MS. MOLINA, PLEASE CALL ROLE TO
[1. Roll Call - Announcement of a Quorum]
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MAKE SURE WE HAVE QUORUM.CAN WE WAIT FOR [INDISCERNIBLE]? HE'S HAVING AN ISSUE.
WE CAN MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR HIM.
OKAY, GO AHEAD AND DO ROLL CALL.
>> TRUSTEE COMPTON, ARE YOU PRESENT? TRUSTEE FLORES, ARE YOU PRESENT?
>> TRUSTEE ZIMMERMANN, ARE YOU PRESENT?
TRUSTEE WILLIAMS IS NOT PRESENT BUT YOU HAVE A QUORUM.
I CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DALLAS COLLEGIATE FOR JUNE 1, 2021, AT 4:13 P.M.
PURSUANT TO THE SUSPENDED ROLES BY GOVERNOR ABBOTT, THE BOARD IS MEETING [INDISCERNIBLE] FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DALLAS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WEBSITE FOR REGISTERED TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION WILL BE UNMUTED FOR FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK.
THIS BOARD MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST OVER THE INTERNET AND AN AID OWE RECORDING AND TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING WILL BE MADE AND MADE AVAILABLE AT A
[2. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting]
LATER DATE.CHANCELLOR, CAN YOU PLEASE COME FORM THIS MEETING HAS ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW?
I CERTIFY THIS WAS POSTED ACCORDING TO SECTION 551.054 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNOR CODE.
MS. MOLINA, DO WE HAVE ANY ACCIDENTALS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD TODAY?
>> N SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AT 4:00 MEETING TODAY.
[4. Special Presentation: Pepsico Foundation Partnership Presenters: Pyeper Wilkins, Leslie White, PepsiCo Foundation]
WE WILL MOVE TO A SPECIAL PRESENTATION FROM THE PEPSICO FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP AND WE'LL HAVE DR. WILKINS INTRODUCE OUR PARTICIPANTS TODAY.
>> T AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WE APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BRING WITH US TODAY A REALLY ENGAGED EMPLOYER, NOT ONLY IN DALLAS BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
DALLAS COLLEGE AND THE DALLAS COLLEGE FOUNDATION ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE SUCH CARING AND ENGAGED PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY WHO CARE ABOUT THEIR FUTURE WORKFORCE BUT I ALSO CARE ABOUT OUR COMM COMMUNITY, ABOUT OUR COLLEGE.
I'M THRILLED TO INTRODUCE TO YOU LESLIE WHITE FROM PEPSICO.
SHE MAY COLLEAGUES AND IF SO, SHE WILL INTRODUCE THEM.
>> GREAT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE PEPSICO TEAM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE DALLAS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY.
I'M LESLIE WHITE AND I'M THE SENIOR OFFICER OF FINANCE AND I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE DALLAS COLLEGE AND ALL OUR PARTNERS HERE
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WHO HAVE MADE THIS PROGRAM POSSIBLE.I'M GRATEFUL AND WE WOULD NOT BE HERE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT AND ONGOING COMMITMENT TO YOUR STUDENTS.
I HAVE BEEN WITH PEPSICO FOR 12 YEARS AND I KNOW OUR COMP [INDISCERNIBLE] IN THIS STATE INCLUDING SEVERAL ALUMNI ON OUR TEAM.
I HAVE SEEN TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE THAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN WE COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMUNITY WHERE IS WE LIVE AND WORK SO I'M THRILLED THAT DALLAS COLLEGE IS ONE OF OUR FOUR LAUNCH PARTNERS FOR OUR NEW COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES HELP UNLOCK DOORS.
WE BELIEVE HIGHER EDUCATION IS A KEY PATH GENERATIONAL WEALTH.
WE HAVE MULTIPLE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT.
WE'RE HELPIN STUDENTS OBTAIN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREES IN TECHNICAL CERTIFICATES FOR JOBS IN HIGH DEMAND FIELDS LIKE IT AND CYBER SECURITY.
WITH OUR SMILE SCHOLARSHIPS, WE'LL HELP STUDENTS TRANSITION TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION.
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING, CHILD CARE SUPPORT, TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD CAN MAKE IT HARD TO CONTINUE PURSUING A DEGREE.
OUR PROGRAM WILL ALSO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR LIVING EXPENSES.
WE'RE ALSO CONNECTING STUDENTS WITH PEPSICO EMPLOYEES FOR MENTORING AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT BUILDING RELA PROFESSIONALS CAN INSPIRE STUDENTS AND HELP THEM TO SUCCEED SO WE'RE INTERESTED IN HELPING SUPPORT OUR BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE YOURSELF AND WE COULDN'T DO THIS WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP OF DALLAS COLLEGE SO IN THAT NOTE, WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT OUR BIG CHECK TO DALLAS COLLEGE FOUNDATION ON BEHALF OF THE PEPSICO THE FOUNDATION AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE MEANING OF THIS GESTURE AS A SIGN OF A COLLECTIVE COMMENT TO DALLAS COLLEGE STUDENTS AND SUPPORTING THEIR ADVANTAGE IN THE WORKFORCE AND I WILL CLOSE BY SAYING THANK YOU, AGAIN, TO ALL OUR PARTNERS AT DALLAS COLLEGE.
WE'RE SO EXCITED TO CONTINUE THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER TO REALLY TRANSFORM LIVES AND GENERATIONS THROUGH THIS
>> THANK YOU TO YOU, LESLIE, AND PEPSICO FOR ALL THAT YOU' COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR TOWN HALL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHERE YOU GOT TO SHARE WITH THE WIDER COMMUNITY ALL THE GREAT THINGS YOU'RE DOING.
WOULD ANY OTHER TRUSTEES LIKE TO SHARE COMMENTS? TRUSTEE FLORES.
>> Y THE COMMITMENT MADE IS THERE'S A LARGE INPUT FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE WALKED IN THE SHOES OF OUR STUDENTS.
YOU GET WHAT OUR STUDENTS NEED TO HELP SUPPORT THEM TO INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY THAT THEY CAN PERSIST AND GRADUATE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE TWO OF YOU, PEPSICO FOUNDATION, WE GREATLY, GREATLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND YOUR DECIDING TO LINK UP WITH DALLAS COLLEGE BECAUSE WE'RE TRULY, TRULY COMMITTED TO TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH HIGHER ELSE.
>> P HAVE BEEN SUCH FANTASTIC PARTNERS.
I WANT TO THANK YOU AS A BUSINESS LEADER, YOU GUYS ARE PARTNERS WITH P-TECH IN SOUTH OAK CLIFF AND REBECCA YOU'RE DOING ALL KINDS OF THINGS IN TERMS OF POLICY AND INVOLVEMENT IN THE CHAMBERS AND ALL THAT STUFF BUT IT'S NOT JUST YOU, IT'S A BROAD DEPTH OF PEOPLE AND IT'S PART OF YOUR CULTURE AND WHAT YOU DO AND I WANT TO EXPRESS PRESCRIPTION FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH DALLAS COLLEGE.
A LOT OF COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DO I DO AFTER GEORGE FLOYD AND STUFF LIKE THAT? THIS IS THE KIND OF THING YOU DO.
THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF THING YOU DO.
I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I HAVE TO SAY GUESS
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WHAT I HAD FOR LUNCH.>> T FOUNDATION WILL DEFINITELY PUT THAT MONEY TO GOOD USE.
>> YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ONE UP ME, PHIL.
>> I WAS GOING TO COMMENT, THERE'S A LOT OF BLUE TODAY ON THE SCREEN, SO IN SUPPORT.
[5. Chancellor and Board Announcements]
NOW WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE CHANCELLOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS.
LET ME EXPEND MY THANKS TO LESLIE AND PEPSICO AND REBECCA, ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR DALLAS COLLEGE BUT REALLY FOR SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS.
THIS IS ABOUT BUILDING A STRONG WORKFORCE AND ECONOMY AND RECOGNIZING THERE ARE STUDENTS THAT OFTEN STRUGGLE NOT JUST COVERING THE COST OF TUITION BUT REALLY MEETING THE OTHER NEEDS IN TERMS OF THEIR LIVES AND ENABLE THEM TO ATTEND COLLEGE SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR FOCUSING ON THE ISSUES THAT ARE VITAL TO STUDENT SUCCESS AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT PARTNERSHIP.
LET ME SHIFT GEAR CORPORATE SUPPORT AND FOUNDATION AND GO TO THE 87TH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WHICH IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, IS WRAPPING UP AT THIS TIME.
I HAVE TO SAY, I HAVE BEEN ENGAGED A LONG TIME IN LEGISLATIVE ENGAGEMENT AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE CHALLENGING YEARS BECAUSE OF COVID, BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT THEY'RE DEALING WITH, AND FRANKLY, I THIN COMPLEXITIES OF WHAT'S HAPPENINGS NATIONALLY AS WELL WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF BILLS PASSED THAT WE WERE REALLY WORKING HARD AND FOCUSING ON.
LET ME MENTION FIRST THE SENATE BILL 1102 WHICH ESTABLISHED THE TEXAS SKILLING AND RESKILLING THROUGH EDUCATION TRUE PROGRAM, WHICH IS REALLY ABOUT WORKFORCE EDUC SHOUT-OUT TO PYEPER WILKINS AND GLORIA WHO HELPED COME UP WITH THE IDEA.
SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THIS EARLIER ON, A WEEK AFTER WE WENT INTO THE PANDEMIC, PITCHING THE IDEA THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING THAT I CALL 300 BY 300 TEXANS, PUTTING 300 TEXANS BACK TO WORK OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.
THIS IS WITH THE TRUE INITIATIVE OF THE LEGISLATION THAT PASSED AND I WILL COMMENT ON THIS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER HERE IN A FEW MOMENTS, BUT GOVERNOR ABBOTT HAS SIGNED THAT INTO LAW.
HE DID THAT LAST WEEK SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.
THE OTHER SENATE BILL 1230 WAS ANOTHER CONCEPT THAT I PUSHED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, THAT IT WAS TIME TO LOOK AT THE FUNDING MODEL FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN AROUND THE BOARD AND YOU HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THAT FROM THE STATE PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S THE MOST UNSTABLE PORTION OF OUR REVENUE PUT AGAINST THE LOCAL TAX SUPPORT, STUDENT TUITION AND THE STATE FUNDING.
AND THIS IS REALLY, I THINK, BROUGHT HOME THIS SESSION AS WE LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED ONCE AGAIN ON THE FUNDING SIDE BUT, AGAIN, THIS BILL PASSED, HAS BEEN ALSO SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE GOVERNOR AND SO THIS IS REALLY ENVISIONED TO BE MUCH LIKE THE COMMISSION THAT RESULTED LAST SESSION AND THE CREATION OF HOUSE BILL 3, WHICH RESTRUCTURED THE FUNDING MODEL FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
AND ALSO, THAT DOES IMPACT US, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE WERE PARTICULARLY PUSHING FOR, BUT AS YOU KNOW, WE WERE GRANTED A FEW YEARS AGO, THE AUTHORITY TO OFFER THREE BACCALAUREATE DEGREES INCLUDING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD
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EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT WE NOW HAVE UP AND RUNNING AND OPERATING UNDE EDUCATION.WE WERE GRANTED THE AUTHORITY TO DO TWO OTHERS THAT WE HAVE NOT YET IMPLEMENTED, A BILL PASSED GRANTING US THE ABILITY TO DO UP TO FIVE NOW.
SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THAT AND MEETING ON, IT WAS ONE THING, AND I MIGHT SAY, OF THE THREE, ONE OF THEM WAS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING, WHICH WE ARE STILL KICKING AROUND.
THAT'S NOT A SLAM DUNK THAT WE WOULD DO, WHICH REALLY LEFT US ONE OPTION SO WE FELT A LOT OF PRESSURE TO BE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ON THAT ONE OPTION.
NOW THAT WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE IN TERMS OF OUR ABILITY, THIS GIVES US SOME FLEXIBILITY TO REALLY BEGIN TO LOOK AT SOME DIFFERENT OPTIONS THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE CONSIDERED PREVIOUSLY.
FINALLY, TIED TO THE OTHER WAS THE BUDGET AND I HAVE TO SAY, THIS WAS PROBABLY, FOR ME, DISAPPOINTING YEARS WITH THE BUDGET WITH THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
CERTAINLY AS DALLAS COLLEGE, WE'RE FINE AS SUCH, BUT THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME THINGS THAT WOULD HAVE REALLY HELPED IN STABILIZING FUNDING, PARTICULARLY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
THEY COULD HAVE PROVIDED, AS WAS IN THE BUDGET, $50 MILLION FOR THE TEXAS RESKILLING AND UPSKILLING AND THEY CUT THAT OUT AT THE 11TH HOUR.
WE WILL GET SOME DOLLARS FROM THE COORDINATING BOARD BUT THAT REDUCED THE OVERALL AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS BY ABOUT 50%.
REALLY IT'S THE SAME REASON AS THE OTHERS AND THAT'S BECAUSE FEDERAL FUNDS WERE COMING DOWN, THE LEGISLATURE MADE THE DECISION THAT THAT WAS ENOU COLLEGES, THAT WE RECEIVE THE FEMME FEDERAL FUNDS.
OVER HALF OF THOSE DOLLARS MUST GO TO THE STUDENTS.
IT WAS SHORTSIGHTED ON THE PART OF THE STATE AND REALLY SET THE FOUNDATION FOR WHY THERE NEEDS TO BE A COMMISSION TO LOOK AT THE FUNDING OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES, THE LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AND THE ROLE AND MISSION THAT WE PLAY AND FRANKLY, SUBSTITUTING ONE TIME DOLLARS IS JUST SHORT-SIGHTED BUT, AGAIN, THIS WAS PRETTY MUCH DONE AFTER THE BUDGET BILLS HAS PASSED BOTH HOUSES AND HANDLED WITHOUT FLOOR DEBATE AND DISCUSSION AS SUCH AND REPORTED OUT ONCE IT WAS IN THAT PROCESS.
WE HAVE RECEIVED FUNDS BUT IT'S THE OVERALL MESSAGE THAT THIS SENDS AS TO THE IMPORTANCE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING.
SO JUST DISAPPOINTED BY THAT OUTCOME.
WE G CONGRATULATIONS, DIANA, FOR GRADUATING FROM UNT WITH YOUR MASTER'S.
>> I DOESN'T HAVE THAT PIECE OF INFORMATION BUT I'M GLAD YOU ADDED IT.
WE STILL, AND THERE WAS A DATA POINT THAT WE HAVE BEEN TRACKING FOR SOME TIME BECAUSE IT MATTERS TO US HERE THAT STILL WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR ENTIRE POPULATION, THE HISPANIC POPULATION IN DALLAS COUNTY, ONLY 5% HOLD A MASTER'S DEGREE OR HIGHER, SO THANKS FOR RAISING THAT NUMBER AS WELL.
IT TABLES ONE AT A TIME, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
>> IN THAT PROGRAM, WE HAD THREE DALLAS COLLEGE EMPLOYEES, ONE COMPLETED WITH ME AND TWO AHEAD OF ME SO WE HAVE MORE.
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WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE CELEBRATING OUR FIRST DALLAS COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OVER 11,000 STUDENTS THIS YEAR.
REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AND I'M ALSO EXCITED THAT WE HAVE, AS OUR SPEAKER THIS YEAR, FIRST LADY DR. JILL BIDEN WILL BE OUR COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER OF THE FIRST DALLAS COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT, SO LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING THAT EVENT WITH OUR STUDENTS TOWARD THE END OF THE MONTH.
>> OBSERVATION, DIANA MUST HAVE HAD A MINOR IN QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS GIVEN ALL HER METRICS QUESTIONS LATELY.
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT LATELY LIKE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS AND NON-DEGREE TYPES OF THINGS AND INTO THE STATE'S SHARE OF WHAT THEY PUT INTO THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUT SOUNDS LIKE A THREAT OR A RISK TO US, PARTICULARLY IF THEY GO DOWN THE ROAD OF THINGS LIKE TRYING TO EQUALIZE PROPERTY TAX BASES LIKE THEY DID IN PUBLIC EDUCATION.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE DALLAS COMMUNITY'S EFFORTS TO BE REPRESENTED THERE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR INTERESTS ARE ACCOMMODATED IN THAT VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION THAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN?
>> W DISCUSSIONS GOING ON IN THAT REGARD.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THAT.
THE WAY THAT'S GOING TO BREAK IDENTITY ON IT, CERTAINLY THE GOVERNOR HAS I BELIEVE FOUR APPOINTMENTS, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR HAS THREE AS THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE HAS THREE AND THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES HAS ONE.
OF THOSE, BOTH THE SPEAKER AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND THE GOVERNOR EACH HAVE TO APPOINT SOMEONE INVOLVED DIRECTLY THIS TERMS OF DAY-TO-DAY ENGAGEMENT ON THE PAYROLL OF A TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SO THERE WILL END UP BEING FOUR PEOPLE MINIMUM WITH THAT BACKGROUND.
THERE WILL ALSO LEGISLATURES ON THE COMMISSION AS WELL PLUS SPECIFIED BUSINESS LEADERS FROM AROUND THE STATE.
WE'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT DALLAS WILL GET ONE APPOINTEE SO THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS GOING ON RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK, RELATIVE TO THAT APPOINTMENT.
MADAM CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT, THANK YOU.
AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR GUESTS FROM PEPSICO FOR THEIR SUPPORT AS REPRESENTATIVES ON THE COMMUNITY, THE BOARD UNDERSTANDS THE VALUE OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS WITH DALLAS COLLEGE.
WE CAN ACHIEVE OUR VISION OF ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN DALLAS.
THANK YOU, AGAIN, LESLIE FOR PARTICIPATING IN A TOWN HALL THAT WE HOSTED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ON INITIATIVES, PREPARING STUDENT TALENT TO FILL THE WORKFORCE GAP.
WE HAD LESLIE REPRESENTING PEPSICO, JENN REPRESENTING BANK OF AMERICA AND SHARING ALL THE GRADE THINGS THEY'RE DOING FOR OUR STUDENTS AS WELL AS BEN MIGUEL.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT TOWN HALL.
I WILL ALSO RECOGNIZE TRUSTEE FLORES FOR HER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ALSO WISH YOU A HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY.
ON BEHALF OF THE CHANCELLOR PERF COMMITTEE, PLEASE COMPLETE SURVEYS BY JUNE 15TH.
MS. MOLINA WILL SEND OUT REMINDERS THIS WEEK AND WE ALWAYS WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK OUR RETIREES.
OUR CONTINUED SUCCESS DEPEND ON THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE PART OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE FAMILY.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FOLLOWING RETIREES.
WE HAVE JESUS GONZALES, [INDISCERNIBLE] MARINA TWITTY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
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FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE CHANCELLOR MAY FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO DALLAS COLLEGE.WE APPRECIATE ADVANCED NOTICE OF YOUR RETIREMENT.
YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH IN YOUR SEVEN YEARS WITH US AND YOU'RE NOT DONE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR CONTINUED EDUCATION AS WE FORGE AHEAD AS A UNITE VIED INSTITUTION.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD, THANK YOU.
>> HAPPENED MUCH TOO QUICK, JOE, MUCH TOO QUICK.
>> ANY O HAVE ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS TO MAKE? NO? OKAY.
>> WAIT, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CAMPUSES THAT I HAVE BEEN VISITING ON MY EDUCATIONAL AND INDOCTRINATION TOUR AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN VERY SPECIAL AND IT'S GIVEN ME A MUCH BROADER PERSPECTIVE AND A MUCH MORE BROAD APPRECIATION FOR WHAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE CAMPUSES MEAN TO DALLAS COLLEGE.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE OF THEM.
I HAVE MOUNTAIN VIEW AND BROOKHAVEN LET'S THIS MONTH BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I APPRECIATE THE TIME THEY HAVE TAKEN TO ANSWER, AS YOU KNOW BY NOW, ALL OF MY QUESTIONS.
>> YES, AND I WILL ECHO THAT BECAUSE I DID ACCOMPANY TRUSTEE BOYD ON TWO OF THOSE TOURS TO EASTFIELD AND NORTH LAKE AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU, I TOOK PICTURES FROM THE TOWER OF THE NORTH LAKE CONSTRUCTION, THE NEW CONSTRUCTION BUILDING AND I POSTED IT ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA AND THAT'S BEEN THE POST THAT'S GENERATED THE MOST COMMENTS AND RESPONSES AND INQUIRIES ABOUT THAT PROGRAM, SO THANK Y'ALL FOR DOING THAT.
>> MONICA, YOU ASKED ME AND I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF CHAIRING THE CHANCELLOR'S PERFORMANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE AND IN LIGHT OF JOE'S ANNOUNCEMENT I WONDER WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN THIS YEAR.
HE'S NOT DONE YET AND WE'RE NOT DONE WITH HIM YET, EITHER, AND I TRUST AND HOPE THAT WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND I KNOW WE WILL TO THANK HIM AND APPROPRIATELY ACKNOWLEDGE HIM NOT JUST FROM THE BOARD BUT FROM THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE THAT BE ONE OF THE PRIMARY FOCUSES OF THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER VOLUNTEERS BUT THANK YOU, JOE, BUT WE'RE NOT DONE WITH YOU YET.
>> I'M NOT READY TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH YET SO WE'LL CONTINUE.
>> ANY OTHER TRUSTEES? NO? OKAY.
SO WE WILL MOVE ONTO ITEM 6, OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CHANCELLOR TO DECL INTEREST SPECIFIC TO THIS AGENDA.
NO? SO I'M GOING TO TAKE A POINT OF PRIVILEGE AS CHAIR AND MOVE UP
[11. Individual Item]
ITEM 11.1 IN THE AGENDA TO ENSURE WE HAVE ALL TRUSTEES WHO CAN PARTICIPATE DURING THIS ITEM SO 11.1, AS WE WERE JUST TALKING, GIVEN THE CHANCELLOR'S RECENT NOTICE OF HIS RETIREMENT, WHICH WE APPRECIATE.HE WILL BE HERE UNTIL AUGUST 2022 TO ENSURE CONTINUITY AS WE GO THROUGH OUR TRANSITION.
I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT THE BOARD HAS TAKEN THE APPROPRIATE STEPS.
WE HAVE DELIBERATED, AND WE HAVE INTERVIEWED AND I THINK ARE PREPARED TO NAME A SOLE FINALIST AND SO CAN I HAVE A MOTION FROM ONE OF THE TRUSTEES?
>> MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THAT DR. JUSTIN LONON BE NAMED AS A SOLE POSITION OF CHANCELLOR TO ASSUME THAT POSITION OF DR. MAY PREPARE AND BRING TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION A CONTRACT AFTER THE REQUIRED 21-DAY WAITING PERIOD.
ONCE THE MOTION HAS BEEN SATED AND WE OPEN FOR
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DISCUSSION, I HAVE COMMENTS TO MAKE, THANK YOU.>> SO WE HAVE A MOTION MADE BY TRUSTEE FLORES, SECOND BY VICE CHAIR RITTER.
I BELIEVE WE WOULD LIKE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM.
TRUSTEE FLORES, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.
>> I PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THIS PATH WE ARE ON TO TRANSFORMATION MOVING FROM THE SEVEN COLLEGES TO THE ONE COLLEGE AND SEVEN CAMPUSES.
WE COULD HAVE DONE A SEARCH, HOWEVER, WHEN YOU DO THAT AND THE CANDIDATES ARE GOING TO TELL YOU, YES, THEY WILL FOLLOW THE DIRECTION THE TRUSTEES HAVE SET, HOWEVER, A LEADER ALWAYS WANTS TO MAKE THEIR OWN MARK AND TAKE US SOMEWHAT OFF THAT PATH SO I THINK IT WOULD BE UNFAIR FOR SOMEONE OUTSIDE TO TAKE THAT ROLE WHILE DR. LONON HAS BEEN ALONG STEP-BY-STEP IN THE PROCESS AND WE EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE.
WE HAVE INVESTED A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF EFFORT, A LOT OF EMOTION TO DO THIS RADICAL TRANSFORMATION THAT'S NOT HAPPENING AT THIS LEVEL AT ANY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
MOST INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ARE FOLLOWING THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE THAT WAS SET A FEW HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
WE'RE NOT IN THAT WORLD TODAY.
IT WAS VERY NECESSARY FOR DALLAS COLLEGE IF WE'RE TRULY TO MEET OUR MISSION OF TRANSFORMING LIVES AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH HIGHER EDUCATION TO MAKE THE CHANGES WE HAVE MADE, THE BOARD IS COMMITTED TO CONTINUE ON THIS PATH AND THEREFORE I STRONGLY SUPPORT THROUGH THE MOTION AND THEN MY VOTE THE NAMING OF DR. LONON AS THE SOUL FINALIST.
I THINK HE WILL DO AN EXCELLENT JOB.
>> I ECHO EVERYTHING DIANA JUST SAID AND I ALSO THANK DIANA FOR PIE PUTTING TOGETHER THE PROCESS.
IF I HAD TO GO TALK TO ONE PERSON ABOUT WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GREAT COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADER? WHO DO YOU KNOW? WHO DO YOU THINK WOULD DO GREAT IN THE JOB? JOE MAY WOULD BE THE FIRST GUY I WOULD TAKE TO AND HE'S RECOMMENDED JUSTIN TO THIS BOARD AS PART OF THE SUCCESSION PLANNING FOR SOME TIME NOW.
HE'S BEEN GROOMED FOR THAT ROLE AND HAS GIVEN ACCESS IF HE HAD NOT BEEN CHANCELLOR MAY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PREPARING JUSTIN FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I HAVE KNOWN JUSTIN FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS IN ARKANSAS, HE ARRIVED IN DALLAS AND WENT TO WORK FOR THE MAYOR AND THE THING THAT STRIKES ME SO MUCH IS HIS COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, SPECIFICALLY TO OUR STUDENTS AT DALLAS COLLEGE.
THIS IS A CAREER PATH HE'S CHOSEN.
HE COULD HAVE DONE MANY MORE LUCRATIVE THINGS BUT HIS COMMITMENT IS TO OUR STUDENTS AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR YOU, WE'RE PROUD OF YOU AND WE'RE PLACES OUR CONFIDENCE IN YOU.
AS DIANA SAID, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, THIS REPRESENTS CONTINUITY OF STRATEGY.
WE'RE DOUBLING DOWN ON THE ONE COLLEGE APPROACH, NOT JUST ON JUSTIN BUT THE LEADERSHIP TEAM SELECTED AND PUT IN PLACE AND THE TEAMS AND STRATEGIES THAT YOU'RE BUILDING ALL ACROSS THE COLLEGE.
HE'S GOING TO NEED THE SUPPORT OF EACH AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL LEADER, FACULTY MEMBER IN DALLAS COLLEGE AND AS A BOARD, WE ASK YOU FOR THAT.
WE NEED EVERYBODY ON BOARD AND WE HAVE THE RIGHT LEADER TO TAKE US FORWARD AND BUILD ON WHAT JOE MAY HAS GUIDED US THROUGH SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE PATH THAT WE'RE ON WITH YOU, JUSTIN, AND WITH YOU, JOE.
>> YES, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT BEING THE NEW PERSON OPT BOARD, I GOT TO KNOW JUSTIN QUITE WELL BECAUSE HE'S REALLY PARTICIPATED IN HELPING ME TO COME ALONG SO I SPENT A LOT OF FACE TIME WITH HIM, EVEN DURING THIS PANDEMIC BUT REPLACING A CITY MANAGER, BEING THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF PARKLAND WHERE WE
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DIDN'T HAVE A SUCCESSION PLAN AND NOT THAT WE DIDN'T GET A GOOD LEADER AT PARKLAND, BUT IT PUTS INTO RISK THE ROLE OF TRUSTEES SO I COMMEND, AGAIN, THE CONTINUITY OF THE VALUABLE SITUATION RIGHT NOW.I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THIS SELECTION AND DR.
>> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD, YOU KNOW, IN THE FIVE YEARS I HAVE BEEN ON THE BOARD I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW AND WORK WITH DR.
LONON AND HE'S A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES.
HE IS DEEPLY INVESTED IN THE SUCCESS OF OUR INSTITUTION, OUR COMMUNITY, AND I THINK HE WILL BE AN EXCELLENT CHANCELLOR.
HE'S GOT TO RIGHT EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND VISION TO CONTINUE BRIDGING THE EDUCATIONAL GAP IN DALLAS COUNTY, CONTINUING TO MAKE DALLAS COLLEGE A VALUED RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND EMPLOYERS AND WE APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED LEADERSHIP THAT DR. MAY WILL ALSO PROVIDE DURING THIS TRANSITION TIME.
IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE.
FOR IDENTICAL GENERAL DA ITEM 11.1, AYE OR NAY, CHAIR BRAVE.
>> TRUSTEE COMPTON? I CAN'T GET HER ON BUT TRUSTEE BOYD?
>> TRUSTEE WILLIAMS IS NOT PRESENT.
LET ME TRY MS. COMPTON ONE MORE TIME.
MS. COMPTON? I WILL CHECK IN WITH HER BUT YOU DO HAVE A FULL VOTE FOR PEOPLE ABLE TO VOTE.
>> THANKS, SO SEEING THAT WE DO HAVE A MAJORITY, THE MOTION DOES PASS.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT EVEN THOUGH TRUSTEE WILLIAMS IS NOT PRESENT TODAY, HE DID WRITE A GLOWING LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR DR. LONON IN BEING OUR NEXT CHANCELLOR.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.
[7. Consent Agenda]
ANY QUESTIONS?I DO NOT NEED IT TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.
>> ANYBODY ELSE? IF NOT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 7.1A TO 7.5.
SO NOW WE WILL TAKE A ROLL CALL OF THE VOTE.
>> S COURSES MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STUDENTS AT THE RICHLAND COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL, I NOTICED THERE ARE A COUPLE OF COURSES ON PERSONAL FINANCE, I THINK THIS IS EXCELLENT, ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS THAT COME FROM UNDERPRIVILEGED BACKGROUNDS.
THIS HELPS THEM TO DEVELOP FINANCIAL LITERACY.
I'M CURIOUS IF THESE COURSES ARE A AVAILABLE TO ALL OUR DUAL CREDIT AND EARLY COLLEGE STUDENT OR P-TECH STUDENTS.
IF SO, I HOPE THE OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS THAT WE HAVE AND CAMPUSES WILL ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO TAKE THESE.
I WISH IT COULD BE A REQUIRED COURSE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE SO MANY STUDENTS GET IN TROUBLE, ESPECIALLY IN THESE STUDENT LOAN AREAS WHERE THEY BORROW MUCH MORE THAN THEY CAN PAY BACK.
SO I COMMEND RICHLAND COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL BUT HAVE A CREDIT FOR
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THE REST OF OUR DUAL CREDIT EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL P-TECH FORMATS THAT WE HAVE.I'M PURR SURE WE DO IN THE EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL SPACES.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE P-TECH, SOMETIMES THERE'S A LACK OF SOME COURSES IN THOSE CURRICULA BUT A WE'LL GET THAT AND SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH YOU
>> WE HAVE MANY MORE P-TECH HIGH SCHOOLS THAN EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS SO IF THEY DON'T, HOPEFULLY WE'LL LOOK AT A WAY TO MAKE SPACE FOR THAT.
IT'S SO VITAL AND SO IMPORTANT.
I WOULD BE MUCH MORE FURTHER ALONG FINANCIALLY IF IN HIGH SCHOOL AND MY YOUNG ADULT YEARS AND EVEN INTO MY 30S AND 40S I HAD THE BENEFIT OF SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> I WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM AND CAN'T DISAGREE.
I THINK THE COORDINATING BOARD'S LIMIT ON 60 HOURS WITH THE AAS SOMETIMES PUTS US IN A BOX THERE.
WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
>> F THROUGH 7.5A, CHAIR BRAVO?
>> TRUSTEE COMPTON? I WILL CHECK IN WITH HER ON THIS ONE.
>> AND, OF COURSE, TRUSTEE WILLIAMS IS NOT PRESENT.
[8. Individual Item]
ITEM 8, THE INDIVIDUAL ITEM.DOES ANY TRUSTEE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS INDIVIDUAL AGENDA ITEM? IF NOT, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE INDIVIDUAL AGENDA DO ITEM 8.1.
>> SECONDED BY TRUSTEE BOYD, THANK YOU.
>> MS. MOLINA WILL YOU TAKE A ROLL CALL?
>> A MS. COMPTON TO SEE IF WE HAVE AUDIO YET.
WE DO NOT, I WILL CHECK IN WITH HER.
AND OF COURSE TRUSTEE WILLIAMS IS NOT PRESENT SO STILL A MAJORITY VOTE MS. BRAVO.
[9. Informative Reports]
THE INFORMATIVE REPORTS.DOES ANY TRUSTEE HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THE REPORTS PRESENTED?
>> MS. MOLINA, IF YOU COULD PULL UP PAGE 209.
THIS IS OUR HR D CONSISTENTLY IT SHOWS THAT LATINOS DO NOT REPRESENT THE DEMOGRAPHY, NO THAT'S IT'S NECESSARY THAT THEY DO, BUT TYPICALLY OUR NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ARE LESS.
I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF RETIREES CALL ME SOMEWHAT UPSET BECAUSE THERE'S DOES GOING AROUND AND TYPICALLY I DON'T PAY ATTENTION TO THESE THINGS UNLESS I HEAR IT MORE THAN ONCE, BUT THE BUZZ IS GOING AROUND THAT PRIMARILY HISPANICS ARE GETTING HIRED TO THE EXCLUSION OF OTHERS.
THE SAME THING WAS BEING SAID WHEN FELIX WAS PRESIDENT.
THE COMMENTS WERE MADE THAT HE WAS ONLY HIRING HISPANICS BECAUSE HE WAS HISPANIC AND UNFORTUNATELY I HATE WHEN THESE THINGS ARE SAID.
I ASKED FOR THE DATA AND THE DATA DEMONSTRATES THAT WHOEVER HAS THAT BELIEF IS UNINFORMED.
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ME, IT'S UPSETTING BECAUSE WHEN WE HAVE A DIVERSE GROUP OF EMPLOYEES HIRED THAT ONE GROUP IS SINGLED OUT FOR THESE COMMENTS TO BE MADE, SO I'M GOING TO READ THESE FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T SEE IT.IN APRIL, OUR HIRING REPORT FROM APRIL 12, 2021, TO MAY 12, 2021.
WE HAD THE ASIAN NUMBERS, WE HIRED 11 COMPRISING 10% OF THE HIRES IN THAT MONTH.
FOR THE BLACK HIRES, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 40 COMPRISING 35% OF THOSE HIRED IN APRIL TO MAY.
FOR THE HISPANIC LATINO, WE HAD 28% HIRES, COMPRISING 25% OF THE HIRES.
NATIVE AMERICAN ALASKAN, WE HAD ONE HIRED.
THE WHITES HIRED, 29, MAKING UP 26% AND THEN ON UNKNOWN IT WAS FOUR HIRED, 3%.
SO WHEN THESE COMMENTS ARE MADE, I THINK IT'S MOST UNFORTUNATE AND PEOPLE ARE NOT MAKING THOSE COMMENTS BASED ON DATA, BASED ON DATA.
I WILL REMIND EVERYONE THAT OUR ETHNIC GROUP MAKES UP THE LARGEST COMPONENT NOT ONLY OF THE COMMUNITY BUT DEMOGRAPHY SO I'M GLAD TO SAY WE'RE IMPROVING OUR EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS BUT WE'RE BEING DIVERSE ACROSS THE BOARD.
I HOPE THOSE MAKING THESE COMMENTS WILL BASE IT ON DATA.
>> ANY OTHER TRUSTEES HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> O READILY ACCESSIBLE EACH MONTH IN OUR BOARD AGENDAS, THANK YOU.
SEEING NOBODY ELSE WANTING TO GIVE COMMENTS, WE WILL GO NOW INTO EXECUTIVE
[10. Executive Session]
SESSION.WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL MATTERS PENDING OR PENDING LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS.
EVALUATION ASSIGNMENTS OR DISMISSALS OF OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES, TO DELIBERATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY SINCE OPEN DELIBERATION WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH A THIRD PERSON OR SECURITY AUDITS.
AFTER WE ARE DONE WITH EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS ON THIS BOARD AGENDA AND SO I WILL COME BACK TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS JOINED US TODAY, HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> Y RECEIVED THE E-MAIL, IF YOU CAN LOG OUT OF THIS MEETING, WE SHOULD BE OPEN TO THE OTHER ONE AND SHOULD BE GOOD.
AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING FOR TODAY, JUNE 1ST IS NOW ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.