WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY
AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
BOARD OF PRESIDENTS
BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES
April 25, 2014
Walla Walla Community College
MEMBERS PRESENT
Ron Langrell, Bates
Patty McKeown, Bellingham
Terry Leas, Big Bend
Eric Murray, Cascadia
Bob Knight, Clark
Lonnie Howard, Clover Park
Rich Cummins, Columbia Basin
Jean Hernandez, Edmonds
David Beyer, Everett
Ed Brewster, Grays Harbor
Eileen Ely, Green River
Jack Bermingham, Highline
Amy Morrison Goings, Lake Washington
David Mitchell, Olympic
Luke Robins, Peninsula
Michele Johnson, Pierce District
Denise Yochum, Pierce Fort Steilacoom
Marty Cavalluzzi, Pierce Puyallup
Steve Hanson, Renton
Paul Killpatrick, Seattle Central
Tim Stokes, South Puget Sound
Gary Oertli, South Seattle
Christine Johnson, Spokane District
Scott Morgan, Spokane
Janet Gullickson, Spokane Falls
Pamela Transue, Tacoma
Steve VanAusdle, Walla Walla
Jim Richardson, Wenatchee Valley
Linda Kaminski, Yakima Valley
SUBSTITUTES
Paula Boyum for Dave Rule, Bellevue
Steve Ward for Jim Walton, Centralia
Kendra Sprague for Chris Bailey, Lower Columbia
Jim Hills for Daryl Campbell, Shoreline
Mary Alice Grobins for Tom Keegan, Skagit Valley
Nate Langstraat for Kathi Hiyane-Brown, Whatcom
MEMBERS ABSENT
Mary Ellen O’Keeffe, North Seattle
Jill Wakefield, Seattle District
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Marty Brown, Executive Director, SBCTC
John Boesenberg, Deputy ED HR, SBCTC
Mike Scroggins, Deputy ED IT, SBCTC
GUESTS and SBCTC STAFF
Shaunta Hyde, State Board Vice Chair
Dan Altmayer, TACTC President
Gabriel Rench, EMSI
Frank Powers, Columbia Basin, WELA
Wayne Doty, SBCTC
Kathy Goebel, SBCTC
Alison Grazzini Smith, SBCTC
Nick Lutes, SBCTC
Bill Moore, SBCTC
Laura McDowell, SBCTC
Kim Tanaka, SBCTC
Julie Walter, SBCTC
CALL TO ORDER & WELCOME
Ed Brewster, WACTC president-elect, called the meeting to order at 8 a.m., welcomed those present,
thanked Steve VanAusdle and Walla Walla Community College staff for hosting the meeting and asked
for self-introductions.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION:
It was moved and seconded that WACTC approves the March 28, 2014 minutes
without corrections.
MOTION PASSED.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Ed Brewster presented the WACTC Treasurer’s Report with an ending balance of $32,862.56 as of April
22, 2014.
ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY
Gabriel Rench, higher education vice president, Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI),
presented the executive summary of the nationwide economic impact study EMSI recently completed
for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and discussed the possibility of refreshing
the economic impact studies completed for the CTC system in 2010. He also provided an update on
EMSI’s data and leadership developments.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT – Ed Brewster, WACTC president-elect
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2014-15 WACTC meeting dates
Summer retreat planning
Financial statement training
o May 29, 2014: Training for pilot college presidents (two sessions)
o Fall 2014: Training for pilot college trustees
o March or April 2015: Training for remaining college presidents
o May 2015: Training for remaining college trustees
WACTC/AWB Committees
o Strategic Framework
o Student and Faculty Work-based Opportunities
Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training
(TAACCCT) Grant Program
Allocation and Accountability Task Force update
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OPERATING BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT – Jim Richardson, chair
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2015 budget allocation methodology update
o Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA)
o Supplemental Retirement program
LEGISLATIVE & PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE REPORT – Jean Hernandez, chair
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2014 Legislative Session report
o 2014 bills passed by the Legislature
o Operating budget summary
o System involvement
o Session feedback
o Implementation timeline and ongoing legislative reports
Legislative outreach survey
CAPITAL BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT – Steve Hanson, chair
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2015-17 major capital project ranking
May 29, 2014 Presidents Academy: 2017-19 capital budget development principles
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE REPORT – Michele Johnson, chair
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ctcLink Project update
o Organizational change management
o FirstLink status
Legacy operations and business continuity
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) update
o The committee assigned the Information Technology Commission (ITC) to determine what
colleges currently have BYOD policies or guidelines and to develop best practices
STRATEGIC VISIONING COMMITTEE REPORT – Christine Johnson, chair
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Electronic badges
Smarter Measure assessment tool
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT – David Beyer for Kathi Hiyane-Brown, chair
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Washington State Student Services Commission Conference: April 30 – May 2, 2014
Smarter Balanced 11th grade assessment system agreement
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TACTC REPORT – Dan Altmayer, TACTC president
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Trustee appointments
Upcoming events
o WACTC/TACTC/SBCTC Leadership Dinner: May 14, 2014
o TACTC Spring Conference: May 15-16,2014
STATE BOARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT – Marty Brown, SBCTC executive director
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State Board Meeting: May 7-8, 2014
Governor’s Income Inequality Task Force
Results Washington
Student of Color Conference: April 17-19, 2014
Gates Foundation learning trip: April 14, 2014
o Competency-based certificates and degrees
o I-BEST
CRITICAL ISSUES COMMITTEE REPORT - Jack Bermingham, chair
Ed Brewster called for an executive session at 10:20 a.m. to discuss compensation. The executive
session adjourned at 11:20 a.m. with no action taken.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the April 25, 2014 Board of Presidents meeting adjourned at 11:30
a.m. The next meeting will be May 29-30, 2014 at Edmonds Community College.
Minutes prepared by Julie Walter
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