Board members honored retiring
Chancellor Cindy L. Miles at a reception before the board meeting, where they presented Miles with a crystal award marking her status as Chancellor Emerita. They noted the many advances and improvements in the district during her tenure, and noted that as she competes her eleventh year, Miles is the longest serving chancellor in the history of GCCCD.
Board Member
Debbie Justeson thanked
Miles for all the transformational changes she had led in the district, as well as for her well-respected service to community colleges across the state and nation. Board Member
Elena Adams thanked
Miles for her professionalism and dedication. Board members
Bill Garrett, Brad Monroe, and
Linda Cartwright also praised
Miles.
Garrett noted the critical changes
Miles led in bringing a culture of stability and collaboration to the district, as well as a focus on student success and equity.
Monroe lauded
Miles for making her farewell party a fundraiser, and noted the event launched the public phase of the Promise Plus campaign and raised over $160,000 for Promise Plus scholarships.
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At its Dec. 13, 2019 meeting, the Governing Board:
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- Elected board officers for 2020: Linda Cartwright as president, Debbie Justeson as vice president, and Elena Adams as clerk.
- Set the dates for the 2020 board meetings. Meetings will alternate between Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges and will be held at 5 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month between January and June 2020, and on the second Tuesday of the month from July to December 2020. The exceptions will be May, when the meeting will be held on May 21; July, when no meeting will be held; and December, when the meeting will be held December 15.
- Approved a resolution naming a classroom in the new Ornamental Horticulture Building after The Rice Family Foundation to commemorate a $100,000 gift from the foundation. The gift will be endowed at the Jewish Community Foundation, and the interest off of the endowment will benefit Grossmont and Cuyamaca College students through the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Promise Plus program.
- Approved revisions to the District’s Governance Handbook.
- Reviewed and approved updates to Board Policy and Administrative Procedure 5071, Loss of Eligibility for Board of Governor’s Fee Waiver, and BP and AP 5130, Financial Aid.
- Approved revisions to the Grossmont and Cuyamaca Colleges course, certificate, and degree changes for 2020-21.
- Approved the District’s 2019 Facilities Master Plan Update.
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GCCCD
Governing Board
Linda Cartwright
Debbie Justeson
Elena Adams
Bill Garrett
Brad Monroe
Student Trustees:
Amy Bianchi
Sonia Mendoza-Reyes
Chancellor
Cindy L. Miles, Ph.D.
Grossmont College
President
Nabil Abu-Ghazaleh, Ed.D.
Cuyamaca College President
Julianna Barnes, Ed.D.
Vice Chancellors
Tim Corcoran
,
Human Resources
Sean Hancock, Ed.D.
Student & Institutional Success
Sahar Abushaban
Business Services, interim
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Next Meeting
The Governing Board's next meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan.21, 2020, at Cuyamaca College's Student Center. The open session will begin at
5 p.m., with closed session to follow.
Site Reports
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Meeting agendas are posted on the District website and in the district and presidents' offices 72 hours before regular meetings and 24 before special meetings.
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8800 Grossmont College Dr.
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 644-7010
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- Ratified the hiring of Mark Chan, Manager, Technology Programs (Student Information Systems), Information Technology; Edgar Cisneros, Custodian, Cuyamaca College; Yohany Corona-Batalona, Counselor, CalWORKS, Grossmont College; Robert Woodruff, Campus and Parking Services Specialist; and position changes for Sarah Aldous, Administrative Assistant IV, District Business Services; and Erin Coffey, Administrative Assistant III, Counseling Services, Cuyamaca College.
- Ratified employment contracts for Lynn Neault, Chancellor; William McGreevy, Interim Vice President of Administrative Services, Grossmont College; and Michael Reese, Interim Vice President, Academic Affairs, Grossmont College.
- Approved a short-term hourly assignment for website updates for the Cuyamaca College Athletics department.
- Approved a side letter agreement between the American Federation of Teachers Local 1931 and the District.
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CHANCELLOR'S REPORT
Chancellor Cindy L. Miles
honored the three winners of the Chancellor and Classified Senate Annual Award:
Tenille Venard
, Evaluations Advisor, Admissions and Records Department at Grossmont College
; Jane Lytle
, Administrative Assistant III, Cuyamaca College; and
Della Elliott
, Public Information Assistant, Marketing and Communications. Each winner received an engraved acrylic award, a $250 gift certificate from Barnes & Noble, and recognition at the statewide Classified Leadership Institute Conference.
Grossmont College Counseling Chair
James Canady
and
Aaron Starck,
Grossmont College Dean of Admissions & Records and Financial Aid, praised
Venard
as an employee who provides services beyond her role to address the needs of students.
Bri Hayes,
Cuyamaca College Senior Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, Success and Equity, and
Katie Cabral
, Research and Planning Analyst, commended
Lytle
as a consummate professional who helped make the college’s accreditation site visit a success.
Anne Krueger,
Communications and Public Information Director, lauded
Elliott
as an exemplary writer who has won dozens of awards for work and has served District Services well as its Classified Senate representative.
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Passing the torch
Miles concluded her comments by introducing incoming
Chancellor Lynn Neault, who was in the audience. She thanked the board members for the reception and all the faculty, staff, administrators, and especially students, for making GCCCD a great place to work and learn. Miles' last day at the district is Dec. 20. Neault's first day at the district helm is Jan. 2
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