Board of Trustees Meeting
Location
Hybrid Meeting Format: offering both in-person and virtual meeting access
Minutes
Attendees
Board of Trustees: Chair Bowman, Trustee Exstrom, Trustee Savusa, Trustee Swenson
Executive Cabinet: President Mosby, Danielle Slota, Emily Lardner, Jamilyn Penn, Josh Gerstman, Marco Lopez for Michael Pham, Michael Pham remote attendance, Summer Korst. Tim Wrye.
Bruce Marvin (AAG) present.
Study Session call to order: 8:18 a.m.
Discussion Topics
Update on drafted Mission, Vision, Values, EquityFirst Strategic Planning Core Team Tri-Chairs (30 minutes) – Diego Luna
Trustees commented that they are in support of the drafted mission, vision, values as presented this morning.The final draft will be presented to the campus during Opening Week and voted on in October.
Presentation of the 2022-23 Fiscal Year Budget, Dr. Michael Pham (30 minutes)
Recommendation from Trustee Swenson that we begin to think about reaching families before middle and high school as public schools are losing students at that transition point.
Discussion around ISP and RS projections. Trustee Exstrom encouraged further discussion around the BoT reserve request and the need for quantitative data to support such requests in order to determine if the request is enough, too much, etc.
Review of Action Items (to be voted on in General Session)
- Approval of minutes from the July 28, 2022 meeting
- Action item a. Motion to approve the 2022-23 Fiscal Year Budget
- Trustee Swenson to make motion
- Action item b. Motion to approve Ratification of the Highline College HCEA Agreement, 2022-2025
- Trustee Exstrom to make motion
Executive Sessions
The Board, as and when deemed necessary, may call an Executive Session for appropriate purposes under the Open Meetings Act RCW 42.30.110.
- Pertaining to Highline College bargaining relations
- HCEA – called to order at 9:41 a.m. for ten minutes, extended by 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 5 minutes, closed at 10:02 a.m.
- WPEA – called to order at 10:03 a.m. for twenty minutes, extended by 5 minutes, extended session by 5 minutes, closed at 10:36 a.m.
- Pertaining to the performance of a public employee
- Called to order at 10:36 a.m., extended by 10 minutes, extended by 5 minutes, extended by 5 minutes, closed at 11:20 a.m.
Meeting adjourned at 11:20 a.m.
Board of Trustees Meeting
Location
Hybrid Meeting Format: offering both in-person and virtual meeting access
General Session Minutes
Roll Call
Board of Trustees: Chair Bowman, Trustee Exstrom, Trustee Savusa, Trustee Swenson
Executive Cabinet: President Mosby, Danielle Slota, Emily Lardner, Jamily Penn, Josh Gerstman, Marco Lopez for Michael Pham, Michael Pham remote attendance, Summer Korst. Tim Wrye.
Bruce Marvin (AAG) present.
General Session called to order at 11:22 a.m.
Approve minutes
Approve minutes of the regularly scheduled meeting of July 28, 2022
Trustee Swenson motioned to approve, Trustee Savusa seconded, motion passed unanimously
Opportunity for public comment
None
Standing reports
- Associated Students of Highline College
- Amy Bergstrom, Interim Director of the Center for Leadership & Service introduced the 2022-23 ASCH membership
- Washington Public Employees Association
- Gerald Jackson spoke on behalf of the WPEA. Noted a desire for career mentorship.
- Highline College Education Association
- James Peyton spoke, commented on the change in energy on campus. Faculty busy closing out the summer quarter and preparing for the fall quarter. Expressed gratitude to staff for their fall quarter and Opening Week preparations. Thanked the board for their careful consideration of the collective bargaining agreement for HCEA. Thanked the bargaining teams for their contributions to the contract. Looking to the election season, requested that individuals take the opportunities available to them to educate the legislature on the work done at Highline College.
- Faculty Senate
- None
- Highline College Foundation
- Sherri Keller spoke to the current audit process. Thanked the EFSP Tri-Chairs (Paulette Lopez, Diego Luna, and Jenn Ritchie) for their recent presentation to the Foundation regarding their MVV development process.
Action items
- Action item a. Motion to approve the 2022-23 Fiscal Year Budget
- Trustee Swenson motioned to approve, Trustee Exstrom seconded, motion passed unanimously
- Action item b. Motion to approve Ratification of the Highline College HCEA Agreement, 2022-2025
- Trustee Exstrom motioned to approve, Trustee Swenson seconded, motion passed unanimously
Area reports
- Administrative Services: Acting VP Marco Lopez for VP Dr. Michael Pham
- Written report stands
- Academic Affairs: VP Dr. Emily Lardner
- Written report stands with additional acknowledgement for the commitment given to 2022-25 HCEA agreement
- Student Services: Interim VP Dr. Jamilyn Penn
- Wrtitten report stands with an update regarding King County Promise, actively recruiting enrollment with Krystal Welch with a current focus on current students.
- Institutional Advancement: VP Josh Gerstman
- Written report as stand, shared that promo items are currently traveling with our Vietnam trip but will be further available to campus upon their return.
Discussion
President’s remarks
- Written report stands, thanked ASHC and Amy Bergstrom for being here today.