November 2020 Board of Trustees Meeting

The Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees conducted their monthly meeting and annual reorganization meeting on Tuesday, November 24, via Zoom conference call. James B. Kennedy, Esq., of Linwood, was elected as Chairperson, Ellen Nicholson Byrne, Esq., of Sea Isle City, was elected as Vice-Chairperson, and Daniel L. Money of Rio Grande was elected as Treasurer.

The Board also approved their regular meeting schedule for 2020-2021 and set official banking depositories.

In November’s regular meeting, the following motions were approved by the Board of Trustees:

Contracts and Purchases

• Quote 2219 Geo-Thermal Building Mechanical Services, Replacement and Repair Fund, Falasca Mechanical, Vineland, NJ
• RFP 233 Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) - Student Success Incentive Funding (Grant Funded - Pending Budget Approval), SalesForce, Inc., San Francisco, CA and OffPrem Technology, LLC, Fishers, IN
• Authorization of a 1.5-year contract with Delta Dental

Grants Activity

• An allocation of $342,047 from the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development for the COVID-19 Dislocated Worker Grant Program to address the training needs of individuals suffering job loss or substantially reduced hours due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a grant term of September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021
• Participation as a subgrantee applicant in Rowan College of South Jersey’s application to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration’s Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants Program to expand community colleges’ ability to meet labor market demand for a skilled workforce, accepting an allocation of $822,192 over the grant term of 48 months with an anticipated start date of January 1, 2021    
• An additional $2,242 for a total allocation of $194,701 from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund - Strengthening Institutions Program over the grant term of May 6, 2020 - May 5, 2021
• Submission of an application to and acceptance of an allocation from the New Jersey Office of the Secretary of Higher Education for the Student Success Incentive Funding to County Colleges to Support the Goals of the Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) Program, requesting a grant of up to $265,000 with a grant term of July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021
• A Memorandum of Understanding with NJCCC and the N.J. Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) for the implementation of the College Readiness Now VII Project, with a grant award of $36,929 and a grant term of December 2020 – August 20, 2021          
• Submission of an application to and acceptance of an allocation of $849,664.28 from the N.J. Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) for the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF)
• Submission of an application to the N.J. Office of the Secretary of Higher Education (OSHE) for the Securing Our Children’s Future Bond Act – County College Career and Technical Education Program Expansion Grant program, requesting a grant of $4 million with a 25% match from non-state sources, of at least 25% of the total cost of the project, in order to construct and/or expand classrooms, laboratories, libraries, computer facilities, and other academic structures to increase Career and Technical Education (CTE) program capacity, with a grant term of approximately June 1, 2021 – May 31, 2022

Personnel Matters

• Appointment of Kim Weber, Senior Clerk, Perishable Storeroom, effective November 30, 2020
• Appointment of Apryl Johnson, Administrative Assistant, Worthington Atlantic City Campus, effective November 30, 2020
• Appointment of Aigner Holmes, Assistant Director, Center for Student Success/Director EOF, effective after November 30, 2020
• Appointment of Anthony Esposito, Assistant Professor, Small UAS Aircraft Instructor, effective January 1, 2021
• Extension of appointment - Kasey Dunlap, as temporary full-time Financial Aid Specialist through February 5, 2021
• Promotion of April Wolff, promoted from Information Technology Technician to Network Specialist, effective November 30, 2020
• Reclassification of Josh Carroll, Master Technician, Instructional Technology, effective December 1, 2020
• Resignation of Michele Trageser, Executive Director of Human Resources, effective on or before January 31, 2021
• Retirement of Regina Van Epps, Associate Professor, English, effective January 1, 2021
• Retirement of Charita McClain, Human Resources Administrative Secretary, effective January 1, 2021
• Retirement of Jed Soifer, Associate Professor, Physics and Mathematics, effective January 1, 2021     

Financial Matters

• Acceptance of the FY20 Draft Financial Statement for twelve months ended June 30, 2020, as of November 12, 2020
• Acceptance of the FY21 Financial Statement for four months ended October 31, 2020
• Transfer of $333,500 from the FY20 year-end unrestricted fund balance to the unrestricted Plant Fund
• Tuition and Fee Schedule for FY2021, changing the Course-Related Fees to exclude Remote sections from the Heavy Technology Course Fee (except for BIOL 250) and include those sections in the Online Course Fee

Other Business

• Approved Baseball Field Naming Opportunities
• Congratulating Trustee Brian Lefke on reaching the milestone of 25 years of service on the Board and for receiving the New Jersey Council of County College’s Trustee Spotlight Award. The Board extends appreciation for his many contributions to the Board, the College, and its students, thanks him for his continued service and support of Atlantic Cape.

The next meeting of the Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees is scheduled for January 26, 2021, at 6 pm via Zoom conference call.