Retraining funding and allocated enrollments next year. Districts that fail to
meet 100 percent of their annual total allocation (i.e., all enrollments) will be ineligible to receive an increase in
Worker Retraining enrollments.
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Earmarked enrollments: Districts that do not meet enrollment targets for earmarked enrollments may be subject
to a reduction in funding and allocated enrollments. Earmarked enrollments are those associated with funding
that has been set aside by the State Board for specific programs. In fiscal year 2016 they include aerospace
apprenticeships, Hospital Employee Education and Training, university contracts, and the applied baccalaureate
programs.
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Monitored enrollments: Districts are expected to maintain strong commitments to the following types of
enrollments: Basic education for adults, apprenticeships and I-BEST.
Innovation account funding
Authorized in 2011 by the Legislature, the State Board can dedicate up to 3 percent of operating fee revenues (a portion
of tuition) to the community and technical college Innovation Account. Funds in the account are to be used to implement
the State Board’s strategic technology plan. Funding for ctcLink, the replacement for our legacy administrative systems,
comes from the Innovation Account.
To provide sufficient revenue for the Innovation Account to cover 2016 expenditure projections, 3 percent of operating
fee collections is recommended for dedication to the account.
Host college presentation
Clark College President Robert Knight presented on many of the colleges accomplishments. Student presentations
included an overview of the NASA Rocket Program. The meeting participants also received a visit from the Clark
College penguin, Oswald.
Trustees’ association report
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Upcoming spring convention
Confirmation statuses
Presidents’ association report
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President and president-elect appointments will be made at the next meeting
July summer retreat
May meeting overview
Allocation task force update
FACTC report
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FACTC overview
New president introduction
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
www.sbctc.edu | May 2015 | Page 4
Math Acceleration and Student Success Strategic Plan
State Board members Wayne Martin, task force chair, and Elizabeth Chen, task force vice chair, and state board staff Jan
Yoshiwara and Bill Moore presented that in May 2014 the Board approved a proposal for developing a strategic plan for
math acceleration and success in the community and technical college system. The Board charged staff to assemble and
convene a system task force to develop a plan that builds on the college and system level work done to date, provides
recommendations for supporting the work at scale across the system, and identifies metrics to measuring and evaluating
progress. Through a series of meetings beginning in August 2014 the task force chaired by board member Wayne Martin
and co-chaired by board member Elizabeth Chen, defined a set of principles and recommended actions that have now
been reviewed and endorsed by key system groups and WACTC.
Board members had an opportunity to review and discuss the draft Math Acceleration and Student Success Strategic Plan
at the March 26, 2015 Board meeting. Board members provided positive feedback on the draft plan and asked staff for an
implementation plan. In April, the Math Task Force convened for a final review of the strategic plan and to discuss
implementation activities. Task Force members propose clarifying language on the recommendations. The
recommendations discussed by the Board in March are not changed in substance, but reorganized to more clearly lead to
action steps.
The draft plan is grounded in core principles of degree completion, scalability and building on current best practices as
described below, and offers the following set of recommendations for the Board’s consideration:
I.
Define and promote college level math pathways tailored to students’ academic majors and/or professional and
technical program requirements, aligning pre-college curriculum to those pathways.
II.
Improve and expand academic and career pathway advising to help students choose math pathways that support
their goals, and leave the door open for opportunities to achieve even higher goals.
III.
Extend math reforms to improve opportunities for students interested in a path from professional and technical
programs to baccalaureate programs.
IV.
Engage faculty and staff in sustained work to bring improvements in math success to scale.
V.
Expand the MESA program.
VI.
Clearly define and use metrics for measuring progress.
The draft implementation plan is a work in progress. Current activities and to be developed activities are identified. Staff
and task force members are discussing the math strategic plan with system groups in April and May to identify next steps
for inclusion in the 2015-16 work plans for instruction, student services and institutional research commissions.
WACTC was briefed on the math strategic plan recommendations at its March 26-27, 2015 meeting. Action on the
recommendations was taken at the April 24, 2015 meeting.
Motion: Moved by Wayne Martin and seconded by Elizabeth Chen that the State Board adopt Resolution 15-05-16
approving the Math Acceleration and Student Success Strategic Plan.
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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Final consideration of applied baccalaureate degrees
Grays Harbor College-Organizational Management
Grays Harbor College proposes a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Organizational Management beginning fall 2015.
This degree was developed after extensive communication with community stakeholders who identified specific
areas of need and presents an industry-driven curriculum. The degree provides a pathway for students with
associate degrees in human services, criminal justice and business management to take leadership roles in non-profit
and profit-based organizations. This degree is Grays Harbor College’s first applied baccalaureate program. A formal
peer review process was completed proving the proposal demonstrated a commitment to a comprehensive student
plan and proved a sustainable fiscal model. External reviewers were consulted, including the director of the Master
in Public Administration program at The Evergreen State College and the dean of the School of Business at Saint
Martin’s University.
Motion: Moved by Elizabeth Chen and seconded by Wayne Martin that the State Board adopt Resolution 15-05-17
approving Grays Harbor College’s Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Organizational Management.
Motion carried.
Grays Harbor and Green River College-Forest Resource Management: Sampling and Assessment (Green
River College) and Operations (Grays Harbor College)
Grays Harbor College and Green River College propose a joint Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Forest Resource
Management: Sampling and Assessment (Green River) and Operations (Grays Harbor). This degree is designed to prepare
students for employment in forestry, natural resource planners, project coordinators, environmental technicians,
conservation scientists, wildland fire supervisors and forest practices inspectors. The joint degree is envisioned to bring
together the strengths and resources of two colleges resulting in the generation of a uniquely focused degree. Green
River College would begin the initial class offering in fall 2015. Grays Harbor College anticipates beginning fall 2016.
Green River and Grays Harbor participated in a peer review determining that the proposal meets the criteria for a
rigorous curriculum, qualified faculty, an admission policy conducive to an open access mission, adequate student support
services and a sustainable fiscal plan.
Motion: Moved by Jim Bricker and seconded by Jay Reich that the State Board adopt Resolution 15-05-18 approving the
Grays Harbor College and Green River College joint Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Forest Resource
Management: Sampling and Assessment (Green River) and Operations (Grays Harbor).
Motion carried.
Green River College-Aeronautical Science
Green River College proposes a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Aeronautical Science to meet the high demand for
aviation professionals in the operations sector of the aviation industry beginning fall 2015. This degree will provide
graduates with aeronautical technical knowledge that meet aviation industry operations, educational and job skill
standards. Students prepare for career pathways as pilots, dispatchers, air traffic controllers, airport managers and the
newly emerging unmanned aerial vehicle systems. The degree will provide a solid foundation of highly technical
aeronautical knowledge relevant to and in support of Code of Federal Regulations Title 14, Aeronautics and Space
Regulations and Procedures. This degree builds on a strong portfolio of associate in applied science degrees at Green
River College, a college known for its strong aviation program.
Motion: Moved by Larry Brown and seconded by Jim Bricker that the State Board adopt Resolution 15-05-19 approving
Green River College’s Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Aeronautical Science.
Motion carried.
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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Spokane Falls Community College-Applied Management
Spokane Falls Community College proposes a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Applied Management beginning fall
2015. The program builds upon the Associate of Applied Science in Business Management offered in Spokane where there
has been significant program growth over the past several years. The degree is designed to meet current and anticipated
demand for qualified managers across a wide array of industries, focusing specifically on the fields of manufacturing and
health care. A formal peer review determined the degree met the criteria for a rigorous curriculum at the baccalaureate
level, quality faculty, a specified admissions policy, adequate student support services, a sustainable and appropriate fiscal
plan and evidence of collaboration with neighboring higher education institutions.
Motion: Moved by Carol Landa-McVicker and seconded by Anne Fennessy that the State Board adopt Resolution 15-0520 approving Spokane Falls Community College’s Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Applied Management.
Motion carried.
Tacoma Community College-Health Information Management
Tacoma Community College proposes a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Health Information Management which
will prepare students for careers that involve acquiring, analyzing and protecting digital and traditional media information
vital to providing quality patient care beginning in fall 2015. With the move toward electronic health records and the
implementation of the Affordable Care Act, professionals in the health information technology fields are in high demand.
This applied baccalaureate degree is designed to build upon Tacoma’s current Associate of Applied Science in Health
Information Technology and also provide a pathway for students who are certified as Registered Health Information
Technicians but wish to earn the bachelor’s degree and Registered Heath Information Administrator credential. Since this
is Tacoma’s first applied baccalaureate degree program, a formal peer review process took place where the
reviewers determined the proposal demonstrates a commitment to baccalaureate level rigor, a comprehensive
student services plan, appropriate staff and administration and a sustainable fiscal model.
Motion: Moved by Jay Reich and seconded by Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney that the State Board adopt Resolution 15-05-21
approving Tacoma Community College’s Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Health Information Management.
Motion carried.
Whatcom Community College-Information Technology: Networking
Whatcom Community College proposes a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Information Technology: Networking
beginning fall 2017. This degree will build upon Whatcom’s current Associate of Science in Computer Information
Systems and Associate of Applied Science-Transfer in Cybersecurity while focusing on industry sectors including Industrial
Control Systems, Cloud Computing and Mobile Technologies. Graduates will be prepared to enter the workforce as
network administrators, computer and information systems managers or computer network architects. Whatcom is a
National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance 2-Year Education and the lead institution for
CyberWatch West, a National Science Foundation regional center for cybersecurity education. Whatcom participated in
a formal peer review process where reviewers determined the proposal demonstrated a commitment to baccalaureate
level rigor, a comprehensive student services plan, appropriate staff and administration and a sustainable fiscal model.
Additionally, Whatcom has been in contact with neighboring Western Washington University and Bellingham Technical
College to ensure seamless pathways for students and regional collaboration for this program.
Motion: Moved by Anne Fennessy and seconded by Jay Reich that the State Board adopt Resolution 15-05-22 approving
Whatcom Community College’s Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Information Technology: Networking.
Motion carried.
Yakima Valley Community College-Information Technology: Networking-System Administration
Yakima Valley Community College proposes a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Information Technology:
Networking-System Administration beginning fall 2015. The degree program will build upon Yakima Valley’s Associate of
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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Applied Science degrees in Information Technology, Network Administrator and Support Specialist. The degree would
provide additional expertise and skills for a workforce to expand businesses as well as provide educational opportunities
for place-bound working adults in fields requiring bachelor’s degrees. Because Yakima Valley has received approval by the
Northwest Commission to offer applied baccalaureate degrees, a formal peer review was not required. However, an
informal peer review by community and technical college administrators and State Board staff determined that Yakima
Valley had met the requirements for curricula rigor, qualified faculty, appropriate student support services for a
baccalaureate-level program, an admission policy that adhered to the open access mission to serve diverse communities, a
sustainable fiscal plan and evidence of discussions with neighboring institutions of higher education to support further
student pathways.
Motion: Moved by Wayne Martin and seconded by Larry Brown that the State Board adopt Resolution 15-05-23
approving Yakima Valley Community College’s Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Information Technology:
Networking-System Administration.
Motion carried.
Legislative report
The State Board was briefed on the status of the 2015 legislative session including priority legislation and progress toward
reaching key priorities for the community and technical college system as outlined in the 2015 Session Advocacy Plan.
The board will also be briefed on congressional action as it relates to the community and technical college system’s 2015
federal legislative priorities.
Executive director report
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Labor Unions, Washington Education Association and the Association of Teacher Federations reported on
increment funding
Summary of approved local capital projects over $1 million
Parking lot review
Chair pro tempore report
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Update on executive director evaluation process
Update on State Board officers nominating process
Adjournment/next meeting
There being no further business, the State Board adjourned its regular meeting of May 7, 2015, at 12:30 p.m. The State
Board will hold next meeting June 22-23, 2015 at Walla Walla Community College.
Attest:
Shaunta Hyde
chair pro tempore
Marty Brown
secretary
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
www.sbctc.edu | May 2015 | Page 8
Consent Item (Resolution 15-06-24)
June 23, 2015
Tab 4b
Canvas Learning Management System contract
Brief description
SBCTC eLearning supports a suite of web-based teaching and learning tools and support services for
system colleges. The core technology of this suite is a learning management system (LMS). The current
LMS supported by SBCTC eLearning is Canvas by Instructure, which provides a shared platform for the
integration of other system wide and institution-specific learning tools. The current item represents the
annual payment to Instructure for software and support for Canvas for 33 system colleges. We are in
year four of a four-year contract.
How does this link to the System Design, Mission Study and Policy Focus
The learning management system is the core shared platform for the SBCTC suite of teaching and
learning tools as recommended by the SBCTC Strategic Technology Plan. Canvas provides a flexible
platform for integration of our suite of teaching and learning tools as well as providing opportunities for
local innovation and choice in the selection of teaching and learning technology.
Background information and analysis
System colleges began their transition to Canvas on July 1, 2012. Since June 30, 2014, Canvas has been
the sole supported learning management system of the SBCTC. Though no institution is required to use
the Instructure contract, this contract has been adopted by 33 colleges in the community and technical
college system and the transition from ANGEL, our previous LMS, is complete. The 34th college uses
Canvas, but holds its own contract. Lecture capture and webinar tools have been integrated at the system
level and numerous other tools at individual institutions due to the ease of the integration process with
Canvas. Training and professional development opportunities around Canvas have proliferated from the
State Board. Individual institutions and hundreds of faculty have been trained in techniques for using
Canvas in fully online, hybrid, face-to-face and flipped-classroom settings.
The LMS is increasingly important to students as many colleges already create an online classroom
space for all classes. Through this, classroom materials are always available to students online and
classroom activity can continue whenever and wherever students choose to work on their courses. The
online classroom is used not only by students who are working at a distance, but also by students in
many face-to-face classes and by students and faculty during emergency closures.
The contract for Canvas is based on $8.82 per FTE as reported by the colleges to Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System. Our system contract provides significant savings for most of our
colleges and it provides access to this core technology for all students, faculty and staff in our system.
The cost for this contract with Instructure for Canvas for the fourth year of the contract will be
$1,468,847.52 for 33 colleges. Funds to pay this contract will be reimbursed to SBCTC by system
colleges according to their use of the contract.
Payment to Instructure incorporates both licensing and support elements:
• Annual software license for all SBCTC Canvas instances: $1,224,039.60
• Annual payment for Canvas Support: $244,807.52
Tab 4b
Potential questions
How has the adoption of Canvas benefited students in the community and technical college
system?
Adopting a common platform for learning management creates a common point of integration for all the
system’s learning tools. That allows students to move from one college to another without requiring
them to learn unfamiliar technologies. In almost every instance they will encounter a familiar set of tools
representing a shared vision of eLearning in the system. Student learning across the system is supported
by a large community of practice – faculty, educational technologists and support staff share insights,
innovations and concerns about Canvas’ variety of venues. They solve problems and share answers
collaboratively through user groups, the ELC and conferences such as the Canvas User Group
conference and the Assessment, Teaching and Learning Conference. In these ways the system leverages
the economic benefits of a shared system and a system wide technical competency into real teaching and
learning benefits for all students and faculty.
Recommendation/preferred result
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 15-06-24, awarding $1,468,847.52 of state funds to
Instructure.
Policy Manual change Yes ☐ No ☒
Prepared by: Mark Jenkins, director, eLearning & Open Education
360-704-04363, mjenkins@sbctc.edu
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Tab 4b
State of Washington
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Resolution 15-06-24
A resolution awarding $1,468,847.52 of state funds to Instructure for Canvas.
WHEREAS, The State Board desires to contract with Instructure for Canvas to provide learning
management system software and support for system colleges.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
delegates authority to the executive director to execute a contract with Instructure for Canvas that totals
$1,468,847.52 for one year; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges grants
the executive director the authority to award local funds consistent with board policy and state law; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes the executive director to make adjustments to the proposed award outlined in the contract for
Instructure if the anticipated program funding changes due to changes in college participation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes the executive director to make adjustments, as necessary, for computational errors, data
corrections, externally imposed restrictions or guidelines, legislative appropriation provisos, restrictions,
guidelines and uniform accounting and reporting requirements.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on June 23, 2015.
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Marty Brown, secretary
__________________________________
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
Consent Item (Resolution 15-06-25)
June 23, 2015
Tab 4c
2015-16 Corrections Education contract
Brief description
The joint mission of the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) and the State Board for
Community and Technical Colleges is to engage offenders in effective education and training
opportunities and facilitate their successful transition to lifelong community membership. The State
Board and DOC develop an annual contract that identifies the key features of educational services to be
provided by local colleges, sets outcome metrics and develops appropriate statewide policies and
procedures.
The State Board contracts with eight community colleges to provide Adult Basic Education, English as a
Second Language, college transition and professional-technical programs including advanced
manufacturing, I-BEST, building trades, business management and entrepreneurship, and computer
programming. The eight community colleges are:
• Centralia College
• Clark College
• Edmonds Community College
• Grays Harbor College
• Peninsula College
• Community Colleges of Spokane
• Tacoma Community College
• Walla Walla Community College
How does this link to the System Direction, Mission Study and Policy Focus
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By educating offenders, Corrections Education increases access to postsecondary education for a
commonly disenfranchised population. Nearly 40 percent of Corrections Education students are
minorities and many of them release to the poorest neighborhoods in Washington state.
Corrections Education built on the system’s strength and successes by implementing innovative elearning opportunities in an internet-restricted environment.
Corrections Education works to close skill gaps within the workforce by providing training in highdemand professional-technical programs.
Background information and analysis
In July 2002, SBCTC first entered into an interagency agreement with the Department of Corrections to
provide educational services to eligible offenders incarcerated in the state’s adult prisons. This
partnership continues to grow and strengthen because it leverages resources and meets mission goals of
both agencies by advancing the skills and education of incarcerated individuals, an underserved SBCTC
constituency, and by providing evidence-based programming to support the department’s goal of
reducing recidivism. In addition, one of the measures outlined in Governor Inslee’s Results Washington
is to increase employment of recently released offender’s by 10 percent. The community and technical
college system is assisting DOC in meeting this measure by offering professional-technical programs
and providing navigators to assist incarcerated students releasing to continue on career and educational
pathways.
Tab 4c
The college system will receive $15,568,125 to produce 3,564 FTES in the mission areas of basic skills,
professional-technical training and offender change. The Department of Corrections, in consultation
with SBCTC staff, determines the programs and FTES for each correctional facility. In addition, the
contract includes funding for the Student Achievement Initiative that will more closely align
measurements for corrections students with measurements of other college students.
Recommendation/preferred result
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 15-06-25, approving the 2015-16 agreement with the
Department of Corrections for the delivery of adult corrections education services.
Policy Manual change Yes ☐ No ☒
Prepared by: Brian J. Walsh, policy associate, Basic Education for Adults
360-704-4358, bwalsh@sbctc.edu
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Tab 4c
State of Washington
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Resolution 15-06-25
A resolution awarding $15,568,125 of state funds to community colleges for delivery of corrections
education.
WHEREAS, the State Board is entering into a contract with the Washington State Department of
Corrections for the community and technical college system to provide education and training to eligible
offenders incarcerated in state correctional institutions;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
delegates authority to the executive director to sign a contract with the Department of Corrections that
totals $15,568,125; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges grants
the executive director authority to award state correctional education funds to the individual college
districts consistent with Board policy and state law; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges grants
the executive director authority to modify the contract with the Department of Corrections as necessary
and to make adjustments to the proposed awards if the anticipated program funding changes due to state
or federal action; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes the executive director to make adjustments to this action, including any necessary changes to
the State Board’s Policy Manual, as necessary, for actions taken by the Governor, Legislature, data
corrections, externally imposed restrictions or guidelines, uniform accounting and reporting
requirements, and unanticipated changes in state or federal law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on June 23, 2015.
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Marty Brown, secretary
__________________________________
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
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Consent Item (Resolution 15-06-26)
June 23, 2015
Tab 4d
Bellevue College, local expenditure authority, athletic field
improvements
Brief description
Bellevue College is seeking approval to spend up to $1 million in local funds for its Athletic Field
Improvement project.
How does this link to the system direction, mission study and policy focus
The project will improve student access and experience and provide operating efficiencies.
Background information and analysis
The State Board approved Bellevue College’s request to spend up to $3.5 million in local funds to
upgrade its athletic fields and facilities in Resolution 14-09-54. The project included the design and
installation of the infrastructure needed to provide power to the fields and new field house, add lighting
to the existing baseball field, renovate the existing multi-use athletic field to incorporate artificial turf
and lighting, and construct a new field house to support the operations.
Bellevue College is now requesting approval to spend up to $1 million of additional local funds toward
the project for additional artificial turf and lighting. The total cost of the project is now estimated to be
$4.5 million. The college’s president approved the request to use local funds on May 8, 2015.
Potential questions
Is this project consistent with the State Board’s goals to improve student access and reduce facility
maintenance costs?
Recommendation/preferred result
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 15-06-26, giving Bellevue College authority to spend up to an
additional $1,000,000 in local funds toward the Athletic Field Improvement project.
Policy Manual change Yes ☐ No ☒
Prepared by: Wayne Doty, director capital budget
360-704-4382, wdoty@sbctc.edu
Tab 4d
State of Washington
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Resolution 15-06-26
A resolution relating to Bellevue College’s request to spend up to an additional $1 million toward the
Athletic Field Improvement project.
WHEREAS, State Board resolution 14-09-54 authorized Bellevue College to spend up to $3.5 million
in local funds to improve their athletic fields. The project scope has increased to include additional
artificial turf and lighting and is now expected to cost $4.5 million; and
WHEREAS, Bellevue College is requesting approval to spend up to $1 million in local funds to add
additional artificial turf and lighting to their athletic fields, which the college’s president approved on
May 8, 2015;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes Bellevue College to spend up to an additional $1 million in local funds toward the Athletic
Field Improvement project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes the executive director to make adjustments to this action, including any necessary changes to
the State Board’s Policy Manual, as necessary, for actions taken by the governor, Legislature, data
corrections, externally imposed restrictions or guidelines, uniform accounting and reporting
requirements, and unanticipated changes in state or federal law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on June 23, 2015.
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Marty Brown, secretary
__________________________________
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
Consent Item (Resolution 15-06-27)
June 23, 2015
Tab 4e
Bellevue College, property acquisition, 2653 146th Ave. SE
Brief description
Bellevue College seeks to purchase the house and property at 2653 146th Ave. SE in Bellevue, Wash., to
be used for the college’s expansion.
How does this link to the system direction, mission study and policy focus
This acquisition and future use will improve student access to education.
Background information and analysis
The proposed acquisition is in a subdivision with 42 houses and the college already owns 16 of them.
Over the years, the college capitalized these properties as part of its master plan for facility expansion.
An additional homeowner is selling the home at 2653 146th Ave. SE, which is adjacent to others that the
college owns. Ultimately, the college will use the property to establish a base for student housing or
another campus priority. In the interim, the house may be utilized for campus needs such as storage or
interim offices.
The property cost of $595,000 will be paid for using local funds. Bellevue College’s president approved
the acquisition of this property on April 30, 2015.
Potential questions
Is the acquisition consistent with the State Board's goal of finding more and better ways to reduce
barriers and expand opportunities so more Washingtonians can reach higher levels of education?
Recommendation/preferred result
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 15-06-27, giving Bellevue College authority to purchase the
house and property at 2653 146th Ave. SE in Bellevue, Wash., to be used for the college’s expansion.
Policy Manual change Yes ☐ No ☒
Prepared by: Wayne Doty, director capital budget
360-704-4382, wdoty@sbctc.edu
Tab 4e
State of Washington
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Resolution 15-06-27
A resolution relating to Bellevue College’s request to purchase the house and property at 2653 146th
Ave. SE in Bellevue, Wash., to be used for the college’s expansion.
WHEREAS, the college is requesting to use $595,000 in local funds to purchase the property; and
WHEREAS, the property is part of a subdivision which the college already owns property in and which
is part of the college’s master plan; and
WHEREAS, the college will ultimately use the property to establish a base for student housing or other
campus priority and, in the interim, the house may be utilized for other campus needs such as storage or
interim offices;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes Bellevue College authority to use up to $595,000 in local funds to purchase the house and
property at 2653 146th Ave. SE in Bellevue, Wash., to be used for the college’s expansion.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes the executive director to make adjustments to this action, including any necessary changes to
the State Board’s policy manual, as necessary, for actions taken by the governor, Legislature, data
corrections, externally imposed restrictions or guidelines, uniform accounting and reporting
requirements, and unanticipated changes in state or federal law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on June 23, 2015.
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Marty Brown, secretary
__________________________________
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
TAB 4e
Attachment A
Proposed acquisition:
2653 146th Ave. SE, Bellevue WA
Consent Item (Resolution 15-06-28)
June 23, 2015
Tab 4f
Walla Walla Community College, increase local expenditure
authority, Clarkston Workforce and Business Development
Center
Brief description
Walla Walla Community College is seeking approval to spend up to an additional $1.26 million in local
funds for construction of their Workforce and Business Development Center.
How does this link to the system direction, mission study and policy focus
This project is consistent with the State Board’s direction to meet the needs of changing local economies
by increasing the number of skilled employees in the areas of greatest unmet need.
Background information and analysis
The State Board approved Walla Walla Community College’s request to spend up to $4.5 million in
local funds and financing to construct a Workforce and Business Development Center on their Clarkston
Campus in Resolution 14-06-36.
Walla Walla Community College raised additional funding for the project and requests to increase its
expenditure authority for the project up to $5.76 million.
The college is requesting authority to spend up to an additional $1.26 million in local funds, to
supplement the existing funding for the project. The college’s board of trustees approved the project
budget of $5.76 million on May 21, 2015.
Potential questions
Is this project consistent with the State Board’s direction to meet the needs of changing local economies
by increasing the number of skilled employees in the areas of greatest unmet need?
Recommendation/preferred result
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 15-06-28, giving Walla Walla Community College authority
to spend up to $1.26 million in local funds for construction of a Workforce and Business Development
Center.
Policy Manual change Yes ☐ No ☒
Prepared by: Wayne Doty, director capital budget
360-704-4382, wdoty@sbctc.edu
Tab 4f
State of Washington
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Resolution 15-06-28
A resolution relating to Walla Walla Community College’s request to spend up to $1.26 million in local
funds for construction of a Workforce and Business Development Center.
WHEREAS, as part of a project with a total cost of $5.76 million, Walla Walla Community College is
requesting approval to spend up to $1.26 million in additional local funds to construct a 13,000 sq. ft.
facility to house Industrial Maintenance Technician, Welding and Fabrication workforce programs,
along with expanding business and an emerging entrepreneurial programs;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes Walla Walla Community College to spend up to an additional $1.26 million in local funds for
construction of a Workforce and Business Development Center.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes the executive director to make adjustments to this action, including any necessary changes to
the State Board’s Policy Manual, as necessary, for actions taken by the governor, Legislature, data
corrections, externally imposed restrictions or guidelines, uniform accounting and reporting
requirements, and unanticipated changes in state or federal law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on June 23, 2015.
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Marty Brown, secretary
__________________________________
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
Regular Item (Resolution 15-06-32)
June 23, 2015
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2015-16 Basic Education for Adults awards and allocations
Brief description
Recommendations for the distribution of federal funds for Basic Education for Adults to 34 colleges and
nine community-based organizations are based on the second year extensions of awards resulting from
the 2015-19 five-year, competitive application process. Extension applications detail transition mandates
for the move from the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (WIOA). Applications address the innovations and improvements in instructional programming to
increase student progress toward federal performance targets, student progression and transition to
postsecondary education and employment, and the completion of high school credentials, certificates,
and degrees that lead to family sustaining employment. Applicants also met assurances to implement the
Washington State Adult Education 5-year Plan – 2014-2019 with Revised WIOA Requirements for
Transition State Plan 2015-2016 − Pathways to College and Careers for Washington’s Emerging
Workforce.
All providers set higher outcome targets and provided a detailed map of the implementation of the Adult
Basic Education State Plan’s six overarching goals key to the success of students, and agreed to the
transition mandates to WIOA over the next year. Providers provided assurance of specific program
improvements and innovations to meet WIOA requirements that reflect their own data and validated
research.
How does this link to the System Direction, Mission Study and Policy Focus
The WIOA transition plan requires that allocation of funds be clearly aligned to goals and policies laid
out by the following guiding documents:
• The governor’s Results Washington initiative to increase transition and completions of Adult Basic
Education students;
• The Student Achievement Council’s Strategic Master Plan for Higher Education;
• SBCTC’s System Direction and Mission Study, and Policy Focus and Dashboard;
• The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; and the
• Workforce Training Education and Coordinating Board’s High Skills High Wages plan.
Background information and analysis
WIOA and the Washington State Basic Education for Adults state plan builds on a decade of innovation
that includes the complete I-BEST pathway, High School 21+, and other research-based and data-driven
practices that move more adults more quickly through basic education to certificates and degrees that
will result in family-wage jobs.
The funding formula implemented in the FY15-19 Basic Education for Adults plan is working as
intended to support these proven practices. The funding formula for federal funds is based upon a threeyear average of actual enrollments, Student Achievement total points, points per student and student
transitions to college level courses. In contrast, funding prior to FY15 was a formula based upon census
data need.
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In FY16 and subsequent years, changes are largely driven by increases or decreases in student
achievement points and any enrollment changes in basic skills. The goal of the formula is to focus
providers on student advancement, expanding access through increased basic skills enrollments.
Potential questions
•
•
•
How will proposed awards and allocations continue to strengthen the alignment of adult basic
education policies, programs, and initiatives with the State Board’s System Direction and Mission
Study and transition to WIOA?
How will proposed awards and allocations maintain accountability and leverage innovation in the
face of limited funding?
How will future awards and allocations leverage innovation and increased student progression,
transition, and completion and the implementation of comprehensive college and career readiness
pathways?
Recommendation/preferred result
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 15-06-32, awarding targeted funds to adult basic education
providers for fiscal year 2014-15 as described in Attachment A.
Policy Manual change Yes ☐ No ☒
Prepared by: Jon M. Kerr, director, Basic Education for Adults
360-704-4326, jkerr@sbctc.edu
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Attachment A
STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
Office of Adult Basic Education - FY 16 Grant Distributions
Provider
Bates Technical College
Bellevue College
Bellingham Technical College
Big Bend Community College
Cascadia Community College
Centralia College
Clark College
Clover Park Technical College
Columbia Basin College
Community Action of Skagit County
Edmonds Community College
Everett Community College
Grays Harbor College
Green River Community College
Highline Community College
Hopelink
Kitsap Adult Center for Education
Lake Washington Institute of Technology
Literacy Source
Lower Columbia College
NE WA Rural Resources
North Seattle College
Northwest Indian College
Olympic College
Peninsula College
Pierce College District
Renton Technical College
Seattle Central College
Seattle Vocational Institute
Shoreline Community College
Skagit Valley College
Sound Learning
South Puget Sound Community College
South Seattle College
Spokane District
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma Community House
The Rescue Mission
Walla Walla Community C.
Wenatchee Valley College
Whatcom Community College
Yakima Valley Community C.
SUBTOTAL
SBCTC 1
GRAND TOTAL
1
FY15 Basic
Grant
FY16 Basic
Grant
FY15 EL
Civics
FY16 EL
Civics
FY15 Total
FY16 Total
$145,342
$176,412
$100,381
$97,639
$68,277
$130,043
$260,439
$116,882
$157,585
$36,845
$251,760
$205,264
$107,648
$248,850
$442,735
$24,108
$19,242
$179,540
$22,245
$180,159
$28,206
$158,840
$22,193
$93,242
$150,762
$204,669
$335,678
$255,315
$88,690
$187,257
$134,653
$29,544
$101,613
$251,397
$499,349
$142,365
$64,557
$46,340
$114,280
$77,639
$80,090
$245,969
$6,284,044
$151,570
$181,995
$95,406
$102,978
$74,463
$126,492
$248,433
$124,417
$168,727
$34,100
$247,247
$199,948
$115,011
$249,795
$436,150
$23,720
$17,113
$182,743
$22,749
$182,922
$26,981
$159,099
$21,703
$84,095
$157,090
$209,209
$338,564
$247,953
$95,282
$192,126
$146,197
$33,043
$96,835
$260,368
$501,991
$143,037
$60,651
$49,205
$113,971
$85,381
$90,901
$230,424
$6,330,085
$0
$44,591
$19,953
$19,018
$15,323
$26,577
$56,631
$24,589
$36,347
$8,588
$61,124
$48,243
$21,361
$52,329
$106,031
$5,755
$4,212
$39,072
$5,661
$35,701
$0
$39,738
$0
$18,962
$26,569
$44,847
$71,540
$61,160
$0
$42,656
$27,428
$7,116
$0
$56,678
$103,518
$36,416
$16,809
$0
$23,611
$16,640
$16,521
$46,991
$1,288,306
$0
$45,819
$18,233
$19,395
$16,591
$25,744
$52,865
$26,151
$37,982
$7,927
$60,555
$46,468
$22,866
$52,548
$104,326
$6,100
$3,906
$39,784
$5,733
$36,046
$0
$40,392
$0
$16,549
$27,679
$45,585
$71,148
$59,009
$0
$42,231
$28,943
$7,904
$0
$58,268
$103,550
$36,714
$16,784
$0
$23,328
$18,037
$18,797
$44,344
$1,288,301
$145,342
$221,003
$120,334
$116,657
$83,600
$156,620
$317,070
$141,471
$193,932
$45,433
$312,884
$253,507
$129,009
$301,179
$548,766
$29,863
$23,454
$218,612
$27,906
$215,860
$28,206
$198,578
$22,193
$112,204
$177,331
$249,516
$407,218
$316,475
$88,690
$229,913
$162,081
$36,660
$101,613
$308,075
$602,867
$178,781
$81,366
$46,340
$137,891
$94,279
$96,611
$292,960
$7,572,350
$151,570
$227,814
$113,639
$122,373
$91,054
$152,236
$301,298
$150,568
$206,709
$42,027
$307,802
$246,416
$137,877
$302,343
$540,476
$29,820
$21,019
$222,527
$28,482
$218,968
$26,981
$199,491
$21,703
$100,644
$184,769
$254,794
$409,712
$306,962
$95,282
$234,357
$175,140
$40,947
$96,835
$318,636
$605,541
$179,751
$77,435
$49,205
$137,299
$103,418
$109,698
$274,768
$7,618,386
$1,388,784
$1,342,743
$273,269
$273,274
$1,662,053
$1,616,017
$7,672,828
$7,672,828
$1,561,575
$1,561,575
$9,234,403
$9,234,403
These funds will be held at SBCTC and will be used for programs, leadership and administration.
Funds will be awarded based upon RFP, application, special projects and contracts.
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State of Washington
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Resolution 15-06-32
A resolution awarding $9,234,403 of federal adult and family literacy funds.
WHEREAS, the State Board has the authority to award federal adult and family literacy
funds; and
WHEREAS, the requirements set forth in the request for proposals align with the State
Board’s System Direction and the board-approved plan for Basic Education for Adults; and
WHEREAS, individual applicants have fulfilled the requirements set forth in the request
for application; and
WHEREAS, each application has gone through a state level application and review process and has
been recommended to the State Board for funding;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the State Board for Community and Technical
Colleges awards a total of $9,234,403 of federal funds as outlined in Attachment A;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State Board for Community and Technical
Colleges grants the executive director authority to make adjustments to the proposed awards if
the anticipated program funding changes due to state or federal action; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State Board for Community and Technical
Colleges grants the executive director authority to spend carryover funds and grant final
spending authority to designated providers in a manner consistent with the State Plan for Basic
Education for Adults, the terms of the Requests for Application, and this resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on June 23, 2015.
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Marty Brown, secretary
__________________________________
Shaunta Hyde, chair pro tempore
Regular Item (Resolution 15-06-33)
June 23, 2015
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2015-16 federal workforce education awards
Brief description
Colleges fund workforce education programs in multiple ways, including the use of general enrollment
funding and state and federal targeted funding. The Board approved at the May 2015 meeting state
targeted funding for fiscal year 2015-16. What follows is proposed targeted federal funding for:
• Carl D. Perkins Grant
• WorkFirst
• Basic Food Employment and Training
• Early Achievers Opportunity Grant
How does this link to the System Direction, Mission Study and Policy Focus
The federal workforce education programs continue to align with the System Direction by successfully
implementing its goals specific to meeting the needs of the economy, student success and increasing
access for underserved populations.
Background information and analysis
The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges awards federal workforce training funds to
colleges to support programs operated for entry level training, skills upgrade, or retraining for the state’s
workforce. Each program provides for residents across the state to increase their educational attainment.
Specific programs also address the System Direction’s strategic objectives as described below:
Carl D. Perkins Federal Grant – $10,997,723
Action authorizes FY2016 Carl D. Perkins awards to 33 community and technical colleges to improve
outcomes for students by supporting and strengthening career and technical education programs.
The federal Perkins program provides funding for career and technical education programs with an
emphasis on accountability, innovation, secondary to postsecondary pathways, and coordination with
business and industry. This funding aligns with all three major priorities of the board as outlined in the
System Direction, “strengthening state and local economies by meeting the demands for a well-educated
and skilled workforce,” “achieving increased educational attainment for all residents across the state,”
and “using technology, collaboration and innovation to meet the demands of the economy and
improving student success.”
The Perkins program, last authorized in 2006, was scheduled for congressional reauthorization July 1,
2013, but is operating under a continuing resolution.
The Carl D. Perkins Act sets aside 1 percent of State Leadership funds to serve individuals in state
institutions, such as state correctional institutions or institutions that serve individuals with disabilities.
WorkFirst – $14,751,000
Action authorizes 2015-16 WorkFirst awards to 33 community and technical colleges, four communitybased organizations, and one private career school to provide education and training to students
receiving WorkFirst Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance. This funding level is
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estimated to be maintained at the 2014-15 funding level. The previously reduced funding levels have
resulted in significantly fewer students served.
Washington State began WorkFirst, the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
program, in August 1997 in response to the 1996 federal welfare reform legislation.
A bipartisan legislative task force provides oversight to the WorkFirst program and operation of TANF.
Program agency partners consist of the Office of Financial Management, Department of Social and
Health Services, Employment Security Department, State Board for Community and Technical
Colleges, Department of Commerce and Department of Early Learning.
Funding for the WorkFirst program is provided through state funds and the federal TANF block grant.
The Department of Social and Health Services contracts with the State Board for Community and
Technical Colleges to provide education and training services to prepare WorkFirst parents for work and
job placement. SBCTC subsequently awards block grants to 33 community and technical colleges plus
community-based organizations and private career schools to deliver education and job skills training
services.
SBCTC staff is working with colleges, community-based organizations, and private WorkFirst providers
to align their 2016 grant deliverables with the core concepts of the WorkFirst program and focus
resources on providing evidence based strategies to support student success.
Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET) – $13,117,342
Action authorizes 2015-16 funding to be awarded to all 34 community and technical colleges. These
colleges assist Basic Food recipients to gain the skills necessary for higher wages, better jobs and further
advancement. The intent of the program is to expand access to training opportunities for Basic Food
recipients that assist in developing skilled workers to help meet the demands of future economic trends
and support the attainment of a livable wage.
The BFET program began as a pilot in October 2005 through the Department of Social and Health
Services. All 34 community and technical colleges now offer BFET services to eligible students. BFET
resources help support employment and training services for Basic Food eligible, low-income
individuals. Fifty percent of any allowable expense incurred by a college will be reimbursed by the Food
and Nutrition Service within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Each August, Washington state submits a plan to the federal Department of Agriculture, Food and
Nutrition Services encompassing all Basic Food Employment and Training services. The colleges
participate in an annual grant application process. Budget amounts are developed by anticipated local
capacity and the availability of non-federal eligible match resources.
Funds will provide resources to pay tuition, books, fees and support services necessary for participation
in a professional technical education and training program.
Food and Nutrition Services have audited our program several times in recent years, each with great
results. Washington continues to be highlighted nationally as a model program worth replicating and
was also instrumental in helping to advocate for federal resources facilitating the expansion of program
services.
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Early Achievers Opportunity Grant – $794,450
Action authorizes FY2016 Early Achiever Opportunity Grant awards to 20 community and technical
colleges providing financial assistance to employed students enrolled in Early Childhood Education
programs.
In 2012 the Department of Early Learning was awarded a $60 million Race to the Top – Early Learning
Challenge Grant. Part of the funding is being used to support a student financial aid program. The
purpose of the funding granted to the State Board is to enhance the state’s professional development
system for individuals working with and caring for young children.
The Early Achievers Opportunity Grant Program began as a pilot in July 2012, serving students working
in child care and early education programs. It is very similar to the statewide Opportunity Grant
program. Seven colleges participated in the pilot. Since 2012, the number of participating colleges grew
to 23. This year 20 colleges are eligible for funding.
Each spring the colleges participate in a competitive grant application process. Funding for each college
is based on the number of eligible child care, Head Start, Early Childhood Education and Assistance
Program and family care providers in each college’s service district. Colleges must also describe
program capacity, student intake and monitoring processes, and wrap-around support services.
Funds provide resources to pay tuition, fees, textbooks and student wrap-around services necessary for
participation in an Early Childhood Education program. Funding is also provided to support a Point-ofContact for grant recipients. The Point-of-Contact provides a one-stop approach to support students from
intake, admission and academic advising through monitoring progress and providing assistance for
struggling students.
The grant program will run from July 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 when the federal funding ends.
Each of the colleges is actively assisting students as they try to find other financial aid programs to help
them continue their Early Childhood Education programs after the federal grant program ends.
Potential questions
•
•
What has been the general focus of federal funding to our system?
How will the increased focus on workforce and economic development affect our mission?
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Recommendation/preferred result
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 15-06-33, awarding federal Workforce Education targeted funds
to community and technical colleges for fiscal year 2015 as described in Attachment A.
Policy Manual change Yes ☐ No ☒
Prepared by: Nancy Dick, director, Workforce Education
360-704-4333, Ndick@sbctc.edu
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State of Washington
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
Resolution 15-06-33
A resolution allocating and awarding $39,660,515 of federal workforce training funds to the community and
technical colleges. (See Attachment A).
WHEREAS, the State Board has the authority to allocate and award federal job training funds; and
WHEREAS, community and technical colleges have fulfilled the application requirements set forth for
Carl D. Perkins, WorkFirst, Basic Food Employment and Training, and Early Achievers Opportunity
Grants; and
WHEREAS, each Carl D. Perkins, WorkFirst, Basic Food Employment and Training, and Early
Achievers Opportunity Grants application has gone through a state level review process and has been
recommended by their respective advisory committee to the State Board for Community and Technical
Colleges for funding;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
awards a total of $39,660,515 for FY2016, as detailed in Attachment A, consisting of:
1. $10,997,723 for Carl D. Perkins Grant
2. $14,751,000 for WorkFirst
3. $13,117,342 for Basic Food Employment and Training
4. $ 794,450 for Early Achievers Opportunity Grants
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
authorizes the executive director to make adjustments to this action, including any necessary changes to
the State Board’s Policy Manual, as necessary, for actions taken by the governor, legislature, data
corrections, externally imposed restrictions or guidelines, uniform accounting and reporting
requirements, and unanticipated changes in state or federal law.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on June 23, 2015.
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Marty Brown, secretary
__________________________________
Shaunta Hyde , chair pro tempore
Tab 6, Attachment A
STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
Workforce Education -- FY 16 Grants Distributions
College
FY15 Carl
Perkins
FY16 Carl
Perkins
FY15
WorkFirst
FY16
WorkFirst
FY15 Basic
Food
Employment &
Training
FY16 Basic
Food
Employment &
Training
FY15 Early
Learning
FY16
Early
Learning
FY15
TOTAL
FY16
TOTAL
Bates
$267,781
$248,893
$437,812
$550,778
232,643
$207,480
$249,000
$98,150
$938,236
$1,105,301
Bellevue
$293,772
$292,741
$350,631
$280,505
1,239,872
$1,635,824
$141,900
$45,300
$1,884,275
$2,254,370
Bellingham
$390,588
$386,196
$196,007
$165,280
506,700
$488,549
$0
$0
$1,093,295
$1,040,025
Big Bend
$158,022
$151,106
$224,704
$179,763
322,755
$341,497
$0
$0
$705,481
$672,366
Cascadia
$0
$0
$0
$0
59,515
$54,258
$0
$0
$59,515
$54,258
Centralia
$200,161
$204,803
$398,858
$500,299
300,006
$289,518
$41,500
$15,100
$899,025
$1,009,720
Clark
$659,094
$607,288
$614,890
$636,473
233,517
$271,258
$99,600
$22,650
$1,507,501
$1,537,669
Clover Park
$440,243
$438,781
$742,052
$642,964
480,435
$488,071
$0
$0
$1,662,730
$1,569,816
Columbia Basin
$292,109
$281,246
$255,838
$224,913
199,447
$211,095
$0
$0
$747,394
$717,254
Edmonds
$258,140
$250,030
$373,094
$477,982
506,413
$733,867
$195,000
$45,300
$1,137,647
$1,507,179
Everett
$294,384
$293,541
$566,443
$501,899
297,706
$362,335
$41,500
$15,100
$1,158,533
$1,172,875
Grays Harbor
$198,068
$190,438
$354,634
$398,657
240,214
$191,393
$0
$0
$792,916
$780,488
Green River
$320,687
$308,738
$585,853
$710,876
528,092
$491,559
$249,000
$67,950
$1,434,632
$1,579,123
Highline
$271,292
$264,907
$830,849
$805,980
240,407
$212,735
$166,000
$30,200
$1,342,548
$1,313,822
Lake Washington
$298,927
$286,675
$131,479
$105,185
233,300
$258,024
$136,100
$45,300
$663,706
$695,184
Lower Columbia
$316,753
$313,052
$752,429
$830,405
219,526
$211,868
$99,600
$15,100
$1,288,708
$1,370,425
Olympic
$370,991
$392,820
$621,341
$687,485
177,182
$295,158
$189,200
$30,200
$1,169,514
$1,405,663
Peninsula
$203,360
$178,509
$364,051
$291,241
184,350
$185,000
$37,550
$15,100
$751,761
$669,850
Pierce
$492,118
$459,747
$423,994
$339,195
244,411
$200,523
$331,100
$120,800
$1,160,523
$1,120,265
Renton
$245,114
$243,055
$456,535
$365,228
168,720
$202,698
$41,500
$15,100
$870,369
$826,081
Seattle District
$660,961
$638,235
$846,718
$879,237
2,555,396
$3,134,664
$94,200
$15,100
$4,063,075
$4,667,236
Shoreline
$231,072
$213,877
$236,361
$250,355
331,391
$344,343
$0
$0
$798,824
$808,575
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Tab 6, Attachment A
Skagit Valley
$370,642
$378,342
$310,337
$387,019
370,369
$359,995
$53,100
$15,100
$1,051,348
$1,140,456
South Puget Sound
$176,477
$173,885
$459,254
$367,403
59,756
$94,990
$207,500
$37,750
$695,487
$674,028
$1,064,542
$991,379
$1,359,223
$1,532,619
315,318
$585,255
$0
$0
$2,739,083
$3,109,253
Tacoma
$348,520
$390,961
$600,840
$625,508
232,203
$255,936
$0
$0
$1,181,563
$1,272,405
Walla Walla
$374,157
$396,718
$306,761
$245,409
209,745
$228,085
$59,900
$0
$890,663
$870,212
Wenatchee Valley
$217,502
$241,877
$250,297
$200,238
104,355
$105,970
$166,000
$0
$572,154
$548,085
Whatcom
$188,692
$186,572
$196,550
$157,240
151,996
$178,724
$189,200
$30,200
$537,238
$552,736
Yakima Valley
$468,538
$465,955
$694,609
$752,970
208,617
$184,075
$166,000
$37,750
$1,371,764
$1,440,750
$1,127,356
$1,127,356
$808,556
$657,894
312,595
$312,595
$128,445
$77,200
$2,248,507
$2,175,045
$11,200,063
$10,997,723
$14,751,000
$14,751,000
$11,466,952
$13,117,342
$3,082,895
$794,450
$37,418,015
$39,660,515
Spokane District
SBCTC
Total
Notes:
The amount available on the SBCTC line will be used for programs, special projects, and administration. Funds will be awarded based upon RFPs, applications, etc.
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June 23, 2015
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Student voice – Corrections Education presentation
Brief description
Eight Washington community colleges serve nearly 10,000 students incarcerated by the Washington
State Department of Corrections (DOC). College faculty teach courses in basic education for adults,
professional-technical fields and life skills as well as. Associate of Arts courses through a specially
funded program. DOC maintains an interagency agreement with SBCTC to engage offenders in
effective education and training opportunities and facilitate their successful transition to lifelong
community membership.
The eight community colleges are: Centralia College, Peninsula College, Clark College, Community
Colleges of Spokane, Edmonds Community College, Tacoma Community College, Grays Harbor
College and Walla Walla Community College.
How does this link to the System Direction, Mission Study and Policy Focus
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By educating offenders, Corrections Education increases access to postsecondary education for a
commonly disenfranchised population. Nearly 40 percent of Corrections Education students are
minorities and many of them release to the poorest neighborhoods in Washington state.
Corrections Education built on the system’s strength and successes by implementing innovative elearning opportunities in an internet-restricted environment.
Corrections Education works to close skill gaps within the workforce by providing training in highdemand professional-technical programs.
Background information and analysis
Educating offenders has been shown to be a highly effective tool to reduce recidivism and increase
employment. On average, inmates who participate in correction education programs have 43 percent
lower odds of returning to prison than inmates who do not, according to a 2013 study by the RAND
Corporation. A 2013 study by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy found that for every
dollar invested in these programs up to $20.13 is saved from fewer new crimes and costly incarcerations.
Instead of paying for prison beds, money is freed for public education, infrastructure, job creation and
other priorities that impact the lives of everyday Washingtonians.
With over 7,000 offenders releasing per year, ex-offender employment in the quarter after release
remains disturbingly low at only 30 percent. Governor Inslee’s Results Washington target for DOC is 40
percent, and SBCTC and its partner colleges are working closely with DOC to help it achieve this higher
target.
Corrections colleges are using the following approaches to increase post-release employment:
1. Increase access to Associate of Arts programs by pursuing private funding. Current state law
prohibits DOC from funding degree programs. Walla Walla Community College has offered
Associate of Arts degree programs at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center and the Washington State
Penitentiary since 2010.
2. Prepare more offenders for enrollment in community colleges and four-year colleges upon
release. Education navigators in King and Pierce counties have been assisting recently released
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offenders to enroll in colleges in their area. DOC is proposing a second interagency agreement to
fund post-release educational activities that will complement SBCTC’s current prison-based
education programs.
3. Provide training in high-wage, high-demand fields such as welding, computer programming and
advanced manufacturing.
4. Develop partnerships with apprenticeships for students who have completed training in the
building trades.
5. Implement the use of technology in prison classrooms including Canvas learning management
systems and web resources.
Attachment A: Student Biographies
Potential questions
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How does participation in prison education change a student’s post-release options?
How does participation in education impact a student while incarcerated?
How has education helped students face challenges encountered post-release?
Recommendation/preferred result
Board members will hear a presentation from a student currently enrolled at WSU Tri-Cities as well as
watch pre-recorded presentations from students at prisons throughout the state.
Policy Manual change Yes ☐ No ☒
Prepared by: Brian J. Walsh, policy associate, Basic Education for Adults
360-704-4358, bwalsh@sbctc.edu
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Attachment A
Student Voice – Corrections Education Presentation
Student Biography
Joseph Jensen is a senior at WSU Tri-Cities studying for a Bachelor’s degree in Digital Technology
and Culture. Joey has maintained a 3.7 GPA while studying full-time and working for the College
Advancement office as a graphic designer. He earned his Associate of Arts degree from Walla Walla
Community College at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center. He took advantage of multiple educational
opportunities while incarcerated and earned certificates in graphic design and accounting.
Joey has spoken before the Washington Correctional Education Association and is an advocate for
expanding access to associate degree programs throughout Washington State prisons.
Voices from throughout the system
Three students have recorded messages for the State Board:
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A student in Peninsula College’s Game Design and Development program at Clallam Bay
Corrections Center
A student in Basic Education for Adults at Washington Corrections Center for Women
A student studying English as a Second Language through Grays Harbor College at Stafford Creek
Corrections Center
Regular Item
June 23, 2015
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Legislative report
Brief description
The State Board will be briefed on the status of the state legislative session and impacts to the
community and technical college system.
The legislative report will also include a discussion regarding the 2015-17 Government Relations
Outreach Plan (Attachment A) and strategies for effective interim outreach activities throughout 2015.
Finally, the State Board will receive a report regarding SBCTC’s legislative internship program and
plans to continue the program in the future (Attachment B).
How does this link to the System Direction, Mission Study and Policy Focus
Creating and sustaining a successful year-round advocacy plan supports the community and technical
college system goals outlined in the System Direction, Mission Study and Board Policy Focus in three
major categories:
• Student success: increase statewide access, attainment and completion for all students.
• Economic development: strengthen the state’s economy through business and labor partnerships
to narrow skill gaps and meet emergent workforce needs.
• Innovation: leverage technology and other resources to identify innovations that lead to greater
student completion.
Background information and analysis
Second special session
Governor Inslee called the state Legislature back into a second special session on May 29. While the
newest House and Senate budget proposals are closer in terms of spending priorities, the two chambers
remain gridlocked on the issue of new revenue. Legislators have another 30 days or until June 27 to
reach a final budget compromise.
During the first special session, legislators passed two bills impacting the community and technical
college system:
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SHB 1813, sponsored by Rep. Drew Hansen, D-Bainbridge Island, expands access to computer
science programs across Washington state. The bill requires OSPI and the Professional Educator
Standards Board (PESB) to adopt computer science standards, a K-12 computer science
endorsement, and makes changes to endorsements for some certified K-12 educators.
EHB 1859, sponsored by Rep. Christine Kilduff, D-University Place, is request legislation by
the Treasurer’s Office to clean-up expired statutes outlined in the Revised Code of Washington.
For the community and technical college system, it removes two expired bond statues.
OFM, in accordance with state law, sent temporary layoff notices to state employees and lack of fund
notices to contractors in preparation for a potential state government shutdown if an operating budget is
not signed into law by the end of the fiscal year, June 30. In addition, community and technical colleges
started planning for a potential government shutdown by assessing their ability to continue serving
students, employ faculty and staff, and meet employer needs.
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2015-17 Government Relations Outreach Plan
As detailed in Attachment A the 2015-17 Government Relations Outreach Plan builds upon systemwide best practices and deploys strategic initiatives to meet key outreach goals year-round.
Outreach goals
• Goal 1: Create and nurture relationships with elected officials to increase awareness and
understanding of community and technical college programs and services.
• Goal 2: Engage the community and technical college system in legislative outreach activities to
provide real-world examples of how community and technical colleges play a key role in higher
education and growing the state’s economy.
• Goal 3: Build and sustain a network of support with stakeholders to help promote educational
opportunities at community and technical colleges and leverage partnerships to strengthen
student success.
Strategies to reach goals
With the 2015 advocacy theme “education continuum,” strategies to reach outreach goals include a
variety of planned initiatives that engage the community and technical college system, elected officials,
and key stakeholders at the state and national levels. Activities include legislative/congressional visits,
targeted campus tours with elected officials, joint regional college activities, and other events. External
outreach activities will be timed with community and technical college system meetings, as well as
college and elected official availability.
SBCTC Legislative Internship Program
As detailed in Attachment B the 2015 inaugural SBCTC Legislative Internship program was a success.
Two students participated in this year’s program and directly impacted legislative work dealing with
student higher education issues.
Two-year college student priorities outlined in the Washington Community and Technical College
Student Association’s (WACTCSA) 2015 legislative agenda included:
• Redefining basic education to include K-14 (budget discussions)
• Purchasing food items on campuses using EBT cards (HB 1820/SB 5794)
• Affordable textbooks (HB 1958)
• Identifying new, dedicated revenue for higher education (budget discussions)
Areas of improvement for the remainder of the 2015 internship program have been identified. This
includes partnering with the Council of Unions and Student Programs (CUSP) and WACTCSA to
ensure next year’s internship experience is successful and students have a meaningful experience while
gaining college credit.
Potential questions
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Does the State Board have feedback about future external outreach plans?
Are there suggestions from State Board members regarding the internship program?
Recommendation/preferred result
The State Board will participate in a discussion about external outreach initiatives and provide feedback
to SBCTC Government Relations.
Policy Manual change Yes ☐ No ☒
Prepared by: Alison Grazzini, legislative director
360-704-4394, agrazzini@sbctc.edu
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Attachment A
SBCTC Government Relations
2015-17 Outreach Plan
The community and technical college (CTC) system participates in outreach activities across the
state on an ongoing basis. The 2015-17 Government Relations Outreach Plan is designed to
meet strategic legislative goals for the overall system by building relationships with elected
officials and key stakeholder groups, planning for future sessions and potential legislation, and
using effective system-wide messaging.
SBCTC vision
Build strong communities, individuals, and families, and achieve greater global competitiveness
and prosperity for the state and its economy by raising the knowledge and skills of the state’s
residents (SBCTC System Direction, 2006).
SBCTC mission
Our state’s most urgent need is to educate more people to higher levels of skills and knowledge.
This is the only way we can hope to sustain a prosperous economy that will provide
opportunities for all of us, and our children (SBCTC Mission Study, 2010).
SBCTC Government Relations
SBCTC Government Relations drives legislative outreach efforts with state and federal elected
officials, state and national agencies, higher education stakeholders, and others that play a role in
advancing and supporting community and technical college priorities.
Legislative outreach efforts are supported by the overall CTC system to ensure content and
timing of information, data, and messages delivered are accurate and consistent.
Outreach goals
Goal 1: Create and nurture relationships with elected officials to increase awareness and
understanding of community and technical college programs and services.
Goal 2: Engage the CTC system in legislative outreach activities to provide real-world examples
of how community and technical colleges play a key role in higher education and growing the
state’s economy.
Goal 3: Build and sustain a network of support with stakeholders to help promote educational
opportunities at community and technical colleges and leverage partnerships to strengthen
student success.
Audience
Key stakeholders are the target audience for legislative outreach activities with support from the
CTC system. Communication and partnership within the CTC system will allow for messages to
reach mass audiences, greater promotion of a two-year college education, and increased ability to
strategically deploy system resources.
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CTC system
Key stakeholders
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State Board members
Trustees
Presidents
Faculty, staff
Students
• SBCTC staff
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Governor
State legislators
Congressional members
Legislative, congressional staff
Higher education community
State/federal agencies, organizations
Business
Labor
System issues/priorities
CTC system issues are prioritized and communicated during two strategic times throughout the
year: legislative session and interim.
Session
During the legislative session, outreach is organized around session deadlines as the system
advances priorities outlined in the:
• Legislative agenda
• Operating and capital budget requests
Interim
During the interim, priorities communicated to key external stakeholders are more generalized
prior to the creation of a system-approved legislative agenda.
2015 advocacy theme: “education continuum.”
2015 interim legislative topics:
• Operating, capital budget proposals
• Student access, affordability
• Performance/SAI
• Workforce issues/demands
• Basic Education for Adults
• WSAC Roadmap goals
• Other issues
2015 congressional topics:
• Higher Education Act reauthorization
• Perkins Act reauthorization
• Federal funding: workforce programs,
apprenticeships, Basic Skills, financial aid
(Pell), grants (TAACCCT), etc.
• WIOA implementation
• Completion goals (Pres. Obama, Lumina)
• Other issues
Resources
In partnership with Communications and other divisions, SBCTC Government Relations will
ensure the CTC system has materials necessary to conduct effective external outreach.
General outreach materials
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Talking points
One-pagers
System priorities
Relevant legislative/congressional facts
Other materials as necessary
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Pre-legislative session information/materials
To ensure the CTC system is prepared for each legislative session, SBCTC Government
Relations will provide system-wide support to ensure success. For example,
• Legislative training: testimony preparation, monitoring legislation, message delivery, and
contacting state legislators.
• Updated legislative information (e.g. new legislators, staff).
• Final legislative agenda.
• Session talking points.
Activities (Fall 2015 – January 2016)
• Facilitate various opportunities for State Board members, trustees, presidents, and others
to provide legislative training.
• Update SBCTC Government Relations website with relevant information and resources
to improve CTC system accessibility.
Legislative session information/materials
During legislative session, SBCTC Government Relations will provide a variety of materials to
inform system-wide decisions and promote consistent messaging. For example,
• Bill Watch List
• Weekly Hearing Schedule
• Positions on legislative proposals (in collaboration with the CTC system)
• Bill tracking
• Testimony preparation
• Member, staff outreach
• Legislative strategy on relevant issues
Performance metrics
To evaluate success and ensure legislative outreach goals are met, both quantitative and
qualitative performance measures may be used as directed by CTC system leadership:
Quantitative metrics
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Number of visits with key elected officials
Number of visits with key stakeholders
Number of favorable/unfavorable bills passed/not passed
Qualitative metrics
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Satisfaction of State Board members
Satisfaction of trustees, presidents and overall system
Satisfaction of SBCTC leadership, staff
Communication
Regular updates will be provided to the CTC system regarding external outreach goals, systemwide priorities and strategies used to reach goals.
Mechanisms
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State Board meetings
WACTC meetings (via the Legislative and Public Information Committee)
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Email notifications to State Board members, trustees, presidents, and staff
Weekly meetings during legislative session: Joint Legislative Conference Call, WACTC
Legislative Conference Call and Legislative Strategy meetings
Annual End of Legislative Session Report
Legislative News blog, social media
Other means as necessary
Strategies to reach goals
Goal 1: Create and nurture relationships with elected officials to increase
awareness and understanding of community and technical college programs
and services.
Strategies
• Conduct targeted external outreach with key legislators/congressional members through
various activities.
• Ensure key legislative/congressional staff is included in external outreach efforts.
• Participate in regular higher education meetings with elected officials and stakeholders.
• Facilitate a yearly legislative reception with support from the CTC system.
• In cooperation with Communications, create and distribute effective outreach materials
that describe CTC initiatives, programs, and services.
• Understand community and technical college dynamics and tailor messages accordingly.
• Respond to external requests timely and accurately (e.g. constituents, other issues).
Activities (Spring 2015 – December 2015)
• Visit key legislators/congressional members to provide updates on CTC activities,
initiatives and goals.
• Connect legislators/congressional members with colleges, including special
events/activities such as regional tours/visits in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Coordinate outreach events with CTC system meetings and organize content around
possible future legislative/congressional requests (see Timeline).
• Participate in all higher education meetings, work sessions and events.
• Continue to identify opportunities to advocate for and elevate the CTC system.
Goal 2: Engage the CTC system in legislative outreach activities to provide realworld examples of how community and technical colleges play a key role in
higher education and growing the state’s economy.
Strategies
• Build and maintain connections with CTC system partners and identify opportunities for
collaboration.
• Coordinate with State Board members, trustees, presidents, faculty, staff, and students to
share information and leverage local resources when applicable.
• Elevate students by regularly participating in student-led events (e.g. student academies),
connect students with legislators/congressional members, and identify other opportunities
for student engagement.
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Collect external outreach information from the CTC system and strategize how to deploy
resources year-round.
Activities (Spring 2015 – December 2015)
• Support and encourage college visits with key legislators/congressional members, staff
and stakeholders.
• Connect colleges with business and labor leaders for meetings, events, other activities.
• Identify opportunities for the CTC system to participate in committee work sessions and
other legislative and/or congressional presentations to elevate CTC initiatives, priorities
and needs.
• Participate in student events and other activities (e.g. Student Voice, Legislative
Academies; CUSP-WACTCSA Summer Leadership Summit; SBCTC Student Internship
Program, etc.).
• Regular communication with State Board members, trustees, presidents, and public
information officers regarding legislative/congressional outreach activities.
Goal 3: Build and sustain a network of support with stakeholders to help
promote educational opportunities at community and technical colleges and
leverage partnerships to strengthen student success.
Strategies
• Provide outreach to key stakeholders through various means in order to educate about
CTC programs, identify partnerships, and leverage support.
• Identify ways to improve stakeholder relationships and increase CTC system visibility by
understanding issues for current and future collaboration.
• Influence stakeholders to help promote CTC issues and priorities through meetings,
events, and other activities year-round.
Activities (Spring 2015 – December 2015)
• Schedule regular meetings with key stakeholders and identify opportunities for
collaboration on emergent issues.
• Plan legislative/congressional outreach activities that include key stakeholders to inform
elected officials of the larger education and workforce systems.
• Keep stakeholders apprised of CTC initiatives and priorities via regular communication
throughout the year.
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Timeline: 2015 interim outreach opportunities
Below is a timeline of scheduled meetings/events that may be opportunities for CTC system
outreach activities during the 2015 interim.
*Note: Timeline events are subject to change on a regular basis.
Month
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22-23
Event
State Board
(Walla Walla CC)
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Stakeholders
Legislative districts: 9,16
Congressional district: 5
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29-31
WACTC Retreat
(Sun Mountain Lodge)
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Legislative district: 12
Congressional district: 4
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30-31
Workforce Board Retreat
(Walla Walla CC)
June
July
August
TBD
Congressional recess
All
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14 – 16
State Board Retreat
(Sun Mountain Lodge)
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1–2
WACTC Meeting (TBD)
TBD
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28 – 29
State Board Meeting
(Seattle Central College)
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September
October
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Legislative districts: 11, 32, 33, 34,
36, 37, 43, 46
Congressional district: 7
Legislative districts: 40, 42, 22
Congressional districts: 2, 10
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3–4
WACTC Meeting
(Whatcom CC)
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19 – 20
Senate Committee Days
(Olympia)
All
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TBD
Student Legislative
Academy (Olympia)
TBD
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2–3
State Board Meeting
(Highline College)
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November
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December
Legislative district: 12
Congressional district: 4
Legislative districts: 11, 30, 33, 34,
47
Congressional district: 9
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10 – 11
WACTC Meeting (TBD)
TBD
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TBD
House Committee Days
(Olympia)
All
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Attachment B
Washington’s Community & Technical Colleges
Legislative Internship
Overview
The legislative internship at the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) is an
opportunity for two-year college students to learn about the legislative process, gain professional work
experience and earn college credit towards a certificate or degree.
Based at the SBCTC office in Olympia, interns are responsible for tracking legislative proposals,
advocating for two-year college student priorities and interacting with elected officials. Work also
includes attending and participating in legislative committee hearings, monitoring floor action, and
ensuring community and technical college (CTC) students are represented during session.
Partners
The legislative internship is a partnership between SBCTC (Government Relations and Education
Services divisions), the Washington Community and Technical College Student Association
(WACTCSA), participating colleges, and the Council for Unions and Student Programs (CUSP).
Learning objectives
Integral to the overall internship program, the following learning objectives are requirements for student
participation:
Communication skills
Students are required to demonstrate a competency in interpreting information, determining what should
be communicated to relevant stakeholders, and identify the best methods to present this information (i.e.
handouts, email, presentations, etc.).
Organize and maintain information
Students are required to organize processes and maintain written or electronic records and other forms of
information in a systematic fashion. Interns will demonstrate the ability to utilize technology in
processing information that includes modifying, retrieving, storing, and verifying data and other
information to reach internship goals.
Interpersonal
Students are required to work cooperatively with others and contribute to WACTCSA initiatives with
ideas, suggestions, and efforts. Students will demonstrate a willingness to participate as active team
members, including sharing tasks necessary to complete internship projects and assignments.
Stakeholder collaboration and cultural diversity
Students are required to collaborate and communicate with multiple stakeholders to meet internship
goals. Interns will demonstrate competencies by active listening, identifying relevant needs, and
avoiding miscommunication in a positive, professional manner at all times. Interns are also required to
demonstrate competency in working with individuals and organizations from diverse communities
including ethnic, social economic and educational backgrounds.
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2015 Internship
The inaugural 2015 legislative internship was an overall success based on feedback from students and
staff who participated, as well as legislative progress made on WACTCSA-specific initiatives.
Successes
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Elevation of the CTC student voice
WACTCSA-specific legislative priorities were discussed and considered by the Legislature
Greater understanding of Washington’s legislative, budget and governing processes
Student professional development in time management, conflict resolution, and formal
communication with large internal and external constituencies
Challenges
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Lack of structure resulted in confusion and miscommunication at times
Need for additional, detailed training about the overall legislative process
Confusing roles between interns and student representatives within WACTCSA as well as other
student groups across the higher education system (e.g. WA Student Association)
Questions about legislative priority details resulted in confusion regarding advocacy strategy
Next steps
The following items have been identified as improvements to be made before the start of the next
regular legislative session (and subsequent intern program).
Participant(s)
SBCTC
SBCTC
SBCTC, CUSP,
WACTCSA
SBCTC, CUSP,
WACTCSA
SBCTC, CUSP,
WACTCSA
Action
Consider extending the
duration of the internship
program over the full regular
legislative session.
Create a formal structure and
framework that includes a
syllabus, daily/weekly
assignments and other
requirements for interns.
Improve understanding and
preparation for WACTCSA
legislative priorities that
includes student-led research
and initiatives before
deploying an advocacy
strategy.
Increase communication
between SBCTC, CUSP, and
WACTCSA during session
related to the intern
status/progress.
Improve collaboration with
WSA and other student
advocacy organizations.
Timeline
Summer/Fall 2015
Notes/Status
Summer/Fall 2015
November 2015
Legislative Academy
Fall 2015/Winter
2016
Ongoing
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