CROWDER COLLEGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING
Neosho Campus
Wright Conference Room
601 Laclede Ave Neosho, MO 64850
Monday, July 25, 2022
Call to Order at 10:00 a.m.
I. Call to order
A. Welcome guests
III. Consent Agenda (Board Action)
- Minutes from previous meeting
- Approval of checks written for previous month
- Facilities Corporation Directors
- Conflict of Interest Resolution
- Recommended changes to organizational chart
- Recommended amendments to the calendar
- Approval of Resignation of Trustee Chapman
- Approval of Re-districting Plan
IV. Personnel (Board Action)
A. Retirements and Resignations
- Justine Douthit, Behavior Technician, resignation, effective June 13, 2022. She was employed for 3 years.
- Joshua Sikes, Transport Training Instructor, resignation, effective June 15, 2022. He was employed for 3 years.
- Cheyenne Lasiter, Part-Time Bookstore Clerk, resignation, effective July 21, 2022. She was employed for 8 months.
- Shanna Potter, Office Manager Webb City, resignation, effective July 29, 2022. She was employed for 10 months.
- John Sisemore, Athletic Director/Softball Coach, resignation, effective June 30, 2022. He was employed for 8 years.
- Bethany Kiele, Part-Time Fine Arts Department Administrative Assistant, resignation, effective August 12, 2022. She was employed for 1 year.
B. Changes of Status
- None
C. Employments
- Ms. Ann Rogers has been appointed as a Part-Time Information Desk attendant. She will serve on a 1-week appointment, effective June 27, 2022. Ms. Roger’s credentials include a Bachelor’s in Studio Art from Ouachita Baptist University. Her professional experience includes working as a Switchboard Operator at Christian Brothers University, and a Part-Time Art Teacher at Neosho School District. Ms. Roger’s annual salary will be $12.47/hour.
- Ms. Arden White has been appointed as Part-Time Bookstore Clerk - Nevada. She will serve on a 12-month appointment, effective July 11, 2022. Ms. Arden’s credentials include an Associates in General Studies from Crowder College. Her professional experience includes working as a Cashier at Pete’s of Erie, a Sales Associate at Prime Communications, and a Compliance Reviewer at Guidant Global. Ms. Arden’s annual salary will be $12.30/hour.
- Ms. Karen Barr has been appointed as a Office Manager - Webb City. She will serve on an 11-month appointment, effective July 25, 2022. Ms. Barr’s credentials include a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Kansas State University. Her professional experience includes working as an Events Manager at Milburn Country Club, an Administrative Assistant at Steadley Elementary, and a Sales Associate at Kay Jewelers. Ms. Barr’s annual salary will be $12.92/hour.
- Ms. Tehya Deardorff has been appointed as a Computer Technology Instructor. She will serve on a 9-month appointment, effective August 15,2022. Ms. Deardorff’s credentials include a Bachelor’s in Marketing from Missouri Southern State University. Her professional experience includes working as an Advanced Repair Agent at Best Buy, a Desktop Support Specialist at Freeman health Systems, and a Systems Administrator at Freeman Health Systems. Ms. Deardorff’s annual salary will be $39,664.00.
- Mr. Brandon Glick has been appointed as a Business Instructor. He will serve on a 9-month contract, effective August 15, 2022. Mr. Glick’s credentials include a Bachelor’s in Accounting from Brigham Young University and a Master’s in Business from Washington State University. His professional experience includes working as a Cost Accounting Manager at CR Bard/Becton Dickinson, a Branch Comptroller at Leggett & Platt Automotive, and a Director of Finance at Leggett & Platt Automotive. Mr. Glick’s annual salary will be $40,465.00.
- Mr. Joshua Carter has been appointed as an Advanced Manufacturing Technology Instructor. He will serve on a 10-month appointment, effective August 15, 2022. Mr. Carter’s credentials include an Associate’s in Teacher Education from Crowder College, a Bachelor’s in Elementary Education from Missouri State University, a Master’s in Educational Administration from Missouri State University, an Education Specialist degree in Educational Administration from Missouri State University and a Doctorate in Educational Administration from Lindenwood University. His professional experience includes working as a Robotics Teacher/GO CAPS Instructor at Monett R1 Schools. Mr. Carter’s annual salary will be $48,153.00.
- Mr. Bornface Gunsaru has been appointed as a Chemistry Instructor. He will serve on a 9-month contract, effective August 15, 2022. Mr. Gunsaru’s credentials include a Bachelor’s in Biochemistry from the University of Zimbabwe, and a Doctorate in Chemistry from Portland State University. His professional experience includes working as a Teaching Assistant at Portland State University, an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemistry at College of St. Benedicts, an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Chattanooga State Community College, and an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Missouri Southern State University. Mr. Gunsaru’s annual salary will be $46,578.00.
- Ms. Emily Lewis has been appointed as an English Instructor. She will serve on a 9-month contract, effective August 15, 2022. Ms. Lewis’ credentials include a Bachelor’s in Secondary English education from Southeast Missouri State University, and a Master’s in English from Southeast Missouri State University. Her professional experience includes working as an English Instructor for Fredericktown R1 School District, an English Instructor for St. James R1 School District, an Adjunct English Instructor at East Central College, a Campus Life and Leadership Coordinator at East Central College, a MOU Contact/Remote COVID Reporting Team Member at East Central College, and an Adjunct English Instructor at Mineral Area College. Ms. Lewis’ annual salary will be $42,505.00.
- Mr. Jimmy Walker has been appointed as a Half-Time Psychology Instructor. He will serve on a 9-month appointment, effective August 15, 2022. Mr. Walker’s credentials include a Bachelor’s in Physical Science from Missouri State University and a Master’s in Psychology from Capella University. His professional experience includes working as a CNC Operator at EFCO, an adjunct instructor at Northwest Arkansas Community College, and an adjunct Instructor at Crowder College. Mr. Walker’s annual salary will be $22,780.00.
- Mr. Michael Ruhl has been appointed as a Transport Training Instructor. He will serve on a 12-month appointment, effective July 18, 2022. Mr. Ruhl’s credentials include an Associate’s in Agriculture Equipment Technology from Arkansas State University. His professional experience includes working as a Delivery Driver for TMC Transportation, a Delivery Driver for Lowe’s Home Improvement, and a Delivery Driver for MFA Oil. Mr. Ruhl’s annual salary will be $44,332.00
V. Academic Programs (Informational)
A. Addition of Programs
a. None
B. Modification of Programs
a. None
C. Deletion of Programs
a. None
V. Budget and Finances
A. New Grants (Informational)
- College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)…………….......................................................……………. $475,000
The grant cycle begins July 1, 2022. It is the second-year award of a five-year funding cycle. It is federally funded.
- High School Equivalency Program (HEP)…………….……….……$474,470
The grant cycle begins July 1, 2022. It is the third-year award of a five-year funding cycle. It is federally funded.
- Potential Funding:
i. No new grant applications have been made this month.
ii. Total amount brought in by new grants this month: $949,470.00
B. Contract and Purchase Approval (Anything over $10,000) BOARD ACTION
- Project Description: Food/Grocery specific gift cards for current, active participants in the Nevada SSS (Student Support Services) program. There are currently 140 active participants. Each gift card will be $200 and purchased directly from Woods Supermarket to ensure the funds are used for groceries.
No bidding took place as Woods is the only grocery store in the area.
Request purchase approval not to exceed $28,000 for payment to Woods Supermarket through Nevada SSS carry over grant funds.
- Project Description: Laptops to be made available for Nevada SSS students to check out.
Request purchase approval not to exceed $12,000 for payment to the lowest bidder through Nevada SSS carry over grant funds.
- Project Description: 234 tickets for students, staff, and RAs for the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway on July 10,2022. This is part of the Upward Bound Cultural trip in Denver, Colorado.
No bids received as this is a sole source experience.
Request purchase approval in the amount of $13,139.10 for payment to Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway through TRIO grant funds.
*This purchase was already made
- Project Description: 234 tickets to Two Below Zero chuckwagon ride and wild west show.
No bids received as this is a sole source experience.
Request purchase in the amount of $21,258.90 for payment to Two Below Zero through TRIO grant funds.
* This purchase was already made
- Project Description: Money for 10 meals each for 234 people. $14/lunch. $23/dinner.
No bidding received as meals occur at multiple locations.
Request purchase approval in the amount of $43,290.00 for payment to Upward Bound students, staff, and RAs through TRIO grant funds.
*This purchase was already made
- Project Description: Fall textbooks for the bookstore.
Many books are single source provider. Based on previous year’s purchases, request purchase approval not to exceed:
Elsevier $75,000
Rittenhouse $60,000
MBS $40,000
Pearson $70,000
McGraw Hill $60,000
Hoku $20,000
Cengage $30,000
Montezuma $60,000
Norton $15,000
Oxford University $20,000
Purchases under $6,000 to Zybooks, Aidex, Good-Heart Wilcox, Rockport, Entrepreneur Press, Adobe Press My Healthy Church, SDC Publishing, and Kogan Page.
Request approval not to exceed the above amounts (totaling $474,400.00 including shipping costs) through institutional funds.
- Project Description: 24 microscopes, 3 stereomicroscopes, and 2 camera modules for Biology Lab.
No bidding took place as we require Leica brand microscopes and cameras to maintain consistency throughout the campuses and North Central Instruments is the only vendor authorized to distribute Leica instruments.
Request purchase approval in the amount of $36,152.25 for payment to North Central Instruments through TRIO grant funds.
- Project Description: 3-year Renewal of existing Soft Docs cloud management system.
No bidding took place as Soft Docs has housed our information over the last year and a half.
Request purchase approval in the amount of $121,296.19 over the next three years ($39,243.00 for year 1) for payment to Soft Docs through institutional funds.
- Project Description: Missouri Community College Association annual institutional dues.
No bidding took place as this is the sole source.
Request purchase approval in the amount of $30,128.38 for payment to MCCA through institutional funds.
- Project Description: Zoom room equipment for McDonald County Buffalo Room including a new PTZ camera, beam steering microphones, audio controllers, and mixers with all equipment and labor.
Bidding is currently underway. Due to the short-time that vendors are willing to honor bids, approval is being sought prior to receiving bids.
Request purchase approval not to exceed $20,000 for payment to the lowest bidder through Title III grant funds.
- Project Description: 60 Student lab computers for general education.
Bidding is currently underway. Due to the short-time that vendors are willing to honor bids, approval is being sought prior to receiving bids.
Request purchase approval not to exceed $50,000 for payment to the lowest bidder through Title III grant funds.
- Project Description: Renewal of Sentinel One. Sentinel One is our anti-virus software. This is the 3rd year of a 3-year contract.
No bidding took place as this is a current contract. There was no increase in cost for year 3.
Request purchase approval in the amount of $42,739.97 for payment to Sentinel One through institutional funds and Title III grant funds ($19,919).
- Project Description: Advance billing of food service for FY22-23. This payment is part of our existing contract with Great Western Dining. The funds are used to purchase food and materials needed for service. We are refunded this payment mid-way through the semester.
Request purchase approval in the amount of $61,196.10 for payment to Great Western Dining through institutional funds.
- Project Description: Renewal of Jenzabar. This is year 3 of our 6-year contract.
Request purchase approval in the amount of $333,441.00 for payment to Jenzabar through institutional funds.
- Project Description: Renewal of Academic Search Premier, Academic Search Complete, and Business Search Complete. This is an annual renewal, administered through our MOBIUS membership.
No bidding took place as this is part of the consortium partnership funding model in our current contract with MOBIUS.
Request purchase approval in the amount of $17,031.00 ($415 increase from previous year) for payment to MOBIUS through institutional funds.
- Project Description: Annual MOBIUS assessments.
No bidding took place as this is a required part of our active contract with MOBIUS.
Request purchase approval in the amount of $21,980.54 for payment to MOBIUS through institutional funds.
- Project Description: 12,500 viewbooks printed and delivered for 2022-23 recruiting.
10 bids were received. The top three were:
Willis and Associates $5,900.00
A&J Printing (Nixa, MO) $5,648.92
Allen Press (Lawrence, KS) $5,719.39
The past two years we have used Willis and Associates to print the viewbook as they were one of the lowest bids. The services provided by Willis has always been exemplary and they continue to assist us when we are not able to meet specialty demands for the college.
Request purchase approval in the amount of $5,900 for payment to Willis and Associates through institutional funds.
- Contract and Purchase Information ($5,000-$9,999)
- Project Description: Tickets for 197 students to Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District.
No bids were received as this is a sole source experience.
Payment in the amount of $6,696.03 will be made to Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District through TRIO grant funds.
- Project Description: Annual gymnasium floor sealant.
No bidding took place as this year’s sealant job was included in last year’s bid.
Payment in the amount of $5,750.25 will be made to 4-State Maintenance Supply through institutional funds.
- Project Description: Rawlings and Easton bats, bags, helmets, batting gloves, catcher’s gear, and baseball training items.
No bidding took place as Sports Locker is our provider of Rawlings and Easton items.
Payment in the amount of $6,826.89 will be made to Sports Locker through Baseball Agency Fundraising Account funds.
- Project Description: Keith RN Resources. These are student resources for classroom support. This resource allows us to pro-rate the cost to students at a savings of $45 per student.
This is the sole vendor for electronic resource case studies.
Payment in the amount of $5,095.00 will be made to Keith RN Resources through institutional funds.
- Project Description: Higher Learning Commission annual institutional dues.
No bidding took place as this is our sole accrediting body.
Payment in the amount of $6,460.75 will be made to Higher Learning
Commission through institutional funds.
- Project Description: InfoBase learning, films on demand database renewal.
No bidding took place as the content is currently embedded in online classes. To shift to a new platform would break all of those embedment links and cause malfunction across the Canvas instruction platform.
Payment in the amount of $7,239.75 will be made to InfoBase through institutional funds.
- Project Description: Additional services added on to the HRIS system purchased through NEOED including single sign on, position import, new hire import and software services setup fees. These are additional fees and support systems purchased to run the HRIS system in conjunction with Jenzebar
No bidding took place as this is an addition to our previously approved contract with NEOED.
Payment in the amount of $6,150.00 will be made to NEOED through institutional funds.
VI. Special Presentations (Informational)
- Student Accessibility Office
VII. President’s Report (Informational)
VIII. Trustees’ Comments and Announcements (Informational)
IX. New Business (Informational)
X. Executive Session (Informational)
- Following the regular meeting, the Board will move to a closed session to discuss personnel and legal actions in accordance with Section 610.021 RSMo.
XI. Adjournment
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