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Meeting Agenda
I. Determination of Quorum and Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance
III. Reading of the Minutes
III.A. August 9, 2022 Board of Trustee Budget Workshop Minutes
III.B. August 16, 2022 Board of Trustee Public Budget Hearing Meeting Minutes
III.C. August 16, 2022 Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes
IV. Citizens' Comments (approved by board on 5-20-99)
V. Special Items
V.A. Information Item
V.A.1. Process for President's Evaluation - Amy Rod, Chair
V.B. Reports from Board Committees
V.B.1. Finance Committee - Ann Hundl
V.B.2. Board Evaluation Committee - Dr. Sue Zanne Williamson Urbis
V.B.3. Outreach Committee - Mary Ellen Meyer
VI. Presentations, Awards, and/or President's Report
VI.A. Retirement Resolution for Dr. Connie Bibus
VI.B. Information Technology Report - Dr. Amanda Allen
VII. Student Success
VIII. Reports to the Board
VIII.A. Financial Reports
VIII.A.1. August 2022 Monthly Financials
VIII.B. Management Reports
VIII.B.1. Financial Aid Report
VIII.B.2. Testing Report
VIII.C. Reports from College Governance Councils
VIII.C.1. Faculty Association Meeting Minutes August 26, 2022
VIII.C.2. Extended Cabinet Meeting Minutes July 28, 2022
IX. CONSENT AGENDA
X. Matters Relating to General Administration
XI. Matters Relating to Academic Affairs
XI.A. Approve Process Technology Level I Certificate, effective Fall 2023 (no cost-current faculty, equipment and classroom space is sufficient)
XI.B. Approve receipt of Federal funding from the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 in the amount of $188,238.00 (no cost to the college.  Grand funds will be deposited for expenditure from the current restricted fund)
XI.C. Information Item:
XI.C.1. Chief Executive Officer Reporting Requirements under Tex. Educ. Code § 51.253(c) (no cost)
XI.C.2. Department of Education Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions Grant, Career and Transfer Center ($600,000.00 - in year 3 (October 1, 2022-September 20, 2023) - grant funds will be deposited for expenditure from the current restricted fund)
XII. Matters Relating to Administrative Services
XII.A. Approve the resolution setting the ad valorem tax rate for the Wharton County Junior College District at the rate of $0.12985/$100 valuation for the 2022 tax year. This is a $0.00192 reduction from our current rate of $0.13177/$100 valuation   ($8,701,048 unrestricted revenue)
XII.B. Approve increasing Services Fees from $63/semester hour to $73/semester hour to all students except Dual Credit Students, effective with Spring 2023 ($556,980.00 in additional unrestricted revenues)
XII.C. Approve increasing Out-of-District Fees from $51/semester hour to $56/semester hour to all out-of-district students except Dual Credit Students effective with the Spring 2023 semester ($227,500.00 in additional unrestricted revenues)
XIII. Matters Relating to Strategy, Enrollment Management and Technology
XIV. Matters Relating to Personnel
XIV.A. Board of Trustees
XIV.B. Office of President
XIV.C. Office of Academic Affairs
XIV.C.1. Tara Zekavat extended as temporary, full time director of adult education & literacy, CA-8-13, effective September 1, 2022
XIV.C.2. Wendy Tamayo extended as temporary, full time continuing education interim facilitator, A-10-10, effective September 1, 2022
XIV.C.3. Andrea Shropshire received a salary adjustment from regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-7-31, to regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-7-32, effective August 22, 2022
XIV.C.4. Marissa Saenz received a salary adjustment for completion of 24 graduate hours as regular, full time, director of library information and technical services, FAC-2A-34, to regular, full time, director of library information and technical services, FAC-4A-34, effective August 22, 2022
XIV.C.5. Paris Potter employed as regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-14, effective August 22, 2022
XIV.C.6. Amy Pendergraft received a salary adjustment as regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-22, to regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-23, effective August 22, 2022
XIV.C.7. Sandra McCarstle received a salary adjustment for completion of 6 graduate hours as regular, full time instructor of education and early childhood, FAC-4A-1, to regular, full time instructor of education and early childhood, FAC-5-1, effective August 22, 2022
XIV.C.8. Sandra Davis received a salary adjustment from regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-33 to regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-34 effective September 1, 2022
XIV.C.9. Natasha Goins received a salary adjustment from regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-3-35 to regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-3-36 effective August 22, 2022
XIV.C.10. Mousumi Goswami employed as temporary, full time instructor of biology, FAC-1-9, effective August 22, 2022
XIV.C.11. Shayna Guerra extended as TRiO SSS advisor/coordinator, GNT-01-09 effective September 1, 2022
XIV.C.12. Tammy Hann received a salary adjustment from regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-35, to regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-36 effective August 22, 2022
XIV.C.13. Patricia Korenek received a salary adjustment from regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-37, to regular full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-38, effective September 1, 2022
XIV.C.14. Jennifer Jeffery received a change in contract length from 9 month regular, full time instructor of biology, FAC-1-22, to 10 1/2 month regular, full time instructor of biology, FAC-1-22, effective January 9, 2023
XIV.C.15. Fall 2022 Department Head Compensation Spreadsheet
XIV.C.16. Fall 2022 Division Chair Compensation Spreadsheet
XIV.C.17. Fall 2022 Overloads
XIV.D. Office of Administrative Services
XIV.D.1. Georgeann Calzada employed as regular, full time director of fort bend campuses, CA-15-9, effective September 21, 2022
XIV.E. Office of Student Services
XIV.F. Office of Strategy, Enrollment Management and Technology
XV. END OF CONSENT AGENDA
XVI. Paid Professional Assignments
XVI.A. Information Item:
XVI.A.1. Paid Professional Assignment for Dr. Wendy Waters, Assistant Department Head-A&P Coordinator, fall 2022 - spring 2023 - $4,200.00
XVI.A.2. Paid Professional Assignment for Jennifer Jeffery, Assistant Department Head-General Biology Coordinator, fall 2022 - $2,100.00
XVI.A.3. Paid Professional Assignment for Sean Amestoy, Agriculture Coordinator, fall 2022-spring 2023 -  $2,400.00
XVI.A.4. Paid Professional Assignment for Kim Raun, Microbiology Lab Coordinator, fall 2022 - $1,200.00
XVI.A.5. Paid Professional Assignment for Dr. Hector Weir, Assistant Department Head-Humanities and Foreign Language, fall 2022 - $2,100.00
XVI.A.6. Paid Professional Assignment for Michael Adkins, Oversight of the Title V HSI Grant as Project Director, September 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022 - $1,250.00
XVI.A.7. Paid Professional Assignment for Dr. Jessi Snider, Assistant Department Head, fall 2022 - $2,100.00
XVII. Executive Session:  According to the Texas Government Code (Chapter 551, Open meetings), the Board may conduct a closed executive session for the following reasons:  Consultation with attorney (551.071), deliberation regarding real property (551.072), deliberation regarding prospective gift (551.073), personnel matters (551.074), deliberation regarding security devices, or a security audit (661.076), deliberation regarding economic development negotiations (551.086).
XVIII. Consideration and possible action on items discussed in closed session
XIX. Discuss Matters Relating to Formal Policy
XX. Other Business
XXI. Adjourn
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: September 20, 2022 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting
Subject:
I. Determination of Quorum and Call to Order
Subject:
II. Pledge of Allegiance
Subject:
III. Reading of the Minutes
Subject:
III.A. August 9, 2022 Board of Trustee Budget Workshop Minutes
Attachments:
Subject:
III.B. August 16, 2022 Board of Trustee Public Budget Hearing Meeting Minutes
Attachments:
Subject:
III.C. August 16, 2022 Board of Trustee Meeting Minutes
Attachments:
Subject:
IV. Citizens' Comments (approved by board on 5-20-99)
Description:
    During the Citizens’ Comments section of the agenda, any citizen/taxpayer (that is, any member of the public, including college employees) may request to address the board in open meeting. This is an open forum for those persons who wish to make presentations to the board and who have signed up to do so following the procedures in Board policy BDB (Local). Except as otherwise permitted by Board policy and procedures, an individual’s comments to the Board shall not exceed five minutes.
If any speaker’s presentation contains complaints or concerns about an individual employee or
officer of the district, the Board may require that the presentation be conducted in executive session with the board members pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act.

Specific factual information or recitation of existing policy may be furnished in response to inquiries, but the Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Board from deliberating or taking action on any subject that is not included on the agenda posted with notice of the meeting.
 
Subject:
V. Special Items
Subject:
V.A. Information Item
Subject:
V.A.1. Process for President's Evaluation - Amy Rod, Chair
Attachments:
Subject:
V.B. Reports from Board Committees
Subject:
V.B.1. Finance Committee - Ann Hundl
Subject:
V.B.2. Board Evaluation Committee - Dr. Sue Zanne Williamson Urbis
Subject:
V.B.3. Outreach Committee - Mary Ellen Meyer
Subject:
VI. Presentations, Awards, and/or President's Report
Subject:
VI.A. Retirement Resolution for Dr. Connie Bibus
Attachments:
Subject:
VI.B. Information Technology Report - Dr. Amanda Allen
Attachments:
Subject:
VII. Student Success
Subject:
VIII. Reports to the Board
Subject:
VIII.A. Financial Reports
Subject:
VIII.A.1. August 2022 Monthly Financials
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.B. Management Reports
Subject:
VIII.B.1. Financial Aid Report
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.B.2. Testing Report
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.C. Reports from College Governance Councils
Subject:
VIII.C.1. Faculty Association Meeting Minutes August 26, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
VIII.C.2. Extended Cabinet Meeting Minutes July 28, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
IX. CONSENT AGENDA
Description:

By consent of the board of trustees, the following items may be acted on in a single motion "to approve the consent agenda as presented."  If, however, any trustee wishes to discuss a particular item or for any reason wishes to act on any given item separately, he or she may simply notify the board chair to remove that item or items from the consent agenda, and that item will be removed and acted on separately.  A trustee may remove an item from the consent agenda for any reason, and he or she is not required to justify the removal or explain the reason for the removal.

Subject:
X. Matters Relating to General Administration
Subject:
XI. Matters Relating to Academic Affairs
Subject:
XI.A. Approve Process Technology Level I Certificate, effective Fall 2023 (no cost-current faculty, equipment and classroom space is sufficient)
Attachments:
Subject:
XI.B. Approve receipt of Federal funding from the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 in the amount of $188,238.00 (no cost to the college.  Grand funds will be deposited for expenditure from the current restricted fund)
Attachments:
Subject:
XI.C. Information Item:
Subject:
XI.C.1. Chief Executive Officer Reporting Requirements under Tex. Educ. Code § 51.253(c) (no cost)
Attachments:
Subject:
XI.C.2. Department of Education Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions Grant, Career and Transfer Center ($600,000.00 - in year 3 (October 1, 2022-September 20, 2023) - grant funds will be deposited for expenditure from the current restricted fund)
Attachments:
Subject:
XII. Matters Relating to Administrative Services
Subject:
XII.A. Approve the resolution setting the ad valorem tax rate for the Wharton County Junior College District at the rate of $0.12985/$100 valuation for the 2022 tax year. This is a $0.00192 reduction from our current rate of $0.13177/$100 valuation   ($8,701,048 unrestricted revenue)
Attachments:
Subject:
XII.B. Approve increasing Services Fees from $63/semester hour to $73/semester hour to all students except Dual Credit Students, effective with Spring 2023 ($556,980.00 in additional unrestricted revenues)
Attachments:
Subject:
XII.C. Approve increasing Out-of-District Fees from $51/semester hour to $56/semester hour to all out-of-district students except Dual Credit Students effective with the Spring 2023 semester ($227,500.00 in additional unrestricted revenues)
Attachments:
Subject:
XIII. Matters Relating to Strategy, Enrollment Management and Technology
Subject:
XIV. Matters Relating to Personnel
Subject:
XIV.A. Board of Trustees
Subject:
XIV.B. Office of President
Subject:
XIV.C. Office of Academic Affairs
Subject:
XIV.C.1. Tara Zekavat extended as temporary, full time director of adult education & literacy, CA-8-13, effective September 1, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.2. Wendy Tamayo extended as temporary, full time continuing education interim facilitator, A-10-10, effective September 1, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.3. Andrea Shropshire received a salary adjustment from regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-7-31, to regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-7-32, effective August 22, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.4. Marissa Saenz received a salary adjustment for completion of 24 graduate hours as regular, full time, director of library information and technical services, FAC-2A-34, to regular, full time, director of library information and technical services, FAC-4A-34, effective August 22, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.5. Paris Potter employed as regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-14, effective August 22, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.6. Amy Pendergraft received a salary adjustment as regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-22, to regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-23, effective August 22, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.7. Sandra McCarstle received a salary adjustment for completion of 6 graduate hours as regular, full time instructor of education and early childhood, FAC-4A-1, to regular, full time instructor of education and early childhood, FAC-5-1, effective August 22, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.8. Sandra Davis received a salary adjustment from regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-33 to regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-34 effective September 1, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.9. Natasha Goins received a salary adjustment from regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-3-35 to regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-3-36 effective August 22, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.10. Mousumi Goswami employed as temporary, full time instructor of biology, FAC-1-9, effective August 22, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.11. Shayna Guerra extended as TRiO SSS advisor/coordinator, GNT-01-09 effective September 1, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.12. Tammy Hann received a salary adjustment from regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-35, to regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-36 effective August 22, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.13. Patricia Korenek received a salary adjustment from regular, full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-37, to regular full time instructor of associate degree nursing, FAC-1-38, effective September 1, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.14. Jennifer Jeffery received a change in contract length from 9 month regular, full time instructor of biology, FAC-1-22, to 10 1/2 month regular, full time instructor of biology, FAC-1-22, effective January 9, 2023
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.15. Fall 2022 Department Head Compensation Spreadsheet
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.16. Fall 2022 Division Chair Compensation Spreadsheet
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.C.17. Fall 2022 Overloads
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.D. Office of Administrative Services
Subject:
XIV.D.1. Georgeann Calzada employed as regular, full time director of fort bend campuses, CA-15-9, effective September 21, 2022
Attachments:
Subject:
XIV.E. Office of Student Services
Subject:
XIV.F. Office of Strategy, Enrollment Management and Technology
Subject:
XV. END OF CONSENT AGENDA
Subject:
XVI. Paid Professional Assignments
Subject:
XVI.A. Information Item:
Subject:
XVI.A.1. Paid Professional Assignment for Dr. Wendy Waters, Assistant Department Head-A&P Coordinator, fall 2022 - spring 2023 - $4,200.00
Attachments:
Subject:
XVI.A.2. Paid Professional Assignment for Jennifer Jeffery, Assistant Department Head-General Biology Coordinator, fall 2022 - $2,100.00
Attachments:
Subject:
XVI.A.3. Paid Professional Assignment for Sean Amestoy, Agriculture Coordinator, fall 2022-spring 2023 -  $2,400.00
Attachments:
Subject:
XVI.A.4. Paid Professional Assignment for Kim Raun, Microbiology Lab Coordinator, fall 2022 - $1,200.00
Attachments:
Subject:
XVI.A.5. Paid Professional Assignment for Dr. Hector Weir, Assistant Department Head-Humanities and Foreign Language, fall 2022 - $2,100.00
Attachments:
Subject:
XVI.A.6. Paid Professional Assignment for Michael Adkins, Oversight of the Title V HSI Grant as Project Director, September 1, 2022 - September 30, 2022 - $1,250.00
Attachments:
Subject:
XVI.A.7. Paid Professional Assignment for Dr. Jessi Snider, Assistant Department Head, fall 2022 - $2,100.00
Attachments:
Subject:
XVII. Executive Session:  According to the Texas Government Code (Chapter 551, Open meetings), the Board may conduct a closed executive session for the following reasons:  Consultation with attorney (551.071), deliberation regarding real property (551.072), deliberation regarding prospective gift (551.073), personnel matters (551.074), deliberation regarding security devices, or a security audit (661.076), deliberation regarding economic development negotiations (551.086).
Subject:
XVIII. Consideration and possible action on items discussed in closed session
Subject:
XIX. Discuss Matters Relating to Formal Policy
Subject:
XX. Other Business
Subject:
XXI. Adjourn

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