KIRTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES STUDY SESSION

February 22, 2005

A special board of trustees study session was held on Tuesday, February 22, 2005 for a presentation on the Kirtland Community College budget development process and to work on a form for a board self-evaluation instrument.

Members Present:      Jan Keith Farmer, Sally Galer, Roy Spangler, Richard Silverman, Patricia Webb, Roberta Werle

Members Absent:        Robert Bovee

Others Present:          Stacey Barnes, Karen Brown, JoAnn Comerford, Kathy Koch, Ed Koliba, Doty Latuszek, Kathy Marsh, Charles Rorie, Tim Scherer

PRESENTATION

Ed Koliba, Chief Business and Finance Officer, provided a presentation of the budget development process with a process overview, general planning assumptions and M-TEC planning assumptions.

President Charles Rorie opened discussion about of M-TEC at Gaylord and the level of long-term commitment required to ensure success.  As the discussion developed, a suggestion was made to hold a special study session at M-TEC to invite the governing advisory board and selected community representatives for discussions with a focus on perceptions of M-TEC success, and plans for future development.  A date for the study session was Tuesday, May 10, 2005 at 5:30 p.m. at M-TEC.

BOARD SELF-EVALUATION FORM

The board members discussed and chose statements from a sample board self-evaluation item bank obtained from the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) website.  The categories for self-evaluation were board organization, policy role, community relations, policy direction, board-CEO relations, standards for college operations, institutional performance, board leadership, advocating the college, and board education in which 22 statements were chosen for the board of trustees’ self-evaluation instrument. 

The form was to be mailed to board members March 3 with a return envelope addressed to Narcisa Polonio, Vice President, ACCT Board Leadership Services, along with the President’s evaluation form.  As a service to the board, Narcisa Polonio agreed to provide a compilation and summary results in a graphic presentation for review.  This is scheduled to take place at a special board meeting on April 7 for the purpose of completing the President’s evaluation, and to set goals and priorities for the next evaluation period.

Respectfully submitted,

Kathy Koch