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MAY THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DALLAS COLLEGE FOR MARCH 7TH, 2023, AT 10:31 A.M..

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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 FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

THIS AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING IS BEING BROADCAST OVER THE INTERNET AND 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.

CHANCELLOR, CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW?

[2. Certification of Notice Posted for the Meeting]

MADAM CHAIR, I CAN CERTIFY THAT THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ACCORDING TO SECTION 551 .054 OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, AND I DON'T FORESEE ANY SCENARIO WHERE YOU WOULD ANSWER NO TO THAT QUESTION. I DON'T EITHER.

THANK YOU. MISS MOLINA.

HAS ANYONE HAVE ANY CITIZENS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD SIGNED UP? NO, MA'AM. NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP FOR THIS COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WITH THAT, MISS COX WILL PRESENT US WITH THE INTERNAL AUDIT QUARTERLY REPORT.

[4.1. Internal Audit Quarterly Report - 2nd Quarter Ending February 28, 2023]

I'M NOT SURE IF COUNCIL WINLAND IS GOING TO JOIN YOU.

I'M HERE. OH, I'M SURE YOU'RE ON.

YOU'RE ON THIS TOO.

SO I DON'T NEED TO BE UP THERE FOR THIS PORTION.

I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE, BUT I WILL TALK WITH YOU LATER.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MISS COX, THANK YOU SO FOR THIS QUARTERLY PRESENTATION.

YOU TALKING ABOUT FREEDOM, ABOUT OUR ORGANIZATION PRIORITIES, AND AS ALWAYS, ENGAGEMENT UPDATES AND OUR PLAN AT A GLANCE, JUST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES.

THIS IS OUR ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.

WE HAVE 16 MEMBERS TOTAL, INCLUDING MYSELF, AND WE'RE FULLY STAFFED AT THIS POINT.

THIS IS JUST NOTING OUR MISSION AND OUR ACTIVITIES AND HOW THEY TIE INTO THE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AND WE TIE INTO THE STRATEGIC PRIORITY, PRIORITY, EXCUSE ME, OF FOSTERING AN EQUITABLE, DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO CREATING THE HIGH PERFORMANCE WORK AND LEARNING CULTURE.

SO STARTING SOME WAYS WITH OUR CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENTS.

AND THESE, AGAIN, ARE AREAS THAT ARE MORE COMPLEX, LARGER AREAS THAT WE BREAK DOWN INTO SMALLER COMPONENTS.

AND GENERALLY WE LOOK AT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE OPERATIONS ON A QUARTERLY BASIS, STARTING WITH FIXED ASSETS.

THEY HAVE SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED AND CONSOLIDATED ALL OF THEIR RECORDS INTO WORKDAY.

THEY'VE UPDATED THEIR PROCESSES TO RECORD AND TRACK ASSETS.

WE DIDN'T FIND ANY EXCEPTIONS WHEN WE REVIEWED THEIR INTERNAL CONTROLS AND THEIR PROCESSES.

SO THEY'RE MOVING ALONG IN THIS AREA FINE.

I WOULD SUSPECT THAT FIXED ASSETS FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR WILL NOT BE A QUARTERLY ON CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT I.T.

AND SECURITY.

WE LOOKED AT THEIR PROCESSES OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF LICENSING AGREEMENTS AND ALSO THEIR EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR LICENSING PROGRAMS. AGAIN, THERE WERE NO EXCEPTIONS NOTED HERE AND THERE.

IT IS IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE LISTING OF ALL THE SOFTWARE INVENTORY FOR THE COLLEGE.

AGAIN, NO ISSUES HERE AT ALL.

PROCUREMENT. WE NOTED LAST QUARTER WE HAD FOUND VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE PROCESSES.

WE DISCUSSED THE ISSUES AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE PROCUREMENT STAFF AND LEADERSHIP.

THEY PROVIDED A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN DUE TO THE TIMING OF WHEN WE HAD THE EXIT MEETING, RECEIPT OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN AND THE WORKDAY IMPLEMENTATION.

WE'RE REVIEWING ALL OF THE RESPONSES AGAIN, ALSO LOOKING FOR ALIGNMENT WITH WORKDAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO SOME RE REVIEW OF SOME OF THE OF THE PROCESSES AND DO A FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE ALL OF THAT IS IMPLIED.

MS. COX, ONCE THAT PROCESS HAS BEEN COMPLETED, WILL YOU REPORT TO THE BOARD KIND OF AT A HIGH LEVEL? WHAT CHANGES WERE MADE AND HOW DOES THAT IMPROVE, OR WOULD IT BE SOMEONE OUT OF THE CFO SHOP? OKAY, I CAN DO THAT.

THANK YOU FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY.

THE FOCUS THIS QUARTER WAS ON KEY CONTROL FOR BUILDINGS AND ALSO FOR FLEET.

WE DIDN'T NOTICE NOTE ANY EXCEPTIONS HERE.

AGAIN, THEY HAVE VERY STRONG CONTROLS AND PROCESSES IN THIS AREA AND THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB, PARTICULARLY IN FLEET CONTROLLING THE FLEET VEHICLES IN THE KEYS.

SO IT'S GOOD TO KNOW NO ISSUES THERE.

THANK. FOR DUAL CREDIT.

THIS IS IN PROGRESS.

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WE'RE WORKING ON A RISK ASSESSMENT.

WE'RE WORKING ON OUR SURVEY OF ALL THE DUAL CREDIT PARTNERS.

AND AGAIN, WE'LL BE REVIEWING COMPLIANCE, ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND ALSO THE PLANS AND THE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES FOR THIS AREA.

THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT OFFICE, THIS IS ALSO IN PROGRESS.

AGAIN, WE'LL BE REVIEWING COMPLIANCE, ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND PLANS AND PROCESSES AND CONTROLS.

WE LOOKED AT PART OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHEN WE HAD AN INVESTIGATION OF THE STUDENT LAST QUARTER.

THAT STUDENT HAPPENED TO BE AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT.

SO WE LOOKED AT SOME OF THOSE PROCESSES AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE NOTED THERE THEY HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO ADDRESS AND ARE ADDRESSING IN THAT AREA.

SO AGAIN, IT'S IN PROGRESS, BUT SO FAR WE HAVE NOT FOUND ANY ISSUES AND THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.

THE QUESTION BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE'S A FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO ANSWER THIS NOW, BUT MAYBE, YOU KNOW, INFORMATION FOR THE BOARD.

HOW ARE HOW ARE STAFF THAT WORK WITH INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS? HOW ARE THEY TRAINED? SO THEY'RE ALWAYS UP TO DATE ON THE REQUIREMENTS THAT NEED TO BE COMPLIANCE ISSUES REGARDING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ENROLLING IN OUR COLLEGES. I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE AN ESSER TRUSTEE FLOYD WE HAVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THERE ARE SOME COMPLIANCE RELATED TRAINING THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE TO PURSUE.

WE HAVE A SYSTEM THAT GOES THROUGH THIS WHERE IT'S A FEDERAL DATABASE WHERE THEY HAVE TO ENTER ALL THE INFORMATION, AND THAT'S HOW STUDENTS GET ISSUED THEIR I-20 TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A VISA.

SO ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS PURSUE A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SO THEY NEED IT FOR FOR THAT KIND OF WORK.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO YOU DON'T NEED ANY FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

AND WE ARE DOING OUR PRESENTATION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.

GOOD. THANK YOU.

REGISTRATION AND ENROLLMENT.

THIS IS IN PROGRESS.

WE'VE DEVOTED SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO THIS AREA AND WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE IDENTIFYING THE KEY ISSUES.

WE. THE INTERNAL AUDIT TEAM.

WE DESIGNED A SECRET SHOPPER TYPE PROCESS WITH ANONYMOUS CALLS AND WE THE RESULTS OF THOSE CALLS.

AND WE'RE I'M SORRY, WE'RE PUTTING ALL THAT DATA TOGETHER.

WE HAVE TALKED TO THE TO THE VICE CHANCELLOR OF STUDENT SUCCESS AND HER PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL DETAIL.

THERE WERE SOME AREAS THAT THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT AND YOU'LL REPORT BACK TO US ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS.

CERTAINLY. THANK YOU.

ALSO, WE CAN PRETEND THAT YOU'RE ONE OF THE FIRST OFF.

I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING ON THIS STUFF, BUT ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT CAME UP WAS THAT THEY COULDN'T GET SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE, THEY COULDN'T GET A LIVE PERSON.

AND I REMEMBER WHEN WE DID THE FLEXTIME POLICY, WE TALKED ABOUT HOW IT WOULD GIVE US MORE OPTIONS FOR HAVING DISTRICT PERSONNEL AVAILABLE TO ANSWER STUDENT CALLS LIVE.

DID YOUR AUDIT LOOK INTO THAT, OR IS THAT AN AREA WHERE WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS OR BE WHAT ARE YOU.

YEAH, JUST SO WE HAVE IN STUDENT SUCCESS IN THE IN THE FLEX WORK PIECE, THE EMPLOYEES CAN WORK ONE DAY A WEEK REMOTE SO WE HAVE SCHEDULES SO THEIR INDIVIDUALS ALWAYS WHILE WE'RE OPEN AND WE'RE OPEN FROM EIGHT TILL MIDNIGHT, WE HAVE A SHIFT THAT WORKS FROM THREE TO MIDNIGHT AND IT'S ALL REMOTE.

SO THEY ARE ANSWERING PHONES.

THEY CAN PROVIDE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SERVICES.

SO WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES WITH NOT HAVING PERSONNEL AVAILABLE AND ALL THOSE TIMES WITH THE FLEX WORK.

SO ANY STUDENT WHO CALLS THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER ON THE WEB PAGE, WHICH IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE, I SEEING WILL BE ABLE TO GET A LIVE PERSON UP TO MIDNIGHT BUSINESS DAYS OF THE WEEK, CORRECT? THAT'S GREAT. SO FRIDAY.

SO MONDAY, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, BUSINESS DAYS.

YES. THANK YOU. AND I RECENTLY HAD SOMEONE TELL ME THAT A STUDENT THAT THEY WORK WITH, SOMEONE EXTERNAL TO THE COLLEGE, WAS SURPRISED THAT THEY GOT AN ANSWER LATE AT NIGHT.

THAT WAS GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.

YEAH. THAT EVENING TEAM IS IS AMAZING.

JUST. YOU KNOW, I THINK I MENTIONED BEFORE, DR.

WILLIAMS AND I, BRAD WILLIAMS AND I GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO DROP IN KIND OF THE END OF SHIFT THE KIND OF 1145 MIDNIGHT MEETING THAT THEY DO TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE SHIFT, THE THE CONTACTS THAT THEY MADE.

AND AND IT IS IT IS REALLY, YOU KNOW, FASCINATING BECAUSE, AGAIN, A LOT OF THE MEETINGS ARE THE SAME THAT YOU WOULD HEAR DURING THE DAY.

IT'S JUST WHEN WHEN STUDENTS CAN GET TO THAT, THAT'S WHEN THEY CAN GET TO THAT.

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YEAH. AND WE VARIED THE TIMES OF OUR CALLS.

SO WE DID DO CALLS AFTER HOURS AS WELL.

WE ALSO HAVE COMPLETED STUDENT FORUMS AND THESE FORUMS ARE DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS TO COME IN AND PROVIDE THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON ENROLLMENT REGISTRATION. AND WE HAVE ONE VIRTUAL FORUM.

WE'VE HAD TWO IN-PERSON STUDENT FORUMS AND WE'VE DECIDED TO WE WENT TO TWO CAMPUSES.

WE DECIDED TO GO TO ALL CAMPUSES TO DO FORUMS. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL VIRTUAL FORUMS. SO THOSE ARE ALL SCHEDULED FOR LATER IN MARCH AFTER SPRING BREAK.

WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU? THEY'RE TELLING US THEY'VE BEEN HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH THE WEBSITE.

THEY'VE BEEN TELLING US THAT THE STAFF AT THE CAMPUSES, THOUGH, HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY HELPFUL.

THEY REALLY HELPED THEM TO NAVIGATE ISSUES THAT THEY'VE HAD.

WEBSITE. I CAN ATTEST TO THAT.

THAT'S A DIFFICULT PROCESS WE HAVE, RIGHT? YEAH, THAT'S ONE AREA THAT WE LOOKED AT PREVIOUSLY THAT WE'LL BE FOLLOWING UP ON.

THE SUCCESS COACH PROGRAM REVIEW IS ALSO IN PROGRESS WE'VE BEEN PROVIDED WITH.

WE'RE COMPLETING OUR DOCUMENT REVIEW AGAIN, WE'VE LOOKED WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND PLANS AND PROCESSES.

AND WE'VE ALSO, DURING OUR STUDENT FORUMS, TALKED TO STUDENTS ABOUT THE SUCCESS COACHES AS WELL.

SO OUR OTHER PROJECTS, OUR FRAUD HOTLINE, WE'VE HAD SIX REPORTS.

WE'VE HAD NO INSTANCES OF FRAUD, WASTE OR ABUSE THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED OR SUBSTANTIATED WITH FRAUD HOTLINES AND HOTLINES OF THIS TYPE.

IT'S COMMON TO HAVE PEOPLE BRING IN ISSUES THAT AREN'T NECESSARILY FRAUD AND AREN'T NECESSARILY ISSUES, BUT THEY FOUND A PLACE TO REPORT AND VOICE THEIR CONCERN.

SO WHATEVER WE RECEIVE, WE DO REVIEW IT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT AN ISSUE.

WE'VE HAD VARIOUS REPORTS THIS QUARTER.

ONE WAS ABOUT A STUDENT ACCOUNT BALANCE THAT WAS RESOLVED, CODE OF CONDUCT VIOLATIONS.

WE'VE HAD SOME STUDENTS REPORT THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED SOME PHISHING TYPE EMAILS FROM THE COLLEGE, WHICH ACTUALLY WERE NOT FROM THE COLLEGE.

BUT WHATEVER THE ISSUE IS, WE STILL REVIEW IT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO CONCERNS AND THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING ALL THE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

AGAIN, THERE HAVE BEEN NO NO ISSUES THAT.

60 ROSS SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS.

WE'VE HAD TWO.

ONE WAS A REQUEST FOR BID INVESTIGATION, WHICH WE'LL BE DISCUSSING LATER IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ONE WAS A PAYROLL ISSUE THAT WAS REPORTED TO US THAT ACTUALLY TURNED OUT TO ONCE WE REVIEWED AND DID THE INVESTIGATION TURNED OUT TO NOT BE AN ISSUE AT ALL.

THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT AN EMPLOYEE WAS PAID THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PAID.

AND WE FOUND OUT THAT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE.

AND THEN WORKDAY DAY, WE CONTINUE TO EXCUSE ME FOR AN INSTITUTION AS AS LARGE AS WE ARE, NOT TO REALLY HAVE BROAD WHEN ACCUSATIONS OR CONCERNS ARE REPORTED AND THEN THEY TURN OUT NOT TO BE FRAUD.

I THINK THAT'S QUITE COMMENDABLE IN TERMS OF OUR OPERATIONS AND PROCESSES.

AND WE HAVE QUITE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IS GETTING A NEW SYSTEM AND SO FORTH.

BUT YOU'RE CORRECT, FOR AN ORGANIZATION OF THIS SIZE TO HAVE, THAT'S EXTREMELY LOW FOR THE NUMBER OF REPORTS CONSIDERING PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH THEM.

ONE DAY WE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ACTIVITY TO HELP ENSURE THAT THE CONTROLS ARE IMPLEMENTED AS INTENDED WILL CONTINUE TO BE PART OF THAT TEAM AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEXT IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKDAY, THE NEXT MODULE, I SHOULD SAY.

AND THEN THE LAST ITEMS AGAIN ARE OUR AUDIT PLAN AT A GLANCE.

AND THIS IS JUST A LISTING THAT SHOWS ALL OF THE ACTIVITY THAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THE YEAR, ALL OF THE AUDITS AND PROJECTS AND THE STATUS OF THOSE.

AND WE HAVE ALSO PUT THAT IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT TO SHOW AUDIT PLANS BY FUNCTION AREA.

WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED BASED ON THAT PARTICULAR FUNCTION.

AND THAT IS THAT IS.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.

I INTERRUPTED THE LAST PRESENTER SO MUCH I WAITED TILL THE END OF THIS TIME.

OKAY. I WANT TO GO BACK AND ASK ABOUT THE DUAL CREDIT THING.

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I WANT TO KNOW IF WE HAVE A WAY THAT WE FOLLOW THE GRADES OF THESE STUDENTS BEFORE THEY GOT INVOLVED IN THE DUAL CREDIT AND NOW WHAT THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN AND ALSO IF IT'S BEEN PRETTY STEADY OR IF THEY'VE BEEN UP OR DOWN, AND ALSO THE PERCENTAGE OF DROPOUTS FROM THESE PROGRAMS, THE DUAL CREDIT THING, WOULD THAT MEAN MOSS THAT'S AUDIT RELATED? IT'S NOT. YEAH.

YEAH. NO. AND SO WHEN THE STUDENTS ARE ASSESSED TO COME INTO DUAL CREDIT, THEY GO THROUGH A NORMAL COLLEGE ASSESSMENT, WHETHER THEY TAKE THE PSI OR THEY'RE ABLE TO BE PLACED INTO COURSES BECAUSE THE SAT OR OTHERWISE.

BUT MOST OF OUR EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL DO THE PSI TESTS SO WE DON'T GO BACK AND LOOK AT FORMER GRADES FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL OR EVEN A FRESHMAN OR SOPHOMORE YEAR.

WE JUST LOOK AT THAT PSI IN TERMS OF THEIR COLLEGE PLACEMENT AND BEGIN TO WORK WITH THEM VIA OUR STUDENT SUCCESS PARTNERS, OUR SUCCESS COACHES, ADVISORS, ETCETERA, TO PLACE THEM IN THE COURSES AND THEN TRACK THEIR PROGRESS THROUGH COLLEGE ONCE THEY'RE HERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND DO WE HAVE AT LEAST SOME IDEA ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE OF DROPOUTS SO WE COULD COMPARE IT TO THE PERCENTAGE OF DROPOUTS FROM REGULAR HIGH SCHOOL? SO. WE CALL THEM DROPOUTS.

THAT GOES TO RETENTION, WHICH WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE FIRST PRESENTATION THAT DEALT WITH ENROLLMENT.

SO WE ARE TRACKING RETENTION AND PERSISTENCE.

I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS RIGHT HERE IN MY HEAD TODAY, BUT THAT IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE'RE WORKING ON THE ENROLLMENT RECOVERY, WHICH STUDENTS JUST DID NOT RETURN.

SO THAT WOULD FALL INTO THAT DROPOUT CATEGORY.

THAT WAS OUR PRESENTATION LAST MONTH.

BUT WE SAY STUDENTS WHO DIDN'T RETURN, YOU DON'T REALLY CALL THEM DROPOUTS IN COLLEGE.

AND THEN IN TERMS OF PERSISTENCE AND RETENTION, THOSE ARE THE SUPPORTS, THE NUDGES WE'RE WORKING ON TO KEEP THEM.

I KNOW THAT'S REAL POSITIVE.

I WAS TRYING TO GET THE OTHER SIDE OF IT.

LIKE WHO DID NOT RETURN? YES, THAT WAS THE PART OF THE ENROLLMENT RECOVERY PRESENTATION LAST MONTH.

AND AGAIN, I DON'T HAVE THOSE NUMBERS IN MY HEAD, BUT WE TALKED ABOUT THE POPULATIONS WE LOST AND THOSE NUMBERS OF STUDENTS AND HOW WE'RE WORKING TO RECOVER THAT GROUP THROUGH THAT SERVICE. OKAY.

I CAN'T REMEMBER. WELL, IN TERMS OF THE DUAL CREDIT THAT DIDN'T RETURN, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY QUIT GOING TO SCHOOL ALTOGETHER.

NO, NO, NO. IT MEANS THEY MIGHT HAVE GONE BACK TO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL.

HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL.

TIFFANY, COULD YOU SPEAK MORE SPECIFICALLY TO THIS? THANK YOU. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN THE DUAL CREDIT SPACE.

OFTENTIMES WHEN STUDENTS ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL, WE DO LOOK AT TRANSITIONING THEM BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE THE FIRST PRIORITY REMAINS THAT THEY COMPLETE THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA. AND SO OFTENTIMES WHEN THOSE STUDENTS HAVE SHOWN THAT PERHAPS THIS MAY NOT BE QUITE WHAT THEY'RE READY FOR, WE REALLY WORK ON FIRST, OF COURSE, RETENTION, WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH STUDENT SUCCESS TO PROVIDE TUTORING AND RESOURCES.

BUT WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, THEN WE REALLY PRIORITIZE MAKING SURE THAT WE DOUBLE DOWN ON HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT TRANSITION HAPPENS AND SO THEY DON'T QUITE STOP.

WE THEN KIND OF SAY.

OKAY. YOU HAD A LITTLE TASTE OF DUAL CREDIT.

HOW DO WE, BY WAY OF PROMISE, BRING YOU IN ONCE YOU COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT YOU CAN RETURN AND THAT GOES BACK TO THAT REENTRY? OH, OF COURSE I UNDERSTOOD THAT.

I WAS WANTING TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT HOW WE'RE DOING WITH THE DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM.

THAT'S ALL I WAS INTERESTED.

OF COURSE, WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND DO THAT.

BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND GIVING US THAT OTHER SIDE, WE GOT THE POSITIVES, WHICH IS GREAT.

I LOVE THEM, BUT I WANT TO GET A FEEL FOR THE NUMBERS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

AND WE'LL HAVE A DUAL CREDIT PRESENTATION FOR I KNOW WE HAVE IT ON SCHEDULE AND UPCOMING MONTHS.

WE HAVEN'T GIVEN OUR DUAL CREDIT PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YES. I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE THE TWO AREAS THAT WERE MOVED TO THE THIRD QUARTER.

WHAT WAS THE REASON FOR THOSE IN THEIR ENGAGEMENT PLAN? AT A GLANCE, EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.

AND I JUST WANT I LIKE I LIKE DATA, YOU KNOW, JUST TELL ME, WHAT WAS THE REASONING GIVEN FOR MOVING THAT REPORT BACK AND THOSE AUDITS? WE MOVED FOR TIMING REASONS.

WE WERE REQUESTED BY THE INTERIM CHIEF HR OFFICER WITH WORKDAY BEING IMPLEMENTED WITH ALL THAT WAS GOING ON IN THAT SPACE TO HAVE AN AUDIT.

AT THAT SAME TIME, THE TIMING OF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG CHALLENGE FOR THAT AREA.

SO WHENEVER WE CAN WORK WITH THE THE AUDIT CLIENT TO TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT TIMING IS MOST EFFECTIVE FOR THEM AND FOR US, WE WILL WE WILL DO THAT.

SO THAT WAS THE ONLY REASON FOR MOVING THAT TO THE THIRD QUARTER.

OKAY. BUT IT IS A SPECIFIC PROBLEM THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT.

FRAMINGHAM. AND ALSO THE SAME QUESTION FOR THE WORKFORCE PLANNING AND STAFF.

IT'S JUST SIMPLY A TIMING ISSUE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON IN THAT IN THAT AREA.

AND WE ALWAYS WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE DEPARTMENT.

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THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.

YES, SIR. PART OF MY JOB FUNCTION IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THINGS THAT ARE HARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE.

AND IN YOUR WORLD, NOT EVERYBODY LOVES AN AUDITOR, BUT I DO.

CAN DO THE RIGHT THINGS.

YOU WANT PEOPLE THAT ARE SMART TO LOOK AT YOU AND THAT'S CERTAINLY WHAT YOU ARE.

AND WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE MAYOR, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO I CAN'T ADJOURN BECAUSE WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT WE DID FINISH IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.

21 MINUTES. ARE YOU JEALOUS? I AM. I AM. ALL RIGHT.

NEXT TIME. THOSE GUYS.

[6. Executive Session (if required)]

WE WILL NOW. AH, EXCUSE ME.

EXCUSE ME. WE WILL NOW ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS.

CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING LEGAL MATTERS OR PENDING AND OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE SECTION NUMBER.

YOU ALSO SEE THAT ONLINE.

PERSONNEL MATTERS RELATED TO APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, ASSIGNMENT DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES DELIBERATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, SINCE UP UNTIL THE OPERATION WOULD HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT UPON NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE THIRD PERSON.

DELIBERATE REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS AND WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

60 THE SESSION AT 1:47 P.M.

AND IT IS 1:47 P.M..

THE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DALLAS COLLEGE IS NOW ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.