Sunday, March 4, 2007
Board Retreat
Presentation and Discussion on Student Success
Los Rios Community College District
1919 Spanos Court (Link to map)
Board Room
Sacramento, CA 95825

Monday, March 5, 2007
9:30 a.m.
System 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 that 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 Njeri Griffin, 1102 Q Street, Sacramento, California, 95811-6549, ngriffin@cccco.edu, (916) 445-8508, no less than five working days prior to the meeting. The System Office will make efforts to meet requests made after such date, if possible.

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.

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

President's Report

Board Member Report

Chancellor's Report

Report on Compton Community College

Item 1
Approval of the Minutes
January 15-17, 2007 (word) (pdf)

Item 2
2007 Hayward Award for Excellence in Education (word) (pdf)
This item announces the four 2007 Hayward Award for Excellence in Education recipients, representing the best of California's community college educators.

Item 3
Budget and Finance
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
                        
Action Scheduled
3.1 Request for Exemption fromthe Fifty Percent Law (word) (pdf)
This item presents request from three community college districts for an exemption from the "Fifty Percent Law"

Information
3.2 2007-08 Budget Update (word) (pdf)
This item presents an oral update onthe 2007-08 State Budget and issues specifically related to community colleges.

Item 4
Legislation
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Information/Action Scheduled
4.1  State Legislative Update (word) (pdf)
This item presents an update on current legislative activity on issues concerning community colleges.

4.2  Federal Legislative Update (word) (pdf)
This item presents an update on activities at the federal level provided by the Director of Federal Relations.

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

Item 5
Academic Affairs
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Information
5.1  Presentation on the Status of Community College Transfer
(word) (pdf)
This item provides Board members with an update on the status of community college transfer applications and enrollments to both the University of California and California State University campuses. Efforts underway to promote community college transfer will be summarized as well.

Action Scheduled
5.2 Revisions to the Procedures and Standing Orders of the Board of Governors
(word) (pdf)
This item presents a proposed amendment to section 409 of the Procedures and Standing Orders of the Board of Governors.
               
Item 6
Economic Development and Career Education
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Action Scheduled       
6.1  2007-08 Career Technical Education and Economic Development Pathways Initiative Expenditure Plan (word) (pdf)
This item presents Fiscal Year 2007-08 Expenditure Plan for the Governor's Initiative for Career Technical Education and Economic Development Pathways, which is part of the Governor's larger program of revitalization of career and technical education.

Item 7
Foundation for California Community Colleges
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Action Scheduled 
7.1 Appointment of Director to 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.

Information 
7.2 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
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Consent Calendar

Item 8      
Title 5 Regulations: Extension of Regulations Implementing Senate Bill 361 (word) (pdf)
This item proposes to briefly extend the deadline for expiration of emergency regulations adopted by the Board of Governors in January 2007 to implement Senate Bill 361.

Item 9
Title 5 Regulations: Requirements for a Transportation Fee Election (word) (pdf)
This item proposes the adoption of a new title 5 regulation which would establish requirements for transportation services fee elections for the Los Rios and Rio Ho

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

Item 11
Update on the Activities of the Student Senate (word) (pdf)
This item will present an oral update on teh activites of the Student Senate.

. The Board of Governors will reconvene in Closed Session on
Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at 8:00 a.m.

Closed Session
8:00 a.m.

System Office
California Community Colleges
1102 Q Street
Board Room
Sacramento, California 95811-6549
916.445.8752

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

Appointment, Employment, Evaluation of Performance of a Public Employee (Government Code Section 11126)
                        
1.  Vice Chancellors' Performance Reviews

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Open Session
9:30 a.m.

System Office
California Community Colleges
1102 Q Street
Board Room
Sacramento, California 95811-6549
916.445.8752

Committee of the Whole
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Action Scheduled
Item 12
Recommendations to Staff on Policy Changes to Support Improved Student Success (word) (pdf)
Based on the information and discussion fromt he special session on March 4, staff request the Board of Governors to give direction to staff on desired policies to support improved student success.

Information
IItem 13
Accountability Reporting for the Community Colleges (word) (pdf)
PowerPoint Presentation (ppt)
This item presents an update on implementation of the Accountability Reporting for the Community College report.

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 50 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