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Published on 3/5/2024.

Comments/Board Business

Land Acknowledgement:  President of the Board Dr. Robertson read the District’s land acknowledgement recognizing our area’s Indigenous Peoples as the original stewards of the land that College of the Redwoods occupies. 

We acknowledge that the land on which we are gathered today is unceded territory of the Wiyot, Hupa, Karuk, Mattole, Tolowa, Wailaki, and Yurok. We honor them and all neighboring tribes by our ongoing commitment to developing trusting, reciprocal, and long-lasting partnerships.

Comments/Board Business

Board Member Comments: Trustee Biggin attended a few of the Chancellor's Office meetings that included discussions on artificial intelligence and historical black colleges and universities (HCBU). President Dr. Robertson and Trustee Kelley were able to join us in meeting with ACCJC President Dr. Powell. Trustee Kelley also provided a written report on his attendance at the ACCT National Legislative Summit. His report noted:

Community College Priorities for 2024

The summit detailed an ambitious legislative agenda aimed at enhancing the role of community colleges in workforce development, economic mobility, and educational opportunity. Discussions on the JOBS and PELL Acts, WIOA reauthorization, and improvements in Title III and V grants were central. Policy areas covered also included DACA, CTA, Title IX, and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Unfortunately, despite bipartisan support, this bill has been postponed. You can see the status for HR 6585 here: https://tinyurl.com/workforce-pell.

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s Address

Granholm’s session emphasized the role of clean energy initiatives, highlighting the importance of adopting sustainable technologies, workforce training in clean energy sectors, and promoting careers in this area. The Department of Energy’s initiatives like the Energy Auditor Training Grant (https://tinyurl.com/energy-grant) and Battery Workforce Initiative (https://netl.doe.gov/bwi) were underscored.

Kids on Campus Program

This innovative program, in partnership with Head Start, addresses the childcare needs of student-parents, enabling them to pursue their educational goals. Over one hundred campuses have participated, demonstrating the program's impact in supporting both education and family care.

https://www.acct.org/center-for-policy-practice/kids-on-campus

Policy Focus Session: SNAP E&T Enhancement Act of 2023 and Farm Bill 2024

The policy focus session provided insights into the SNAP E&T Enhancement Act of 2023 (H.R. 5362), aiming to improve the SNAP Employment and Training programs. Furthermore, the session on the Farm Bill 2024 discussed the opportunities and challenges for community colleges in agricultural education and workforce development. For more information regarding the status of HR 5362 please visit https://tinyurl.com/HR-5362.

ACCT Connect

ACCT Connect, available through https://connect.acct.org/ and the Mighty Networks mobile app (https://tinyurl.com/mighty-app {android} or https://tinyurl.com/mighty-app-apple {apple}), offers trustees a dynamic platform to stay engaged with community college issues at the national level without the need for travel. It allows trustees to sign up easily, download the mobile app for

real-time notifications on advocacy requests, crucial news, and participation in vital discussions relevant to trustee work. This tool is instrumental in keeping trustees informed and involved in ongoing conversations and developments.

Conclusion

The ACCT 2024 National Legislative Summit showcased many comprehensive approaches for the advancement of student success, integrating legislative advocacy, clean energy promotion, and innovative basic needs programs like "Kids on Campus." The policy focus sessions added depth to my understanding of current initiatives and legislation affecting rural community colleges, reinforcing the importance of our ongoing engagement and advocacy for our district and communities.

Board Committee Reports: The Ad Hoc Committee on the President’s Evaluation met prior to the regular meeting of the Board. Chair of the ad hoc committee Trustee Dorn noted that the committee is finalizing the evaluation survey questions and the evaluation timeline. Vice President Dr. Mullery mentioned that she attended the Foundation Board meeting last week. She recognized the presentation that Professor Valerie Elder gave to the Foundation Board that described her Carbon Cruise project that was funded with money from the President's Innovation Fund. The students who were involved in the project have been able to pick-up part-time well-paying positions during the school year, and two have them have accepted full-time positions with local companies, and those jobs were these students' top choice of the various positions they applied for with local employers Humboldt Redwood Company and BBW & Associates.  The other two have job offers awaiting their choice of summer employment but have not yet committed- though I expect they will soon. Their skillset in part gained through this opportunity put them at the top of the list for filling job opportunities in a field that has great demand for skilled employees.

This project was successful for not only creating a baseline for the sustainability plan but also in launching these students into careers and helping them break a barrier that has allowed them to enter the field with confidence and skill.

I attached Valerie's presentation to this blog summary. It is an impressive work!

Review of Board Goals: The Board of Trustees reviewed their 2023-25 goals in accordance with their board meeting calendar. Trustee Mathews noted that the Board is continuing to make progress on their goals. President Dr. Robertson pointed out that work is continuing to satisfy Goals 3, 4 and 11.

Discuss Trustee Interactions with Employees and Constituent Groups: The Trustees shared their perspective about what they see as appropriate interactions with constituent groups in response to CRFO’s suggestion that faculty would like to interact with Trustees more.

It is important to mention that neither the Trustees nor I consider (or have ever considered) the idea of Trustee and constituent group interactions as an issue of legality. The accreditation standards do not prohibit Trustees from interacting with constituent groups. The 2014 Accreditation Standards simply calls on the Board to uphold its code of ethics and conflict of interest policy, that individual board members adhere to their code (IV.4.C.11), and that they delegate full responsibility and authority to the CEO to implement and administer board policies without board interference (IV.C.12). Similarly, the 2024 Accreditation Standards require that we have a structure for decision-making that provides opportunities for stakeholder participation and ensures the inclusion of relevant perspectives (IV.4.3).

Although a decision was made, following the ACCJC February 1, 2012 Action Letter that placed CR on Show Cause, that it was in the best interest of the District at that time to keep the interactions between the Board and the constituent groups relegated to Board meetings; the general consensus of this Board now is that it is in our collective best interest to turn the page on the past and create new ways of moving forward together. Furthermore, the Board would benefit from establishing appropriate relationships with our faculty and staff. This is a position that I fully support without hesitation. I believe that we must focus on building healthy interactions that contribute to the effective operation of the institution, support the professional relationship between the Trustees and the President, and further the trusting relationships between the Board members.

It would be helpful to evaluate trustee interactions with any constituent group against the BP 2715 Code of Ethics/Standards of Practice or AP 2715 Board Protocols for Effective Trusteeship and whether the interactions would set up a situation where any constituent group would use their influence with individual trustees to further their own self-interest. CR’s history should serve as a cautionary tale of what happens if we do not adhere to clearly delineated roles and responsibilities and standards of conduct.

President Dr. Robertson read some language from the Trustees' Guide to Communications that should serve as the foundation for their interactions with constituent groups.

In addition to maintaining open channels of communication and ongoing collaboration with your CEO, it may seem wise to make an effort to develop strong relationships with other college and district staff. These team members may have valuable insights to share; however, these connections should only be made through the CEO to ensure that all trustees are receiving he same information and you will not jeopardize accreditation standards by appearing to interfere in the operations of the district or college(s).

It is especially important that bargaining units are not circumventing the normal communications channels to trustees to influence their votes. Even the appearance of such communications can be problematic. Trustees should exercise caution when meeting with faculty and/or classified leadership and always be transparent to the CEO about such meetings or communications. It is important to publicly support your CEO and the strategic goals of the district at all times. The board speaks as one voice. Individual trustees have no power as a single trustee.

The more information you have --and the better everyone throughout your college anf/or district works together -- the more successful everyone involved will be. This starts with forming and maintaining productive relationships through the correct channels.

Consent Calendar Action Items

Approve/Ratify Personnel Actions: The Board ratified my acceptance of Tina Wahlund’s retirement as a Human Resources Analyst effective December 31, 2024, Ronald Rudden’s retirement as a Gardener effective March 5, 204, and the resignation of Olivia Gibson as an Academic Advisor as of March 15, 2024.

The Board approved the appointment of Pyuwa Bommelyn as the Manager of our new Native American Student Success and Support Program, the employment of Evan Hatfield as an Instructional Support Specialist for DE and DSPS, and the hiring of Megan Uphoff as a new Assistant Professor of Nursing effective March 18, 2024.

Please join me congratulating several of our colleagues for their employee change of status: Alia Dunphy moving from Interim Director of Human Resources to Associate Vice President of Human Resources; Denise Carpenter from Nutrition Associate Range 108/Step 3 to Nutrition Associate  Range 110/Step 3; Daisy Ceja from Early Childhood Education Assistant I to Early Childhood Education Assistant II; Cameron Papp from Research Analyst to Academic Affairs Analyst; Jahmira Rosado August from ECE Assistant II Range 110/Step 3 to ECE Assistant II Range 112/ Step 3; Rebecca Stevens from ECE Assistant II Range 110/Step 5 to ECE Assistant II Range/ 112, Step 5; and Jeanette Whitley from ECE Assistant II Range 110/Step 5 to ECE Assistant II Range 112/Step 5.

Del Norte Center Roof Replacement and Skylight Repair RFP: The Board approved our recommendation to award the Del Norte Campus roof replacement and skylight repair contract to Red Sky Incorporated. Red Sky is a Crescent City firm with over 20 years’ experience in residential and commercial roofing.

Action/Discussion Items

Approve Monthly Financial Status Report: Our Monthly Financial Status Report showed that:

• Our Enrollment Fee Revenue and Prop 30 EPA Revenue is lower than last year. As a reminder, districts received too much Prop 30 EPA revenue during 2022-23 due to a funding reduction that occurred after funds had been received. The Chancellor's Office has withheld current Year Quarters 1 and 2 Prop 30 EPA payments to recoup the prior year overpayments. State General Funds have been used to offset the Prop 30 EPA reductions. That revenue is reflected in Other State Revenue and is the contributing factor as to why actuals exceed budget. Overall revenue is now lower than last year.     
• Our expenditures continue to track well with budgeted amounts, except for the Capital Outlay which is significantly higher than at this point in time last year.  
• Our Transfer Out is still comprised of $90,000 to the Child Development Center, $74,720 to the Shively Farm, $750,000 to the OPEB fund, and $500,000 to the Debt Service fund for a total of $1,414,720. 
• The monthly financial status report continues to show a projected 2023-24 Unrestricted General Fund ending fund balance of $8,412,672, or 19.4% of Unrestricted General Fund expenditures.

Informational Reports

Recognitions: I recognized several of our colleagues and a student in this agenda item. Here is a summary of those recognitions.

Recognition of CR Assistant Professor Jasmine Iniguez—Assistant Professor of Aquaculture Jasmine Iniguez was recognized for her participation in, and leadership of, the recent Humboldt Aquaculture Symposium hosted by Cal Poly Humboldt, College of the Redwoods, Lost Coast Ventures, Blue Lake Rancheria, and Trinidad Rancheria. Here’s a link to an Instagram story about the symposium https://www.instagram.com/p/C3GrPnaP1O8/?igsh=MWQ1ZGUxMzBkMA==

Recognition of CR Staff Member Andre LaRocque—Financial Aid Administrator Andre LaRocque starred in a theater production of "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" at the Ferndale Repertory Theater (FRT). Here is a link to some reviews of the performance: https://mailchi.mp/ferndalerep.org/the-reviews-are-in?e=28aa1d2ba3

Recognition of CR Student Tiernan Langtry—Tiernan Langtry, a CR student and Marketing Intern for Premier Financial Group, authored an article for the Times Standard entitled Business Sense – Navigating the Internship Landscape. In the article, Tiernan shared her experiences as an intern and discussed the benefits of internships to both students and businesses. Tiernan’s article is attached to this summary.

Recognition of Dr. Kintay Johnson—Kintay works with faculty and staff to address student inequities at an institutional level and is the President of Eureka National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) #1036. He was invited to be the keynote speaker at The Fuente Nueva Charter School and Zane Middle School during Black History Month.

Accreditation Update: Dr. Peter Blakemore provided a great accreditation update report for the Board. In his report he noted the following:

• He and I met with the Peer Review Team’s Chair, Dr. Vince Rodriguez, President of Coastline Community College, and Vice Chair, Dr. Kim Armstrong, President of Clovis Community College and established the timeline of events going forward.
• The Peer Review Team will conduct their daylong ISER review on March 20th. In preparation for that meeting, CR’s Director of Distance Education, Leigh Dooley, and Canvas technician, Reno Giovannetti, prepared the required randomly selected 5% of the college’s online courses for the team’s review.
• The Commission’s regular annual requests for CR’s fiscal report and institutional set standards were forwarded to Vice President Morrison and Institutional Research and Effectiveness Director Dr. Moffat—the college is required to electronically file these documents with the ACCJC every April.
• The Board received notification of the virtual Open Forum which the college will be holding with the Peer Review Team after the March 5th Board meeting.
• CR can expect to receive Core Inquiry requests for further information after the Team meets on March 20.
• Once the Core Inquiries are received, the College will work on preparing for the Peer Review Team’s visit next September.  
• The primary purpose of the AOC going forward will be to consider how best to prepare the institution for the next round of accreditation based on the revised 2024 Standards. These new standards represent a major shift away from the past, when the Commission asked institutions to focus on processes; now, the expectation is that colleges will focus on developing practices to achieve their own mission and goals. Going forward under the new standards, CR will have to decide on the best means for determining, through measurable data, how well it is doing at meeting expectations.
• President Powell’s visit was a success, including coffee and good donuts and a standing-room-only crowd of CR staff and students in the Boardroom. I attached a picture of our colleagues who attended the session with Dr. Powell.

Here is a link to the College's accreditation website: Accreditation Home (redwoods.edu)

Organizational Reports

Academic Senate: Senate President Dr. Herrera’s written report included the following information:

• The Senate is continuing to clarify and update processes for Senate operations.
• A call for Senate Vice President nominations has begun.
• Senate leadership has provided recommendations to create a committee of concerned parties to bring the college into forthcoming areas of Title V compliance, and to strategize the work that will be done in respect to Common Course Numbering and GE changes related to CalGETC.
• The Academic Standards & Policies and Curriculum Committees are working cohesively to create the framework for updates to be made and collaboratively with other Senate bodies.
• Search Committees for full-time faculty positions have been appointed and the Senate looks forward to the influx of new faculty.
• The Senate would like to give special thanks to all of those who helped bring us into compliance with the changes to our GE pattern related to Ethnic Studies. Very special thanks go to the Curriculum Committee, Cameron Papp, Tatiana Robinson, the Academic Standards and Policies Committee, the Multicultural and Diversity Committee, and Nicole Bryant-Lescher for their collective efforts. The Senate greatly appreciates the work of key faculty members, Professors Dr. Stacey Anne Baterina Salinas and Dr. George Potamianos, for working diligently on submitting new curriculum and proposals for this important new program and GE area.   
• An area of focus has been on elevating the inclusion of the faculty voice in district areas within 10+1, developing a proper process to create a platform for this voice through the Senate in 10+1 areas, and determining how agreements are made between the Senate and the District on those +1 areas that require agreement between the Senate and the District and how the Senate and CRFO work together in shared areas.

CRFO: CRFO President Haggerty’s written report noted several items including:

• One way the CRFO engages with the district on a regular basis is through the Stipend and Reassignment Committee (SARTCo). Some of the recent SARTCos have been to support campus initiatives in distance education, providing textbooks to students at zero costs and faculty leading efforts in new faculty orientation and assessment. Interactions with other districts have highlighted how we are somewhat unique in this type of process.
• The negotiation team has decided to return to the Interest Based Bargaining (IBB) process. Training in this process has been scheduled by Alia Dunphy for 4/10/24. This type of negotiations maintains confidentiality of the process of negotiations to the team present, which does not include the president of CRFO.
• The team completed the distance education article of the contract and is working on the Associate Faculty Healthcare program as outlined in AB 190.
• Faculty leaders in the CRFO attended focus group meetings with Vantage Technology Consulting in mid-February. We were able to present them with the results of a faculty survey that provided significant content on what is working with our technology systems and areas where improvement is needed.
• There are 241 bills working their way through the senate and assembly that are relevant to California Community Colleges. A few to watch:

AB 818- Allowing CCC students to reside in their cars in campus parking lots.

AB 2707- Fong. This is a housing study bill to examine how many students in the CCC system could use family housing.

AB 2370-Cervantes -This bill is to rewrite education code to refer to instructors at CCCs as “humans”. This bill would prohibit AI from taking the place of human instructors.

CSEA: President Engman’s written report noted that:

• Foster & Kinship Care Education offers 8-10 classes monthly over Zoom with ten outside trainers consisting of social workers, nurses, EMT’s, previous foster/adoptive persons and other professionals from Child Welfare Services. Some of FKCE’s classes include but are not limited to: Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), Caring for Children with ADHD/Autism, Positive Parenting, Turning Dreams into Degrees, Grief & Loss, Infants in Care, Behavioral Health 101, Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) Awareness Training and Caregiver Self-care. Submitted by Kris Chorbi, Administrative Office Coordinator, FKCE.
• The Math and Science department is gearing up to offer Science Night 2024. Meetings are being scheduled, and details being coordinated. If you have not attended Science Night, please consider attending this year. It is much more than just “Math and Science” with various programs across campus participating! Submitted by Jencie Smith, Administrative Secretary II, Math, and Science
• Del Norte classified staff member Erica Silver is in her 2nd year of offering free yoga on Wednesday evenings. Erica wrote that “It is one of my favorite things to see our students, staff, faculty, and community members all together sharing community and wellness.” Submitted by Erica Silver, Instructional Specialist III, DSPS.
• Admissions has been making “welcome calls” to students each week. A list of students that have recently applied, then calls are made by our staff to see if help is needed setting up their student accounts, if they have any questions in general. The response from students seems to be appreciative! Many times, we can be proactive in mitigating any issues they might have and reassure them that continuing their education with CR is a welcoming and positive experience. Submitted by Christina Morse, Enrollment Services Advisor, International DSO
• The goal of the CR Cares group of classified staff is to cultivate meaningful relationships between staff, faculty, and students. Some of the efforts include creating a sense of belonging and connectedness for students and employees on campus; identifying behaviors to improve course retention, success, and term-to-term persistence to build upon our current Education Master Plan. We are working with graphic design and marketing to create a flyer that will include a QR code that leads to a Microsoft form that will allow students, staff, and faculty to "capture a caring moment" which will be used to highlight in our newsletter or share with Administration and Vice Presidents. The flyer is intended to be posted across campus where they are easily visible, and anyone will be able to use it. Submitted by Christina Morse, CR Cares member.
• Beginning Fall 2022, Adult Education offered a revised Certificate of Competency to provide ESL students with a choice of studying English to prepare for academic subjects (focusing on reading and writing), or to prepare for daily communication purposes (with a focus on studying speaking and pronunciation). Spring of 2024, we are happy to announce our first graduates of this new certificate program. We will congratulate these students at our annual reading and certification event, May 18, 3pm at the Wharfinger Building. Please consider joining us to recognize the achievement of these students. Submitted by Jonny Maiullo, Student Development Advisor, ACE.
• The Makerspace at the College of the Redwoods Del Norte Education Center campus is now open! Explore and learn how to tinker with 3D printing and make your ideas come to life. This is a free program for students, faculty and staff associated with the district and is funded by the President’s Staff Innovation Grant. In order to use the space, please contact Gustavo Vasquez at Gustavo-vasquez@redwoods.edu to be added to the Canvas shell. Submitted by Gustavo Vasquez, Learning Technology Specialist at College of the Redwoods Del Norte.
• President Engman expressed her appreciation to her colleagues who spoke during the open forum with ACCJC President Dr. Powell.

Management Council: In President Barber’s written report, she noted that:

• The Management Council continues to work on reviewing and revising the charter as a group.
• The group has begun planning for the upcoming Classified Professional’s Appreciation Week that occurs May 19-25, 2024. There will be a staff appreciation BBQ put on in both Eureka and Del Norte for all Classified and Confidential employees to show our appreciation of their invaluable contribution to making the district successful every day. 
• Many Management Council members participated in the recent focus group meetings for Vantage Technology Consulting Group. 
• Amber Cavanaugh, Leigh Dooley, and Morgan Solem, who have been selected to participate in the prestigious Leadership Redwood Coast program. This is a unique initiative aimed at cultivating and developing dynamic leaders in response to the critical challenges facing the Redwood Coast Region. This program, under the Redwood Coast Chamber Foundation, is designed to empower managers with essential leadership skills, tools, and insights.

Student Trustee: I attached Sybil Godfrey's written report she provided to the Board at the meeting to this summary.

Administrative Reports

President/Superintendent Report: In my written report, I provided a summary of some of the seventy-three bills that the legislature is considering, and I mentioned that the state is facing a significant deficit this year.

The LAO estimated that it totaled $58 billion under the administration’s revenue forecast at the time the Governor’s budget was proposed in January. However, in a recent release, the LAO signaled that recent revenue collections data reflect even further weakness relative to above mentioned estimate. Specifically, the LAO forecast is about $24 billion below the Governor’s budget across 2022‑23 to 2024‑25. This means the budget problem is likely to be higher at the time of the May Revision.

If the budget problem increases by $15 billion, the Legislature will need to find a like amount of new budget solutions to ensure the budget is balanced for 2024‑25. Budget solutions include, for example: revenue increases and spending reductions (on both a one-time and ongoing basis), as well as other tools, like reserves and cost shifts, and cuts in business and labor, criminal justice, education, health and human services, housing and homelessness, resources and environment and transportation.

I also noted that:

• The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Research (IE/R) will deploy an employee satisfaction survey on March 6 that will gather feedback on various aspects of the organization and the work experience of faculty, staff, and managers. The survey will endeavor to measure employee overall satisfaction, gather thoughts on career advancement and job content, ascertain the level of trust employees have in the organization, and collect faculty, staff, and manager's perceptions on CR's organizational structure. Dr. Moffat will share the survey results districtwide in an open forum in mid-April and with the Institutional Effectiveness Committee.

• I often speak and write about how important our faculty and staff are to CR. Going to classes reminded me again of how phenomenal our instructors are. I attended Communication 1 with Ruthe Rhodes; Chemistry 2 with Anthony Sartori; Forestry/Natural Resources 31 with Madeleine Lopez, Social Work/Human Services with Carolyn Perkins, English 1A with Sean Thomas, Environmental Science 10 with Maria Morrow, English 1A with Shannon Mondor, History 8 with Paul Geck, Art 15 with Natalia Margulis, Biology 1 with Karen Reiss; Environmental Science 11 with Austin Roberts; Sociology 9 with Vanessa Vrtiak; and Astronomy 99 with Jon Pedicino.
• I am forming an advisory committee, comprised of Del Norte community members, with unique skills, backgrounds, and expertise to provide guidance and make recommendations to the Dean of the Del Norte Campus on how we may meet the challenges and opportunities in the county. To date, the following community members confirmed to serve on the advisory committee:

Sara Barbour, Deputy Director, Yurok Tribal Economic Development Corporation

Gina Zottoloa, HAF and Wild Rivers

Hilda Contreras, Open Door Community Health Center

Robert Machado, Coast Central Credit Union, Del Norte

Patty Adams, Local Business Owner

Kevin Hartwick, Local Business Owner

Crista Stewart, Elk Valley Chief of Operations

Emily Reed, Tolowa Tribe

Brian Millet, Tolowa Tribe

Vice President of Instruction Report: Lisa’s written report noted that:

• The CR Nursing Program expansion proposal was submitted to the Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) for Concurrent Enrollment Program (CEP) with Cal Poly Humboldt and expansion of the nursing program. CEP will allow students in the nursing program to complete upper division coursework while completing the nursing program at CR. The expansion will allow the College to enroll an additional sixteen students in CR's traditional ADN program and twenty additional students in the Paramedic/LVN-to-RN program (10 on each campus). This will bring the College's annual enrollment in the RN Programs to one hundred (currently 64). Once students' graduate CR with an ADN and pass the national licensure exam, the students will have one year to complete at Cal Poly to earn the B.S. in Nursing.
• A review of the Spring 2024 graduate candidate list indicates that we will have thirty-two graduates who will be awarded 37 degrees pending Evaluator approval. In the fall, we awarded 33 degrees to twenty-five graduates. For the Academic Year, then, the College anticipates that it will have awarded 70 degrees to 58 Pelican Bay scholars. Additionally, twelve new students have been added to the BA program waitlist at Cal Poly, with additional scholars in the BA pipeline.

Vice President of Administrative Services Report: Julia’s written report noted that Edith Ramirez led a Business Office Contracts Training on February 8, 2024. She also noted that to ensure there is adequate cash flow for District operations and to have the ability to foresee potential cash flow issues the Business Office maintains a Cash Flow Worksheet to perform a cash flow analysis. By forecasting the inflows and outflows of cash, the District will have time to react to State-wide economic downturns where cash inflows might be deferred, and other emergency situations. As per the projections, the District should not have any cash flow challenges for the next 12 months.   

Vice President of Student Services Report: In her report, Crystal mentioned that Instruction and Student Services have partnered with Academic Senate and Curriculum Committee leadership to form an AB 928 Working Group that includes professionals across Curriculum, Articulation, Pathways, Instruction, and Student Services to support the following:

• Update and verification of all Transfer Model Curriculum (TMC) template forms for the approved ADTs with the new single general education pattern, CalGETC;
• Integration of CalGETC into all transfer materials, communications, and publications;
• Programming updates in curriculum applications (eLumen, Datatel) for ed planning, program mapping, and degree audit. 
• Development and delivery of professional learning specifically related to the implementation of the two AB 928 requirements.
• Process and procedure modifications for student placement onto an ADT where ADTs for major pathways exist, if the student declares a goal of transfer;
• Process and procedure determination to incorporate any cited ADT exception from the required ADT placement action;
• Establishment of process and procedure necessary for corresponding notation of ADT placement or alternative selection actions on the student’s mandatory education plan.
• Perform internal compliance audit across all curricular reporting areas including eLumen, Datatel, COCI, ASSIST, and the College Catalog(s).

Interim Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Report: Kerry’s report noted that she has been meeting with representatives from Cal Poly Humboldt's (CPH) School of Engineering on a partnership whereby College of the Redwoods would provide instructional lab space to support Cal Poly's mechanical engineering classes while CPH constructs facilities to support the expansion of the engineering program. As a part of this partnership, faculty and administrators in the School of Engineering would also work with CR faculty and administrators on the potential development of a pre-engineering program at CR to support emerging local workforce needs as well as creating a transfer pathway for CR students interested in the engineering field. This collaboration could include advising CR on course and program curriculum to ensure the creation of a seamless pathway from a pre-engineering or engineering technology associate degree to Cal Poly's baccalaureate degrees, the composition of an engineering lab facility at CR, joint field trip experiences, and concurrent enrollment opportunities, among others. Recognizing that any new program proposal will need to work its way through CR's internal processes as codified under AP4020, the Administration remains committed to strengthening the academic connection with Cal Poly Humboldt through this partnership.

Executive Director of College Advancement and the Foundation Report: Marty’s written report mentioned that ten stories have been completed as part of CR’s history/alumni story initiative. Michele Stephen’s story is the most recent story completed. Here is a list of the stories that have been done.

• Floyd Bettiga former CR Art Faculty, established CR’s Art Collection
• Ryan Farmer former CR student, two-time World Street Luge Champion
• Guy Fieri former CR student, famous Chef and TV personality
• Den Ouden former CR student, CEO of Humboldt Independent Practice Association (IPA)
• Jim McAuley former CR football coach and Athletic Director
• Dan Phillips former CR student, wrestling and football, former Chief Technology Officer at Hulu
• Mike Pigg former CR student, famous triathlete, and Iron Man Champion
• (NEW) Michele Stephens former CR student, Assistant Director for the Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services
• History of Community Stadium
• History of the Corsair Speed Car
• Tolowa History of Del Norte Campus

Future Agenda Items, Reports, Requests for Information

The Board asked that advocacy training be provided to the Trustees.