Board of Trustees Approves Grants, Contracts and Purchases at June Board Meeting

MAYS LANDING – The Atlantic Cape Community College Board of Trustees conducted their monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 27 at the Mays Landing campus. The following motions were approved:

Academics

• Allowance of programs to define and determine technological competency in specific degree programs, and elimination of Introduction to Computers (or its equivalents) as a graduation requirement;
• The termination of the Business Paraprofessional Management Certificate program effective Fall 2023.

Grants

• The submission of a budget to, and acceptance of a contract from, the State of New Jersey, Office of the Secretary of Higher Education FY24 Educational Opportunity Fund Article IV – Academic Year Support, with preliminary funding of $260,786 to be awarded over the term of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024;
• The continuation with the third year of the four-year awarded grant from the State of New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title II, Adult Education, and Family Literacy – Consolidated Adult Basic Skills (ABS) and Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education (IELCE) Grant Programs; and acceptance of a total grant of $744,601, with Atlantic County services (through Atlantic Cape) receiving $519,286, Cape May County services (through Cape May County Technical School District) receiving $190,315, and Atlantic County-Cape May County services (through Literacy New Jersey, Inc.) receiving $35,000, over the term of July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024;
• Acceptance of $50,000 from the Improving Economic Mobility for Adult Learners Initiative as a partner with the New Jersey Council of County Colleges (NJCCC);
• Application, and, if awarded, acceptance of up to $10,000 from ETS for the TOEFL English-language Researcher/Practitioner Grant;
• Application and, if awarded, acceptance of an allocation of $560,792.00 from the Atlantic County Workforce Development Board for a workforce training program titled “Foundations for Success” over a term of one year;
• Application and, if awarded, acceptance of up to $1,000 from the Center for First-generation Student Success and the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) for the First-Generation College Celebration Grant Program.

Contracts and Purchases

• Bid Exempt 1037 Student Mental Health Services, 3-Year Contract, Mental Health in Higher Education: Community Provider Partnerships and Professional Development Grant (Grant Funded), Dr. Stephanie E. Snead Poellnitz, MD, Mays Landing, NJ, $180,000.00;
• Bid Exempt 1038 License for Rapid Recovery for VMWare, 3-Year Contract, DLT Solutions, Inc., Herndon, VA, $26,460.00;
• Bid Exempt 1039 Live Chatbot for Atlantic Cape Website, Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) Student Success Initiative (Grant Funded), IVY.ai, Inc., Boulder, CO, $35,443.00;
• Bid Exempt 1041 Postage Meter, 5-year Contract, Pitney Bowes, Riverside, NJ, $52,011.60;
• Bid Exempt 1042 Room Dividers for Wind Training Center, New Jersey Offshore Wind Training Challenge Grant (Grant Funded), Krueger International, Green Bay, WI, $27,000.00 (not to exceed);
• Bid Exempt 1043 Zoom License, Zoom Video Communications Inc., San Jose, CA, $18,805.50;
• Bid Exempt 1044 Xerox for Print Shop, 5-Year Lease, Xerox Corporation, Mt. Laurel, NJ, $114,699.60;
• Bid Exempt 1045 Room Scheduling Software (25Live), CollegeNet, Inc., Portland, OR, $29,906.68;
• Bid Exempt 1046 New Jersey Council of County Colleges Dues Assessment, New Jersey Council of County Colleges, Trenton, NJ, $51,747.00;
• Bid Exempt 1047 ATI Nursing Education Program, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century - Perkins (Grant Funded), Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, Leawood, KS, $130,000.00;
• Bid Exempt 1048 VMWare Support, New Jersey Edge, Carahsoft Technology Corporation, Reston, VA, $24,469.12;
• Bid Exempt 1049 ATI Launch (Nursing Academic Readiness Product), Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC, Leawood, KS, $27,500.00;
• RFP 222 Design of Baseball Field Structures on the Mays Landing Campus, Spiezle Architectural Group, Inc., Hamilton, NJ, $22,500.00 (not to exceed);
• RFP 261 Auditing Services, Ford, Scott & Associates LLC, Ocean City, NJ, $39,500.00 (not to exceed);
• RFP 262, Media Buying Services, Opportunity Meets Innovation Challenge Grant (OMIC); Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) Student Success Initiative (Partially Grant Funded), JL Media, Union, NJ, $350,000.00 (not to exceed);
• Bid Exempt 975 Lease of Cessna 172SP and a Cessna 172R for Academic Instruction (3-month extension), Christiansen Aviation, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma, $7,200.00 (Minimum);
• Bid Exempt 976 Lease of Cessna 172SP for Academic Instruction (2-month extension), Christiansen Aviation, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma, $6,400.00 (Minimum);
• Remit the assessment of $166,000 to the New Jersey Community College Insurance Pool for the New Jersey Community College Insurance Pool Worker’s Compensation Fund;
• Award of a contract with CBIZ-Borden Perlman for insurance with a premium of $578,566;
• A contract with Elmer Schultz Services for commercial appliance repairs for classrooms and cafeterias;
• A contract with Ascent Aviation for helicopter rental for Aviation department instruction;
• A contract with Epic Aviation, Inc. for fuel for CESSNA aircrafts used for Aviation department instruction;
• A contract with Big Sky Aviation for repairs to CESSNA aircrafts used for Aviation department instruction;
• Bid 1862 B Revised Mays Landing Campus Pumping Station Improvements (Purchase of Pump), Chapter 12 Funded, Gayle Corporation, Malvern, PA, $193,800.00.

Personnel Matters

• The appointment of Jill Agosto, to the position of Assistant Professor, of Nursing, effective August 28, 2023;
• The appointment of Robyn Berenato, to the position of Registrar, effective July 1, 2023;
• The appointment of Nina Brannigan, to the position of Department Chair, Practical Nursing, effective August 28, 2023;
• The appointment of Dr. Christopher Carbone, to the position of Assistant Professor, Biology, effective August 28, 2023;
• The appointment of Kristi Collemacine, to the position of Assistant Director, Cape May County Campus Student Affairs, effective July 1, 2023;
• The appointment of Darla Crompton, to the position of Manager, Science Laboratories, effective June 28, 2023;
• The appointment of Megan DeFalco, to the position of Manager, Workforce Development Operations effective July 5, 2023;
• The appointment of Noelle Gaetano, to the position of Assistant Professor, of Nursing, effective August 28, 2023;
• The appointment of Lisa Givens to the position of Assistant Director, Student Engagement, effective July 1, 2023;
• The appointment of Dr. Raymond Keller, to the position of Assistant Professor, Science, effective August 28, 2023;
• The appointment of Ysaias Paul Martinez Mateo, to the position of ITS Technician, effective June 28, 2023;
• The appointment of Anthony Stanfield, to the position of Security Officer, effective July 15, 2023;
• The appointment of Ashley Sullivan, to the position of Assistant Professor, Human Services, effective August 28, 2023;
• The appointment of Michele Togashi, to the position of Assistant Professor, Business and Esports / Gaming, effective August 28, 2023;
• The appointment of April Wolff, to the position of Assistant Director, Infrastructure Systems, effective July 1, 2023;
• The resignation of Julie Schmedding, Office Coordinator, Student Success/EOF effective May 25, 2023;
• Approval of a contract of employment with Dr. Barbara Gaba from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026.

Financial Matters

• FY23 Financial Statement for eleven months ended May 31, 2023.

Honorary Recognition

• The Board of Trustees recognized Trustee Julia Train for her service to the Board of Trustees, the Atlantic Cape Foundation Board, and the students of Atlantic Cape. 

Other Matters

The next meeting of the Atlantic Cape Board of Trustees is scheduled for Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. on the Mays Landing campus.

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About Atlantic Cape Community College:

Atlantic Cape is a comprehensive two-year community college serving the residents of Atlantic and Cape May counties. The college offers over 40 career, transfer, and workforce development programs to more than 6,000 students annually at three campuses in New Jersey: Atlantic City, Cape May Court House, and Mays Landing. The college boasts several courses of study, including nursing, aviation and drone technology, criminal justice, liberal arts, and the Academy of Culinary Arts, rated the no. 1 culinary school in New Jersey. Graduates can continue their education with many four-year institutions, including Rutgers University, located on the Mays Landing Campus.