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Board of Regents

    KCTCS Board of Regents

    Kentucky Community and Technical College System
    Board of Regents Meeting 
    March 23-24, 2023

    Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Lexington, Kentucky 

    Livestream For Thursday, March 23, 2023: https://youtube.com/live/F8dnqQKenV4?feature=share  

    Livestream For Friday, March 24, 2023: https://youtube.com/live/_2FjEOIpyQ8?feature=share 

    Thursday, March 23, 2024 – 1:30 p.m. (ET) 

    1. Call to Order and Press Notification, Chair Stevens
    2. Roll Call, Parliamentarian Duncan
    3. Open Comment Period*
      1. Total public comment period time will be 20 minutes. Each individual seeking public comment must be physically present, must register with the board liaison and indicate their topic. No more than seven people will be permitted to speak in the Open Comment Period and should be limited to three minutes per person.
    4. College Presentation, Bluegrass CTC President, Dr. Akakpo
    5. Approval of Minutes, Chair Stevens
    6. Chair’s Report, Chair Stevens
    7. President’s Report, Acting President Ferguson
      1. 2023 Legislative Update
      2. Interim President Search Update
        1. Transition Plan
      3. Acting Observations
        1. Initiative Overload
        2. System Office Department Reorganization Analysis
        3. System Office Hiring
        4. College Recharges (SO Fund Balance)
    8. Agenda Items - Increase Employment Success, Vice President Schook
      1. Update: KCTCS Board of Regents Audit Committee Meeting, Chair Stevens 
      2. Action: KCTCS Asset Preservation Construction Projects, Interim Vice President Combs 
        1. Henderson CC Mechanical Equipment and Controls
        2. Jefferson CTC Parking Garage Scope Increase
        3. Bluegrass Administrative Building Project Expansion
      3. Action: KCTCS Board of Regent Required Reserves, Acting President Ferguson and Interim Vice President Combs
      4. Action: Ratification of OPEB Trust Administrative Committee Decisions, Interim Vice President Combs
      5. Action: Ratification of Personnel Actions, Vice President Hillis
      6. Update: Financial Report, Interim Vice President Combs
      7. Information: KCTCS Budget Scenarios Including Employee Compensation, Interim Vice President Combs
      8. Information: KCTCS 2023-24 Tuition, Acting President Ferguson and Interim Vice President Combs
      9. Information: KCTCS Strategic Plan 2022-26 Key Performance Indicator Targets, Vice Chancellor of Research and Policy Analysis Alicia Crouch
      10. Information: KCTCS 2024 Calendar, Board Liaison Hannah Rivera

    IX. Adjournment 

    Friday, March 24, 2023 – 8:00 a.m. (ET) 

    1. Bluegrass Community and Technical College Community Breakfast, BCTC President Dr. Akakpo
    2. Call to Order and Press Notification, Chair Stevens
    3. Roll Call, Parliamentarian Duncan
    4. Huron Project
      1. Update: Huron Project, Parliamentarian and General Counsel Duncan and Huron Representative
    5. Agenda Items - Increase Employment Success, Vice President Schook
      1. Update: Education First Employers
      2. Update: Handshake
      3. Update: Employer Asset Map
      4. Update: TRAINS
    6. Agenda Items - Increase Learner Success, Chancellor Williams
      1.  Update: ORPA Online Learning Report
      2. Update: Online Course Quality Assurance Pilot and Data
      3. Update: Chancellor's Office Initiatives
      4. Action: Ratification of KCTCS Colleges' Candidates for Credentials
    7. Executive Session
      KRS 61.810 (1) (c) - Proposed or Pending Litigation
      KRS 61.810 (1) (f) - Individual Personnel Matters. Discussion that may lead to the appointment, discipline, discipline of an individual student, or termination of an individual employee.
      1. Action: Student Suspension Appeal
        KRS 61.810 (1) (f) - Individual Personal Matters - Discussions that may lead to the discipline of an individual student, Parliamentarian and General Counsel Duncan
      2. Action Former KCTCS President Paul Czarapata Resignation Ratification, Parliamentarian and General Counsel Duncan
      3. Action: KCTCS Acting President Larry Ferguson Appointment and Compensation Ratification, Parliamentarian and General Counsel Duncan

    8. Next Meeting – June 15-16, 2023, West Kentucky Community and Technical College 

    9. Adjournment 

    *Agenda items are presented to reflect the three Goals of the 2022-26 KCTCS Strategic Plan: Increase Organization Success, Increase Employment Success, Increase Learner Success. To view the full plan, including objectives and performance metrics, click here. 

    The KCTCS Mission

    The Kentucky Community and Technical College System will enhance the quality of life and economic vitality of the Commonwealth by serving as the primary provider of: • College and Career Readiness • Transfer Education • Workforce Education and Employment Training

    KCTCS Vision

    KCTCS will be the primary provider of skilled talent to grow Kentucky.