Jun 06, 2023 Education Workforce Committee Meeting

FOCUSED ON THE FACT THAT THIS IS HURTFUL TO PEOPLE HERE.

[1. Roll Call - Announcement of a Quorum]

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AND THANK YOU, DOCTOR GARCIA, FOR BEING HERE.

AND, BILL, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 5.51 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

I CALL HER ONE OF THE EDUCATION WORKFORCE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF DALLAS COLLEGE ON JUNE THE 6TH AT 9:34 A.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 FIVE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

THIS EDUCATION WORKFORCE COMMITTEE IS BEING BROADCAST OVER THE INTERNET.

AN AUDIO RECORDING AND TRANSCRIPT OF THIS MEETING ARE BEING MADE WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.

THE BOARD WEBSITE AFTER THE MEETING AT A LATER DATE.

CHANCELLOR, WOULD YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW? MR. CHAIR, THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ACCORDING TO SECTION 551.054 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, MISS MOYA.

DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS REGISTERED TO SPEAK AND.

NO, SIR, WE DON'T. WE DON'T.

BUT I'M AWARE THAT WE HAVE SOME FOLKS FROM THE EMERITUS PROGRAM IN THE AUDIENCE.

CAN YOU RAISE YOUR HANDS IF YOU'RE THERE? THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU.

APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH, THE COLLEGE AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING TODAY.

SO WHILE YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING, YOUR PRESENCE IS NOTED.

SO THANK YOU. AS AND AS EVIDENCED BY THE FACT THAT I AM COACHABLE.

SOME OF THE COMMENTS FROM LAST BOARD MEETING WAS THAT THE PRESENTATIONS WENT TOO LONG.

AND SO I'VE ASKED OUR GROUPS MAKING PRESENTATIONS TO SHORTEN THE PRESENTATION SO THAT WE COULD GET THROUGH THAT AND ALLOW FOR QUESTIONS AT THE END.

SO IF YOU ALL WILL INDULGE ME, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATIONS AND I'LL ACKNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION.

DR. GARCIA, ARE WE ARE WE ALL HERE? BUT COULD YOU SPEAK MORE CLOSE TO THE MICROPHONE OR MORE LOUDLY? OKAY, BOYS, THANK YOU.

OKAY, WELL, I'LL DO THAT.

I WAS MOVING MY HEAD AROUND.

I JUST SAID THAT WE'VE SHORTENED THE PRESENTATIONS TO ALLOW.

AND YOU HAVE A NOTEPAD.

YOU CAN MAKE REFERENCES TO ANY SLIDE THAT YOU LIKE ELABORATED.

BUT WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, IF YOU'LL INDULGE ME.

THAT WOULD THAT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.

SO REIMAGINING THE EMERITUS PROGRAM.

[4.1. Reimagining the Emeritus Program Presenters: Roy Bond, Gloria Smith]

SO, GLORIA ROY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE LIKE APPLAUSE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO AS YOU'LL HEAR, WE'VE BEEN ON A JOURNEY AS WE REIMAGINE WHAT THE EMERITUS PROGRAM LOOKS LIKE.

AS YOU KNOW, AND AS THE TEAM WILL SHARE, WE HAD SOME ROBUST EMERITUS ACTIVITY THAT WAS LIMITED TO A COUPLE OF CAMPUSES AND CERTAINLY THERE WAS A TOLL AND AN IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON THIS.

AND SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THE TEAM HAS DONE INTERNALLY AND WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS EXTERNALLY TO REALLY HELP US THINK ABOUT HOW WE BUILD ON THE SUCCESSES AND EXPAND IT TO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES.

WITH THAT, I'M REALLY. GLORIA.

GOOD MORNING, MAYOR SCHER BRAVO, CHANCELLOR AND TRUSTEES.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR WORK ON THE EMERITUS PROGRAM.

PRIMARILY, THE ASSISTANT VICE CHANCELLOR, ROY BOND, WILL TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS.

I'M JUST HERE DOING AN INTRO BECAUSE IT FALLS IN MY AREA.

BUT ROY AND HIS TEAM HAVE.

THEY TOOK OVER THE EMERITUS PROGRAM WHEN IT TRANSITIONED FROM ACADEMICS TO THE WORKFORCE LAST FALL TOWARD THE END OF THE FALL.

AND WHAT WE'VE DONE IS LOOKED AT HOW UNDER ROY'S AREA OF WORKFORCE INITIATIVES, THAT WE CAN REIMAGINE OUR OFFERINGS TO EMERITUS POPULATIONS TO EXPAND IT, NOT TO JUST INCLUDE FUN STUFF OR INTERESTING THINGS, BUT ALSO INCORPORATE SOME WORKFORCE ACTIVITY, DIGITAL LITERACY, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND ALSO REALLY TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR FROM OUR CLIENTS, OUR STUDENTS, WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EMERITUS PROGRAM BE IN THE FUTURE OF DALLAS COLLEGE.

SO, ROY. THANK YOU, GLORIA.

THANK YOU, CHAIR. MAYOR ALLEN BRAVO.

JUST THE FIRST SLIDE HERE IS JUST OUR ORG CHART AND IT KIND OF SHOWS WHERE THIS ERROR REPORTS.

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RIGHT NOW, AS THE EMERITUS PROGRAM STANDS, WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE RUNNING THE SHOW AND ONE OF THOSE IS A VACANT POSITION.

SO WE HAVE SOMEONE ON LOAN THAT'S HELPING WITH US AND THAT THE MAJORITY OF THAT STAFF IS HERE IN THE ROOM WITH US TODAY.

BUT WE DO HAVE JUST FOUR FULL TIME POSITIONS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE TRYING TO MAKE THIS WORK ACROSS FOUR POSITIONS, TWO FULL TIME, TWO PART TIME.

TRYING TO MAKE THIS WORK ACROSS THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION.

WE HAVE AN OPERATING BUDGET, KIND OF A DE FACTO.

IT'S NOT A LINE ITEM FOR EMERITUS, BUT A DE FACTO BUDGET OF $347,000 A YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN SPENDING ON EMERITUS PROGRAMING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

AND MUCH OF THAT HAS BEEN PAID OUT IN SALARIES TO FACULTY WHO HAVE WHO HAVE DELIVERED CREDIT CLASSES FOR EMERITUS STUDENTS. THE.

BULK OF THAT BUDGET IS ABOUT HALF OF IT IS SALARIES OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE THAT WERE SEEING THERE AND THE REST OF IT IS WHAT WE PAID OUT.

SO I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROGRAM PURPOSE, ROLE AND IMPACT OF THE EMERITUS PROGRAM.

YOU KNOW, THE PURPOSE IS REALLY TO OFFER RETIRED INDIVIDUALS OR THOSE IN RETIREMENT AGE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAY INTELLECTUALLY ENGAGED AND ACTIVE AND ACQUIRE NEW KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. AS LAURIE MENTIONED, WE WE FEEL LIKE THERE IS A WORKFORCE COMPONENT TO WHAT WE DO WITH THE EMERITUS PROGRAM SIMPLY BECAUSE THE COORDINATING BOARD 60 BY 30 PLAN IF FOR NO OTHER REASON WHEN IT WAS REAUTHORIZED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, NOW GOES UP TO AN AGE OF 64.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE CONSIDERED EMERITUS STUDENTS IN THE PAST IN THAT AGE GROUP, IN MANY LOCATIONS IN OUR COUNTY, THEY MAY BE LOOKING TO REENGAGE, REENTER THE WORKFORCE.

THEY'RE RETIRED AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO UPSKILL, RESKILL AND REENTER THE WORKFORCE.

SO WE WANT TO INCLUDE THAT AS WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE EMERITUS PROGRAM AS LONG AS IT CONTINUE, YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO CONTINUING TO DO WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, WHICH IS REALLY LIFELONG LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SENIOR COMMUNITY.

SO OUR ROLE REALLY IS TO CREATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE TAILORED FOR RETIRED INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING INTELLECTUAL PASSIONS AND CONTINUING THEIR LIFELONG EDUCATION, WHETHER THAT BE WORKFORCE OR JUST LIFELONG LEARNING INTERESTS.

THE IMPACT THAT WE HOPE TO HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO FOSTER PERSONAL GROWTH.

WE WANT TO ENHANCE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS AND PROMOTE INTERGENERATIONAL AWARENESS, AS WELL AS INCREASE WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION AND ENHANCE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS.

AND WE THINK WE HAVE COME UP WITH SOME SOME PLANS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS WHEN WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS, TALKING WITH OUR SENIORS AND ALL OF THAT AND LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN RESTRUCTURE.

AND SO HERE'S JUST AN OUTLINE OF THE PROGRAM RESTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.

WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THE PLANNING INPUTS THAT WE HAVE, THE INFORMATION GATHERING THAT WE'VE DONE TO THIS POINT.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE ENHANCE OUR RESOURCES.

WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT BOTH LIFELONG LEARNING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND TALK ABOUT CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THEN GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A PREVIEW OF WHAT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND ONGOING MONITORING LOOKS LIKE GOING FORWARD.

SO THE PROGRAM CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED TO DATE ARE WE HAVE LIMITED COURSE OFFERINGS AND INSTRUCTORS ACROSS ALL CAMPUSES, AS WAS MENTIONED AT THE OPENING.

DR. LOWMAN MENTIONED THAT WE IN THE PAST REALLY HAD ROBUST EMERITUS PROGRAMING AT A COUPLE OF CAMPUSES AND THEN A LITTLE BIT GOING ON SOME OF THE OTHER CAMPUSES, BUT NOTHING THAT WAS COUNTYWIDE, NOTHING THAT WAS REALLY BUILT TO SCALE.

AND SO AS WE TRY TO DO THAT, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A STAFFING SHORTAGE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STEP UP TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER AT SCALE ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND ENSURE RESOURCE EQUITY.

WE ALSO.

WE HAVE LIMITED COURSE OFFERINGS AND LIMITED INSTRUCTORS JUST BECAUSE, GUESS WHAT? THERE'S A LABOR SHORTAGE AND IT IMPACTS US TOO.

SO WE HAVE TROUBLE IDENTIFYING PEOPLE.

THE BULK OF THE PERSONS WHO USED TO TEACH IN OUR EMERITUS PROGRAM DID NOT WANT TO COME BACK AND TEACH WITH US AFTER THE PANDEMIC.

MOST OF THEM HAVE DECIDED THAT'S IN THEIR PAST.

THEY'RE NOT REALLY WANTING TO COME BACK.

SO WE'RE WE'RE WORKING TO IDENTIFY NEW INSTRUCTORS, BUT THAT HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE TO DATE.

ANOTHER CHALLENGE IS APPEALING TO A BROADER AUDIENCE, AND THIS IS SOME FEEDBACK WE GOT FROM OUR EMERITUS STUDENTS ABOUT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE EMERITUS

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THERE'S THERE'S BEEN COMMUNICATION PLANS AT A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS, BUT NOTHING THAT REALLY REACHES THE BREADTH OF THE COUNTY.

WE ALSO HAVE THE YOU KNOW, WITH THE WAY IT'S BEEN WORKING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, A LOT OF THE PROGRAMING WAS FOCUSED ON CREDIT CLASSES SO THAT SENIORS COULD USE THE CREDIT WAIVER AND TAKE THE CLASSES FOR FREE.

AND THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT IS IF IT'S A CREDIT CLASS, IT HAS TO MEET FACULTY CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS.

AND SO SOMETIMES THE INSTRUCTORS THAT ARE EMERITUS STUDENTS FAVOR AND AND WANT TO FOLLOW AND TAKE CLASSES FROM.

IN THE PAST THEY WERE TEACHING THOSE CLASSES ON THE NONCREDIT SIDE.

WHEN WE SWITCHED IT TO CREDIT, THEY MIGHT NOT MEET THE FACULTY CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT HAVE A MASTER'S DEGREE IN YOGA AND SO THEY CAN'T TEACH THE YOGA CLASS. SO SO THAT'S BEEN A LIMITING FACTOR AND A CHALLENGE AS WELL.

THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS IS SOMEWHAT CUMBERSOME, AGAIN, BECAUSE IT'S THE CREDIT PROCESS AND APPLYING FOR THE CREDIT WAIVER AND ALL THAT. THERE'S JUST A LOT OF BUREAUCRACY BEHIND THAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF OF HURDLES THAT THAT HAVE TO BE OVERCOME.

AND IT'S NOT AS EASY AS JUST SAYING, OH, I WANT TO TAKE THAT CLASS AND SIGNING UP FOR IT.

SO WE THINK WE CAN ADDRESS SOME OF THAT BY MOVING AWAY FROM THE USING THE 65 PLUS WAIVER AS THE MAINSTAY OF EMERITUS PROGRAMING.

RIGHT. IT'S STILL THERE.

IT'S STILL AVAILABLE.

ANYONE HAS ACCESS TO IT.

YOU CAN STILL APPLY AND TAKE A CREDIT CLASS AS YOU WANT.

AND WE'LL STILL CONTINUE TO OFFER SOME SPECIALIZED CREDIT OFFERINGS JUST FOR THIS POPULATION SO THAT THEY'RE IN A COHORT WITH WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY IDENTIFY WITH.

BUT WE DON'T WANT THAT TO BE ALL WE OFFER, RIGHT? WE WANT TO REALLY BRANCH OUT, OFFER A LOT MORE.

AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.

WE ALSO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ANOTHER CHALLENGE HAS BEEN WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PROGRAM VALUE OF THE EMERITUS PROGRAM? BOTH TO THE COLLEGE AND TO THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, TO THE STUDENTS, TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY AND TO THE COLLEGE AS A WHOLE.

SO WE WANT ALL THOSE THINGS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AS WE RESTRUCTURE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

SO SOME OF THE INPUTS THAT WE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT AS WE START TO DEVELOP A PLAN, WE FIRST OF ALL PULLED TOGETHER CAMPUS INFORMATION EVENTS.

WE DID A ROADSHOW, WE WENT TO EACH MAIN CAMPUS AND PARTNERED WITH THE PRESIDENT AT THAT CAMPUS TO DELIVER A LITTLE PROGRAM, TALK ABOUT OUR VISION FOR WHAT EMERITUS COULD LOOK LIKE AND GET THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO REACH INTO THE ROOM, HAVE CONVERSATION WITH THEM, HAVE A DIALOG.

AND THEN WE ALSO CONDUCTED A SURVEY AND GOT SOME SOME OF THE PICTURES ARE HARD TO SEE HERE, BUT THERE'S ONE FROM EACH OF OUR OUR LOCATIONS HERE.

BUT WE ASKED THEM THINGS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE PREFERRED INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD FOR EMERITUS PROGRAMING? DO YOU WANT ONLINE CLASSES? DO YOU WANT FACE TO FACE? DO YOU WANT SHORT CLASSES? DO YOU WANT LONG CLASSES? AND WHAT KIND OF TOPICS ARE YOU INTERESTED IN? AND WOULD YOU BE WANTING TO TEACH SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES? RIGHT? WE ALSO USE IT AS A WAY TO RECRUIT SOME FACULTY.

SO HERE'S JUST A LITTLE SNIPPET OF THE DATA THAT WE COLLECTED FROM THAT.

AND THE TAKEAWAYS HERE ARE, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE SOME OF THE TOPICS OF INTEREST OVER ON THE RIGHT.

NONE OF THAT WAS A SURPRISE.

THIS IS A LOT OF WHAT PEOPLE WERE ALREADY TAKING AND ASKING US FOR.

SO WE YOU KNOW, THAT KIND OF VALIDATED WHAT WE HAD BEEN OFFERING.

BUT AGAIN, WE WANT TO OFFER IT MORE BROADLY AND IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS.

SO THE PREFERRED LEARNING METHOD, AS YOU SEE HERE, PRIMARILY IN-PERSON OR A MIXTURE, BUT THE ONLINE ONLY, WHICH WE DID THAT DURING THE PANDEMIC AND THE NUMBERS REALLY DROPPED OFF WHEN WE DID THAT.

A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS WANT TO COME BACK TO OUR TO OUR CLASSROOMS. AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE, THE SESSION DURATION, YOU KNOW, WE HAD PUT IT ALL WHERE THEY WERE 16 HOUR COURSES, SO THEY FIT THE CREDIT MODEL.

BUT WHAT WE FOUND IN THE SURVEY WAS THEY REALLY PREFER THE SHORT, YOU KNOW, TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT HOUR CONFIGURATIONS.

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SO THIS WAS INFORMATION THAT WE CAN USE AS WE AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF PLANNING, WHICH WE DID TWO COMPRESSION PLANNING SESSIONS, ONE IN WEST DALLAS AND ONE AT EASTFIELD. AND AT THESE SESSIONS WE HAD MARY BROWNBACK'S AREA COME IN AND SIT DOWN. WE BROUGHT IN STUDENTS FROM THE EMERITUS PROGRAM.

WE BROUGHT IN KEY STAFF FROM THE FROM THE COLLEGE AS WELL AS OUR VICE PROVOST WERE IN THE ROOM AND WE HAD OUR EMERITUS STAFF PRESENT AND ALL THAT.

BUT WE WENT THROUGH SOME INFORMATION GATHERING HERE AND OUR KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS.

US WAS THAT WE WE REALLY DETERMINED WHAT THAT PURPOSE, ROLE AND IMPACT SHOULD BE THAT YOU SAW ON AN EARLIER SLIDE.

WE IDENTIFIED ENRICHMENT PROGRAM GAPS.

WHAT ARE THOSE TOPICS OF INTEREST THAT THAT WE'RE NOT OFFERING NOW THAT THAT OUR SENIORS WANT? WE ALSO IDENTIFIED THE WORKFORCE PROGRAM GAPS.

YOU KNOW, WE REALIZE THERE IS A CONTINGENT OUT THERE THAT WANTS WORKFORCE TRAINING AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER THAT AND MAKE THAT PART OF OUR PROGRAM AS WELL.

WE LOOKED AT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE EMERITUS PROGRAM AND CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT, BECAUSE WHAT WE DIDN'T WANT TO DO WAS PUT TOGETHER SOMETHING WHERE WE HAVE A STANDALONE OFFICE THAT IS AN EMERITUS OFFICE AT THE CAMPUS, AND THAT'S WHERE THE EMERITUS COMMUNITY GOES AND GATHERS, AND THEN IT'S KIND OF SILOED. WE REALLY WANTED TO CREATE A STRUCTURE SO THAT THE WE COULD ENGAGE THE SENIOR COMMUNITY IN THE COLLEGE AND REALLY MAKE IT MORE INTEGRATED AND PART OF THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE TO REALLY CREATE, AS OUR SENIORS TOLD US, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO HELP CREATE AN INTERGENERATIONAL DYNAMIC ON YOUR CAMPUSES. AND SO WE THINK THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE THERE.

WE ALSO OUTLINED THE KEY POINTS THAT DALLAS COLLEGE LEADERSHIP NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PROGRAM GOING FORWARD, AND THEN WE ASSESS THE CURRENT RESOURCES, WHAT VALUE THEY BRING AND HOW THEY CAN BE IMPROVED.

AND ULTIMATELY, WE IDENTIFIED SOME POTENTIAL COLLABORATIONS THAT WE COULD DO BOTH WITHIN THE COLLEGE AND OUTSIDE THE COLLEGE TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM BIGGER AND BETTER. SO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO ENHANCE THE RESOURCES.

WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO CAMPUSES AT CERTAIN TIMES AND CERTAIN SPACES ON OUR CAMPUSES THAT ARE UNDERUTILIZED RIGHT NOW.

SO WE WANT TO TAP INTO THAT.

SO WE'RE NOT COMPETING WITH PEAK CLASSROOMS. AND AT PEAK TIMES, WE ALSO WANT TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE THE DALLAS COLLEGE MATRIX STRUCTURE, RIGHT? WE REDESIGNED OUR COLLEGE AND WE WANT TO USE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S BEING CREATED IN THAT REDESIGN AS A WAY TO REALLY MAKE OUR PROGRAM WORK AGAIN SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO STAFF UP A WHOLE OFFICE AT EACH LOCATION JUST TO DO EMERITUS.

WE CAN TAP INTO THE RESOURCES THAT ARE ALREADY ON THAT CAMPUS FOR EVENT PLANNING AND EVENT MANAGEMENT AND AND PROGRAM DELIVERY AND ALL OF THAT WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE A WHOLE UNIT DEDICATED TO JUST THAT.

AND THAT'S IN RED.

THE COLLABORATE ACROSS THE MATRIX IS IN RED AS WELL AS COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES WILL WILL HIGHLIGHT THOSE.

WE ALSO WANT TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, RIGHT? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INTEGRATING THIS COMMUNITY INTO OUR CAMPUSES.

WE WANT TO LEVERAGE THE EXISTING EMPLOYEES THAT WE ALREADY HAVE THAT HAVE SOME EXPERTISE AND MAY WANT TO THAT THEY MAY WANT TO SHARE WITH EMERITUS STUDENTS ON CAMPUS.

AND SO WE WANT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY WHERE WE CAN HAVE EMPLOYEES DELIVER CONTENT AND BE ENGAGED IN THE PROGRAMING AND ALL OF THAT AS JUST PART OF WHAT THEY DO DURING THEIR THEIR WORK DAY.

WE ALSO WANT TO MARKET OUR PROGRAMS AND OUR PRESENTERS AND THE PARTNERSHIPS AND THE IMPACT THAT WE HAVE.

WE WANT TO MAKE THAT PART OF THE MARKETING PLAN, NOT JUST MARKETING, TO TRY TO GET MORE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE, BUT TALKING ABOUT THE GOOD WORK WE'RE DOING AND MAKING SURE THE COMMUNITY IS AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS PROGRAM.

WE ALSO WANT TO BE SURE WE PURSUE GRANTS AND OTHER UNDERWRITING FOR THESE PROGRAMS BECAUSE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, WE WANT TO DELIVER THINGS AT NO COST TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE WANT TO FIND WAYS TO UNDERWRITE THAT AND WE HAVE SOME PLANS IN PLACE FOR THAT AS WELL.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE WANT TO COLLABORATE WITH THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

SO GOING BACK TO THIS IDEA OF COLLABORATING ACROSS THE CAMPUS, ACROSS THE COLLEGE TO LEVERAGE THE RESOURCES, WE HAVE THE FOUR VERTICALS OF THE NEW DALLAS COLLEGE OPERATIONS, ACADEMICS, STUDENT SUCCESS AND WORKFORCE AND ADVANCEMENT ALL HAVE STRUCTURES ALREADY IN PLACE THAT CAN HELP SUPPORT THIS WORK.

THAT WILL LEVERAGE THE PRESIDENT'S STAFF, WE'LL LEVERAGE THE CAMPUS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AND GET OUR EMERITUS PROGRAM

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WE'LL WORK WITH INFORMATION CENTRAL ON ON EVENT PLANNING AND ALL THAT.

WE HAVE A MARKETING TEAM, SO WE'LL WORK WITH THE MARKETING TEAM AND ON A MARKETING PLAN.

AND THEN HUMAN RESOURCES MAY HAVE A ROLE HERE AS WELL IN HELPING US DEVELOP SOME GUIDELINES ABOUT HOW EMPLOYEES CAN BE ENGAGED DURING THEIR WORK DAY.

SO SO ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE, WE'LL CONTINUE TO USE THE CONTINUING EDUCATION INSTRUCTIONAL COORDINATORS TO HELP WITH SOME OF THIS PROGRAMING.

WE'LL WORK WITH THE DEANS AND CHAIRS ON THE CREDIT SIDE.

PROGRAMING AS WELL AS SOME OF THE PROGRAMING THAT WE'LL DO.

STUDENT SUCCESS WILL BE INVOLVED BECAUSE WE HAVE THE STUDENT SUCCESS COACHES, WE HAVE STUDENT LIFE.

WE'LL PUT TOGETHER EMERITUS PROGRAMS AS A STUDENT GROUP AT EACH LOCATION.

WE'LL UTILIZE THE LIBRARIES AND THE COLLEGE CARE TEAM TO PROVIDE RESOURCES FOR SENIORS WHO MAY BE IN NEED.

WE'LL ALSO USE ACCESSIBILITY SERVICES.

THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN INVOLVED AND HELPED WITH SOME OF OUR EVENTS THAT WE DID PREVIOUSLY, AND WE'LL ALSO RELY ON STRATEGIC REPORTING AND ANALYTICS TO HELP US, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE TO GET GOOD DATA AND IMPROVE OUR PROGRAM BASED ON THAT DATA AND THEN WORKFORCE ADVANCEMENT.

WE HAVE THE FOUNDATION.

WE ALREADY HAVE AN EMERITUS FUND THROUGH THE FOUNDATION.

WE'LL BE WORKING TO GET SOME CORPORATE UNDERWRITING TO CONTINUE TO GROW THAT FUND.

AND AND THEN THE CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING TEAM, OF COURSE, AS WELL AS MY TEAM WITH WORKFORCE INITIATIVES.

SO IT'S A COLLEGE EFFORT.

IT'S NOT JUST ONE AREA, ONE PROGRAM, OUR CURRENT COLLABORATIONS BECAUSE ANOTHER ANOTHER WAY WE WANT TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM IS TO UTILIZE THE RESOURCES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THERE ARE A LOT OF GROUPS OUT THERE WHO HAVE A SIMILAR MISSION TO REACH THE SAME TARGET POPULATION AND DELIVER CONTENT RATHER THAN COMPETE WITH RESOURCES, COMPETE FOR RESOURCES WITH THEM.

WE THINK IT'S BETTER TO PARTNER WITH THEM AND HELP THEM EXTEND THEIR MISSION BECAUSE MANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE FUNDED WITH GRANT DOLLARS.

AND IF WE WENT OUT AND WENT AFTER THE SAME GRANT DOLLARS AND ONE OF US IS GOING TO GET IT, THE OTHER ISN'T, SO RATHER THAN COMPETE WITH THEM FOR FOR THOSE GRANTS, I WOULD RATHER PARTNER WITH THEM AND LET THEM KNOW, HEY, YOU HAVE A GRANT, YOU ALSO HAVE A GRANT DELIVERABLES.

WE CAN HELP YOU MEET THOSE DELIVERABLES DELIVERABLES BY PROVIDING YOU ACCESS TO OUR CAMPUSES, OUR CLASSROOMS, AND WE CAN HELP BE PART OF YOUR DELIVERY SYSTEM.

AND THEN THAT WAY WE CAN BRING THOSE PROGRAMS TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT OUR CAMPUSES SIT IN.

SO THESE ARE SOME OF OUR CURRENT PARTNERS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH TO DO THAT VERY THING RIGHT NOW.

AND WE ARE THIS IS A GROWING LIST, BUT THIS THIS IS WHO WE HAVE ON BOARD TODAY.

SO I MENTIONED EARLIER THAT WE WANT TO HAVE A MIX OF BOTH LIFELONG LEARNING AND WORKFORCE.

SO ON THE LIFELONG LEARNING SIDE, WHAT WE KNOW AFTER OUR INFORMATION GATHERING IS THAT WE NEED HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. WE NEED SOME BASIC TECHNOLOGY TRAINING, AND THEN JUST PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS HELP WITH FINANCIAL PLANNING, NAVIGATING MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY, HOME REPAIRS, ESTATE PLANNING.

ALL OF THESE ARE TOPICS OF INTEREST THAT THAT OUR SENIORS HAVE TOLD US THEY WOULD LIKE FOR US TO LIKE TO SEE US OFFER.

ON THE LIFELONG LEARNING SIDE.

WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DRIVE THAT CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT I SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER AND CREATE AN INTERGENERATIONAL CAMPUS CULTURE.

WITH THE WORKFORCE PREPARATION.

WE WANT TO FOCUS ON RESKILLING AND UPSKILLING FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO REENTER THE WORKFORCE.

ALSO HELPING OUR SENIORS NAVIGATE THAT NEXT PHASE OF LIFE.

IF THEY'VE THEY'VE LEFT A JOB THEY'VE BEEN IN FOR YEARS OR A CAREER THEY'VE BEEN IN FOR YEARS, AND THEY'RE NOT READY TO JUST STOP WORKING.

BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT ANYMORE.

LET'S LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW WE NAVIGATE THAT NEXT PHASE.

AND WE ALSO FEEL LIKE WE WANT TO HOST SOME SENIOR FOCUSED JOB FAIRS.

WE DO JOB FAIRS ON OUR CAMPUSES ALREADY, BUT THEY TEND TO BE GENERAL.

SO LET'S LOOK AT DOING SOME SOME FAIRS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON SENIORS.

CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATIONS AGAIN ARE GOING TO BE KEY TO WHAT WE DO.

THE STUDENT GROUP I MENTIONED EARLIER HAVE AN EMERITUS STUDENT GROUP THROUGH STUDENT PROGRAMS. WE WANT TO HAVE MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, TUTORING PROGRAMS SO OUR SENIORS CAN ASSIST WITH ON OUR CAMPUSES.

WE'LL DO KICKOFF EVENTS, WHICH HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE PAST.

THEY'VE KIND OF BEEN PUT ON HOLD WHILE WE REFIGURE ALL THIS, BUT WE WANT TO DO A LITTLE KICKOFF EVENTS AT THE START OF EACH SEMESTER FOR THE EMERITUS GROUP.

WE WANT TO LOOK AT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS TO VOLUNTEER ON OUR CAMPUSES AGAIN, GET INTEGRATED INTO OUR CULTURE.

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WE COULD ALSO HIRE IN PART TIME ROLES OR ADJUNCT FACULTY ROLES IN MANY CASES.

AGAIN, WE WANT TO LEVERAGE THE ON CAMPUS TALENT AND RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE ALREADY, AND WE WANT TO ENSURE ACCESS TO CAMPUS RESOURCES AND EVENTS FOR OUR SENIORS. SOMETIMES OUR EVENTS AREN'T PUBLICIZED WIDELY AND DON'T DRAW THAT AUDIENCE, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THAT'S OUT THERE.

WE ALSO WANT TO RECRUIT RETIREES AND COLLEGE ALUMNI AS INSTRUCTORS IN THIS PROGRAM.

SO THAT BRINGS US TO OUR IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

THIS SUMMER WE ARE WORKING TO FINALIZE THE BUDGET.

AS YOU KNOW, THE BOARD WILL BE APPROVING THE BUDGET SOON.

SO THEN ONCE THE WE KNOW WHAT THE BUDGET IS, WE CAN WE CAN FINALIZE OUR PLANS FOR WHAT WE WANT TO DO WITH OUR OUR BUDGET FOR EMERITUS THAT WE HAVE ASKED FOR. WE NEED TO FINALIZE OUR STAFFING MODEL AND THEN POST THOSE POSITIONS WITH THE ANTICIPATED FILL DATE OF SEPTEMBER 1ST AND THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, AND THEN ALSO WORK OVER THE SUMMER TO DEVELOP OUR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY.

IN THE FALL OF 2023, WE WILL DEPLOY THE NEW STAFF ACROSS OUR CAMPUSES.

WE'LL DEVELOP A CAMPUS MATRIX STRUCTURE AND BEGIN WORKING WITH THE THE CAMPUSES ON THAT AND THEN INCREASE OUR OFFERINGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WHICH IS AN ONGOING WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING THAT.

WE'VE BEEN INCREASING WHAT WE'RE DOING, REACHING OUT TO MORE CAMPUSES, TRYING TO GET MORE PROGRAMING OUT THERE, AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE TO TO DEVELOP THE PROGRAM BEYOND 2024.

SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING WHAT WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO DO AND AND IMPROVING IT? WE'RE GOING TO DO A PARTICIPATION SURVEY AT THE CLOSE OF EVERY EVENT SO THAT WE KNOW WHAT OUR PARTICIPANTS THINK OF WHAT WE DELIVERED.

WE'LL DO AN EMERITUS SURVEY OF THE ANNUAL SURVEY OF THE EMERITUS POPULATION.

WE'LL ALSO DO A PARTNERSHIP SURVEY.

THOSE COLLABORATORS THAT I HAD ON THAT SLIDE EARLIER, WE'LL SEE HOW WE'RE DOING RELATIVE TO THEM AND SEE WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO DO BETTER TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH US.

WE'LL SET SOME SPONSORSHIP TARGETS AND HAVE HAVE CAMPAIGNS TO GO OUT AND AND AND DEVELOP SOME DOLLARS THAT WILL HELP FUND THIS.

WE'LL PUT TOGETHER ACTION PLANS FOR EMERITUS AND WE'LL ALSO, BASED ON THE INPUTS OF ALL OF THESE SURVEYS AND ALL OF THAT WILL DEVELOP IMPROVEMENT PLANS GOING FORWARD. THAT WAS A LOT IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESTIGE.

YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL ABOUT ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

AND I WANT TO THANK GLORIA AND ROY FOR GETTING THROUGH THIS.

A LOT OF INFORMATION, A LOT OF A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS.

SO LET'S HANDLE QUESTIONS.

YES. GOOD. THANK YOU.

I HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY.

YOU MENTIONED THE BUDGET WAS ABOUT 347,000.

HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THAT WE SERVE WITH THAT BUDGET? WE'VE BEEN.

WE LOOKED AT PRE-PANDEMIC NUMBERS.

WE WERE AT JUST OVER 800 AND OVER THE LAST YEAR.

WE'VE ALSO BEEN BACK TO THAT NUMBER.

IT DIPPED DOWN AROUND 5 OR 600 DURING THE PANDEMIC AND IT'S BACK UP OVER 800 NOW.

ABOUT 850 IS WHAT WE'RE AND AGAIN, THAT'S YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO EXPAND.

WE REALLY WANT TO GROW THAT NUMBER.

AND I THINK THAT THAT NUMBER IS LOW BECAUSE WE ONLY HAD REALLY ROBUST PROGRAMING IN A COUPLE OF LOCATIONS.

OKAY. AND SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEN RIGHT NOW IT'S CLASSES SOLELY FOR EMERITUS STUDENTS OR ARE THEY INTERMINGLING WITH OUR OTHER STUDENTS RIGHT NOW? THE PROGRAMING HAS BEEN SOLELY WITH EMERITUS STUDENTS, BUT THE PLAN IS TO THE PLAN IS TO HAVE A MIXTURE OF BOTH.

OKAY. YEAH. YOU MENTIONED YOU HAD YOU HAVE TO PAY FACULTY TO SERVE THOSE STUDENTS.

I'M GUESSING THOSE ARE LIKE ADJUNCTS.

YES. BUT IF THEY WERE IN CLASSES WITH OTHER STUDENTS, THEN IT WOULDN'T BE PART OF THE BUDGET.

COULD BE LESS THAT THAT THAT.

WELL, THAT'S CORRECT.

BECAUSE IF WE USED CONCURRENT MODEL RATHER THAN HAVING STANDALONE CLASSES WHERE EVERYONE THERE IS USING A TUITION WAIVER, THEN YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE TAKING A SEAT IN A CLASS WITH REGULAR STUDENTS AND USING A TUITION WAIVER, THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE ALREADY PAID FOR.

SO WE'RE NOT HAVING TO PAY IT SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT.

THAT CLASS IT'S ALREADY PAID FOR WITH AND TUITION IS COLLECTED FROM THE OTHER STUDENTS.

SO BUT BUT AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT OUR SENIORS IN MANY CASES WANT TO BE IN COHORT GROUPS WITH WITH OTHER SENIORS.

BUT WE CAN STILL DO THAT.

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IF THEY WANT TO USE THE CREDIT WAIVER, THEY CAN USE THE CREDIT WAIVER AND TAKE WHATEVER CLASS THEY WANT.

BUT IN MANY CASES THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE A FULL 48 HOUR CLASS, RIGHT? THEY WANT SOMETHING SHORTER.

SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE ALL THOSE OPTIONS AVAILABLE BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A TUITION WAIVER, THERE'S NO STATE FUNDING.

THAT'S CORRECT. OTHER THAN THE CONTACT OUR FUNDING, WHICH IS PRETTY MINIMAL.

OKAY. AND DO WE KNOW WHAT IS THE AVERAGE EDUCATION LEVEL FOR OUR EMERITUS STUDENTS? LIKE, DO THEY ALREADY HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE? I THINK IF YOU IF YOU LOOK AT THE THE BULK OF PEOPLE WE'VE BEEN SERVING IN THE IN THE TWO MAIN LOCATIONS, WE'VE BEEN SERVING THEM.

YES. IN MOST CASES, THEIR EDUCATION LEVEL IS GOING TO BE HIGHER.

I THINK AS WE EXPAND THE PROGRAM, WE'LL PROBABLY SEE THAT AVERAGE COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

OKAY. BECAUSE FOR 60 530, THE GOAL IS TO GET THEM A CREDENTIAL CORRECT.

SO IF THEY ALREADY HAVE A DEGREE, THEN ARE WE LOOKING AT GETTING THEM LIKE A WORKFORCE TRAINING CREDENTIAL OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF ACCOUNT TOWARDS THAT? MY SUSPICION IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO BE COMING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT PROGRAMING ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT.

SO THEY'RE PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, ARE GOING TO BE NEEDING NOT ONLY A CREDENTIAL, BUT PROBABLY SOME WRAP AROUND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT AND AND LIFE SUPPORT, WHICH IS WHY WE WANT TO DO THIS OUT OF THE WORKFORCE AREA, BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE THAT THAT INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE SO THAT WE CAN BUILD THOSE SERVICES.

SO THAT'S LIKE THE NEW PROGRAM, RIGHT? YES. OKAY.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

TRUSTEE FLORES SO YOU SAID THERE'S FOUR POSITIONS CURRENTLY WITH ONE VACANCY.

ARE ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE BILINGUAL? YES, THAT ONE IS AT RICHLAND SO THEY CAN INTERACT BILINGUAL.

ENGLISH. SPANISH.

ENGLISH. SPANISH, YES.

SO THEY CAN INTERACT WITH THE SPANISH STUDENT POPULATION BEYOND RICHLAND IF NEED BE.

CORRECT. WE ALSO, THOUGH, ARE LEVERAGING THE SUCCESS COACHES.

AND FOR THAT, YES, FOR THAT AS WELL, BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCCESS COACHES ON EACH CAMPUS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO RELY ON ONE CAMPUS FOR THAT.

OKAY. AND HAVE YOU WORKED IN TERMS OF I'M GOING TO JUMP NOW TO THE COLLABORATIONS, BUT I'VE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION.

HAVE YOU WORKED WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS PARKS AND RECS? AND I THINK THEY ALSO HAVE A SENIOR COMMISSION OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CALL IT, IT'S FOCUSED ON SENIORS IN THE CITY.

YEAH. UM, AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE HAVE.

HAVE WE TALKED TO THE CITY OF DALLAS? YES, I DID MEET WITH ONE.

AND THE GOAL IS WHEN WE'RE HAVING A KICKOFF ON THIS TALK, WE HADN'T ACTUALLY INVITED THEM OR ACTUALLY COLLABORATED WITH THEM, BUT WE ARE IN THE TALKS OF HAVING THEM TO TO WORK WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE INTERESTED IN OUR PROGRAM.

SO THAT WOULD BE A COLLABORATION, ESPECIALLY TO REACH THOSE UNDERSERVED.

YES, IN THE CITY OF DALLAS AND I KNOW I'VE BEEN TO THREE REC CENTERS IN MY DISTRICT AND SPOKEN TO EACH OF THE DIRECTORS AND THEY HAVE PRETTY ROBUST SENIOR CITIZEN PROGRAMS AND THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED.

IN COLLABORATION.

SO I SPOKE TO KATHY ACOSTA BECAUSE I WAS AT THE WEST CAMPUS SATURDAY ABOUT THAT.

BUT THEN WHO'S THE MAIN CONTACT PERSON? WOULD IT BE YOU WORK WITH YOU THROUGH BELLA OR WHO ON ISSUES LIKE THIS, IT WOULD BE WRONG.

OKAY. SO FOR RIGHT NOW, UNTIL WE EXPAND THE STRUCTURE OUT AND GET A MORE SOLID LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE, SPECIFICALLY FOR EMERITUS, WE ALSO WITH THE LIMITED STAFF THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE TALKED WITH WITH KATHY ACOSTA, AND SHE HAS VOLUNTEERED TO KIND OF HELP US WITH SOME OF OUR OUTREACH AND SOME OF THIS WORK IN THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT SHE'S WEST ALLIS AND PLEASANT GROVE AREA.

SO WE'RE LEVERAGING HER FOR NOW.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO WE'RE TRYING TO GET BY ON BORROWED RESOURCES AT THE MOMENT UNTIL WE CAN GET TO A GOOD SPOT.

THAT WAS VICKI AND WEEK, BY THE WAY, SHE'S THE PROGRAM SERVICES COORDINATOR.

SO TELL EVERYBODY HI AND DR.

GRANT SAYS STAND UP.

YEAH, WE ALL STAND UP, PLEASE.

OH, I'M SO SORRY. I CAN'T SEE YOU BEHIND THE COLUMN.

YEAH, IF YOU CAN COME RIGHT HERE.

JUST. OKAY.

SO THIS IS VICKI AND WEEK, THESE PROGRAM SERVICES COORDINATOR FOR EMERITUS DR.

GRANT SISK, WHO'S REALLY HELPING US WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PIECE AND KIND OF A LOT OF THE LOGISTICS OF GETTING FACULTY ONBOARDED AND ALL OF THAT.

AND THEN MEGAN HARRIS, WHO'S MANAGER OF TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS FOR WORKFORCE, IS REALLY HELPING SPEARHEAD A LOT OF THIS RIGHT NOW, DEVELOPING THE NOT ONLY OVERSEEING THE AMERICAN STAFF, BUT ALSO DEVELOPING SOME OF THE SYSTEMS AND WORKFLOWS THAT WE

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SO SHE'S BEEN ESSENTIAL IN OUR EFFORTS.

AND THEN WE HAVE MINNIE CORNELIUS, WHO IS OUR PART TIME MEMBER, AND SHE IS BACK AT RICHLAND.

IS SHE WORKING TODAY? AND SHE'S HOLDING DOWN THE FORT FOR US.

DO YOU HAVE A FULL TIME BILINGUAL STAFF MEMBER? NO, NOT AT THIS TIME, NO.

WE HAVE A VACANT WE HAVE A PART TIME, A PART TIME VACANCY.

AND AND THEN AGAIN, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE NEW OUR NEW MODEL, OUR NEW STAFFING MODEL AND BUDGET TO FALL INTO PLACE AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.

AND THE PLAN IS, IF ONCE THE BUDGET AND STAFFING MODEL IS APPROVED, WE WILL POST ALL THOSE POSITIONS AND OPEN UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS TO COMPETE FOR THEM.

RIGHT. AND THEN ON.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THEN ON SLIDE 14, THE ENHANCING RESOURCES.

YOU POINTED OUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT.

SO YOU'RE SAYING EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE CERTAIN SKILL SETS TO POSSIBLY BE INSTRUCTORS AND SOME OF THESE COURSES THAT I UNDERSTAND YOU CORRECTLY? YES, THAT IS CORRECT.

SO WOULD THEY BE PROVIDING THE INSTRUCTION DURING WORK HOURS? WOULD THAT MEAN THAT DOUBLE DIPPING? HOW DOES THAT. SO WE ARE STILL TRYING TO WORK THOSE THINGS OUT WITH LEGAL BUT IF EMPLOYEES ARE LEGAL AND HR BUT IF EMPLOYEES DO AGREE TO PROVIDE THAT INSTRUCTION, IT COULD BE ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS, WHICH AT THAT TIME WE WOULD DO AN ADJUSTED WORK SCHEDULE.

THIS MODEL STRICTLY WOULD BE MORE OF A COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ENGAGEMENT.

BUT THEN WE ALSO DO OFFER THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYER EMPLOYEES TO RECEIVE EXTRA SERVICE CONTRACTS IF THEY ARE CONTRACT EXPERTS IN CERTAIN AREAS.

AND WE NEED THAT EXPERTISE IN THE CLASSROOM AS WELL.

THEY WOULD ADJUST, THEY WOULD ADJUST THEIR WORK SCHEDULE.

SO IT'S NOT A CASE OF WHAT WE USED TO HAVE IS DOUBLE DIPPING.

NO, MA'AM, WE DON'T DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT. AND THEN.

ON SLIDE 20, YOU TALKED ABOUT POST NEEDED POSITIONS AND ALSO THE INSTRUCTORS YOU'RE GOING TO BE BRINGING IN.

SO WE HAVE LARGE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES HERE, NOT JUST FROM SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES, FROM OTHER COUNTRIES OF THE ASIAN AND AND AFRICAN.

SINCE YOU HAVE WE HAVE A CHALLENGE IN BRINGING IN JUST PEOPLE THAT ARE ENGLISH DOMINANT RIGHT NOW WITH THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OUT THERE. ARE ARE YOU MAKING EFFORTS TO REACH OUT TO THESE OTHER IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS? BECAUSE THEY REALLY NEED A LOT OF WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER? AND IF SO, HOW ARE YOU DOING THAT AND POSSIBLY EMPLOYING SOME OF THEM AS INSTRUCTORS? SO THAT IS ONE OF THE KEY DECISION MAKING FACTORS IN TRANSITIONING THIS TO THE CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING SIDE.

WE DO HAVE A PROGRAM DESIGN TEAM THAT HAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER FOCUSED STRICTLY ON ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE POPULATIONS.

WE ARE ACTUALLY ADVERTISING NOW TO HIRE ADDITIONAL ADJUNCTS SO WE CAN EXPAND THAT OUTREACH TO ENGLISH AND SECOND LANGUAGE POPULATIONS.

AND THE GOAL IS TO LEVERAGE THOSE ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY DOLLARS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE STATE TO OFFER SUPPORT AND INSTRUCTION TO THOSE POPULATIONS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR CO ENROLLMENT IN ANY TECHNICAL TRAINING OFFERINGS.

SO THE PLAN WOULD BE IF WE HAVE EMERITUS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LOOKING TO RESKILL, UPSKILL AND WOULD LIKE TO ENROLL IN TECHNICAL TRAINING INSTRUCTION, THEY WOULD BE CO ENROLLED IN SUPPORT INSTRUCTION TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY SO THEY CAN BE EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL IN MASTERING THE CONTENT.

AND THEN IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU WANT TO HAVE A ROBUST PROGRAM AT EACH CAMPUS, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY CENTERS.

IS THAT CORRECT? SO THE PLAN IS TO LEVERAGE THE COMMUNITY CENTERS FIRST TO BUILD A PIPELINE TO THE CAMPUSES.

SO IT REFERS BACK TO CHAIR BRAVO'S QUESTION CONCERNING OUR LEVERAGING THE ACADEMIC SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT.

SO ULTIMATELY, WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS BEGIN IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE LIVING AND WORKING AND RECREATING AND OFFER COURSES AT THE COMMUNITY CENTERS.

AND AS WE EVALUATE THEM AND CONNECT THEM WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION SUCCESS COURSES AND THEY NEED MORE ADVANCED TRAINING, WE WOULD THEN PUSH THAT PIPELINE AND CONNECT THEM WITH THE CAMPUSES. BUT OUR GOAL IS ACTUALLY TO CREATE AN EMERITUS PROGRAM THAT SERVES ALMOST ALL OF DALLAS COUNTY, AND THAT WORK WOULD BEGIN AT THOSE COMMUNITY CAMPUSES.

THAT IS OUR HOPE.

WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO, BUT THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARD.

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SOMEWHAT HEALTHY EMERITUS PROGRAM.

I WOULD HOPE IT WOULD GET ESTABLISHED BACK THERE PRETTY QUICKLY.

I'M NOT SURE HOW CENTRAL THAT WOULD BE A NEED THERE.

BUT ANYWAY, I'M GLAD YOU ALL ARE LOOKING AT THAT.

BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN BE EQUITABLE AND CONSISTENT, ETCETERA VERSUS THE SPOT STUFF.

AND OUR GOAL IS WITH THE REDBIRD CENTER COMING ONLINE THAT REDBIRD COULD BE A A CONVENER TO PUSH INDIVIDUALS BOTH TO THE CEDAR VALLEY CAMPUS OR TO THE MOUNTAIN CAMPUS BECAUSE IT IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO LOCATIONS.

AND SO WITH THAT, WE HOPE THAT THERE'S A WAY FOR US TO REALLY BRING THOSE COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AND REENGAGE THEM AND BUILD UPON THOSE NUMBERS.

AND IT GIVES THEM AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE THEY CAN COME AND AND ENJOY THE OFFERINGS THAT WE HAVE THIS DALLAS COLLEGE AND THEN TRANSITION TO THE LARGER CAMPUSES. THERE'S A LARGE, LARGE POPULATION IN AROUND THE MOUNTAIN VIEW CAMPUS COMING INTO OAK CLIFF THAT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE USE OF REDBIRD.

SO I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE WE STILL HAVE OFFERINGS AT MOUNTAIN VIEW, BUT THAT'S A WAY FOR US TO EXPAND THE NUMBERS AS WELL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU. HELLO.

I'D LIKE TO HANG ON ONE SECOND.

I'VE GOT VICE-CHAIR RITTER, I THINK.

THEN YOU SHOULD GO.

ALL RIGHT. HE'S DEFER TO YOU.

SO, DR. GARCIA, YOU'RE UP.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I JUST WANT TO COMMEND THOSE TWO PEOPLE AND DUNDRUM FOR WORKING ON THIS PROGRAM.

I KEEP GETTING CALLS ABOUT IT AND BEING AN AMERICAN STUDENT MYSELF, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO A BEGINNING.

I WANT TO KNOW IF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS TRY TO START AT ONE CAMPUS WITH IT FIRST AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT CAMPUS, OR DO WE FORESEE PUTTING EVERYTHING OFF UNTIL IT'S TOTAL PACKAGE AND PUTTING IT IN ALL THE COLLEGES AT ONCE? YEAH, I CAN ADDRESS THAT.

OUR PLAN IS TO DO IT ACROSS ALL THE CAMPUSES AND WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THAT.

BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE WE'RE NOT WAITING UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1ST TO FLIP THE SWITCH.

WE'RE ALREADY INCREASING THE TYPES OF PROGRAMING WE HAVE AT EACH OF THE MAIN CAMPUSES.

WE'RE DOING A LITTLE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTERS THAT THAT'S A DIFFERENT STRATEGY THAT'LL THAT'LL COME ALONG.

BUT WE'RE A COUPLE OF THINGS WE WANT TO ACCOMPLISH HERE.

WE WANT TO ENSURE RESOURCE EQUITY ACROSS ALL OF THE MAIN CAMPUSES.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COOKIE CUTTER PROGRAM AND WE'RE GOING TO DROP IT DOWN AT EACH LOCATION.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH EACH LOCATION TO DEVELOP A CUSTOMIZED EMERITUS PROGRAM THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING THAT CAMPUS.

SO WE WE'RE ALREADY REACHING OUT.

WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WITH PEOPLE ON THE DIFFERENT CAMPUSES.

WE HAVE SENIOR DIRECTORS OF WORKFORCE WHO ARE AT EACH CAMPUS AND WORKING TO INCREASE THE OFFERINGS THAT WE HAVE.

SO IT'S GOING TO BE INCREMENTAL INCREASE UNTIL WE GET TO THE NEW STRUCTURE.

WHAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO IS WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1ST TO FLIP THE SWITCH.

WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TO GROW AND IMPROVE.

BUT WE ALSO WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO START AT ONE CAMPUS AND PILOT IT AND GROW IT UP THERE AND THEN PLOP IT DOWN, BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE.

WE'VE HAD IT BURGEONING AT 1 OR 2 CAMPUSES.

IT'S TIME TO TO SPREAD THAT OUT AND AND REALLY TAKE IT ACROSS THE WHOLE COUNTY.

VICE CHAIR. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING ON THIS AND REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE FOLKS ON EMERITUS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THESE DISCUSSIONS AND THE PRESIDENTS AND EVERYBODY.

I REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE PUT IN.

SO IN RESPONSE TO CHAIR BRAVO'S QUESTION, HOW MANY ARE ENROLLED? RIGHT? FIRST THING IS WHEN WE GET AN EMERITUS STUDENT, THAT'S ENROLLMENT GROWTH AT DALLAS COLLEGE, RIGHT? I MEAN, THAT'S THAT'S WHICH IS ONE OF OUR OVERARCHING METRICS AS AN INSTITUTION.

AND SO AND TELL ME IF I'M THINKING ABOUT IT THE WRONG WAY.

I MEAN, IF WE'VE GOT ABOUT 800 STUDENTS TODAY, PRIMARILY AT RICHLAND AND A LITTLE BIT AT BROOKHAVEN AND PRACTICALLY NOWHERE ELSE, I MEAN, THIS PROGRAM IS FIXING TO DOUBLE, TRIPLE, QUADRUPLE, YOU KNOW, OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.

I MEAN, THIS COULD BE A REAL SIGNIFICANT DRIVER OF ENROLLMENT GROWTH THAT WE CAN ALL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR.

IS THAT AM I THINKING ABOUT IT THE RIGHT WAY? DO YOU AGREE? DO YOU AGREE? I DO AGREE.

AND THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO LEVERAGE THE CENTERS AS WELL TO OFFER EMERITUS POPULATIONS COURSES IN LIFELONG LEARNING THAT THEY MAY WANT.

BUT WHAT WE'RE ALSO SEEING WHILE WE'RE ENGAGING THESE POPULATIONS ARE THAT THEY HAVE OTHER NEEDS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE CREATE A

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AND THAT IS ONE OF OUR STRATEGIES FOR ENROLLMENT GROWTH ON THE CONTINUING EDUCATION SIDE, AS WELL AS SEGWAYING THEM INTO CREDIT OFFERINGS.

OKAY. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.

IT YES, IN THE SENSE THAT YOU AGREE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET HUGE ENROLLMENT GROWTH IN NEXT, I THINK, BUT WE STILL HAVE THAT A PLAN TO MANAGE THEM.

AND GIVEN THE FACT THAT THIS IS SUCH A SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL PROGRAM IN TERMS OF ENROLLMENT GROWTH, THE STATE'S PUT 600 MILLION PLUS INTO NEW FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES BASED ON OUTCOME BASED METRICS.

AND A LOT OF THE FUNDING STREAMS AT THE STATE LEVEL HAVE YET TO BE PROGRAMED AND ARE GOING TO BE DEVELOPED THROUGH RULEMAKING.

IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR DALLAS COLLEGE AND OUR AND OTHER COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN TEXAS TO SECURE STATE FUNDING FOR GROWTH IN EMERITUS TYPE PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY CAN BE MORE SUSTAINABLE? IS THAT POSSIBLE? I MEAN, THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES.

THE MORE COMPLICATED ANSWER, IT'S NARROW, IT'S A NARROW OPTION.

BUT THERE IS THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH COORDINATING BOARD ON WHAT COULD BE POSSIBLE.

SO HOW DO WE DO THAT? WELL, I MEAN, THAT'S GOING TO BE THROUGH THE RULEMAKING AUTHORITY PROCESS WITH THE COORDINATING BOARD COMING OUT OF HOUSE BILL EIGHT.

AS WE FULLY AS WE FURTHER DEFINE WHAT THE OUTCOMES BASED MEASURES ARE AND THE OTHER AREA OF SERVING, YOU KNOW, HIGH NEED POPULATION AREAS, WHAT'S GOING TO FALL UNDER THOSE CATEGORIES? SO WE'LL DALLAS COLLEGE BE AN ADVOCATE FOR OUTCOMES BASED FUNDING FOR EMERITUS TYPE PROGRAMS AND THAT COORDINATING BOARD RULEMAKING.

AND IS THAT SOMETHING WE COMMIT TO THE INSTITUTION? OKAY. COULD YOU GIVE A LITTLE FLAVOR ON THE MARKETING SIDE? AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DEVELOP IT IN THE SUMMER OF 2023 ON THAT SLIDE, BUT A LOT OF THIS IS JUST GETTING THE WORD OUT.

RIGHT. SO WHAT ARE YOUR WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT? SO I'LL LET ROY TRANSITION.

BUT LET ME SAY THIS.

DR. WILKINS HAS WORKED WITH THE CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, DOROTHY JONES, TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN SPECIFICALLY FOR WORKFORCE AND OUR SIDE OF THE HOUSE, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE TRADITIONALLY HAVE NOT HAD BEFORE.

AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE HAVE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE MARKETING TEAM THAT WORK DIRECTLY WITH US, THAT WILL BE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROY TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC MARKETING PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON EMERITUS POPULATIONS.

AND I'LL LET YOU ADD.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH A COUPLE DEDICATED MARKETING STAFF ALREADY, AND MEGAN, WHO YOU MET WHILE AGO, IS KIND OF LEADING THAT EFFORT AND, AND WORKING WITH THE MARKETING TEAM TO DEVELOP A COMMUNICATION PLAN.

WE DO HAVE A NEWSLETTER THAT GOES OUT.

WE'VE EXPANDED THAT NEWSLETTER.

WE JUST HAVE ONE THAT HAS COME OUT.

IT WAS KIND OF ON HOLD FOR A LITTLE WHILE, SO WE JUST PUSH THAT OUT.

BUT WE'LL ALSO BE LOOKING AT MORE INTENSIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGNS AND AND REALLY TRYING TO DRIVE THOSE NUMBERS UP AND SO MY TEAM IS INTIMATELY INVOLVED WITH FLOYD.

I THINK THEY WANT TO COME UP EMPTY.

SORRY. THERE'S CHURCH STUFF.

YES. I JUST WANT TO SAY, OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS, MY TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THIS TEAM.

AS I'VE BEEN GETTING UP TO SPEED ON THE EMERITUS PROGRAM, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT GETTING FEEDBACK ON WHAT WOULD BE THE BEST MARKETING EFFORTS FOR REACHING THIS AUDIENCE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS.

FLIERS YES, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A TARGETED EFFORT IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS THAT ARE OUTREACH RELATED.

IT'S WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY TEAM, ALSO HOW WE CAN DO SOME EMAIL ACTIVATIONS AS WELL.

SO WE'RE ENGAGED.

SO WE GOT A COUPLE MORE.

OKAY, BUT WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME, SO LET'S.

WELL, PAUL YES, YEAH.

NO, YOU'RE STILL OKAY, SO THE IMPLEMENTATION AND TELL ME WHETHER THIS IS A RISK OR NOT AND, AND YOU KNOW, WHEN I HEAR THINGS LIKE WE DON'T HAVE A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET TODAY FOR EMERITUS RIGHT YOU SAID THAT AT THE BEGINNING AND THAT $300,000 I MEAN THAT'S SORT OF PULLING IN WHAT MIGHT BE PARTS OF PEOPLE'S SALARIES THAT THIS IS PART OF THEIR JOB AND AND SO FORTH.

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FIRST OF ALL, I MISSPOKE.

WE DO HAVE A LINE ITEM IN THE BUDGET, BUT ONLY FOR SALARIES.

THE WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR FACULTY AND ALL THAT TO DELIVER THE PROGRAMING IS JUST LEVERAGING THE OPERATIONAL BUDGET OUT OF THE OUT OF THE ACADEMIC SIDE OF THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW.

SO WHAT WE HAVE ASKED FOR IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET IS A LINE ITEM THAT WOULD COVER MORE OF THAT.

AND ALSO THE PLAN IS TO LEVERAGE THE CCL BUDGET AS FAR AS INSTRUCTIONAL ALLOCATIONS ARE CONCERNED FOR ANY ADJUNCT FACULTY THAT WE WOULD NEED TO USE TO TEACH COURSE OFFERINGS.

ANOTHER STRATEGY TO REDUCE THE.

SO THE $347,000 THAT YOU SAW THERE, A BIG BULK OF THAT WAS LEVERAGED ON THE ACADEMIC SIDE OF THE HOUSE BECAUSE ABOUT 187,000 OF THAT WAS INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS.

THE REST OF THAT WAS ACTUALLY SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES THAT WERE DEDICATED TO DO THE WORK.

WE HAVE PRESENTED A PROPOSAL THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW TO EXPAND DEDICATED STAFF MEMBERS TO DO THIS WORK ACROSS THE CAMPUSES.

AND THEN THE PLAN IS TO LEVERAGE ADJUNCT INSTRUCTIONAL DOLLARS FROM THE CAREER CONNECTED LEARNING SIDE, LEVERAGE CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT OFFERINGS TO INTEGRATE EMERITUS STUDENTS AND CO ENROLL THEM IN CREDIT OFFERINGS TO REDUCE THAT INSTRUCTIONAL COST.

SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO REDUCE HOW MUCH WE'VE EXPENDED PREVIOUSLY ON DELIVERING THE INSTRUCTION THROUGH THE WAIVER PROGRAM AND FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN TRANSITION THOSE DOLLARS TO DEDICATED STAFF TO SUPPORT AND GROW THIS PROGRAM AT SCALE.

OKAY. JUST TWO MORE REAL QUICK.

CAN YOU CAN YOU BRING US THIS IS A REQUEST IN OUR BUDGET DISCUSSIONS WHAT THE COST WOULD BE TO WAIVE NONCREDIT COURSE TUITION FOR THE EMERITUS PROGRAM.

IF YOU CAN BRING US AN ESTIMATE OF THAT.

AND CHARLES AND I HAVE DISCUSSED WHETHER IT WOULD BE WORTH PUTTING ON OUR POLICY AGENDA WITH THE STATE, ASKING THAT THAT EXISTING 65 AND OVER WAIVER BE EXTENDED TO NONCREDIT COURSES AS WELL, SINCE THEY'RE TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE US TO OFFER EXACTLY THAT.

BUT IF WE COULD MAYBE AFFORD IT OURSELVES AND SET THE EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, BE INTERESTING, I THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT DISCUSSION TO HAVE WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR BUDGET.

LAST THING I'M GOING TO ASK YOU THIS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CHANCELLOR PERFORMANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE LATER ON AND WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT PERFORMANCE AND INCENTIVE FUNDING.

AND WE'VE STARTED WITH THE CHANCELLOR THIS YEAR, AND THAT'S GOING TO CASCADE DOWN THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION.

AND, YOU KNOW, THE WAY THIS IS BEING SET UP IS THAT EMERITUS IS GOING TO BE PART OF A LOT OF PEOPLE'S JOBS.

THAT'S ALMOST WHAT A DEFINITION BY DEFINITION, WHAT A MATRIX LOOKS LIKE.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DERIVE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ENROLLMENT, GROWTH AND SATISFACTION? I'M GLAD WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING SURVEYS.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME METRICS HERE.

BUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DRIVE THAT DOWN TO ORGANIZATIONS AND WHERE'S WHERE DO YOU SEE THAT RESTING? I MEAN, THIS IS KIND OF A UNIQUE PROGRAM AND THAT'S GOT A SERIOUS CAMPUS ORIENTATION TO IT, BUT IT'S ALSO SOMETHING WE'RE TRYING TO DO COUNTYWIDE.

SO HOW DO YOU SEE THAT PLAYING OUT, CHANCELLOR? WELL, SO I MEAN, FIRST OF ALL, IN TERMS OF WHERE IT'S PLACED IN THE ORGANIZATION, ALIGNING WITH THE WORKFORCE SIDE MAKES MAKES SENSE FROM A STRUCTURAL STANDPOINT.

THIS FITS INTO A MUCH LARGER STRATEGY AROUND OUR ENROLLMENT GROWTH.

AND ALSO WE HAVE A LOT OF SUBSETS OF WHAT WE TALK ABOUT AS SPECIAL POPULATIONS, THAT WE HAVE UNIQUE INITIATIVES SERVING THOSE POPULATIONS THROUGH SUPPORT SERVICES.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW WHAT I WHAT I LOVE THAT THE TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON SO THOUGHTFULLY AND BEEN SO STRATEGIC ABOUT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS THE FEEDBACK LOOP IS IS TRYING TO IDENTIFY AND GET FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS HOW TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM, HOW TO EXPAND THIS PROGRAM.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY WE WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT EVERY YEAR WHEN WE GET INTO THE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE BLUE SHEETS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION THIS AFTERNOON AROUND THE KPIS AND THE METRICS AROUND THE OPERATIONAL SIDE.

YOU KNOW, AS WE DRILL DOWN FURTHER, THIS WILL BE A PART OF SUBSET UNDER THE WORKFORCE AND ADVANCEMENT SIDE OF THE WE'RE

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HOW ABOUT THE ACADEMICS AND THE STUDENT SERVICES? I MEAN, ARE THEY GOING TO HAVE METRICS RELATED TO EMERITUS AS WELL? WELL, I MEAN, IT'S NOT JUST MEREDITH'S AS A PART OF OTHER SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND INITIATIVES.

IT'S NOT GOING TO SAY EMERITUS SPECIFICALLY, BUT THERE WILL BE A DEPARTMENTAL EXPECTATION AND UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT'S PART OF WHAT'S ROLLING UP INTO THE LARGER KPI AND METRIC. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YEAH, OF COURSE.

JUST A REAL QUICK COMMENT BECAUSE REALLY OFF AGENDA, BUT IT'S GOOD THAT WE'VE GOT THE EMERITUS PROGRAM, BETTER PLANNING FOR IT AND STRATEGIC PLAN PURPOSE, ALL OF THAT GOOD PRESENTATION.

WHEN ARE WE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING FOR CHILDREN'S PROGRAMING? ALTHOUGH THAT'S NOT AS MUCH OF A PRIORITY, BUT IT SHOULD BE.

I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE.

YOU MEAN AROUND CHILDREN'S ROUND SUMMER CAMPS AND THOSE SORT OF THINGS.

AND DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR ENRICHMENT, SO MANY OF OUR KIDS NEED, YOU KNOW, TO STRENGTHEN THE MATH SKILLS, THE READING, WRITING, THE BASICS.

THE GAPS ARE NOT LOST ON US IS HOW WE RESPOND NOW.

SO WE'LL HAVE MORE DIALOG AROUND WHAT THAT WHAT THAT SIDE LOOKS LIKE AS WELL.

I'LL KEEP PUTTING IT ON THE TABLE TOO.

NOW, WHAT KIND OF TRUSTEE BOY? YES, SIR. THANK YOU.

I CAN SAY THAT AND I'LL SAY IT FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A FORMER MAYOR.

CITY, CITY SENIOR CENTERS ARE STRUGGLING.

THEY ARE HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME OF RECOGNIZING THAT SENIORS THAT ARE 70, 75 DON'T SEE THEMSELVES AS PAINTING STATUES AND PLAYING DOMINOES.

AND THEY ARE VERY HUNGRY FOR THIS PROGRAM.

AND WHY THAT'S SO VALUABLE TO ME AS A TRUSTEE HERE IS THAT THOSE GRANDPARENTS ARE THE GREAT RESOURCE INTO THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE SOMETIMES NOT GETTING THE GOOD ADVICE.

SO I SAY TO YOU THAT ONE OF YOUR BUILT IN MARKETING PROGRAMS IS TO IMMEDIATELY ENGAGE ALL OF YOUR SENIOR CENTERS THAT ARE ALREADY STRUCTURALLY THERE.

THEY ALREADY HAVE BUSSES.

THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE TRANSPORTATION, THEY CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS.

SO I WOULD SAY TO YOU, MY VERY FIRST DOLLARS I WOULD SPEND WOULD BE COMING TO BEST FRIEND OF THE DIRECTORS OF THAT. GRAND PRAIRIE IS A REAL GOOD EXAMPLE.

THEY HAVE PROBABLY ONE OF THE FINEST SENIOR CENTERS IN THE ENTIRE NATION.

IT'S BEEN RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

SO OTHERS, THOUGH, LIKE CEDAR HILL AND DUNCANVILLE AND OTHERS IN LANCASTER, THEY REALLY NEED HELP.

AND I THINK WE'LL REALLY BENEFIT AND REAP A LOW DOLLAR COST TO GET THAT ENTITY IDENTIFIED.

THEY USE THE CITY'S BUDGET DOLLARS TO ADVERTISE AND PROMOTE THROUGH THAT SENIOR CENTER.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

SO THE ESSENCE OF LEVERAGE.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO JUST ASK AND I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING INTO GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, RIGHT, THAT WE HAVE THAT HAS NOT BEEN USED IN THE PAST TO FUND IT. WE JUST BASICALLY PAID FOR IT OURSELVES.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES.

THAT IS CORRECT. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF GRANTS BACK MANY YEARS AGO THAT SUPPORTED SOME OF THIS WORK, BUT THOSE ARE LONG GONE.

SO BUT YEAH, WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO JUMP ON.

YEAH, I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S LOTS OF POTENTIAL AND I MEAN, I THINK WE SHOULD ALSO LIKE FOCUS A LOT ON THE VOLUNTEERING ASPECT OF IT TOO, RIGHT? HELPING OUR OTHER STUDENTS WHO COULD BENEFIT FROM HAVING ACCESS TO OUR EMERITUS STUDENTS.

ABSOLUTELY. A GREAT PART OF IT.

YES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. VERY COMPREHENSIVE AND VERY WELL DONE.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND I'M GOING TO CAUTION US FOR FIVE MINUTE BECAUSE WE HAVE A WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FINISHED BY 11 AND WE GOT OTHER STUFF TO COVER.

SO. THANK YOU.

BOARD THANK YOU, AUDIENCE.

THOSE VIEWERS AT HOME.

[4.2. Policy work, Accreditation and Reaffirmation Presenter: Terry Di Paolo, Shawnda Floyd]

THAT WAS FIRST READING.

LAST BOARD MEETING WAS GOING TO BE THE FINAL WORD TODAY.

WE'RE GOING TO DEFER THAT UNTIL LATER ON IN THE MONTH, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT SHARED GOVERNANCE FROM DR.

FLOYD FLOYD YOUR FLOYD, THERE'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE AND I APOLOGIZE AND I CONTINUE TO FOLLOW.

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OKAY, GOOD. GOOD MORNING.

SO IT IS TRUSTEE MAYOR, BOARD CHAIR, CHANCELLOR AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

WE'RE HAPPY TO TALK TO YOU TODAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR POLICY WORK, ACCREDITATION AND REAFFIRMATION AND IF WE CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE.

WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT? MAYBE I AM.

YEP. OKAY. SO BACKGROUND ON THIS ISSUE IS REALLY WE HAD TO ENGAGE IN POLICY REVISION AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT BACK IN JUNE.

WELL, AT JUNE 2022, TALKING ABOUT THE PRELUDE TO NOW THE POLICY REVISION THAT WE NEED TO ENGAGE IN NOW THAT WE WERE ONE COLLEGE.

A LOT OF IT IS CLEANING UP LANGUAGE, TALKING ABOUT OUR CURRENT STRUCTURE AND JUST REALLY ALIGNING THE LANGUAGE OF OUR POLICY TO HOW WE'RE CURRENTLY STRUCTURED, BUT ALSO HOW WE OPERATE. IN DECEMBER OF 2022, WE HAD A CONVENING TO TALK ABOUT ACCREDITATION AND REAFFIRMATION, WHICH ALL OF US KNOW IS PENDING AND LOOMING.

IT'S COMING TO US SOON.

AND SO AFTER THAT MEETING, IT BECAME VERY CLEAR TO US AS ACADEMICS THAT WE HAD A LOT OF WORK TO ENGAGE IN AND WE REALLY NEEDED TO ENGAGE IN THAT WORK LEADING INTO MAY WITH HOPEFULLY ALL OF IT BEING DONE.

WE'RE HAPPY MOST OF IT GOT DONE.

WE HAVE ONE LITTLE UNDERLYING ISSUE STILL TO HANDLE BECAUSE FACULTY GO HOME IN MAY, AND SO OUR TARGET FOR COMPLETION OF ALL OF OUR POLICY REVIEW WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID, LIKE I SAID, THE BULK OF THAT WORK BEFORE THE END OF MAY, WE KNEW THAT POLICY WOULD NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN AUGUST WHEN WE NEED WHEN WE CAME BACK FOR THE NEW FALL TERM.

AND A LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH SEX AS WELL TO DEMONSTRATE NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE POLICIES, BUT THAT OUR PRACTICES ARE ALIGNED WITH THOSE POLICIES AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY BEEN IMPLEMENTED, MUCH LIKE OUR NEW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.

AND THIS IS NOW HOW WE GOVERN OURSELVES AND OPERATE.

HANG ON ONE SECOND, DR.

GARCIA, IS THIS A UNDERSTANDING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DEFER QUESTIONS TO THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, BUT ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE HEARING? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE HANGING US UP? IT IS VERY MUCH.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

EXCUSE ME. PLEASE GO AHEAD.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS PRESENTATION WILL ESSENTIALLY COVER THREE CRITICAL AREAS, A SHARED GOVERNANCE OVERVIEW.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FACULTY AND SHARED GOVERNANCE AT DALLAS COLLEGE.

AND THEN DR. DEPAOLO IS GOING TO TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR JOINT EFFORTS IN PRACTICE.

SO SHARED GOVERNANCE AND OVERVIEW, SHARED GOVERNANCE IS ESSENTIALLY HOW WE GOVERN OURSELVES IN HIGHER EDUCATION SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME.

AND I LAUGHED ABOUT THIS LIKE IN BOARD PREP WHEN WE WERE GOING THROUGH THIS, I COULD GO BACK TO THE MONKS AND MONASTERY, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN THIS DESIRE TO BE COLLABORATIVE.

WE COULD TAKE IT BACK TO THE GREEKS WHEN THEY MOVED TO PHILOSOPHIZE ON HILLS, RIGHT? TALKING TO ONE ANOTHER.

THE LANGUAGE OF OUR DISCOURSE IN HIGHER ED FOR THOSE WHO HOLD AND DISPENSE WISDOM, FOR THOSE WHO SHARE IDEAS WITH ONE ANOTHER, IS INDEED IN THE SHARING IN HOW WE GOVERN OURSELVES TOGETHER, COMMUNICATING, SHARING, MAKING MODIFICATIONS ALONG THE WAY SO YOU CAN SEE HIGHER ED GOES WAY BACK TO THEN. BUT IT REALLY WASN'T UNTIL 1966 THAT THIS BEGAN TO BE CODIFIED.

AND YOU'LL SEE THE THREE GOVERNING ORGANIZATIONS THERE, A'S, AAUP AND AGP, THEY GOT TOGETHER TO REALLY KIND OF PUT WORDS BEHIND WHAT IT IS THAT WE ACTUALLY DO SO THAT THERE CAN BE A STRUCTURE, A SEMBLANCE OF ORDER ACROSS ALL INSTITUTIONS FOR HOW WE GENERALLY GOVERN OURSELVES WHEN WE COME TOGETHER.

SO AUP IS IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT THIS STATEMENT THAT THEY CAME TOGETHER TO CRAFT IN 1966 IS NOT A BLUEPRINT.

IT IS NOT A ONE, TWO, THREE.

EVERYONE DOES THIS, EVERYONE DOES THAT.

BUT IT'S MORE OF A PUTTING THINGS INTO CRITERIA OR AREAS.

THOSE AREAS BECOME FACULTY, THE CEO AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COLLEGE.

AND THEN FINALLY THE BOARD WHICH YOU WILL SEE OUTLINED HERE ON THIS SLIDE.

SO GOVERNANCE ROLES ARE PRETTY CLEARLY BUT BROADLY ARTICULATED TO INCLUDE, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR FACULTY AREAS OF CONTENT EXPERTISE LIKE CURRICULUM, METHODS OF INSTRUCTION YOU'LL SEE UNDER CEO AND ADMINISTRATION.

THEY PROVIDE INSTITUTIONAL LEADERSHIP, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, AND THEN THE GOVERNING BOARD MAKING SURE THERE'S POLICY ALIGNMENT OF INSTITUTION WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS.

ET CETERA. GOVERNANCE THROUGH JOINT EFFORT SAYS THAT FACULTY HAVE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IN AREAS OF EXPERT KNOWLEDGE.

THERE IS ALWAYS COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN FACULTY AND THE ADMINISTRATORS.

AND THEN FINALLY, THOSE THREE BOXES AGAIN.

THE BOARD HAS FINAL DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY.

WHEN WE MOVE INTO FACULTY AND SHARED GOVERNANCE AT DALLAS COLLEGE, YOU'LL SEE A VERY BUSY SLIDE.

SO THIS IS WHAT'S HERE.

AND PEOPLE MIGHT THINK TOO BUSY.

BUT I LOVE THIS SLIDE BECAUSE TO ME IT GOES TO THE LENGTHS AND EFFORTS THAT WE COORDINATE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN

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SO YOU'LL SEE THE FACULTY COUNCIL THERE, OUR SCHOOLS OF REPRESENTATIVES, WHICH ALSO HAVE A GROUP THAT MEET WITH MYSELF, DR.

LANNAN, THE VICE PROVOST DISCIPLINE COMMITTEES, WHO MEET WITH OUR SENIOR VICE PROVOST OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND EVEN OUR ONLINE USER GROUP, BECAUSE WE FOUND THAT THERE ARE PARTICULAR NEEDS TO THOSE WHO ARE LEARNING BUT ALSO STUDYING AND TEACHING ONLINE.

AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A SPECIFIC GROUP TO SPEAK TO THOSE NEEDS.

SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE ARROWS, MULTIPLE EFFORTS FOR US TO ENGAGE IN SHARING ACROSS MULTIPLE CONSTITUENCIES.

SO THIS IS NEW FOR US HERE.

HAVING OUR SHARED GOVERNANCE POLICY THAT YOU SAW BACK IN MAY THAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TO YOU FOR REVIEW SO THAT WE COULD CODIFY HOW WE DO THINGS HERE.

AGAIN, WITH THOSE THREE GROUPS IN THE BEGINNING, PROVIDING BRIGHT LINE BLUEPRINTS FOR HOW ALL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OPERATE.

THIS IS IDENTIFYING FOR US HOW WE WILL OPERATE AND THE NEW SECTION AND YOU CAN READ IT THERE, ESSENTIALLY STATES THAT FACULTY CAN HAVE ANY INPUT INTO MATTERS FOR COLLEGE WIDE CONCERN, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INSTRUCTION.

UPDATED CURRICULUM POLICY.

AND YOU'LL SEE I'M HIGHLIGHTING KEY AREAS WHERE FACULTY HAVE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTENT QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS.

THE BIGGER PICTURE HERE ABOUT CONTENT QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CURRICULUM IS AGAIN FURTHER DELINEATING THOSE EXPERT AREAS THAT THIS GROUP IS LIKE THE CUSTODIAN OVER.

NOW OUR JOINT EFFORTS IN PRACTICE.

AND WE'LL GO TO DR. PADILLA.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SO THANK YOU, DR.

FLOYD. DR. FLOYD HAS INITIATED SOMETHING SHE CALLS THE PROVOST PARTIES, THE VICE PROVOST PARTIES.

AND THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A GATHERING WHERE THE VICE PROVOST, THE PROVOST, OTHER ADMINISTRATORS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE FACULTY COUNCIL, COME TOGETHER TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS ASPECTS RELATED TO GOVERNANCE AND POLICY.

IN PARTICULAR ON THIS SLIDE, ON THE PROCESS ON THE LEFT.

IT PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE COLLEGE'S PROCESS THAT DR.

FLOYD MENTIONED CAME TO THE BOARD IN JUNE OF 2022.

IN THIS PROCESS, IN THIS NEW PROCESS, I SHOULD SAY, ANY EMPLOYEE CAN SUGGEST SUGGEST THE NEED FOR NEW POLICY OR REVISION TO EXISTING POLICY. THIS GOES WHEN THAT KIND OF COMES IN, THAT GOES TO AN APPROPRIATE POLICY OWNER WHO ASSEMBLES A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP AN INITIAL DRAFT OF THAT REVISED POLICY.

THAT REVISED POLICY IS THEN REVIEWED BY RELEVANT STAKEHOLDER.

IT THEN COMES TO YOU ALL TO APPROVE, IF RELEVANT, AND FINALLY, CHANGES ARE ANNOUNCED TO THE COLLEGES.

SO PART OF THIS PROCESS, MOVING TO THE WIDE PART OF THE SLIDE IS JUST WALKING THROUGH HOW WE FOLLOW THESE STEPS IN ACTUALLY WORKING THROUGH SHARED GOVERNANCE IN RELATION TO THAT BIG SECTION OF POLICY IN THE BOARD MANUAL THAT RELATES TO INSTRUCTION.

SO THE PROVOST ESTABLISHED A WORKING GROUP WHEN IT CAME TO INITIATION TO REVIEW ALL THE INSTRUCTIONAL POLICY IN SECTION E OF BOARD MANUAL.

THIS WAS COMMUNICATED TO THE FACULTY COUNCIL IN OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH THEM.

AGAIN, THAT'S PART OF SHARED GOVERNANCE, WHERE THE PROVOST AND VICE PROVOST, WE ALL MEET WITH THE FACULTY COUNCIL ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND IN THAT MEETING IT WAS DETERMINED THE WORK NEEDED TO COMPLETE BEFORE THE END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER BECAUSE FACULTY GOING OFF CONTRACT.

BUT IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED, AS WE JUST REVIEWED BRIEFLY, THE POLICY IN SCOPE THAT A SECTION OF THE POLICY NEEDED RELATED TO CURRICULUM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION NEEDED TO BE ALSO REVIEWED BY CURRICULUM AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES.

SO A WORKING GROUP WAS ASSEMBLED AND I WAS PART OF THAT WORKING GROUP WAS LEADING SOME OF THE WORK.

AND WHAT WE DID WAS ACTUALLY REVIEW TEXAS EDUCATION CODE ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS HERE, INSTITUTIONS, HOW THEY CAPTURED THEIR PROCESSES IN THEIR INSTITUTIONS.

AND WE DRAFTED CHANGES TO THE POLICY IN SCOPE, AND ALL THE EDITS WE MADE TO EXISTING POLICY WAS TRACKED ON THE DOCUMENT.

SO IT WAS COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT TO EVERYONE THAT WOULD REVIEW OUR DRAFTS WHAT IT WAS THAT WE WERE PROPOSING AS CHANGES.

SO WHEN IT CAME TO THE REVIEW, WE HAD A VICE PROVOST PARTY, THERE WAS DONUTS AND BAGELS, AND YET AN IMPORTANT AMERICAN SUBSTANCE TO THESE MEETINGS AND INITIAL DRAFTS WERE CIRCULATED TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED THESE MEETINGS AND INVITED TO THE MEETING WITH THE VICE

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WE HAD REPRESENTATION FROM THE LEGAL TEAM, WE HAD REPRESENTATION FROM OUR ACCREDITATION OFFICE AND WE ESSENTIALLY WENT THROUGH ONE BY ONE THE POLICIES AND SCOPE. AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE POLICY WE LOOKED AT, WE LOOKED AT A GROUP OF 30 ODD POLICY, OF WHICH WE FOCUSED ON 12 AS NEEDING SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES.

SO WE PROVIDED OUR FINAL DRAFTS.

AND JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT, DURING THIS PARTY, WE ARE MAKING UPDATES TO DOCUMENTS WE ARE SHARING ON A SCREEN SO IT IS COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT IN THE ROOM.

THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN AGREED THROUGH CONSENSUS IN THE ROOM, IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

SO COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT.

IN OUR PROCESS OF EDITING AND REVISING THIS POLICY, FINAL DRAFTS APPROVED.

WE THEN HAND THOSE OFF TO LEGAL OFFICE FOR REVIEW AND THEY'RE PREPARED FOR THE BOARD.

THEY STARTED COMING INTO YOU.

YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN SOME OF THOSE IN APRIL AND MAY AND THE POLICIES THAT ACTUALLY WERE APPROVED ON SECOND READING.

THEY'VE BEEN ANNOUNCED TO THE COLLEGE IN MAY.

AND SO I'M GOING TO HAND BACK TO DR.

FLOYD TO OFFER US A RECAP.

SO RECAP.

THANK YOU. I GET MAD ABOUT THAT.

I'M REALLY THIS IS JUST RESTATING WHAT WE STATED.

AND SINCE I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT SHARED GOVERNANCE IS ALIVE AND WELL.

WE'RE HAPPY TO BE AT THE POINT NOW OF CONTEMPLATING AN ACTUAL SHARED GOVERNANCE POLICY FOR OUR INSTITUTION THAT WILL BE WRITTEN AND IN PRACTICE AND AVAILABLE ONLINE WITH THE REST OF OUR POLICIES.

AND YEAH, PEOPLE CAN READ THE SLIDE.

I DON'T WANT TO READ THE SLIDE AND EVERYBODY'S HAD IT IN ADVANCE.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET BACK ON SCHEDULE.

DR.. SO YOU'VE BEEN VERY PATIENT, SO YOU'RE UP FIRST.

IT TAKES SOME. UH, FIRST, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

FACULTY SHARED GOVERNANCE IS A DISCRIMINATING FEATURE OF THE US HIGHER EDUCATION THAT IT MAKES IT UNIQUE AND CONTRIBUTES TO ITS REPUTATION AS THE BEST SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WORLD.

FACULTY SHARED GOVERNANCE HAS LARGELY AND OVER HISTORY, WORKED AND WORKED WELL.

THE CONCERNS I HAVE BEGIN ON PAGE TWO.

DECEMBER OF 2022.

IT TALKS ABOUT CONVENING A DALLAS COLLEGE ACCREDITATION REAFFIRMATION LEADERSHIP TEAM WAS A FACT.

PRESIDENT ANY OF THIS OR ANY FACULTY AT ALL? NO, THEY WEREN'T AT THAT PARTY.

IT WAS OUR INTERNAL LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT WAS MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE POLICY WORK OF THE COLLEGE, WHO WOULD OWN VARIOUS ASPECTS OF IT.

AND THEN THOSE LEADERS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONVENING THE STAKEHOLDERS WITHIN THEIR ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS TO COLLABORATE.

THAT'S WHAT UNLESS A PERSON IS THERE IN THE BEGINNING, YOU'RE REALLY JUST BEING LET IN TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS AND NOT CONSIDERED COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP AT THAT JUNCTURE.

TRUSTEE GARCIA WE WEREN'T DISCUSSING ANY POLICY.

IT WAS A MEETING TO DISCUSS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO REVIEW OUR POLICY.

SO AS THE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER, PROVOST, I WAS GIVEN THE ACADEMIC POLICIES THAT I NEEDED TO REVIEW WITH MY GROUP. IMMEDIATELY I BEGAN TO SET IN MOTION WITH THE FACULTY COUNCIL THE NEED FOR IMMEDIATE MEETINGS BECAUSE I DO STUFF TODAY. AND SO THAT THEN BIRTHED MULTIPLE MEETINGS, WHICH WE CALL THE PROVOST PARTY, TO DISCUSS POLICY IN GREAT DETAIL, AS WAS DESCRIBED BY DR.

DEPAULO, PUTTING THE POLICIES UP ON THE SCREEN, SENDING ADVANCED READING SO THAT WE COULD BE PREPARED TO REVIEW WHAT WE NEEDED TO AND TO ALSO HAVE SORT OF COMMENTARY IN ADVANCE BECAUSE SOME THINGS REQUIRED, SOME THOUGHT.

AND THEY ARE ALSO ONLY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THEIR CAMPUS.

SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD AMPLE TIME TO SEND INFORMATION TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS.

THE OTHER FACULTY AT EACH CAMPUS TO GET FEEDBACK AS NECESSARY SO THEY WOULD REPRESENT THE ENTIRE CAMPUS WELL.

SO THAT'S THE WAY THAT WORKED.

OKAY, BUT THEY'RE STILL NOT COMING IN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOOR WHERE THEY'RE JUST COMING IN LATER.

AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THE FACULTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT OR CHAIRMAN WASN'T THERE TO GIVE INPUT THEN.

NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WHEN YOU QUOTED THE AAUP, YOU SAID IT WAS NOT A BLUEPRINT, RIGHT? BUT THE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE TO DEVELOP A STATEMENT DESIGNED TO FOSTER COLLABORATION.

AND THAT WORD MEANS YOU START FROM THE BEGINNING.

IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN ADD IN YOUR SUGGESTIONS LATER.

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BRING IN NEW DISCUSSION.

IT'S NOT THE SAME IF THE TWO PARTNERS AREN'T WORKING TOGETHER.

AND UNDER FACULTY, WE'VE GOT THAT THEIR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS CURRICULUM.

AND I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT.

BUT THEN THERE'S A DIFFERENCE HERE WHERE WE WANT TO HAND OFF SOME OF THAT, EITHER TO THE CHANCELLOR OR SOMEONE ELSE. WELL, THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC FOR COLLEGES.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE JUST PUT IN THE POLICY AND THIS PERSON IS GOING TO HAND IT OFF TO X.

THIS IS TOO IMPORTANT.

AND I'VE NOTICED IN THE BACK OF THE INPUT GRAPH THAT FACULTY COUNCIL ONLY REFERS ONLY IS CONNECTED TO THE CHANCELLOR, THE PROVOST AND THE SCHOOL VICE PROVOST, NONE OF THE OTHERS.

SO IF YOU'RE WALLING THEM OFF SOMEWHERE, THEN THEY ARE NOT BEING TREATED AS A COLLABORATIVE PARTNER AND.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO ALSO POINT OUT WAS THAT THE SECTION ON SHARED GOVERNANCE POLICY STATES THAT YOU CAN INPUT, THAT CAN INPUT THAT IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING PART OF THE ORIGINAL DISCUSSION GROUP SO THAT THEY WILL GET.

SOMETIMES I'VE HEARD, SOMETIMES NOT EVEN LISTENED TO.

SO I'M CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE NOT BEGUN INVOLVING THE FACULTY SOON ENOUGH.

CONSIDER OR SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CHANCELLOR.

THAT OR A DESIGNEE.

THAT IS JUST NOT A GUARANTEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A QUALITY CURRICULUM.

IF IT'S JUST US DESIGNING, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT IS LEGAL, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY NOT USEFUL.

THE FACULTY SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THE BEGINNING.

AND AGAIN, I COME BACK FOR.

THE PASTOR OR DESIGNEE SHALL ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR CURRICULUM.

BUT EARLIER YOU SAID THAT IT WAS UP TO THE FACULTY.

ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR CURRICULUM.

SO I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE WAY THIS IS WRITTEN BECAUSE IT BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH.

AND THAT'S MY ONLY CONCERN I WANT US TO HAVE.

SHARED GOVERNANCE AND IT'S OKAY IF THE LEADERSHIP IS AN ADMIN IS A BIG ROLE, BUT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE FACULTY INPUT, NOT JUST SUGGESTIONS OR IF THEY FEEL LIKE IT OUGHT TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS PERMANENT AND THE WAY THAT IT WORKS SO THAT NO ONE IS NEEDED SECTION IS TOTALLY IN CHARGE.

THANK YOU. TRUSTEE GARCIA TRUSTEE FLORES, YOU HAVE A COMMENT? MR. CHAIR, I HAVE CONCERN THAT WE ARE TREADING INTO MICROMANAGEMENT.

AS BOARD MEMBERS.

WE SET POLICY AND APPROVED POLICY.

WE DO NOT TELL THE ADMINISTRATION HOW TO THEN ENACT THAT POLICY.

ARE THE PRACTICES, ARE THE PROCEDURES.

SO I HAVE A REAL CONCERN THAT WE'RE TREADING INTO MICROMANAGEMENT WITH THIS CONVERSATION, NOTED VICE CHAIR.

I SECOND HER REMARKS.

QUICK QUESTION ON SLIDE SEVEN GOVERNANCE ROLES FACULTY.

THERE'S A BULLET THAT SAYS FACULTY STATUS IS A FACULTY PRIMARY.

FACULTY RESPONSIBILITY. WHAT IS THAT OR JUST? YEAH, THIS IS AN AREA WHERE IT'S A LOT OF CONVERSATION ABOUT TYPES OF FACULTY.

WE HAVEN'T VEERED INTO THAT AS MUCH IN OUR ARENA, BUT WE'RE APPROACHING THAT BECAUSE NOW THAT WE'RE A BACCALAUREATE GRANTING INSTITUTION, IT'S ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF FACULTY.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S TENURE BEING DISCUSSED EVEN IN AUSTIN.

BUT BEYOND THAT, WHETHER OR NOT INDIVIDUALS ARE TEACHING FACULTY, DO WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE WE ARE A COMMUNITY COLLEGE, YOU KNOW, AT RESEARCH ONE INSTITUTIONS, THEY HAVE RESEARCH FACULTY, BUT WE MIGHT HAVE WORKFORCE FACULTY THAT HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WORK ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENTS.

SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE THINGS FOR US TO CONSIDER GIVEN THE DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHIC OF STUDENTS THAT WE SERVE.

SO IT'S SPEAKING VERY GENERICALLY BECAUSE REMEMBER, AGAIN, THESE ARE THE AAUP BIG THREE CRITERIA.

SO THAT'S HOW WE WOULD BEGIN TO DELVE INTO DO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT FACULTY STATUS AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE TO BE AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE FACULTY BACCALAUREATE IF WE WANT TO MAKE A DISTINCTION, IS THERE ANY SUCH THING AT TENURE AS TENURE IN OUR INSTITUTIONS? AND WHAT MIGHT THAT LOOK LIKE? IS THERE A NEED FOR A CATEGORY FOR WORKFORCE? BECAUSE WE AREN'T RESEARCH ONE OR THERE ARE MORE AND MORE FACULTY.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESEARCH CENTER IS HUGE AND GROWING.

DO WE WANT TO HAVE A CATEGORY OF RESEARCH FACULTY AND WHAT TYPE OF ISSUES WOULD THEY WORK ON? MIGHT NOT BE THE CURE FOR CANCER, BUT COULD BE A CURE FOR COMMON AILMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS AND HOW WE MIGHT SERVICE AND SUPPORT THEM BETTER.

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YES, MA'AM. OH, I HAVE TWO COMMENTS.

I DON'T THINK IT'S MICROMANAGEMENT.

IF YOU'RE ASKING QUESTIONS AND PROVIDING YOUR INPUT, SINCE IT CLEARLY SAYS ON PAGE EIGHT THAT THE BOARD HAS THE FINAL DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY.

WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

I BEG YOUR PARDON? I'M SORRY.

YOU WERE NOT FINISHED.

GO AHEAD. YOU WERE NOT FINISHED.

I INTERRUPTED YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

OKAY. NUMBER TWO.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING DR.

GARCIA SAID.

ME NEITHER. IT'S LOUD, BUT THE QUALITY IS.

THAT'S UNFORTUNATE, BUT THAT'S THE REALITY.

AND THE ESSENCE WAS STILL A LITTLE LOST.

YEAH, WELL, SO IF I MAY, PLEASE.

CERTAINLY. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION.

THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO DEVELOPMENT AROUND THESE POLICIES, SHARED GOVERNANCE, IS AN IMPORTANT TENET TO.

TO WHAT? TO WHAT WE'RE BUILDING HERE.

AND HAVING A NEW, ROBUST POLICY AROUND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THE INSTITUTION.

IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ACCREDITATION PURPOSES.

AND SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO IT THUS FAR.

I APPRECIATE THE FACULTY LEADERSHIP AND THE INPUT THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED.

AND SO CERTAINLY THERE MAY BE DIFFERENCES OF OPINION AS TO WHEN OTHER VOICES COME INTO THE CONVERSATION TO PROVIDE INPUT HERE.

BUT I'LL SAY THAT WE'RE ANY BOARD MEMBER THAT HAS SUGGESTIONS AROUND LANGUAGE CHANGES.

THAT'S WHAT THIS FIRST AND SECOND READING DESIGN IS FOR.

I APPRECIATE TRUSTEE RITTER SENT IN SOME COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS THAT CAME AFTER THIS WAS PUBLISHED FOR THIS MEETING.

BUT DR. GARCIA AND TO ANYONE ELSE, IF THERE'S SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT WE SHOULD CONSIDER AROUND THIS POLICY, THEN PROVIDE THAT.

I HAVE ASKED THAT THIS BE TABLED FOR THE VOTE THIS AFTERNOON AND DEFERRED TO TO END OF JUNE FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION WHILE WE'RE STILL TAKING INPUT FROM OUR FACULTY LEADERSHIP AND OTHERS.

JASMINE IT'S TRUE THAT THE SOUND QUALITY IS NOT GOOD.

I UNDERSTOOD THAT DR.

GARCIA WAS SAYING THAT FROM THE WAY THE VERY WAY IT STARTED OUT, FROM THE VERY FIRST MEETING.

FACULTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED.

AND THE PROVOST EXPLAINED THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION OF THE POLICY.

IT WAS BASICALLY HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO ABOUT GETTING THE POLICY TOGETHER.

SO THAT'S WHAT I INTERPRETED AS MICROMANAGEMENT.

NOW, IF HE DID NOT SAY YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT, THEN I MISUNDERSTOOD.

WE'LL SEE. I THINK THE LAST CONVERSATION.

EXCUSE ME, DOCTOR GARCIA, DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT? QUICKLY? SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

THIS IS JUST A CRAZIEST SYSTEM.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE JUST REAL EASY AND FUN.

BUT IT'S NOT EASY AND MAYBE NOT FUN BECAUSE I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT EVERYBODY IS SAYING.

SO I WOULD LIKE THE DISCUSSION ON BG LOCAL TO BE TABLED UNTIL THE JUNE MEETING.

YEAH. DR. GARCIA, I JUST INDICATED THAT I'VE ASKED THE BOARD LEADERSHIP TO POSTPONE THAT AND TABLE THAT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING IN JUNE WHILE WE'RE GETTING ADDITIONAL INPUT FROM OUR FACULTY LEADERSHIP.

AND AGAIN, IF THERE ARE BOARD MEMBERS THAT HAVE SOME SPECIFIC LANGUAGE SUGGESTIONS TO THE POLICY, I CERTAINLY INVITE THAT.

WHEN YOU SAID THAT, I COULDN'T HEAR THAT YOU'VE DONE THAT.

I'M SO SORRY. OKAY, WE'LL BE GETTING WITH YOU.

TRUSTEE WHEN YOU SAY THE NEXT MEETING, THE PLANNING SESSION, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET THOSE COUPLE OF DAYS IN THE JUNE.

I WANT TO THANK TRUSTEES.

YOU'VE BEEN VERY ACCOMMODATING, LETTING THE PRESENTATION FLOW AND THE QUESTIONS THAT'S BEEN ORDERLY AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY, VERY MUCH.

WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE'RE ENCROACHING ON THE NEXT PRESENTATION.

SO UNLESS THERE ANY FURTHER COMMENT AND I'M NOT GOING TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT.

SO THERE'S NO COMMENTS AND WE'LL LOOK AT COMMITTEE NOTES.

WE DON'T NEED AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO IT IS NOW 1108 AND THE EDUCATION WORKFORCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS NOW ADJOURNED.

YES. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.