WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY
AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
BOARD OF PRESIDENTS
BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES
February 21, 2014
State Board Office
MEMBERS PRESENT
Ron Langrell, Bates
Dave Rule, Bellevue
Patty McKeown, Bellingham
Terry Leas, Big Bend
Eric Murray, Cascadia
Jim Walton, Centralia
Bob Knight, Clark
Rich Cummins, Columbia Basin
Jean Hernandez, Edmonds
Ed Brewster, Grays Harbor
Jack Bermingham, Highline
Amy Morrison Goings, Lake Washington
Chris Bailey, Lower Columbia
Mary Ellen O’Keeffe, North Seattle
David Mitchell, Olympic
Luke Robins, Peninsula
Michele Johnson, Pierce District
Denise Yochum, Pierce Fort Steilacoom
Steve Hanson, Renton
Paul Killpatrick, Seattle Central
Jill Wakefield, Seattle District
Tom Keegan, Skagit Valley
Gary Oertli, South Seattle
Scott Morgan, Spokane
Pamela Transue, Tacoma
Steve VanAusdle, Walla Walla
Kathi Hiyane-Brown, Whatcom
Linda Kaminski, Yakima Valley
SUBSTITUTES
John Bonner for David Beyer, Everett
Deb Casey for Eileen Ely, Green River
Alison Stevens Daryl Campbell, Shoreline
Carli Schiffner Jim Richardson, Wenatchee Valley
MEMBERS ABSENT
Lonnie Howard, Clover Park
Marty Cavalluzzi, Pierce Puyallup
Tim Stokes, South Puget Sound
Christine Johnson, Spokane District
Janet Gullickson, Spokane Falls
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Marty Brown, Executive Director, SBCTC
John Boesenberg, Deputy Exec Dir, HR, SBCTC
Denise Graham, Deputy Exec Dir, Finance, SBCTC
Mike Scroggins, Deputy Exec Dir, IT, SBCTC
Jan Yoshiwara, Deputy Exec Dir, Education, SBCTC
GUESTS and SBCTC STAFF
Margo Day, Microsoft
Taylor Kao, Microsoft
Tom Nielsen, Bellevue
Steve Ward, Centralia
Lisa Skari, Highline
Jim Crabbe, SBCTC
Wayne Doty, SBCTC
Kathy Goebel, SBCTC
Nick Lutes, SBCTC
Kim Tanaka, SBCTC
Julie Walter, SBCTC
CALL TO ORDER & WELCOME
Jill Wakefield, WACTC president, called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m., welcomed those present,
and asked for self-introductions.
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE
Margo Day, Microsoft, vice president for US education, presented information on how Microsoft can partner
with the community and technical college system to help prepare students for the future. She described how
the Microsoft IT Academy (ITA) program provides industry-leading technology skills to help bridge the skills gap.
With the ITA program, academic institutions and their educators, students, and staff get digital curriculum and
certifications for fundamental technology skills – as well as courses critical for students to be successful in
today’s technologically evolving work – all at significantly reduced pricing.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION:
It was moved and seconded that WACTC approves the January 21, 2014 minutes
without corrections.
MOTION PASSED.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Ed Brewster presented the WACTC Treasurer’s Report with an ending balance of $77,889.70 as of
February 19, 2014.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT – Jill Wakefield, WACTC president
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February 20, 2014 Legislative Open House
Allocation and Accountability Task Force Update
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES COMMITTEE REPORT – Kathi Hiyane-Brown, chair
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Applied Baccalaureate Degree Program
Competency-Based Degree Update
CAPITAL BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT – Steve Hanson, chair
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2015-17 Capital Budget Development
o Task Force Members
o Timeline
Senate Ways and Means Work Session on Capital Trends: Cost Drivers and Outcomes from the
Community and Technical Colleges 2013-15 Capital Budget Request
OPERATING BUDGET COMMITTEE REPORT – Dave Rule for Jim Richardson, chair
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2015-17 Operating Budget Development – Establishing Investment Strategies
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) Financial Statement Audit Update
February 21, 2014
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LEGISLATIVE & PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE REPORT – Jean Hernandez, chair
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Legislative Update
o SB 6523: Real Hope Act
o SHB 2336: Increasing transparency in higher education by requiring certain departmental
budgets detail to be available online
o 2SHB 2486: Inmate postsecondary degree programs
Communication Update
o Seattle Times Blog
o “North Star” Messaging
o Better Jobs, Brighter Futures, A Stronger Washington
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE REPORT – Michele Johnson, chair
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ctcLink Project Update
SHERPA – A higher education recommendation engine focused on student success that
personalized the student’s experience
STRATEGIC VISIONING COMMITTEE REPORT – Denise Yochum for Christine Johnson, chair
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Canvas Analytics
Aspen Awards – Best Practices
TACTC REPORT – Kim Tanaka, TACTC director
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ACCT National Legislative Summit, February 10-13, 2014, Washington D.C.
Trustee Confirmations
STATE BOARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORT – Marty Brown, SBCTC executive director
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HB 1348: Modifying collective bargaining law related to providing additional compensation for
academic employees at community and technical colleges
March 26-27, 2014 State Board Meeting Presentations
o Limited Legal License Technician Program
o Year Up
o State Board of Education o College Readiness Policies
All Washington Academy Team Ceremony, March 26, 2014, South Puget Sound Community College
CRITICAL ISSUES COMMITTEE REPORT - Jack Bermingham, chair
Jill called for an executive session at 11:00 a.m. to discuss compensation. The executive session
adjourned at 11:45 a.m. with no action taken.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the February 21, 2014 Board of Presidents meeting adjourned at
11:50 a.m. The next meeting will be March 27-28, 2014 at South Puget Sound Community College and
the Olympia State Board Office.
Minutes prepared by Julie Walter
February 21, 2014
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