Sep 13, 2022 Regular Meeting

GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.

[1. Roll Call - Announcement of Quorum]

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IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER FIVE FIVE, ONE OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING FACTS.

I CALL TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DALLAS COLLEGE FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 AT 4:03 P.M..

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DALLAS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WEBSITE FOR REGISTERING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC.

COMMENT PORTION WILL BE GIVEN 5 MINUTES TO SPEAK.

THIS REGULAR BOARD MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST OVER THE INTERNET.

AN AUDIO RECORDING AND TRANSCRIPT OF THIS MEETING ARE BEING MADE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE BOARD'S WEBSITE AFTER THE MEETING AT A LATER DATE.

[2. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting]

THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

WE USE.

WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS TATTOO.

WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE.

THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022 2023 IS NOW OPEN AND BEING HELD IN PERSON AND THROUGH CISCO.

WEBEX SOFTWARE APPLICATION.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE DALLAS COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WEBSITE FOR REGISTERING TO SPEAK DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL HAVE 5 MINUTES TO SPEAK.

I HAVE RECEIVED ZERO REQUEST FROM PERSONS WISHING TO SPEAK.

IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WHO WISHES TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF OR OPPOSITION OF THE TAX RATE? OK SEEING NONE.

THIS WILL NOW WE WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE WILL NOW GO ON TO SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.

[6.1. PepsiCo Partner and S.M.I.L.E. Student Scholarship Recipient Recognition]

THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

ONE OF THE GREAT OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE IS TO PARTNER WITH OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHO WANT TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT IN OUR STUDENTS.

AND RECENTLY, WE HAD THE PLEASURE OF CELEBRATING ONE OF THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH PEPSICO.

PEPSICO JOINED US AT CEDAR VALLEY AT UNCLE JOE'S BARBECUE HERE LAST WEEK.

SO IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE PARTNERSHIP AND HIGHLIGHT THE STUDENTS.

AND SO I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF INTRODUCING SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS TO YOU TODAY.

SOME OF THESE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS INCLUDE EDUARDO SALAS, MONIQUE WILLIAMS, GRISELDA ROMERO AND LIBBY WRIGHT ARE THREE OF THE TEN DALLAS COLLEGE STUDENTS THAT ARE RECEIVING THE PEPSICO SMILE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH IS A $25,000 AWARD THAT WILL COVER THE COST OF TUITION AND EXPENSES THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE SMILE SCHOLARSHIP IS DESIGNED TO BE A BRIDGE, THE GAP OF INEQUITY AND SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT HAVE IMPACTED BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS.

DALLAS COLLEGE IS ONE OF THREE COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY THAT WAS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM, ALONG WITH CITY COLLEGE OF CHICAGO AND WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE. DALLAS COLLEGE GENERATED 199 STUDENT APPLICATIONS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS 56% OF THE APPLICATIONS FROM THE THREE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS, AND ALSO A 300% INCREASE OVER OUR APPLICATIONS IN 2020.

SO I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK PEPSICO, WHO IS REPRESENTED HERE TODAY BY MATT SMITH, AND COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM, THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS FOR ITS PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORTING DALLAS COLLEGE STUDENTS.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM TWO YEARS TO COME.

AND MATT AND THE STUDENTS, PLEASE COME ON UP.

AND THEN WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM ONE OF OUR STUDENTS AFTER.

MATT. MATT, PLEASE.

HI EVERYONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE TODAY TO THE TRUSTEES AND ALL THE LEADERSHIP FOR ALL THAT YOU DO EACH AND EVERY DAY TO INVEST IN THESE STUDENTS, TO SHAPE THEIR LIVES, SHAPE OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR FUTURE AND TO OUR STUDENTS.

AND I HAD A CHANCE TO GET TO CONNECT WITH SOME OF THEM FOR ALL OF THE WAYS THAT YOU INSPIRE US, FOR ALL YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED ALREADY TO BE HERE TODAY AND ALL THAT, WE KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO ACCOMPLISH ALL THE WAYS YOU'RE CHANGING OUR COMMUNITIES FOR THE BETTER.

MY NAME IS MATT SMITH.

I LEAD GLOBAL STRATEGY AND OPERATIONS FOR THE PEPSICO FOUNDATION, AND DALLAS IS MY HOME.

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WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ASSOCIATES MAKING MOVING, SELLING OUR SNACKS AND BEVERAGES IN EVERY CORNER OF THE GLOBE, INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN DALLAS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF JOBS WE WANT TO HIRE FOR RIGHT HERE IN DALLAS.

AND AS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING FOOD AND BEVERAGE COMPANIES, WE FIND IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FOOD, WATER AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.

AND WE KNOW THAT THAT PATH TO ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY BEGINS WITH EQUITABLE ACCESS TO AN EDUCATION.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE STARTED A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS PART OF PEPSICO'S BROADER RACIAL EQUALITY JOURNEY.

AND WHO BETTER TO PARTNER WITH IN DALLAS THEN DALLAS COLLEGE? SO WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE COMMITTED $1.6 MILLION OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO DALLAS COLLEGE STUDENTS TO SHARE THE GREAT NEWS THAT WE'VE AWARDED MORE THAN 100 SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS SEEKING ASSOCIATE'S OR DEGREES OR TRADE CERTIFICATES AND 20 ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS MOVING ON TO FOUR YEAR INSTITUTIONS.

AND THIS HAS ONLY BEEN POSSIBLE THROUGH CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THE DALLAS COLLEGE STAFF.

THANK YOU TO EACH OF YOU FOR THE CLOSE PARTNERSHIP AND WORK TOGETHER.

AND AGAIN, MOST IMPORTANTLY, TO OUR STUDENTS, TO OUR SCHOLARS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE A SMALL PART OF YOUR JOURNEY.

AND WE KNOW THAT YOU GO ON FROM HERE.

WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THE HIGH WAGE, HIGH DEMAND JOBS.

DO YOU GET INTO WAYS YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO LIFT YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR COMMUNITY? AND WE HOPE THAT YOU'LL CONSIDER PEPSICO AS YOUR HOME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

WHY DON'T WE START UP AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF? HI THERE. GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS EDUARDO SALAS.

I WILL BE READING FOR MY PHONE.

I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH AN OPPORTUNITY.

YOU REALIZE WHAT AN IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF YOU HAD THE SUPPORT OF YOUR COMMUNITY OR YOUR.

I HAD DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL TWICE FOR THEIR OWN REASONS, ONE OF THEM BEING A BAD CASE OF COVID, BY THE WAY, HEALTH AS WELL, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN REMINDED ENOUGH. EVERYBODY AT THAT TIME VERY LIKELY WOULD HAVE DROPPED OUT IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP. IT ALLOWED ME SOME RELIEF.

IT GAVE ME TIME TO GRIEVE THE PASSING OF MY LATE PARTNER.

AND I'M STILL GRIEVING.

AND I'M HAPPY TO BE A PART OF A COLLEGE THAT HAS COUNSELORS ON STANDBY.

ME SOMETHING I WISH I COULD TELL MY PARTNER, BECAUSE THIS IS THE IMPACT THAT A SCHOLARSHIP CAN HAVE.

I HAVE AN INTERNSHIP AT THE BANK.

MR. DALLAS COLLEGE WRAPPING UP A CERTIFICATE IN THESIS IDEOLOGY AND MY ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE.

THIS IS HARD WORK THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE DALLAS COLLEGE FOUNDATION.

AND THANK YOU PUBLICLY.

EXCUSE ME. OH, YOU SAID MATT SMITH.

I WAS OUT AT CEDAR VALLEY FOR THE CELEBRATION AND HEARD FROM TWO OTHER YOUNG ADULTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AND MET TWO OF YOUR COWORKERS.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, THE PARTNERSHIP AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO HELP OUR STUDENTS.

EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT TIME, INCLUDING ME.

I CAME WITH THE BAND.

WELL, HIGH SCHOOL, IF A CERTAIN CHIP MAKER CAN'T THROW A PARTY, THEN YOU WORK ON SOMETHING.

BUT THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE A SMALL PART OF THE GREAT WORK YOU DO.

THE TABLE OUT WHERE YOU HAD THE OREOS AND THE CHIPS AND STUFF.

SO I HAD A PURSE BIG ENOUGH TO PUT IT ALL WITH MYSELF.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THANKS FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO AND WE APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LILA AND EDUARDO, THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY.

JUST KNOW DALLAS COLLEGE IS PROUD OF YOU AND HERE TO SUPPORT YOU IN ANY WAY WE CAN.

NOW, I KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS THAT ARE PEEKING AROUND THE CORNER HERE.

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SO SO WE CAN ALL SEE WE'RE PROUD OF YOU AS WELL.

GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

[6.2. Lockheed Martin Partner and Vocational Student Scholarship Recipient Recognition]

LOCKHEED IS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS WHO PROVIDES LOCKHEED MARTIN VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP.

17 DALLAS COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE AWARDED $5,000 BY LOCKHEED FOR THE 2020.

THE 2020 223 ACADEMIC YEAR AWARD RECIPIENTS ARE SELECTED BASED ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, WORK EXPERIENCE, STATED CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL GOALS AND PERSONAL AND FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES.

THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS IS TAKING COURSES IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES, AMONG OTHER SPECIALTIES.

WITH US TODAY, WE HAVE ROBERT BILLS, ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS OF THE LOCKHEED MARTIN VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP.

SO PLEASE COME ON UP AND SHARE YOUR STORY WITH US.

GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ROBERT MILLS.

I'M 60 YEARS OLD.

AND PROOF THAT YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS.

I'M MARRIED. I HAVE SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN.

AND I AM A FIRST MEMBER OF MY FAMILY TO EVER GO TO COLLEGE.

IT TOOK. THIS WAS A LONG ROAD.

THE MAJORITY OF MY LIFE WAS SPENT IN AND OUT OF PRISON DUE TO DRUG ADDICTION.

GOD TOOK THAT AWAY FROM ME.

AND NOW DALLAS COLLEGE IS TEACHING ME.

AND LOCKHEED MARTIN EMPOWERED ME.

SO I'M WINNING ALL THE WAY AROUND HERE.

I JUST WANTED TO SAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

THANK YOU SO.

SO YEAH, IF I CAN ASK, OUR STUDENTS COME BACK IN AND MATT OH, LET'S, LET'S COME IN AND GET A PICTURE WITH THE BOARD.

WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SPEAKING TO THE MIND.

I SPENT THE LUNCH HOUR GOING AROUND TALKING TO THE DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES.

I BELIEVE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ONE OF OUR GREATEST ASSETS, AND I WANTED THEM ALL TO KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS.

WE HAVE FANTASTIC PARTNERS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS, ESPECIALLY THIS IS WHAT MAKES SERVING ON THIS BOARD AND BEING INVOLVED WORTHWHILE AND REWARDING, NOT ONLY FOR ME AS A BOARD MEMBER, BUT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, BECAUSE WE REALLY DO IMPACT AND CHANGE LIVES AND GIVE PEOPLE A NEW LEASE ON LIFE AND CONFIDENCE IN THEMSELVES.

AND I'M PROUD OF WHAT WE DO.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, ESPECIALLY FOR THE EMPLOYEES THAT I DIDN'T GET TO TALK TO ON A CONFERENCE DAY OR WHATEVER YEARS, THAT'LL BE ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

WE CAN GO THREE, TWO, ONE.

THANK YOU. BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE TEACHINGS? ABOVE ALL THE TEACHINGS? IT'S HARD TO KNOW EXACTLY STRAIGHT THEM IN ON NEW ONES.

GRANDPA DALE, YOUR TURN.

ALL RIGHT, I KNOW. SO I ALSO WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE A SPECIAL GROUP OF EMPLOYEES.

[6.3. Recognition of Dallas College Conference Day Committee and Volunteers]

SO I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT IN ITSELF.

AND IT WAS THIS MUCH NEEDED FAMILY REUNION FOR US TO COME TOGETHER.

IT WAS A HYBRID EVENT, AS I TALKED ABOUT A CONFERENCE DAY, BUT WE HAD A TEAM THAT MADE THAT ALL HAPPEN AND THEY HAD TO MOVE PRETTY QUICKLY TO BE ABLE TO MOVE INTO A

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YEP. MOLLY, COME ON IN.

MOLLY BEWLEY AND THE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM THAT MADE THIS HAPPEN, THIS WAS A GREAT CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM OF SOME OF THE MARKETING FOLKS, THE FOUNDATION TEAM, AND THEN A LARGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS THAT MADE THIS HAPPEN.

BUT BUT THESE FOLKS COMING IN HERE AND BRAD WILLIAMS AND BRAD, YOU CAN COME IN AND BE PART OF THE GROUP, TOO.

THAT MADE THIS DAY POSSIBLE, MADE IT LOOK SEAMLESS.

THERE ARE THINGS THAT HAPPEN BEHIND THE SCENES THAT NONE OF US KNOW OR SAW, AND THEY HANDLED IT WITH GRACE AND JUST PUT ON AN OUTSTANDING CONFERENCE DAY FROM THE FROM THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS OFFERED TO EVERYTHING.

THEY. SO THANK YOU ALL.

COME ON UP AND LET'S GET A QUICK PICTURE.

WHILE THEY'RE COMING DOWN, I'M JUST I'M JUST GOING TO STAY SITTING RIGHT WHILE THEY'RE COMING DOWN.

I'M UPSET THAT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS A SESSION ON THE ELECTRIC SLIDE AND I DIDN'T GET TO THE NEXT TIME.

YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ONE THERE.

YEAH, YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN.

I UNDERSTAND YOU TEACH IT. SO ANYWAY, WE ARE STANDING WHERE I THINK WE'RE STAYING SITTING.

PLEASE, DO YOU WANT TO SEAT IT OR DO YOU WANT US TO DO SO MANY WOMEN'S WHEN THEY SEND IT BACK IN? SO WE'RE ALL GOOD CALL.

PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE'RE ALL.

I'M SURE IT'S PRETTY, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO SAY, OH, NO GAMES DOING THE RABBIT HERE.

NO. WE HAD A GOOD TIME. CHAIR CHANCELLOR, IF I MAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING A PRESENTATION THAT DIDN'T MAKE ME CRY.

ONE OUT OF THREE. NO, THAT MEANS I FAILED.

BUT YEAH, I APPRECIATE THAT TEAM THAT PUT ON THE BEST CONFERENCE DAY IN THE HISTORY OF EVER.

AND THEY SAID THEY'VE SET THE BAR REALLY HIGH BUT LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR.

SO THANK YOU ALL.

YOU BEEN THAT YOU.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT. YOU'RE GOING TO TALK AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT. GREAT. OKAY.

WE THIS IS WRONG.

WE ALREADY DID. THE CITIZENS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, BUT.

NO. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CITIZENS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.

NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP. IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY, GREAT. NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO CHANCELLOR AND BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT.

[7. Chancellor and Board Announcements]

ONE IS, I DO WANT TO MENTION A COUPLE OF OTHER EMPLOYEES.

WE'RE CURRENTLY OBSERVING NATIONAL HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS WEEK, AND I WANT TO RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE RECENT INDUCTEES INTO THE HISPANIC ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY.

KATHY ACOSTA, WHO'S OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF WORKFORCE ADVANCEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT.

AND CARLOS, STAND UP, KATHY.

AND CARLOS CRUZ, WHO'S OUR ASSOCIATE VICE-CHANCELLOR OF WELLBEING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT.

IT'S CARLOS OK.

WE STILL LOVE HIM, WE APPRECIATE HIM, BUT THEY WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FOURTH COHORT OF A ONE YEAR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL, A PRESTIGIOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS SENIOR LEVEL HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATORS SERVING IN LEADERSHIP ROLES AT HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR.

I ALSO WANT TO MENTION, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IN THE PAPER TODAY A STORY ABOUT COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

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AND AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, THE LEGISLATURE HAS PUT TOGETHER THIS COMMISSION, MADE UP OF LEGISLATORS, BUSINESS LEADERS, COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEADERS, TO REALLY TAKE A LOOK AT HOW COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE FUNDED.

AND THE HISTORIC FORMULA FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES IS DECADES OLD.

AND SO THIS COMMISSION HAS BEEN LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT ISSUES AROUND HOW COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE FUNDING THE DIFFERENCES OF THE REVENUE MODELS FROM INSTITUTION TO INSTITUTION AROUND THE STATE SINCE THERE ARE 50 OF US.

THE REVENUE MIX IS VERY DIFFERENT AND SO CERTAINLY APPRECIATE OUR OWN JOHN ROBERTSON AND AND OTHERS THAT HAVE HELPED THEM UNDERSTAND SOME OF THOSE DIFFERENCES, SOME OF THOSE REALITIES.

BUT THE COMMISSION MET YESTERDAY TO RELEASE THEIR DRAFT REPORTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FINALIZE ON OCTOBER 18TH, AND THEN THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL GO TO TO THE LEGISLATURE. WHAT THE LEGISLATURE WILL DO WITH IT, I CAN'T TELL YOU, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE COMING OUT OF THE FINANCE COMMISSION WILL DO SOME THINGS TO TO ALTER THE FUNDING FORMULA, MOVING FROM A LARGELY ENROLLMENT DRIVEN FORMULA TO ONE THAT IS FOCUSED ON OUTCOMES WHERE INSTITUTIONS WOULD WE WOULD COMPETE WITH OURSELVES FROM YEAR TO YEAR INSTEAD OF COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER FOR THE FUNDING STREAM.

AND SO I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE WE ARE SUPPORTIVE OF AN OUTCOMES BASED FUNDING MODEL.

I'LL TELL YOU, WHEN THE LEGISLATURE MOVED TO A STUDENT OUTCOME STUDENT PERFORMANCE MODEL SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO MOVE 10% OF OUR STATE FUNDING BASED ON OUTCOMES, WE WERE SUPPORTIVE OF IT.

AND IN FACT, WE DOUBLE DOWN WITH OUR OWN ALLOCATION MODEL INTERNALLY THAT INCREASED THAT PERCENTAGE.

AND SO THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS COMING OUT OF THE COMMISSION WILL SEEK TO FOCUS ON OUTCOMES BASED FUNDING.

THEY'LL ALSO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL REVENUE FOR SERVING HIGH NEED POPULATIONS AND ALSO HIGH DEMAND FIELDS.

ALSO SOME RECOMMENDATIONS AROUND INCENTIVIZING INSTITUTIONS TO COLLABORATE TOGETHER IN DIFFERENT SORT OF WAYS.

AND SO MUCH OF THIS CONVERSATION THAT THEY HAVE HAD REALLY IS LOOKING AT WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE DIALOG HAS BEEN POSITIVE IN RECOGNITION OF THE ROLE THAT WE ALL PLAY AS OPEN DOOR INSTITUTIONS TO BE THE BEACON OF HOPE AND TO GET PEOPLE INTO THAT INNOVATION PIPELINE, BUT ALSO TO DEAL WITH THE WORKFORCE IMPERATIVE, THE WORKFORCE GAPS THAT EXIST.

SO AGAIN, NEXT MONTH WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF THEIR FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS.

THEY'RE STILL WORKING OUT SOME DETAILS AROUND DUAL CREDITS AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE VASTLY DIFFERENT FROM INSTITUTION TO INSTITUTION.

I KNOW THAT OUR OWN TRUSTEE, BOYD, HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME OF THESE CONVERSATIONS WITH HIS LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS TRUSTEES.

AND SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT YOU READ ABOUT IT IN THE PAPER TODAY.

THAT'S A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT AND THERE'S MORE TO COME AROUND.

ALL OF THEM. YES, I'VE GOT A QUESTION.

SO THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE MORE FUNDING FOR HIGH NEED POPULATIONS.

IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID OR. I UNDERSTOOD? YES. I WOULD IMAGINE A LARGE NUMBER OF OUR STUDENTS ARE HIGH NEED.

THEY ARE. THEY ARE.

AND AGAIN, THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THAT.

SOME OF THAT MAY BE LIMITED TO DUAL CREDIT.

THEY'RE REALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH THE DIFFERENCES AND HOW COMMUNITIES, HOW INSTITUTIONS OFFER AND SUPPORT DUAL CREDIT.

OBVIOUSLY, AGAIN, THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS BOARD, WE INVEST IN THAT AND WE WAIVE THE TUITION FOR DUAL CREDIT.

SOME INSTITUTIONS DO A PARTIAL WAIVER AND SOME LOOK TO STUDENTS TO PAY FULL TUITION.

AND SO THERE ARE DIFFERENCES.

AND IN SOME AREAS OF THE STATE, WHAT THEY HAVE FOUND IS THAT STUDENTS OF COLOR, STUDENTS THAT COME FROM ECONOMICALLY NEED AREAS AREN'T PARTICIPATING IN DUAL CREDIT THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD BE.

THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH US HERE, BUT IN SOME POCKETS OF THE STATE.

SO THEY WANT TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN INCENTIVIZE THAT AND SUPPORT THAT IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

AND I WOULD IMAGINE WE HAVE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF DUAL CREDIT ENROLLMENT IN THE STATE.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT, WE DO.

SORRY. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT TO YOU.

AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR OUR FOUNDATION DIRECTOR, JOSH SKOLNICK, TO COME UP AND SHARE WITH US A LITTLE BIT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SAW AT CONFERENCE DAY.

COME ON. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU SAW AT THAT CONFERENCE DAY WAS OUR FOCUS ON OUR EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN.

AND YOU SAW THAT GREAT VIDEO WITH DR.

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OUR EMPLOYEES OUR EMPLOYEES PUT THEIR MONEY WHERE THEIR HEART IS, AND WE'RE SO PROUD OF THEM FOR SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT.

SO I'D LIKE JOSH TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF DETAILS WHERE WE ARE.

GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, TRUSTEES, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE A BIT ABOUT WHERE WE ARE ON THAT EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN.

SO FIRST, I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE FOUNDATION TO ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DONATED TO DATE.

IT REALLY WAS AN INCREDIBLE ATMOSPHERE ON CONFERENCE DAY.

WE'VE ALSO HAD A LOT OF EVENTS AROUND THE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES ALREADY TO GET EMPLOYEES ENGAGED AND TO GET THEM GIVING.

AND THOSE HAVE BEEN GREAT WAYS TO BRING THE CAMPUSES TOGETHER, TOO.

SO AS OF TODAY, WE ARE AT $144,746 RAISED.

SO, AGAIN, SOMETHING.

NO. AND WE'VE STILL GOT A WAYS TO GO.

THE CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY ENDS SEPTEMBER 30TH, BUT WE'RE ALREADY 87% OF OUR WAY TOWARD OUR GOAL OF RAISING 165,000.

SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL BLOW PAST THAT GOAL.

ALWAYS WANT TO EXCEED EXPECTATIONS IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF DONORS.

WE HAD A GOAL FOR 1000 DONORS AND WE'RE AT 591.

AND SO THERE ARE STILL MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO HAVE NOT YET GOTTEN THE WORD ABOUT THE EXCITEMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN.

BUT TO THE HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES OUT THERE WHO HAVE GIVEN, WE'RE JUST INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL.

I'M ALSO GRATEFUL TO THE FOUNDATION STAFF WHO HAS WORKED REALLY HARD, VERY SIMILAR TO THE CONFERENCE DAY STAFF.

THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE THIS ALL HAPPEN, AND SO JUST WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND ALL OF THE THE WINGMEN AND WING WOMEN WHO THEY HAVE WORKED WITH ACROSS THE CAMPUSES TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.

SO DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE PUT A PAUSE ON THE EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN.

THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR BACK.

I THINK THERE WERE REASONS WHY WE PUT A PAUSE ON THAT, BUT IT HAS BEEN REALLY HEARTENING TO SEE HOW WE'VE COME BACK.

UNITED ONE COLLEGE AND ONE OF THE TRUSTEES HAD MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY THAT THERE WAS KIND OF A TURNING POINT ATMOSPHERE AT CONFERENCE DAY.

AND I THINK THAT WE'RE SEEING THAT SAME FEELING IN OUR EMPLOYEE GIVING CAMPAIGN.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE THE SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS, THE SUPPORT FOR THE COLLEGE AND ALL OF US COMING TOGETHER BEHIND ONE GOAL.

SO VERY GRATEFUL.

I'VE GOT A QUESTION.

ARE YOU GOING TO DO A KERRY STYLE TYPE PUSH TO GET THE GOLD MEDAL? I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE WHO'S GOT THE RADIO VOICE FOR FOR THAT, BUT.

YEAH. GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, GEORGE.

YOU CAN HAVE HER AS A TRUSTEE.

BE ON THE PHONE. NOW THEY WON'T HEAR FROM ME.

I HAVE A QUESTION. THE TRUSTEES COUNT TOWARDS THAT.

I KNOW WE'RE NOT EMPLOYEES, BUT CAN WE DONATE TO THAT? YES. AND HOW? TRUSTEES CAN CAN DONATE.

WE'VE GOT THOSE NIFTY QR CODES THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER.

WE'LL GET YOU ONE. WE'LL GET ALL OF THE TRUSTEES AND SOME OF OUR TRUSTEES DID ACTUALLY DONATE ON CONFERENCE DAY.

SO WE'LL BE SURE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE 100% TRUSTEE PARTICIPATION FOR EMPLOYEE GIVING THAT AMOUNT INCREASING AND TOWARD THE CARE THING. MAYBE, KARA, MAYBE WE'LL EVEN GET YOU A TOTE BAG FOR YOUR.

THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU, GEORGE, TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND AND AGAIN, TO ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES FOR SUPPORTING AND PARTICIPATING.

THANK YOU. SO WE UP TO THE CHALLENGE 100%.

OF THE TRUSTEES.

I MEAN I MEAN, I THINK SO.

YOU KNOW ABOUT CONFERENCE TODAY.

ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS THAT I WAS IMPRESSED WITH WAS HOW OUR EMPLOYEES GOT SOME OF OUR VENDORS AND COLLEGES THAT WE HAVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH TO PARTICIPATE.

AND I WENT AROUND THANKING ALL THOSE FOLKS FOR PARTICIPATING AND JOINING US THAT DAY.

BUT OVERALL, I THOUGHT IT WAS A REAL GOOD SUCCESS AND EVERYBODY HAD A GOOD TIME AND WE'RE HAPPY TO BE THERE.

SO. WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I WILL TELL YOU, IN CONFERENCE DAYS PAST, OFTENTIMES AFTER LUNCH, THE CROWD WOULD GET A LITTLE THINNER.

AND AND THIS YEAR, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE BASICALLY HAD TO KICK PEOPLE OUT AT THE END.

SO IT WAS GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE STICKING AROUND.

AND THEN I THINK I HEARD THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST CONFERENCE DAY THAT THE FULL BOARD ATTENDED.

ANOTHER EXCELLENT JOB.

WELL, THAT CONCLUDES MY REMARKS.

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I DON'T HAVE ANY. WE'VE BEEN TALKING EVER SINCE WE'VE BEEN IN HERE.

WELL, I HAVE A FEW, SO I SAID THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED CONFERENCE DAY 2022.

IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE EACH OTHER OUTSIDE OF JUST THIS BUILDING.

AND YEAH, EXCELLENT PRESENTATION.

JENKINS WAS AMAZING.

AND THE FACT THAT HE LIKED STAYED BEHIND WITH, LIKE, TOOK PICTURES FOR THE WHOLE LINE OF PEOPLE.

IT'S REALLY GREAT. I ATTENDED A COUPLE OF EVENTS THIS PAST MONTH.

LAST WEEK I ACTUALLY.

TWO OF THEM. UNCLE JOE'S COOKOUT.

I WANT TO KNOW WHY I WASN'T INVITED BEFORE, BECAUSE IT WAS A REALLY FUN EVENT.

AND NEXT YEAR I WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND AGAIN.

SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW ABOUT IT.

AND I KNOW TRESSA COMPTON MENTIONED IT ALREADY.

SHE WAS THERE AS WELL.

IT WAS JUST GREAT SEEING THE TURNOUT.

AND IT WASN'T JUST OUR STUDENTS, BUT IT WAS ALSO THE LOCAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS.

SO I'M IN A LATINO SORORITY.

I SAW MY SORORITY SISTERS THERE.

NEXT YEAR, I WILL WEAR MY SORORITY SHIRT.

DEFINITELY A GREAT EVENT.

AND OBVIOUSLY RECOGNIZING OUR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS AND ONE OF THEM, SHE'S ALREADY AT UTA.

SO IT'S GREAT TO SEE LIKE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER, LIKE THE SUCCESS THAT COMES FROM COMING HERE.

SO GREAT EVENT.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE PONCHO MEDRANO LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT, WHICH WAS PUT ON BY SENATOR ROYCE WEST AND THE MCC.

AND TRESSIE FLORES WAS THERE AS WELL AND SPOKE ON THE EDUCATION PANEL.

WHAT WAS REALLY NEAT ABOUT THAT EVENT, IT WAS A MIX OF LATINO ELECTED OFFICIALS FROM CITY COUNCIL, THE COUNTY.

WE HAD SOME STATE SENATORS THERE.

THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSIONER WAS THERE, AND THEY HAD A PANEL ON EDUCATION, WHICH CHANCELLOR LUNDIN SPOKE ON.

BUT THERE WAS ALSO A PANEL ON THE ECONOMY AND MENTAL HEALTH.

DALLAS COLLEGE WAS MENTIONED MULTIPLE TIMES BY DIFFERENT ELECTED OFFICIALS, BY THE COMMISSION, BY THE COMMISSIONER, TALKING ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE HELPING SOLVE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS THAT WE SEE IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE EMPHASIS OF THAT SUMMIT.

SO KUDOS TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE WE'RE NOT A SECRET.

EVERYBODY IN DALLAS COUNTY KNOWS ABOUT US AND AT THE STATEWIDE LEVEL.

SO I WAS VERY PROUD TO BE SITTING THERE JUST AS A GUEST.

I DIDN'T SPEAK. I WAS THERE AS A GUEST AND GETTING HEARING, GETTING SHOUT OUTS FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE ON ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE CITY.

AND AS WE KNOW, SEPTEMBER 15TH MARKS THE BEGINNING OF HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH.

THERE ARE A COUPLE OF EVENTS THAT ARE PLANNED BY THE COLLEGE TRUSTEE.

FLORES AND I ARE SPEAKING ON A PANEL NEXT WEEK AT NORTH LAKE CAMPUS ALONGSIDE THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT FOR DISD AND I BELIEVE, STATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM MOSS.

SO IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THAT, WE WELCOME THAT.

AND I BELIEVE THERE'S ANOTHER PANEL THAT IS BEING RECORDED THAT WILL BE AIRED.

I'M NOT SURE ON WHAT ANYBODY KNOW, WHAT DATE, OCTOBER 20TH.

SO HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH RUNS SEPTEMBER 15TH TO OCTOBER 15.

SO LOOK OUT FOR THAT.

I'M SURE THAT ONE WILL ALSO BE AMAZING.

AND LASTLY, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE SPENT THEIR LIVES AND CAREERS INVESTING IN OUR STUDENTS AND WHO ARE NOW ENTERING ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THEIR LIVES.

OUR RETIREES.

WE WISH YOU THE BEST.

WE HAVE LAURA CARR.

WHO SERVED 45.91 YEARS? NO. ALMOST GOT TO 46.

JO ANN BECKER.

11.03. LORNA PARR.

44.97. ALMOST 45 YEARS WITH US.

ENEMIES WHO WE SAID GOODBYE TO AT OUR LAST MEETING.

16 YEARS.

JOHN WENTZ.

TEN YEARS.

JENNIFER MCCARTHY.

SIX YEARS.

MINK. YOUNG.

TICKER. TINKER.

16. ALMOST 17 YEARS.

JESSIE TAYLOR.

YEARWOOD. 22 YEARS.

AND DAVID TYLER.

21 YEARS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

OKAY. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM EIGHT OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND CHANCELLOR TO DECLARE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST SPECIFIC TO THIS AGENDA.

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[9. Consent Agenda]

SOME SECOND MOVED AND SECOND IT.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY I ALL OPPOSE.

PLEASE SAY NAME. ABSTENTIONS.

THE MOTION PASSES.

[10. Individual Items]

THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION LOVING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR 2022.

SPEAKING. WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE TAX RATE? I WOULD. MADAM CHAIR.

PAUL MAIER MOVED THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE BE INCREASED BY THE ADOPTION OF A TOTAL TAX RATE OF 0.115899, COMPRISED OF AN INTEREST AND SINKING RATE OF 0.019861 AND A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION RATE OF 0.096038, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY AN 8% INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE BECAUSE THIS TAX RATE WOULD INCREASE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.

DID I HEAR A SECOND? I DID. THE SECOND FROM TRUSTEE COMPTON.

AND SO WE WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS MOTION, TO PROPOSE THE TAX RATE AND SET IT.

YOU HAVE FOUR OPTIONS AS A RESPONSE FOR AGAINST PRESENT AND NOT VOTING OR ABSENT OR ABSENT FOR TRUSTEE.

IF YOU'RE NOT PRESENT, WHY DO YOU DO THAT? I GUESS TRUSTEE RENNER IS ABSENT.

I'M GOING TO GO ON THAT ONE.

YOU HAVE TO BE ALL HERE.

I MEAN, I JUST. SO.

YES, FOR.

FIRST. THE BOY OR.

FOR FOUR FOR.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN FOUR OR.

OF. GREAT.

NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO 10.2.

GOOGLE WARRANTS OF APPOINTMENTS FOR POLICE OFFICERS.

THEN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.

SO MOVE. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE WARRANT OF APPOINTMENTS FOR POLICE OFFICERS.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE. SAY I HIGH.

HIGH. I'LL OPPOSE, BUT THEY NAME ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION PASSES.

OKAY. SO NOW WE MOVE ON TO INFORMATIVE REPORTS UNDER ITEM 11.

[11. Informative Reports]

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT 11.8.

I WAS LOOKING FOR THE DETAILED REPORT THAT GIVES US A LIST OF WHO THE HIRES WERE, THEIR POSITION, THEIR LOCATION AND SO FORTH. WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT? I DON'T KNOW IF IT WASN'T PROVIDED IN PACKETS, THEN.

THEN WE'LL MAKE SURE. IF IT WASN'T PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKETS, WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET IT.

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THERE.

YEAH, BECAUSE WHEN WE SWITCHED TO GIVEN THE CHANCE FOR THE FULL AUTHORITY AND SO FORTH, THE COMPROMISE WAS THAT WE GET THAT DETAILED REPORT OR RECAP EACH MONTH SO WE WOULD KNOW WHAT HAPPENED WITH NEW HIRES AND SO FORTH.

SO YEAH, IT MUST HAVE JUST MISSED THE PACKET, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET IT.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SHOULD WE NOT HAVE IT, THOUGH, BEFORE WE'RE ASKED TO VOTE ON IT? WE'RE NOT VOTING ON IT. IT'S AN INFORMATIVE REPORT.

IT'S JUST FOR INFORMATION.

YEAH, WE AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT HERE, BUT WE BASICALLY RELINQUISHED OUR AUTHORITY TO.

RIGHT. BUT THE COMPROMISE WAS ESPECIALLY FOR MY VOTE WAS THAT A DETAILED RECAP OF THE ACTIONS FOR EACH MONTH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE BOARD MEETING PACKET EVERY MONTH.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO RECEIVE THAT.

YES, MA'AM. I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THE CARES FUNDING REPORT ON 11.6.

I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT ANSWERS THAT QUESTION, BUT I NOTICED THAT EL CENTRO HAD A REALLY HIGH NUMBER COMPARED TO ALL THE OTHER CAMPUSES.

AND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHY.

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BUT THE FEDERAL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS USING EL CENTRO'S OP ID, WHICH IS HOW THESE FUNDS ARE AWARDED.

AND SO IT APPEARS THAT IT ALL CAME TO EL CENTRO, BUT IT'S BECAUSE THEY WERE USING THAT ONE NUMBER.

THAT'S WHY I WAS LIKE, THAT IS LIKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, 6000 VERSUS 200 OF THE OTHER CAMPUSES.

OKAY. THAT MAKES A WHOLE BUNCH OF SENSE.

OKAY. THAT'S EASY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE INFORMATIVE REPORTS? IF WE HAVE NO QUESTIONS AND WE DO NOT NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, I WILL NOW ADJOURN THIS MEETING AT 4:44 P.M..

THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.