• Our independent audit report for 2011-2012 had zero findings for the audit year and all prior year findings were corrected.
• Our campuses and Economic Develop and Corporate Training Division were the recipients of more than $15 million in grants and contracts.
• We began to review our processes to determine best practices.  Improvements in the purchase order process have been made and a project to become "paperless" is underway.
• "Left-lane" project at CHC, funded in part, through the district's strategic planning initiative, was designed to improve student success.
• Won $1 million annual grant to manage the Alternate Text Production Center, developing braille materials for students throughout the state and providing job training to prison inmates for lifelong skills.
• Expanded tutoring program that provides "live" tutoring via the Internet. Pilot project at sister colleges makes this a potential revenue generator.
• Began pilot program to see if e-textbooks can replace hard copy text books, saving students between 20% and 50%.
• Board passed a resolution to support the use of Open Educational Resources which will provide textbooks to students at no cost.
• Delivery of Blackboard classes was moved to hosted server, improving reliability and saving thousands in service needs.
•  Enjoyed our District-wide Classified staff appreciation day.
• Vastly improved our campus environmental health and safety programs.
• Implemented "Go-Smart" student bus pass program for all students.
• Improved delivery of police and security services, working with our staff with advice from the professional organization. 
• Improved emergency communications with use of "Connect" application messaging, and phone system annunciation.
• Initiated computer upgrade and replacement program at both colleges to replace all computers on a five-year rotation.
• Had totally "clean" bond audit for 2011-2012.
• Created district-wide Sustainability Plan along with many energy savings projects including CHC solar farm, new central plant at SBVC, L.E.E.D buildings, and participation in Energy Education "demand" savings program.  
• Publish "Police Beat" newsletter weekly to keep staff and students updated about crime statistics and to provide safety tips.
• Publish "Safety Newsletter" to provide updates about safety information, training opportunities and reporting procedures.
• Publish "Dollars and Sense" newsletter to keep staff updated about business services changes and tips.
• Chancellor's Task Force on Services to Veterans, which helped to provide the forum for improvements to services such as the new Veteran's Center at SBVC.
• Chancellors Task Force on Hispanic Serving Institutions, to study issues to improve quality of life for all students on campus.
• Developed Communications Career Academy in partnership with K-12 campuses and Cal State University San Bernardino to support interest in communication careers and build an annual student film festival.
• Created MOU with San Bernardino City Schools and Cal State University San Bernardino to give priority registration to students taking the Early Assessment test and passing or taking senior year remediation.

The list goes on and on.  We all have a great deal to be proud of and to smile about.   

Thanks to everyone who contributed to these achievements. We are a district, we are a team.  

I can't wait until next year so we can continue our important work and create more opportunities for student success.

I wish you a happy and healthy new year.  See you in 2013.

Sincerely,