Budget Highlights and Salaries

From: Sanford Shugart
To: All Faculty and Staff
Date: 6/19/02 12:23 PM
Subject: Budget Highlights and Salaries

Yesterday, the Board of Trustees approved our proposed budget for FY 2002-2003. I've asked Bob Austin to schedule visits to each campus in July to review in detail the coming year's budget and answer questions. This memo is to provide a few highlights right away.

The budget was developed through the College Planning Council and reflects in significant ways the strategic plan and a set of design principles to keep us true to good stewardship and our learning focus. These will be published with the budget.

So here are the highlights:

1. Salaries: Although earlier in the year it looked doubtful that any salary increases would be available, we were able to provide a 3.02% increase to all eligible full-time employees with a year of service credit. For faculty, this is simply a two-step increase. For all other eligible staff, it is an across-the-board percentage. In addition, we kept to our principles on a minimum salary, adjusting it to the new federal guideline for a family of four, $18,050. For those below or near this minimum, the salary adjustments will be greater than 3.02%, accordingly.

Four month faculty will receive a 1.5% increase and the new faculty placement on the schedule will be adjusted upward by one step (steps 11-16 rather than 10-15.)

2. Strategic Budget Initiatives. These items are important new initiatives approved by the College Planning Council that have a direct connection to the strategic plan. They are summarized below by Goal.

Goal 1: Learning First
Redesign Student Services to improve learning support to students and streamline admissions - $492,596

Goal 2: Start Right
Equipment and Technology - $2,627,214
LifeMap Communications and Support - $87,500
Math Prep Institute - $45,602
Academy for Teaching and Learning - $116,010

Goal 3: Learning Leaders
New Tenure Track Faculty Positions (32) - $1,347,330
Salary Increase - $1,743,657
College Support Positions - $691,465
Destinations 2003 Faculty Development - $150,000

Goal 4: Learning By Design
Core Competency Integration Project - $135,630
On-Line Faculty Development (Scenarios) - $78,231
"Live" Faculty development - $80,328
CORE Education Program - $12,347

Goal 5: Learning Support Systems
Atlas Implementation - $418,000
Smart Classrooms - $600,000
Year 3 Educational Technology Plan - $1,097,000

Goal 6: Diversity Works
Staff and Faculty Diversity Initiative - $110,000
Center for Global Languages English Immersion Program - $76,505

Goal 7: Learning Works
Economic Development Training Fund - $300,000 (fund balance set-aside)
Valencia Institute Marketing Plan - $20,000
Create an Enterprise Fund (non-recurring accumulated interest earnings) - $1,000,000

In addition to these items, the Staff and Program Development Budget was significantly adjusted to provide for the following:

1. Tuition Reimbursement was raised from $800 to $1,000.

2. Department travel resources were restored and raised above levels prior to the mid-year budget cuts.

3. Contingency funds for travel were added to each campus budget, so requests for travel to present papers or for any other purpose will be handled at the campus level, rather than in the president's office. Each campus will develop a process for this.

4. A mini-grants program was funded (with details to be worked out) at $150,000. Two-thirds of this will be disbursed at the campus level through local processes. The other third will be disbursed across the college by the CLC. These funds will support projects to improve student learning.

Look for the forums in July when the CPC members and Bob Austin can respond to any questions you may have about the process, the individual projects, and the general financial condition of the college.

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