BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
OF NEWTON-McDONALD COUNTIES, MISSOURI
March 30, 2021
There being a quorum present, the meeting of the Crowder College Board of Trustees of the Community College District of Newton-McDonald Counties, Missouri, was called to order by Board Chair, Mr. Andy Wood, at 10:00 am. on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Wright Conference Room.
Members present for the meeting were:
Andy Wood, Chair
Diane Andris, Member
Rick Butler, Vice Chair
Al Chapman, Secretary
Larry Vancuren, Member
Vicki Barnes, Treasurer
Also attending the meeting were:
Glenn Coltharp, President
Tiffany Marion, Administrative Assistant to VP of Finance and President
Joseph Brenner, Associate Vice President of Finance/ Controller
Cindy Brown, Director of Public Information
Phillip Witt, Associate Vice President of Career and Technical Education
Aaron Divine, Director, McDonald County Instructional Center
Adam Morris, Vice President of Academic Affairs
Amy Rand, Vice President of Finance
Tiffany Slinkard, Vice President of Student Affairs
Keith Zoromski, Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
Al Stadler, Vice President of Information Services
T.J. Angel, Director of Physical Plant
Kathy Parker Collier, Grants Director
Sam Hoover, Title Three Computer Tech
Jamie Ward, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs
Mickie Mahan, Associate Vice President of Information Services
Cassie Hale, Director of Human Resources
Gloria Reitz, Crowder Sentry
Ike Isenhower, Division Chair Paramedic
Dakota Gilmore, Infrastructure Specialist
Chett Daniels, Director Institutional Research
Roxie Guess, Allied Health Instructor
Evelyn Woodrum, Financial Aid Assistant
Helen Hale, Coordinator Student Success Center
Michaela Mack, Assistant Basketball Coach
Jim Cullumber, Director of Institutional Advancement
JP Dickey, Director Admissions
A few moments of silence were observed to prepare for the meeting. New Employees were introduced and welcomed to the Crowder Family.
Minutes of Previous Meetings
Minutes of the February 22, regular meeting minutes were approved as written and previously distributed. Minutes of the March 5, Board Retreat meeting minutes were approved as written and previously distributed.
Financial Reports
Mr. Wood noted the monthly cash flow statement. Dr. Coltharp reviewed the checks written, selecting various checks on each page to point out. Board Members asked questions associated with various bills in the report. Mr. Wood noted two sets of checks needing approval for February 10- February 26 and March 1 – March 5, 2021 Checks in the amount of $619,703.37and $207,265.66 were approved ON MOTION by Al Chapman, seconded by Diane Andris, and unanimously carried. The remainder of the current fund balances agency accounts, statement of revenues and expenses, and reserves were reviewed.
Tuition and Fees Recommendation, Fall 21, Spring & Summer 22
Dr Coltharp spoke about how low Crowder’s tuition currently is compared to other colleges in the region. Dr Coltharp is recommending a two dollar increase ($2.00) to in-district students, a six dollar increase ($6.00) for out of district, and a nine dollar increase ($9.00) to international students. Dr Coltharp also recommended adding a technology fee of ten dollars ($10). Dr Coltharp recommended an increase on the following fees; two dollar increase ($2.00) Institutional Support Fee and two dollar increase ($2.00) Safety and Security Fee. He also recommended reducing the following fees; Online Course fee by three dollars ($3.00), and Flex Course Fee by three dollars ($3.00). A MOTION to approve the rates for Tuition and Fees for Fall 21, Spring & Summer 22 was made by Vicki Barnes, seconded by Larry Vancuren and unanimously carried.
Policy Revision: 2.19.2 Employee & Family Tuition Waiver
Dr Coltharp stated that the policy is not clearly defined on dependent and age of dependent covered on the employee tuition waiver. The updated policy would clearly define both the dependent and the age of dependent. A MOTION to approve the Policy Revision: 2.19.2 Employee & Family Tuition Waiver was made by Rick Butler, seconded by Al Chapman and unanimously carried.
Personnel
Dr. Coltharp recommended approval of the Employment of Ismary Hernandez, HEP/CAMP Budget Manager, Rebecca Sumler, Upward Bound Academic Coordinator, Jadean Pippin, Part 0 Time Project NOW Secretary, Paige Mendoza, Assistant Softball Coach, Wendi Hardino, Part-Tim Records Clerk and Gary Cook, Political Science Instructor. A MOTION to approve their employment was made by Diane Andris, seconded by Vicki Barnes and unanimously carried
Dr. Coltharp recommended approval of the following Resignation of Melissa Oates, Director/Division Chair, CTE, Stephanie Goad, Part-Time AEL Instructor, Ismary Hernandez, Business Division Administrative Assistant, Eric Poor, Fine Arts Department Assistant, Haley Reardon, Assistant Director of Resource Development & Alumni and Ken Chiwoo Choi, Counselor. A MOTION to approve resignations with thanks for their service was made by Rick Butler, seconded by Larry Vancuren and unanimously carried.
Dr Coltharp recommended approval of the following retirement of Craig Grisham, Agronomy Instructor. A MOTION to approve his retirement with thanks for his service was made by Vicki Barnes, seconded by Rick Butler and unanimously carried.
Career and Transfer Services Review
Helen Hale gave a brief overview of how Career and Transfer Services has been a service to Crowder College Students. The main functions include following up with Crowder College graduates to determine employment or transfer rates, access to Career Coach software for online professional development (resumes, job search, career assessment) for students, and events such as transfer fairs and career fairs. COVID has required many of these services to be conducted virtually.
TJ Angel spoke on the duties of the Physical Plant and how they operate on a regular basis. The Physical Plant is broken up into four departments, Campus Security, Grounds, House Keeping, Maintenance. Mr. Angel spoke about each category in detail and how they operate and their duties on campus. Federal stimulus funds due to COVID-19 did allow for some updates to all campus locations including; bottle refill stations, touchless soap, water, and paper towel dispensers, touchless door openers, HVAC filtration, and plexiglass barriers.
Student Club – International Students
Sofia Kregul, President of the International Club spoke about the International Club on campus. The club is lending a hand to international students in allowing them to feel more comfortable on campus and to share and understand other cultures. Currently there are 103 international students from 42 different countries. The Advisor for the club is Destinie Roque. The club takes various culture trips around the area and hosts a weekly game night on campus. The club is currently raising money by selling T-Shirts, t-shirt money will help pay for their culture trips and other activities.
Presidents Update
Dr Coltharp spoke on our retention rate at the college which was an increase of two percent during the network outage and students that went through both the pandemic and network outage there was a three percent increase. Dr Coltharp said the major goal is to keep that retention goal growing and improving.
Dr Coltharp stated that the next meeting the budget will be presented. The money from the stimulus package will be presented as well.
Dr Coltharp spoke about the Retirement Group that will meet on campus a couple time a year. This was a goal that the college wanted to start a few years ago. The first meeting will be Summer 2021.
Dr Coltharp also announced he will be retiring after the Spring 2022 semester. This will give the board more time to find a replacement. Dr Coltharp thanked the Board for their support and the support of everyone at the college.
Closed Session and Adjournment
With no further agenda items, Mr. Wood called for a motion to go into closed session. At 11:51 am, the regular meeting adjourned and a MOTION to go into closed session in accordance with RSMo 610.021 to discuss personnel matters was made by Al Chapman, seconded by Rick Butler and passed unanimously on the following roll call vote:
Andris: Yes Wood: Yes Vancuren: Yes
Butler: Yes Barnes: Yes Chapman: Yes
Discussion took place about personnel matters; Board action was taken A MOTION to adjourn was made at 12:04pm by Rick Butler, seconded by Larry Vancuren and unanimously carried on the following roll call vote:
Chapman: Yes Barnes: Yes Butler: Yes
Vancuren: Yes Wood: Yes Andris: Yes
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