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I hope you are having a great spring semester. From where I sit there is a great deal of excellence happening across the district.
Enrollments are way up and that was the plan. We've self-funded 4% additional growth beyond the 2% funded by the state. There is an excellent opportunity for us to be funded for that additional growth because many districts across the state are unable to meet their growth targets and the extra funds may be available to us.
SBVC is projected to grow from 9,410 to 9,820 (goal) and CHC is projected to grow from 3,830 to 4,360 (151 beyond goal but funded with existing dollars). If we are able to receive state funding for this growth SBVC will be close to the 10,000 mid-sized college funding target and CHC will be closer to the 2011 FTES level of 4,683.
I am pleased to report that the district, including KVCR, and Economic Development and Corporate Training, received the highest type of financial audit report from our outside audit firm for the year ending June 30, 2013. Also, we received an excellent audit, with zero findings on our bond projects audit report. This was confirmed with a report from the Citizen's Bond Oversight Committee, which is a legally mandated "watchdog" group. They reported to the Board that our bond program was on target, on time and on budget in terms of construction projects.
Thank you for everything that you do for our students. I appreciate you.
 Bruce Baron
Chancellor
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We welcome new staff members
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 Katherine (Kate) Myers, Accounting Supervisor
Kate has over 25 years of experience working in the accounting field. Her last position was as the Accounting Manager for the City of San Bernardino. Kate holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of California, Riverside; a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Redlands; and she is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Greg Allred, Accounting Manager
Greg has over 10 years of experience working in the accounting field. His last position was as the Assistant Controller for Wetmore Tool & Engineering. Greg holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration/Accounting from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and he is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
 Jason Oberhelman as our District
Purchasing Agent
Jason has been in the purchasing field for more than 13 years. He enjoyed working with San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools for over 6 years and has excellent knowledge of Financial 2000.
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Salary and classification study update
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As you know, the District has contracted with The Hay Group to conduct a salary and classification study. The study will include a review of all full-time contract classified, management and faculty staff.
The project kicked-off in late November 2013. The data-collection is 80% with some employees still outstanding.
The Hay Group is beginning the evaluation process this week, which will likely continue until the end of February. They will employ the Hay Group Job Evaluation methodology that was explained during the roll-out meeting. Once this is complete The Hay Group will meet with the project team to review and validate the matrix of job levels. Phase III of the project is the compensation analysis phase. This will include the market comparisons and the compensation survey. We expect this to occur during March/April. We anticipate having recommendations from The Hay Group in April at which time the district must work with the Board of Trustees and the Bargaining Units to negotiate an implementation.
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Congratulations to this month's "Caring Hands" Applause Card recipients
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I want to recognize the great staff members who were recognized at the recent Board meetings for having received Applause Cards. This important recognition is a pat-on-the-back for staff who have gone above-and-beyond to help a student, fellow faculty, or staff member. Follow this link to see who recognized the Applause Card winners and what they did to be recognized.
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Economic Development and Corporate Training contracted with 65 local businesses to provide training
| The SBCCD Economic Development and Corporate Training Division worked with 65 local businesses to provide customized, short-term, not-for-credit training services in a variety of categories. Businesses include 3M Company, Ashley Furniture, Burlington Coat Factory, Dollar Tree, Coca Cola, Pep Boys and many others.
This is in addition to the other educational opportunities offered through $5 million+ in recent grant programs from the Workforce Investment Board, the State Chancellor's Office, the Employment Training Panel, and the federal government.
The training is in areas including Business skills, commercials skills, computer skills, continuous improvement, manufacturing skills and literacy skills.
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District supports campus student success projects
| There is nothing more important than student success. The Chancellor and the Board of Trustees demonstrated their support of student success programs at the two colleges by approving $448,000 additional funds from district reserves to fund student success activities.
Based on presentations by the college presidents in December, a Board item recommending the supplemental allocations was presented and approved in January.
With $300,000 slated for the SBVC Learning COMPASS program and $148,000 for the CHC Left Lane program, the district has provided supplemental funds to increase services that are known to help students to succeed. We look forward to seeing the results of these projects.
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TESS gets ready for move to new "home"
| In the coming weeks, the newly leased District Annex facility will be completed and ready for occupancy. The move is necessary following the near cave-in of the roof of the current annex facility. While the existing roof has been temporarily shored up, it is not structurally safe for employees on an ongoing basis.
Annex departments including Administrative Applications, Technical Services, Distance Education, Printing Services, and EduStream, will begin moving soon after the facility is finished. The move will be planned so as to cause minimal disruption in services.
The new lease is for 5 years after which future planning will place the department in a new more permanent location. The newly leased District Annex facility is located at 1289 Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite B, Redlands, CA 92374. This is right off of the 10 Freeway, California Street exit.
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Budget Report from College Brain Trust
| I have sent all district employees a copy of the consulting report from the College Brain Trust regarding our district budget model and the budget process for the district and the campuses. If you do not have access to a copy it is posted online.
There are many recommendations in the report that can change the way our budget model is implemented. A meeting of the district and college budget committees took place last week to discuss the report with the consultants and a special meeting of the District Budget Committee is scheduled for February 20th.
I am asking Tim Oliver, the Interim Vice Chancellor for Fiscal Services, to work with the District Budget Committee to analyze the report and to make recommendations to the Chancellor about what should be considered for implementation in the 2014-2015 budget.
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District involved in process to update all policies and procedures
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The District Strategic Planning Committee (DSPC) is currently in the process of reviewing the Environmental Scan and historical data in order to develop specific District-wide goals, objectives and strategies.
At its most recent meeting, the Committee reviewed results of surveys conducted by various constituency groups. The next steps include categorizing the outcomes and establishing high-level goals for further development.
These processes will take into consideration a number of factors including Board Imperatives and Goals; goals, objectives and strategies developed at the colleges; and various other input including data contained in the Environmental Scan.
So far, the DSPC has identified six primary categories: Student Success, Enrollment & Access, Partnerships, Resources, Ethnic & Cultural Diversity, and District Culture.
To date, the majority of topics fall within the Student Success primary category. Within each primary category, the Committee will develop sub-categories, as needed, to address more specific goals, objectives and strategies. More primary categories may be added if required.
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Energy Conservation Program saves $473,000
| In its first year, the partnership between SBCCD and Cynergistics has saved over $473,000 in energy usage. Thanks to our Energy Specialist, Maria Elena (who has returned to teaching at SBVC) and our great staff across the district, we have saved over 1.93 million kWh of electricity and 57 thousand therms of natural gas.
This equates to preventing 801 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions; removing 167 automobiles for an entire year; or 20,529 tree seedlings grown for ten years.
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SBCCD Virtual Press Room
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You can always click onto the SBCCD Press Room to see the latest articles and press releases about important happenings reported by the District Office. |
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My Vision
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We will:
- be considered the "best" community college in the State.
- build a culture of trust with open and respectful communication.
- increase all partnerships with business and industry, other academic institutions, non-profit agencies so that we can be stronger through combining resources and working together.
- improve student success as measured by the State Chancellor's Office and any additional indicators that we determine are appropriate.
- increase our resource development and bring new grants and fundraising dollars to the colleges.
- continue to develop and implement new academic programs that meet the needs of our community.
- use technology to work smarter and to improve opportunities for student success.
- provide service to students that reflects quality and excellence.
- enhance our safety programs and be responsive to staff concerns about environmental health and safety.
- hold professional development, including wellness, to be an integral part of our commitment to faculty and staff.
- be good stewards of the environment and continue to develop and implement the SBCCD Sustainability Plan and alternative energy programs.
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Please let me know how I can help you in the performance of your important work on behalf of our great District.
Sincerely,
Bruce Baron
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