Monday, March 1, 2004
9:30 a.m.

Chancellor's Office
California Community Colleges
1102 Q Street
Board Room
Sacramento, California 95811-6549
916.445.8752

All Board of Governors meetings are held in locations which are wheelchair accessible. Other disability-related accommodations such as alternate media materials, sign language interpreters, or real time transcription will be provided to persons with disabilities upon request. Persons requesting such accommodations should notify Helga Martin, 1102 Q Street, Sacramento, California, 95811-6549, hmartin@cccco.edu, (916) 322-1773, no less than five working days prior to the meeting. The Chancellor's Office will make efforts to meet requests made after such date, if possible.

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Item 1
Resolutions (word) (pdf)
This item presents a resolution to Antonia Hernandez.

Item 2
2004 Hayward Awards for Excellence in Education (word) (pdf)
This item announces the recipients of the 2004 Hayward Awards for Excellence in Education.

President's Report

Chancellor's Report

Item 3
Approval of the Minutes (word) (pdf)
January 12-13, 2004
February 17, 2004

Public testimony will be invited in conjunction with Board discussion on each item. A written request to address the Board shall be made on the form provided at the meeting.

Persons wishing to make a presentation to the Board on a subject not on the Agenda shall address the Board during the time listed for Public Forum.

Items placed on the Consent Calendar will be voted on by a single Board action, without staff or public presentations, and without Board discussion. Any Board member may remove an item from Consent by informing the President of this intent. A member of the public may request that an item be removed from Consent by filling out a request to testify in accordance with Section 41 of these Procedures, or by asking a Board member to remove an item from Consent. The item shall then be removed from Consent if any Board member exercises his or her authority to remove an item from Consent.

Item 4
Budget and Finance
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Action Scheduled
4.1 2004-05 System Budget (word) (pdf)
This item presents an oral update on the Governor's 2004-05 Budget, particularly as it relates to the California Community Colleges.

4.2 2005-06 Capital Outlay Projects (word) (pdf)
This item presents information on capital outlay projects.

4.3 Fifty Percent Law Exemptions (word) (pdf)
This item presents a request for exemption for two districts and enforcement action for two districts.

Lunch
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Item 5
Legislation
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Action Scheduled

5.1 Positions on State Legislation (word) (pdf)
This item presents recommendations for positions on legislation pending before the California Legislature.

Information

5.2 2004 Legislative Update (word) (pdf)
This item presents a update on current legislative activity and issues of significance which may come before the Legislature.

Item 6
Student Services and Special Programs
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Information
6.1 Current Challenges for Student Transfer (word) (pdf)
Current Challenges for Student Transfer (powerpoint presentation)
This item presents information on the challenges facing transfer students in light of the current state budget situation.

Item 7
Educational Policy
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Action Scheduled
7.1 Criteria for the Allocation of Funds (word) (pdf)
Criteria for Allocation of Funds (powerpoint presentation)
This item presents a second reading on a proposed approach to a requirement of the 2003-04 Budget Act that the Board of Governors adopt criteria for the allocation of certain funds so as to assure that courses related to student needs for transfer, basic skills, vocational/ workforce training are accorded the highest priority.

Committee of the Whole
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Item 8
Recognition of College Status for Folsom Lake College, Los Rios Community College District (word) (pdf)
This item recognizes Folsom Lake College of the Los Rios Community College District as the 109th campus of the California Community Colleges.

Item 9
Foundation for California Community Colleges
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Action Scheduled

9.1 Reappointment of Director to the Foundation for California Community (word) (pdf)
This item presents a request for the reappointment of Rosemary Thakar to the Board of Directors of the Foundation for California Community Colleges.

9.2 Reappointment of Director to the Foundation for California Community Colleges (word) (pdf)
This item presents a request for the reappointment of Mario Camara to the Board of Directors of the Foundation for California Community Colleges.

9.3 Approval of the Revised Master Agreement with the Foundation for California Community Colleges (Public Hearing Item) (word) (pdf)
This item presents for Board approval a revised agreement with the Foundation for California Community Colleges.

Information

9.4 Update on the Activities of the Foundation for California Community Colleges (word) (pdf)
This item will present an oral update on the activities of the Foundation for California Community Colleges.

Committee of the Whole
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Consent Calendar

Item 10
Approval of Contracts and Grants (word) (pdf)
This item presents contracts and grants for Board approval.

Action Scheduled

Item 11
Partnership for Excellence - Assessment of System Performance (word) (pdf)
Partnership for Excellence (powerpoint presentation)
This item presents an assessment of systemwide progress toward the student outcome goals of the Partnership for Excellence.

Item 12
Revision to Operating Procedure 50 of the Board's Procedures and Standing Orders (word) (pdf)
This item presents a proposed revision in the Board's Procedures and Standing Orders regarding the composition of the Executive Committee.

The Board of Governors will be dining with the Board of Directors
of the Foundation for California Community Colleges and
the Chancellor's Cabinet.

The Board of Governors will reconvene in closed session on
Tuesday, March 2, 2004, at 8:15 a.m.

Tuesday, March 2, 2004

Closed Session
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

The Board of Governors will hold a closed session to consider the following items:

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Government Code section 11126(a) and Education Code section 71022

Discussion with the Chancellor regarding employment matters.

Open Session
9:30 a.m.

Committee of the Whole
9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Study Session

Item 13
Economic and Workforce Development (word) (pdf)
The Jobs Revolution (powerpoint presentation)
This item presents a broad view of current and future issues regarding Economic and Workforce Development, including a review of current challenges and those developing in the near future.

Public Forum

Persons wishing to make a presentation to the Board on a subject not on the Agenda shall observe the following procedures:

A. A written request to address the Board shall be made on the form provided at the meeting.

B. Written testimony may be of any length, but fifty copies of any written material are to be provided.

C. An oral presentation is limited to three minutes. A group wishing to present on the same subject is limited to ten minutes.

New Business

Adjournment