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President’s Report

Board of Regents Meeting September 26, 2008 System Office – Versailles, Kentucky

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The following information provides updates on President McCall’s annual leadership initiative, FACET 2008-09.

WORKFORCE COMPETITIVENESS

Goal - KCTCS will enhance its capacity to meet Kentucky‟s current and future job needs. Target Measurement for 2008-09 – KCTCS workforce education and training divisions will be re-engineered to be more responsive to the needs of Kentucky‟s businesses and industries as evidenced by:

Meetings conducted by the KCTCS President with representatives of three industry sectors to determine the KCTCS response to statewide training needs. Four industry sectors were identified for the KCTCS President statewide industry forums: coal mining, financial services, healthcare, and transportation. The first forum will be held with the coal mining industry leaders.

The six colleges (Gateway Community and Technical College, Ashland Community and Technical College, Jefferson Community and Technical College, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Somerset Community College, and Maysville Community and Technical College) that are currently delivering or developing programs for the electric utility industry met in September to develop a strategic systemwide approach to address their workforce needs.

Targeted industry sector needs assessment conducted, three partnering initiatives confirmed, and a plan of action developed at all colleges. The following college industry forums have been conducted to date: West Kentucky Community and Technical College – Manufacturing West Kentucky Community and Technical College – Hospitality Gateway Community and Technical College –Manufacturing Gateway Community and Technical College – Electric Utility

Forum follow-up meetings were conducted for Gateway Community and Technical College for the manufacturing and electric utility industries. A planning session was facilitated with the Action Team at Owensboro Community and Technical College to develop strategic goals to address the workforce needs of manufacturing in response to the industry forum.

The E.ON U.S. kickoff meeting was held in July for the Jefferson and Bluegrass Community and Technical Colleges’ lineman apprenticeship program.

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A systemwide Management/Supervisory Institute established. A survey was developed and conducted to gather data to review current offerings and capacity.

A survey was also developed to solicit recommendations from the colleges to identify the components of the institute to include specific courses and assessment tools.

20 KCTCS Workforce Competiveness best practices identified, documented, and distributed to all colleges. The objective for each college, providing a best practice profile quarterly was confirmed. The template for the best practices has been implemented, and a process established to disseminate the best practices to all colleges.

The objective for each college to implement a new best practice and to report outcomes by June 2009 was confirmed.

Workforce Competitiveness Initiative (WCI) Teams established at all colleges. Colleges were grouped into four WCI teams: Group I: Owensboro Community and Technical College, West Kentucky Community and Technical College, Ashland Community and Technical College, and Gateway Community and Technical College Group II: Madisonville Community College, Henderson Community College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, and Jefferson Community and Technical College Group III: Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Bowling Green Technical College, Somerset Community College, and Maysville Community College Group IV: Hazard Community and Technical College, Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, and Hopkinsville Community College Eight colleges (West Kentucky Community and Technical College, Ashland Community and Technical College, Owensboro Community and Technical College, Gateway Community and Technical College, Madisonville Community College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Henderson Community College, Jefferson Community and Technical College) are now in the WCI process and are currently confirming team members.

Confirmed onsite launch of WCI with the Group III colleges (Bluegrass Community and Technical College, Bowling Green Technical College, Somerset Community College, and Maysville Community College) for September.

Confirmed the onsite launch of WCI with the Group IV colleges (Hazard Community and Technical College, Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College, and Hopkinsville Community College) for November.

Other related efforts. A two day retreat was held August 11 and 12 at the System Office for the Group I colleges and Group II colleges. Topics included: WCI implementation plan and accountability measures, WCI project updates from Group I colleges, accountability reporting process and format, branding and marketing planning session, KCTCS Online implementation, capacity building for KCTCS Workforce Assessment Centers, and Supervisory Institute planning.

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VIRTUAL LEARNING Goal: KCTCS will enhance the flexible delivery of workforce solutions. Target Measurement for 2008-09—KCTCS Online will be implemented and expanded as evidenced by:

24/7 delivery of the Business Administration program and the Information Technology program. The rollout schedule calls for a limited number of course modules from both the Business Administration program and the Information Technology program will be offered to a small group of students on a 24/7 basis starting the last week of January 2009. Potential students will be solicited from companies identified by KCTCS Community and Economic Development (CED) Directors. Direct marketing to employees of the selected companies will be used. The target enrollment goal is 250 students during the last week of January so that online services and course delivery processes can be tested and reviewed. During September, KCTCS CED Directors from eight colleges participating in the roll out (Ashland Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Gateway Community and Technical College, Henderson Community College, Jefferson Community and Technical College, Madisonville Community College, Owensboro Community and Technical College, and West Kentucky Community and Technical College) identified and approached companies to consider enrolling employees into the KCTCS Online initial rollout scheduled for January 2009. Gateway Community and Technical College has discussed with Citi Group the potential of registering 40 to 50 employees for the initial January registration. In addition, KCTCS has been in discussions with McConnell Technology and Training Center regarding the use of KCTCS Online for training soldiers who have returned from service in Iraq and Afghanistan. Beginning in February, the number of course modules will be incrementally increased until late March when all course modules, including the general education courses, —will be made available for enrollment. To promote KCTCS Online, KCTCS Marketing has been working with Workforce Development to create the marketing piece that the CED Directors will use for their presentations to companies. The piece will be continuously updated as new course modules become available.

Competency-based curriculum delivered in modularized courses. During August 2008, the six lead colleges announced that the development of all course modules for VLI Phase I, Round 1 was scheduled to be complete by mid-October. All modules will contain a pre-test and post-test. In late September, completed modules will be submitted to a systemwide review team for a quality assurance review.

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Full array of student services online. In August, the Virtual Learning Initiative (VLI) Central Services Team announced that proposals had been received from companies interested in providing a 24/7/365 help desk for KCTCS Online students. The outsourced help desk will provide Tier 1 student services and is expected to provide answers to over 90 percent% of the questions typically raised by online students. KCTCS employees will provide Tier 2 (more specific questions) and Tier 3 (very specific questions) support. The KCTCS Chancellor’s Office staff has been working with college student deans to design Tier 2 and Tier 3 services.

In mid-September, a contract was signed with Presidium Learning to provide the 24/7/365 help desk for KCTCS Online students. Presidium’s timeline for initial testing of the help desk is November 1, 2008. The Chancellor’s Office staff is continuing to facilitate six subcommittees charged with gathering data for FAQs for all tiers of support for student services. The KCTCS Online Student Services subcommittees and Technology Solutions staff are working together to create a seamless student service environment for KCTCS students.

One or more additional programs selected for development for KCTCS Online. The goal of the Virtual Learning Initiative is to attract new students to KCTCS—primarily those working adults who believe that current methods of delivering higher education courses does not fit their lifestyle or meet their needs for improving their career goals. Phase I of the Virtual Learning Initiative was designed to develop associate degree programs in the new competency based, modularized format to be delivered through KCTCS Online in a 24/7/365 format. In September 2007, KCTCS began the first round of program development for KCTCS Online. In May 2008, two new Requests for Proposals (RFP) were sent to all 16 KCTCS colleges. One RFP was for VLI Phase I, Round and called for the development of the Nursing program for delivery on KCTCS Online plus the development of another Associate of Applied Science degree to be chosen from proposals submitted from the colleges. The other RFP introduced the colleges to the Virtual Learning Initiative’s Phase II—targeting ―transitional‖ students including current high school students, recent high school graduates, and GED recipients. The RFP calls for the building of modularized online courses for developmental mathematics, developmental reading, and developmental writing. The proposals are to be submitted by October 2008. As of September, all 16 colleges had indicated that they would participate in a consortium for building new KCTCS Online curriculum, either for projects in Phase I, Round 2 or Phase II, Round 1.

Other related efforts. KCTCS has been working with Barnes and Noble, Blackboard, and various publishers to address how published materials will be provided for KCTCS Online students. All parties agreed that traditional textbooks or even eBooks were not the best format for the modularized courses of KCTCS Online. Thus, the publishers have been working with KCTCS faculty who are developing the modularized courses to produce eContent (small sections of textbooks) for each module. The KCTCS Online students will pay for the eContent along with their tuition when they register for a module. The eContent will be embedded within a student’s module in Blackboard so that it will be easily accessible. Barnes and Noble is finalizing the business model with KCTCS and the publishers.

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TRANSFER Goal: KCTCS will enhance two- to four-year transfer in order to increase the educational attainment of Kentuckians. Target Measurement for 2008-09 - KCTCS will expand the focus on transfer as evidenced by:

Meetings conducted by the KCTCS President Michael B. McCall with each public university president to address transfer barriers for KCTCS students. A list of resources and materials to share with Kentucky’s public university presidents has been developed, including the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) Transfer Feedback Reports, KCTCS Clearinghouse Transfer data, and data from the 2004 Transfer Barriers Study.

Tentative dates for KCTCS President Michael B. McCall’s visits with the public university presidents are set to begin in mid-October. In addition to visits with public university presidents, plans are also underway to meet with representatives of the Association for Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities.

College Transfer Liaisons Peer Team established. The KCTCS Transfer Contacts met in April 2008 to discuss, identify, and prioritize systemwide issues that impact transfer across the state. The most pressing issues identified included consistency in course/credit equivalencies across KCTCS, development of KCTCS course equivalencies for all Kentucky four-year universities, common course numbering at KCTCS colleges and across the state, and transfer centers at KCTCS colleges.

Each KCTCS college president has named one institutional representative to serve as a member of the Transfer Peer Team

Other related efforts. Students at Kentucky’s 16 community and technical colleges have two new tools to assist them in furthering their education at a four-year institution. A “Transfer Handbook” and website have been created to motivate more students to transfer by providing streamlined and relevant information about the transfer process. The “Transfer Handbook” was developed through a partnership between the CPE and KCTCS. Aimed primarily at promoting the opportunities for community college students to transfer from two-year to four-year institutions, the “Transfer Handbook” provides information for students on the benefits of completing an associate degree and transferring to a bachelor’s degree program as well as policies, key information, contacts, and other resources to assist students in the transfer process. The “Transfer Handbook” highlights three primary steps students should take in planning to transfer and several planning tools to help navigate the transfer process. Those tools include checklists of important steps to follow and questions to ask, explanation of transfer policies, lists of transfer contacts for each public and independent institution, and an index of transfer scholarships at public institutions. A corresponding website at www.KnowHow2GOky.org offers additional resources for exploring careers, colleges and universities, and financial aid options.

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Research conducted by CPE and KCTCS in 2004 showed one of the main barriers to transfer is a lack of information about how to plan and prepare to transfer. These planning tools are an important step toward breaking down that barrier. CPE’s Double the Numbers Plan calls for Kentucky to double the number of college graduates in the state by 2020 and indicates the number of students transferring from community and technical colleges to four-year universities must increase from 4,500 to 11,300 by the year 2020. As part of KCTCS’ commitment to preparing and encouraging KCTCS students to transfer to complete a bachelor’s degree, transfer has been identified as one of the top three strategic initiatives in the KCTCS Plan for a Competitive Commonwealth. The “Transfer Handbook” and website are important tools for facilitating students’ access and success. KCTCS will aggressively promote the new handbook along with additional college-based transfer resources this year.

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The following information provides updates on the efforts to accomplish the GOALS as outlined in the KCTCS Strategic Plan 2006-10, July 2005 Edition.

PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNING

Core Indicators: Productivity/Effectiveness

Remediation/Developmental Education

Student Engagement

Ninth Annual President’s Leadership Seminar Twenty-seven faculty and staff members from throughout KCTCS participated in KCTCS President Michael B. McCall‟s ninth annual President's Leadership Seminar (PLS) Fall Seminar at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Lexington from September 9-12. The seminar is designed to promote and strengthen leadership traits among KCTCS faculty and staff in an effort to advance the System‟s 16 community and technical colleges as well as each participant‟s personal and professional goals. This unique professional development experience explores broad-ranging issues such as leadership traits, national issues and trends, professionalism, media relations, and customer service. Guest speakers for this year‟s fall seminar included: George Boggs, President and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC); Harry Pickens, jazz pianist and inspirational educator; Pamila Fisher, facilitator for AACC‟s Future Leaders Institute; and George B. Vaughan, Editor of Community College Review. Academic Leadership Development Workgroup Develops Professional Development Plan for Academic Managers Members of the Academic Leadership Development Workgroup, consisting of presidentially-appointed representatives from each of the KCTCS colleges, met in Elizabethtown June 24-25, 2008, to develop the framework for an Academic Leadership Development program. The program is designed to enhance the skills of managers who work with faculty. The target

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audience for the program includes division chairs, associate deans, and others in academic affairs mid-management positions. Training will include a combination of in-person and online professional development activities. Topics include:

Learning College and Leadership

Policies and Procedures/Process

Dealing with Change

Conflict Management

Communications

Diversity

Virtual Learning Initiative Quality Assurance Certification Training Fifty faculty and academic administrators participated in a two-day training activity June 2-3, 2008, in Versailles on the Virtual Learning Initiative (VLI) Quality Assurance Rubric and Quality Assurance processes. The training, organized by KCTCS Distance Learning staff and supported by KCTCS Professional Development staff, served as professional development for an initial cadre of VLI course assessors. Assessors will assure that all courses, materials, and instruction offered through KCTCS Online are of documented high quality and meet the criteria developed over the past year by the VLI Quality Assurance subgroup. Three Colleges Complete Initial Content Literacy Training Approximately 80 participants from three KCTCS colleges (Big Sandy Community and Technical College, Hazard Community and Technical College, and Jefferson Community and Technical College) completed the first phase of training in Content Literacy during spring and summer 2008. Content Literacy skills involve the ability to use reading, writing, speaking, listening, and observing to learn and to communicate about learning, regardless of content area. Content Literacy skills comprise a set of inter-related skills and habits that can assure academic success at all levels of schooling and in the world of work. Participants engaged in the first part of an intensive, year-long professional development effort that introduces an array of classroom methods that encourage more engagement with the material and make learning more interactive for students. The goal of the training is to support the development of students‟ literacy skills so that they are successful in learning rigorous college-level content and persisting in their postsecondary education. The Content Literacy initiative is a partnership between KCTCS and the Collaborative for Teaching and Learning. The program is funded by a Lumina Foundation targeted grant for professional development with support from KCTCS. Participants will now engage in intensive follow-up activities, will be mentored by collaborative staff and KCTCS faculty, and will participate in an extensive external evaluation of the program. Online Information Technology and Information Technology Policy Awareness and Testing A team representing Technology Solutions, Human Resources, Legal Services, and Professional Development worked to produce an online awareness and testing program on KCTCS Administrative Policy 4.2.5, Information and Information Technology Responsible Use Policy. Awareness materials and testing are designed to further promote responsible use of information and information technology and refresh participants on issues of information security and responsibility. KCTCS policy requires completion of an awareness session and successful completion of an evaluation each year by all KCTCS employees. Testing is to be implemented systemwide in fall 2008.

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Accreditation Update The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) took the following actions at their June 26, 2008, Commission meeting in regard to KCTCS colleges:

Ashland Community and Technical College - reaffirmation of accreditation.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College - reaffirmation of accreditation.

Bowling Green Technical College – candidacy status (effective June 26, 2008).

West Kentucky Community and Technical College - reaffirmation of accreditation. First Monitoring Reports from the following colleges were reviewed by SACS and accreditation continued:

Hazard Community and Technical College.

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College. The following colleges will host or have hosted SACS Visiting Teams in fall 2008:

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (reaffirmation) – October 27-29, 2008.

Gateway Community and Technical College (initial membership) - September 22-24, 2008.

Maysville Community and Technical College (reaffirmation) – October 7-9, 2008.

Somerset Community College (reaffirmation) – September 23-25, 2008.

INCREASE STUDENT ACCESS AND SUCCESS

Core Indicators:

Affordability

Completers/Attainers

Enrollment

Retention

Transfer Fall 2008 Headcount Enrollment KCTCS is estimating the headcount enrollment to remain flat for 2008. The estimate reported to the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) is 92,178 students for fall 2008, a .07 percent decrease from the 2007 fall enrollment of 92,828. The final, official fall 2008 headcount enrollment will be reported to CPE in early November. COMMUNITY COLLEGE WEEK Magazine – Top 100 Rankings for KCTCS Colleges Eight colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) have been named in the “Top 100 Associate Degree Producers” by Community College Week magazine. The KCTCS colleges include: West Kentucky Community and Technical College (17

th),

Bluegrass Community and Technical College (18th

), Jefferson Community and Technical College (22

nd), Maysville Community and Technical College (32

nd), Somerset Community

College (45th

), Bowling Green Technical College (48th

), Owensboro Community and Technical College (88

th), and Ashland Community and Technical College (93

rd).

The rankings are based upon data reported by the institutions to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), which is collected by the U.S. Department of Education‟s

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National Center for Education Statistics. Community College Week compared the average annual increase in associate degrees awarded between 2003 and 2007, the most recent years for which data is available. Additionally, three KCTCS colleges were included as “Big Leapers,” colleges with the largest increase in associate degree production in the last five years. Bluegrass Community and Technical College showed a percentage increase of 65.5 percent; Somerset Community College increased by 19.4 percent; and Jefferson Community and Technical College increased by 18.6 percent. Leadership KCTCS Leadership KCTCS will begin its second class this fall with sessions planned for Louisville (in conjunction with the Kentucky League of Cities Convention), Ashland, Danville, and Madisonville. Applications will be sent to the colleges for distribution, collection, and determination of this year‟s participants. Leadership KCTCS is a student leadership program that is one of the initiatives of NewCitizen Kentucky, a partnership between KCTCS and the Kentucky League of Cities/New Cities Institute. It is designed to increase the civic literacy and capacity of students, emphasizing civic engagement and the 12 principles of community building through student involvement with community leaders in discussions, shadowing experiences, and community forums conducted at college locations throughout the Commonwealth. North American Racing Academy (NARA) Graduates Compete at Turfway Park, Saratoga and Churchill Downs Race Courses On September 27, 2008, four graduates and four currently enrolled second-year students of the North American Racing Academy (NARA), along with Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron, the academy‟s executive director, will ride in an exhibition race at Turfway Park. The exhibition race is part of festivities surrounding the 15th running of the Kentucky Cup Day of Champions, the track‟s most prestigious day of racing each fall.

The riders who are members of the academy‟s first graduating class include: Mikey James, Glendora, California; Jessica Oldham-Stith, Cynthiana, Kentucky; Anna Roberts, Franklinton, Louisiana; Matthew Straight, East Greenbush, New York. Current second-year students include: Ben Creed, Taylorsville, Kentucky; Kristina McManigell, Georgetown, Kentucky; Ryan Pacheco, Toronto, Canada; and Mike Straight, East Greenbush, New York.

Ms. Jackie Davis, a 2008 NARA graduate, made her official riding debut at Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York, on August 29, 2008. She competed against two Hall of Fame jockeys: Mr. Kent Desormeaux, who won the 2008 Kentucky Derby aboard Big Brown, and Mr. Edgar Prado, who won the 2006 Kentucky Derby on Barbaro. Davis, 21, began her internship in January 2008 with Mr. Allen Jerkins, who in 1975 was the youngest trainer ever inducted into the National Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. She is the daughter of jockey Robbie Davis, and was accepted into the NARA program in 2006.

Mr. Matthew Straight, another recent NARA graduate, made his riding debut at Churchill Downs in Louisville on June 27, 2008, riding in two races that same day. Straight, 22, came to Kentucky in September 2006 from East Greenbush, New York, to complete courses at NARA. Before graduating, he had the opportunity to gain additional experience through an internship working for four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd Pletcher.

In 2008, eight students finished the two-year program to become the school‟s first graduating class. Twenty-five first-year students are enrolled for the current semester, some aspiring to be jockeys and others pursuing careers in training, farm management, and other aspects of the racing industry.

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KCTCS Dual Credit Workgroup Meetings On June 6, 2008, KCTCS hosted a meeting of the Dual Credit Workgroup in Frankfort, Kentucky, with the Director of the Office of Career and Technical Education and a representative of the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), Career and Technical Education. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the status of dual credit/enrollment in Kentucky (follow-up to the KDE Dual Credit Task Force); the KCTCS Business Plan, Plan for a Competitive Commonwealth 2008-2020; opportunities for collaboration with the secondary education sector; practices for dual credit/enrollment tuition across the System;, and data to support dual credit recruitment. On August 1, 2008, KCTCS facilitated an ITV meeting of the Dual Credit Workgroup to follow-up on the June 6 meeting. During this meeting, representatives from the KCTCS Chancellor‟s Office discussed data reports to support dual credit/enrollment recruitment and conversion, updating the Dual Credit Memorandum of Agreement with the Office of Career and Technical Education, initial results of a survey of KCTCS dual credit/enrollment tuition practices, and recruitment strategies. Ready-to-Work/Work and Learn Quarterly Meeting All 16 KCTCS colleges were represented at the June 4-5, 2008, Quarterly Ready-to-Work/Work and Learn (RTW/WL) Coordinators‟ meeting at the System Office in Versailles. Technical assistance was provided for completion of end of spring semester reports and on using the new Provost Pulse software to run reports for tracking student attendance in web-based courses. Additional topics included the KCTCS Diversity Program, Online Job Search, and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Spring Semester Ready-to-Work/Work and Learn (RTW/WL) Reports The KCTCS RTW/WL initiatives reported having met all contract expectations for FY 2007-08. The following information was reported to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services: Yearly Statistics for RTW: RTW students served: 1,621 RTW funded work-study 1,029 RTW graduates 346 Continuing postsecondary 148 Average G.P.A 2.57 (compared to overall KCTCS G.P.A of 2.50) RTW fall-to-fall retention 70 percent (compared to KCTCS 54 percent) RTW within-semester retention 94 percent (compared to KCTCS 92 percent) RTW semester-to-semester retention

81 percent (compared to KCTCS 69 percent)

Yearly Statistics for Work and Learn: WL students served: 529 Number remediating for college 93 Number working on GED 303 Number earning a GED 108 Number passing Official GED Practice Test 36 Number increasing one National Reporting System level 227 Number earning a KY Employability Certificate 47 Number transitioning to college 139 WL funded work-study 286

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Ready-to-Work/Work and Learn Contract Renewed for Fiscal Years 2009 and 2010: The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services renewed the Ready-to-Work/Work and Learn (RTW/WL) contract for two more years to continue serving low-income parents at KCTCS colleges with educational case management and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funded work study. This contract also includes case management and TANF funded work study for adult basic education students interested in transitioning into a KCTCS college. The two year contract provides level funding at $4.4 million in each of the two fiscal years. Kentucky Adult Education (KYAE) Awards 2008-09 Contracts KCTCS contracted adult education programs have increased from 23 to 28 counties for fiscal year 2008-09. Gateway CTC, Hopkinsville CC, and Owensboro CTC each added one additional county, and Maysville CTC added two counties. The breakdown of fiscal agents statewide for the year is 59 boards of education (59 counties), 15 KCTCS colleges (28 counties), three educational cooperatives (26 counties), two universities (three counties), one unit of local government (one county), and three community –based organizations (three counties). The 28 KCTCS contracted counties include: Ashland Community and Technical College – Boyd Big Sandy Community and Technical College – Johnson and Floyd Bluegrass Community and Technical College – Fayette Bowling Green Technical College – Warren Elizabethtown Community and Technical College – Meade Gateway Community and Technical College – Kenton and Grant Henderson Community College – Henderson Hopkinsville Community College – Christian Jefferson Community and Technical College – Carroll, Gallatin, Shelby, Trimble Maysville Community and Technical College – Bracken, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas, Robertson Madisonville Community College – Hopkins, Muhlenberg Owensboro Community and Technical College – Daviess, Ohio Somerset Community College – Casey, McCreary Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College – Bell, Harlan West Kentucky Community and Technical College – McCracken U.S. Department of Health and Human Services TANF Rural Communities Initiative KCTCS Chancellor‟s Office staff has been invited to serve as a content expert for a new TANF Rural Communities Initiative. This initiative is designed to provide selected states, tribes, and local TANF agencies the opportunity to share information and promising practices on critical rural issues and barriers to employment, such as education, job skills, transportation, and child care. Career Pathway Funded Manufacturing Boot Camp and Jumpstart Programs Two Manufacturing Boot Camps and Jumpstart programs were offered during May and June 2008. Each Manufacturing Boot Camp and College Jumpstart program is a two-week program consisting of 40 hours per week of team work activities and educational opportunities in a manufacturing environment. Participants toured the Toyota plant in Georgetown, became familiar with the Bluegrass Community and Technical College Leestown Campus, learned valuable employability skills, and received assistance in completing financial aid and college admission forms. In addition, a train-the-trainer component was added so that teams of college faculty could learn to replicate this program at other colleges.

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Eighteen students completed the Boot Camp, and 12 students completed the College Jumpstart program. Seven faculty and staff team members attended the train-the-trainer component. All students, faculty, and staff reported high satisfaction with the program. Twelve students subsequently enrolled in classes at Bluegrass. Those students who were not ready for college were offered adult education services through Bluegrass Adult Education and Scott County Adult Education. Electronic Transcript Update All 16 KCTCS colleges have signed the National Student Clearinghouse contract to participate in electronic transcript exchange. College admission and registrar staff were solicited to determine their primary transcript trading partners so outreach can be made to other colleges and universities to adopt this process. Also, partnerships are to be arranged between KCTCS colleges and their neighboring colleges/universities for the testing and implementation phases. Credit by Exam Form KCTCS has been working to create a common Credit by Exam form and process to be used by KCTCS college registrars. The number of faculty and students who are affiliated with more than one KCTCS college is increasing, and a common form and process will facilitate the process of awarding credit by exam. The form is also in development as an online form, which will accommodate KCTCS Online students. Kentucky Scholars Expansion KCTCS has successfully negotiated a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Kentucky Department of Education and the New Cities Institute to enhance the Kentucky Scholars Program in six community and technical college service regions and to expand it to the remaining 10 KCTCS colleges. Kentucky Scholars is a business/education partnership that promotes rigorous course taking and college-going, leading to a special certification on the high school diploma. Kentucky School Boards Association (K-12 Local Boards of Education) KCTCS was prominently featured at the Kentucky School Board Association‟s (KSBA) Summer Leadership Institute in July and will be the focus of KSBA‟s 12 regional meetings this fall. At the Summer Institute, the KCTCS Chancellor presented a keynote address, and other KCTCS staff led a session entitled “P-16 Partnerships to Promote College and Work Readiness.” For each regional workshop, a college president will present an overview of KCTCS and then lead discussion with local partners on how colleges and school boards can partner to increase student achievement and successful transition to postsecondary education. ACT, Inc. Regional Workshops KCTCS took a leadership role in six regional workshops conducted by ACT, Inc. and the Kentucky Department of Education in August and September 2008, briefing local superintendents and postsecondary presidents on the recently released 2008 ACT data. In each session, a KCTCS college president made a presentation and highlighted local strategies around P-16 partnerships that provide interventions to high school students who are not on track to be “college ready.” West Kentucky Community and Technical College - Emerging Technology Center Groundbreaking On July 31, 2008, KCTCS President McCall, West Kentucky Community and Technical College President Barbara Veazey, Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Secretary Helen W. Mountjoy, elected officials, community leaders, Paducah Junior College Foundation members, and other supporters celebrated the groundbreaking for the new Emerging Technology Center at the college. Among those attending the groundbreaking were Paducah Mayor Bill Paxton; Ms. Ann Gwinn, Chair of the Paducah Junior College, Inc. Board of Trustees; McCracken County Judge Executive Van Newberry; and Dr. Tom Lester, Dean of the University of Kentucky‟s College of Engineering.

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The approximately 75,000 square foot facility will provide the west Kentucky region with a facility equipped to meet the needs of today's technically advanced workforce and will include industrial technology and advanced engineering technology, which includes mechatronics, robotics, rapid prototyping and metrology. A Haas Technology Education Center and advanced classes in information technology will also be a part of the center's programming. The center will serve as a gateway for business and industry training. Maysville Community and Technical College - Science / Administration Building Groundbreaking On August 27, 2008, KCTCS President McCall, Maysville Community and Technical College President Ed Story, elected officials, community leaders, and supporters celebrated the groundbreaking for the new Science/Administration Building on the Maysville Campus. Those attending included State Representatives Rocky Adkins and Mike Denham; State Senator Charlie Borders; Maysville Mayor David Cartmell; Mason County Judge Executive James “Buddy” Gallenstein; and Adam Edelen, Chief of Staff to Governor Steve Beshear. The approximately 20,000 square foot facility will be a two-story structure that will house a chemistry lab, two biology labs, a microbiology lab, a physics lab, a 60-person lecture room, an office suite, and general classrooms. Marketing Plan Update The primary focus of the fiscal year 2008-09 marketing plan will be a public advocacy campaign designed to increase both financial and policy support for KCTCS. This campaign will consist of three components: 1) a grassroots public relations effort, 2) a statewide umbrella media campaign (using the University of Kentucky/University of Louisville sports marketing media buy), and 3) a legislation session media/public relations campaign. To support this campaign, a comprehensive style guide and brand identity guide will be created to ensure that all KCTCS colleges communicate in a consistent and effective manner. The plan also continues to provide recruitment support for KCTCS colleges through the development of recruitment materials, sponsorship of high school athletics, and the Channel One media buy.

EXPAND DIVERSITY AND GLOBAL AWARENESS

Core Indicators:

Enrollment Diversity Global Awareness

KCTCS Diversity Action Research/Planning Process Since mid-March 2008, the System Office Director of Cultural Diversity has interviewed more than 30 System Office staff, including the KCTCS President‟s Cabinet; the 16 KCTCS college diversity directors, and nine community leaders. The purpose of the interviews was to develop a shared vision, build relationships, and achieve a better understanding of how to move diversity initiatives forward.

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The scope of the diversity action planning process has included an initial dialogue with the Presidents Leadership Team (PLT) on March 26, 2008. Utilizing the Appreciative Inquiry process, a brainstorming session with the PLT was conducted. The PLT was asked to “Discover, Dream, Design, and Envision” the KCTCS “Destiny” as it relates to the ultimate goal of inclusion and engagement. Engagement of additional internal and external stakeholders is expected to continue during the next several months. In order to crystallize the thoughts, perceptions, and opinions collected during the individual interviews, the Office of Cultural Diversity is collaborating with the KCTCS Office of Research and Policy Analysis, as well as Human Resources, to collect quantitative data that will further describe the internal performance and the external context as related to expanding diversity and global awareness. The expected outcome of this research/planning process is the construction of a strategic diversity action plan. KCTCS Collaboration to Prepare Minority Middle School Students for Postsecondary Education and STEM Careers The Governor‟s Minority Student College Preparatory Program (GMCPP) is an academic enrichment program that prepares middle school participants to seek and complete higher education after graduating from high school. The services of GMSCPP include year-long monthly activities, summer camp tutorials, social experiences, and a statewide annual conference. The program objectives, established in 1987, include:

Providing academic enrichment activities for middle and junior high school minority students and encourage them to stay in school and enter college.

Making young African-American students aware of the benefits and value of college in order to consider college as an achievable option;

Preparing these students to be successful in college-level work in order to persist to college graduation.

In order to accomplish these goals, KCTCS has recognized and promoted the need for program directors at each college to collaborate with local school districts. Since 2001, the colleges have responded by working with middle school counselors, family resource centers, district administrators, and faculty to promote the GMSCPP, recruit students, and engage parents. Fiscal year 2008-09 marks the first time since program inception that all 16 KCTCS colleges received funding to support a GMSCPP. Approximately $150,000 was allocated to serve more than 150 minority middle school students from across the state. Seventy-five students registered for the annual GMSCPP student conference, which was hosted and sponsored by the University of Kentucky during summer 2008. This year‟s conference provided student participants a series of hands-on STEM experiences as well as opportunities to network with other students from across the state. To date KCTCS has tracked 47 of its GMSCPP graduates who completed high school and moved on to college. Of those, 35 attended KCTCS colleges. Campus Environment Team Activities Report to the Council on Postsecondary Education A systemwide report on Campus Environment Teams (CET) and Public Safety was submitted to the Council on Postsecondary Education‟s Committee on Equal Opportunity in May 2008. Eleven (11) KCTCS colleges and the KCTCS System Office responded with information about the efforts of 16 environment teams. KCTCS reported that environment teams were created to increase the number of minority students enrolled, as well as the number of minority administrators, faculty, and staff employees. The environment teams are charged to enhance the systemwide development and sustainability of inclusive work and learning environments. These teams are typically comprised of campus administrators, staff, and faculty. Two colleges reported student participation.

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British Experience in Living and Learning (BELL) Three KCTCS faculty received grants to conduct professional development activities at Regents Park, England, during July 2008 as part of the BELL program. Wanda Fosterwelsh, Ashland Community and Technical College, conducted research entitled “The Genius of Color: In Search of the Great Colorist”; Wanda Fries, Somerset Community College, who investigated “Mythology from the Greeks to Blake”; and Daniel Schuman, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, who researched “Oxford University and the History of Philosophy.” Visiting Professors from Kenya Bluegrass Community and Technical College is hosting two visiting professors from Maseno University in Kenya. They will be teaching courses in chemistry and mathematics during fall 2008. KCTCS Faculty Teach in China On May 16-June 7, two Bluegrass Community and Technical College faculty members taught classes in American Criminal Justice and Business Management at Tianjin University and Changsha University. Their stay in China was funded by the Chinese Universities. Open World Program The Office of Global Studies and International Partnerships has been awarded $8,200 from the Academy for Educational Development to host six Open World delegates October 3-11, 2008. In collaboration with the Kentucky World Trade Center, the delegates will be introduced to American culture and, specifically, to Kentucky‟s educational system, businesses, and government. Hanoi Community College Draft collaborative agreements have been developed and sent to Hanoi Community College to explore the possibility of offering an AAS in Accounting. The proposed project is in collaboration with Richland College of the Dallas County Community College District in Texas and St. Louis Community College in Missouri. The proposed project would entail U.S. faculty teaching courses in Hanoi. If approved, the project will be funded through student tuition.

ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

OF COMMUNITIES AND THE COMMONWEALTH

Core Indicators Business/Industry Served Licensure/Certification

Workforce Development Kentucky Workforce Investment Network Systems (KY WINS) To date, KY WINS has funded 638 projects; 513 are completed and 125 remain active. The average wage for trainees is $22.09; and 108,961 participants are projected to be served through training and assessment.

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Kentucky Office of Insurance Since July 2004, KCTCS, through its partnership with the Kentucky Office of Insurance, has administered 12,702 insurance licensure assessments. Kentucky Employability Certificate Update Since its inception in 2001, a Kentucky Employability Certificate (KEC) has been issued to 20,358 individuals throughout the Commonwealth. The KEC is based on the ACT, Inc. WorkKeys® assessment system. Individuals must score at the appropriate level on the WorkKeys assessment‟s Reading for Information, Applied Mathematics, and Locating Information to receive the KEC. The KEC is a partnership with ACT, Inc., Kentucky Adult Education, the Kentucky Education Cabinet, and the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development to document and credential workplace skills for individuals seeking employment and those in the workplace. KCTCS and E.ON U.S. Partnership Nearly 100 employees of E.ON U.S. have enrolled at two KCTCS colleges thanks to a new partnership which was announced in Louisville and Lexington in July 2008. It has received positive reaction from E.ON U.S. employees with 35 employees enrolling in Jefferson Community and Technical College (JCTC) for the fall semester and 62 employees from Lexington enrolling in Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC). The partnership provides E.ON U.S. employees, with line technician or gas operations experience, the opportunity to get a college degree while working for the company. Qualified employees may pursue an associate, bachelor‟s, or master‟s degree. They can also use the technical training hours they have already accumulated for their jobs as credit hours. The program consists of four important components:

LG&E (Louisville Gas and Electric) and KU (Kentucky Utilities), companies owned and operated by E.ON U.S., have employees who are currently enrolled in the apprenticeship program will earn 50college credits upon successful completion of the prescribed course of study and upon earning the Journeyman card.

General education courses required for the associate‟s degree will be offered onsite at company training sites, at the JCTC and BCTC campuses, and online at JCTC. Upon completion of 19 credit hours of general education, an employee will earn the associate degree.

Upon completion of general education courses, students will qualify for admission to Western Kentucky University (WKU) to study for a bachelor‟s degree in Technology Management. The college credits they earn will directly transfer to the WKU program.

The final component, which is most critical to the program‟s success, is that all costs will be reimbursed by E.ON U.S.

The curriculum is especially designed for workers who frequently have unpredictable work hours because of emergency situations. Employees who are working as linemen, but have not participated in the formal Apprenticeship Program, will be given college credit for prior work experience and will be able to earn an Associate in Applied Science in Apprenticeship Studies after completing a portfolio that documents the skills, abilities, and competencies required by the course work.

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KCTCS Partnership for Geospatial Technology in the Workforce KCTCS has partnered with seven community colleges, four four-year universities, industry, and state and local governments representing all regions of the country to form the National Geospatial Technology Center (NGT Center). KCTCS is the only participating community and technical college system. The NGT Center is lead by Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas, and is the only center devoted to geospatial two-year education in the country. The goal is to impact over 10,000 learners by the year 2012. The role for KCTCS in the $5 million project is to maintain geospatial servers to deliver geospatial information and maps for the developed curriculum. KCTCS, along with Lake Land College, will also develop a rubric to be used in conjunction with the Geospatial Body of Knowledge to evaluate existing and new curriculum developments. KCTCS will support the project through a $5 million Advanced Technology Grant from the National Science Foundation. The NGT Center will provide leadership to community and technical colleges in all aspects of emerging geospatial technology to better prepare America‟s 21

st century workforce. Geospatial

Technology is one of the ten fastest growing technologies according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Nearly all phases of geospatial technology education can assist Kentuckians in making better decisions. The NGT Center hopes to increase the number, diversity, and quality of geospatial professionals through geospatial technology education at the community and technical college level. Transforming the preparation and continuing education of geospatial technicians to meet the national workforce demand will be done by:

Creating a national clearinghouse of exemplary geospatial curriculum materials and database web services.

Increasing the capacity to train geospatial technicians.

Increasing the quantity, quality, and diversity of geospatial technicians to meet U.S. workforce needs.

Increasing the number of educators participating in geospatial professional development.

Sustaining the NGT Center longterm by seeking collaborations and funding sources to maintain and improve services and products.

Division of Plumbing, Kentucky Office of Housing, Buildings, and Construction KCTCS has begun a new initiative to partner with the Kentucky Office of Housing, Buildings, and Construction, Division of Plumbing to provide eight (8) hours of continuing education courses to Master and Journeyman Plumbers across the state. KCTCS is one of four approved providers for the courses. In the initial set of classes provided by Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Hazard Community and Technical College, Madisonville Community College, and West Kentucky Community and Technical College, there were 82 plumbers who received training in the Kentucky State Plumbing Code, Job Safety, and Business courses. Kentucky Coal Academy (KCA)

The KCA Mobile Expectation Unit project is well underway and nearing completion. The trailer and the truck to carry the training unit have both been purchased. Once this unit is completed and on the road, it will provide an opportunity to offer training statewide as well as serve as a public relations tool for KCA and KCTCS. Scheduling for the unit will be handled by the KCTCS KCA Office.

The two above ground simulated mines in Harlan and Betsy Layne will open as fully-functional training facilities fall 2008.

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KCTCS Center for Excellence in Automotive Manufacturing Bluegrass Community and Technical College‟s Advanced Manufacturing Center in Georgetown continues to develop the Toyota-based skilled trades courses converted to KCTCS credit courses into online learning modules, working with the Director of Modularization and Workforce Education from the KCTCS System Office. The Maintaining Industrial Equipment, Blueprint Reading, and Fluid Power courses are complete and have been piloted. KCTCS is currently working with Amatrol to have all the Industrial Maintenance modules completed by September 2008 and has begun developing assessments that are linked to the curriculum and modules that will be delivered to over 400 Toyota employees. This assessment will be used to diagnose training gaps for Toyota employees based upon their performance. The results will be used to validate this assessment for use with the KCTCS Industrial Maintenance program. The Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC) continues to gain momentum and recognition as a valuable initiative for retooling the training of the skilled trade‟s workforce in automotive companies. From August 5-7, 2008, KCTCS hosted an AMTEC Curriculum Consensus Workshop in Louisville. During this workshop the companies and colleges agreed upon a common core curriculum for the AMTEC project. Forty-six people attended this workshop with 17 of them representing industry. Chrysler Corporation attended this workshop for the first time and has expressed interest in becoming an AMTEC partner. Memorandum of Understanding with Kentucky Horse Park A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between KCTCS and the Kentucky Horse Park (KHP) was signed on August 18, 2008, by President McCall and KHP Executive Director John Nicholson. The purpose of the MOU was to confirm the mutual understanding and agreement regarding the use of the KHP facilities by the North American Racing Academy (NARA). NARA will lease certain portions of the Kentucky Horse Park for classroom instruction and stable facilities. The MOU also includes plans for a proposal to be submitted at a later date for a long-term lease of approximately 40 acres which would provide an area for a permanent comprehensive facility to be used by NARA.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Maysville Community and Technical College’s New Leadership KCTCS President McCall announced the appointment of Dr. Lloyd Edward Story, Jr., as President of Maysville Community and Technical College (MCTC) in May 2008. Dr. Story replaces Dr. Augusta Julian who accepted the position of president at Bluegrass Community and Technical College in December 2007. Dr. Story had been serving as the Chief Academic Officer at Maysville since 2000. He was a Biology professor and division chair since 1982. Prior to his tenure at MCTC, Dr. Story taught in the public school system in two Kentucky counties, served as an associate professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, and as a science coordinator for the state of West Virginia. During his tenure in Mississippi, he was responsible for overseeing the Biology undergraduate program. His most recent accomplishment includes the development of the Paris and Mt. Sterling instructional sites as MCTC extensions. He has also received several teaching honors. In 1997 he received the Kentucky Science Teacher of the Year Award (University Level). And in 1992 he was the recipient of one of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence in Teaching Awards. Dr. Story received his Bachelor‟s in Science in Biology and Geography from Morehead State University and his Master‟s in Science and in Biology and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Story began his presidency June 1, 2008.

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System Office Staff Assignments Cam Cantrill has been named General Counsel, effective July 1, 2008. Mr. Cantrill has been serving in this capacity on an acting basis since April 2007, with responsibility for all legal affairs for KCTCS. Additionally, Mr. Lewis Prewitt has been named Executive Assistant for Administrative Affairs in the KCTCS Chancellor‟s Office, effective September 1, 2008. Mr. Prewitt will assist the Chancellor in performing policy-related responsibilities and will provide leadership in special projects and analyses, including faculty workload, post-tenure review, the academic impact of KCTCS Online, the Virtual Learning Initiative, and other projects as assigned by the Chancellor or the KCTCS President. KCTCS Emergency Notification System Currently, the Safety Notification Alert Process (SNAP) is being implemented across the System. Over 150 KCTCS employees have received training to activate the system and send messages to students, faculty, and staff in the event of an emergency on campus. Colleges are actively preparing templates for emergency messages, defining roles during an emergency response, and sharing the plans with faculty and staff. A contest is being held to encourage students, faculty, and staff to sign-up to receive text message alerts through SNAP. System Office staff have visited 15 college opening day activities to share the news about SNAP and the role everyone plays in crisis response. For the safety and security of students, faculty, and staff, it is imperative that any threatening situation be taken seriously and action taken immediately, including notification of the college president and the System Office. The System Office Crisis Management Team is available 24/7 for advice and assistance. Ford Foundation Bridges Meeting KCTCS President McCall and a team from KCTCS attended the final Ford Bridges meeting on June 25-26, 2008, in New York City. The meeting was a celebration and conclusion to this phase of the Ford Foundation‟s work with community and technical colleges. As part of the Bridges work, KCTCS invested in the Career Pathway efforts at each of the 16 colleges. Pathway outcomes for approximately 3,400 pathway students served in fiscal year 2007-08 as reported to the Ford Foundation include:

Associate degree seeking pathway students have increased to 65 percent compared to 38 percent of the general student population.

Full-time attendance among pathway students has increased to 45 percent compared to 32 percent of the general student population.

Retention rates are higher among pathway students at 70 percent compared to 46 percent for the general student population.

Pathway students are completing programs and earning credentials at higher rates than the rest of the KCTCS population. Credentials awarded per 100 students for pathway students is 51 percent compared to 17 percent for the general student population.

State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) Conference KCTCS staff delivered a presentation entitled “How Do States and Institutions Address the „Big Agendas‟ for Higher Education?” at the SHEEO Conference in San Diego, California, on August 13, 2008. This annual professional conference is a forum for collaborative discussion and networking by national and state higher education policy leaders. Other conference participants included staff from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

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American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Publication A recent publication of AACC, Linking Workforce Development to Economic Development: A Casebook for Community Colleges, features three case studies highlighting three KCTCS Career Pathways (Manufacturing at Gateway Community and Technical College, Allied Health at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, and Manufacturing at Owensboro Community and Technical College). The book is a compilation of best practices that illustrate what it takes for community/technical colleges to achieve their goals of assisting people to acquire education and skills, helping employers, supporting communities, and building the nation. Association of Community College Trustees 2008 Leadership Congress - Presentation KCTCS President McCall and Regent P.G. Peeples have been invited to make a presentation entitled “Trustees and CEO‟s Collaborate for Equity.” The conference will be held October 28-November 1, 2008, in New York, New York. American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Future Leaders Institute - June 22-26, 2008 KCTCS President McCall participated as a panelist in a session entitled “The Leaders and Institutional Advancement: Building Community Relationships” at the AACC Future Leaders Institute in Providence, Rhode Island. This institute brings together seasoned community college leaders and industry experts to expose the participants to practical, hands-on solutions to key challenges, discussions, and debates of ethical and legal issues, team building and conflict resolution strategies, and networking opportunities. Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) Summer Meeting – June 19-20, 2008 KCTCS President McCall participated in the BHEF Summer 2008 Member meeting in Washington, D.C., where two trends were examined: the globalization of higher education and scientific research. Additionally, BHEF‟s progress regarding the College Readiness initiative and the STEM modeling project were showcased at the meeting. National Council of State Directors of Community Colleges (NCSDCC) – August 3-6, 2008 KCTCS President McCall attended the NCSDCC 2008 Summer Conference hosted by the Illinois Community College Board in Chicago, Illinois. The program included presentations and discussions of the latest policies affecting the nation‟s community colleges, the newest trends that the states are reporting, communications advocacy, noncredit workforce development, and issues related to associate degree nursing. Woodford County Chamber of Commerce Presentation – August 28, 2008 KCTCS President McCall was invited to be the keynote speaker at the Woodford County Chamber of Commerce Luncheon. He provided an historic overview of KCTCS accomplishments and discussed the direction and focus on initiatives for the future to include workforce development, virtual/online learning, and KCTCS student transfer. Bowling Green Technical College Board of Directors Orientation – September 18, 2008 KCTCS President McCall joined Dr. Nathan Hodges, Bowling Green Technical College President, to conduct an orientation for the new board members recently appointed to the college‟s board of directors. The topics covered at the retreat included roles and responsibilities of the board; the college vision, mission, and strategic planning; budget process; and board structure.

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IdeaFestival 2008 KCTCS is participating as a Lead Sponsor of IdeaFestival (IF) 2008, September 25-27, 2008. This year‟s event is being held in Louisville, primarily at the Kentucky International Convention Center. KCTCS students, faculty, and staff are providing over 60 members of this year‟s volunteer corps. Within KCTCS, volunteers include a cadre of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) members. PTK is using this activity as a fall service project. KCTCS will serve as a session sponsor for “The Physics of NASCAR,” featuring author Diandra Leslie-Pelecky on September 27, at 10:15 a.m. EDT. Held in conjunction with the IF, KCTCS has student representation at the The Filmmaker's Studio, an intensive, 2-day workshop for emerging and experienced filmmakers and screenwriters. Film Studio participants work directly with industry professionals and may select to specialize in screenwriting, advanced screenwriting, or production while attending the workshop.

Appreciative Inquiry and the Strategic Planning Process for 2010-16 Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a way to view systems, organizations, groups, and communities through the assumption that every human system contains aspects that are working well and are contributing to the effectiveness and success of that system. It allows organizations and individuals to affirm past and present strengths and successes by asking questions to see new potentials and possibilities rather than focusing on problems. It is fully affirmative, inquiry-based, and flexible aligning with the KCTCS culture and vision to be the best community and technical college system in the nation. Rather than using the traditional SWOT method of analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats), AI uses the SOAR method for analysis (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, Results). The AI process has been adopted by the KCTCS President's Leadership Team as a tool to help direct the development of the KCTCS Strategic Plan 2010-16. KCTCS continues to move closer to incorporating Appreciative Inquiry (AI) into the KCTCS Strategic Plan 2010-16 planning process. An Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training (AIFT©) was held at the System Office Conference Center in Versailles July 28-31, with 38 KCTCS faculty and staff participating in the training session. The participants will now use these skills to conduct a local environmental scan that can be used by the system-level Strategic Planning Teams (SPTs) to develop possible goal statements for the KCTCS Strategic Plan 2010-16. On September 10, System Office representatives learned more about the Appreciative approach to strategic planning and began preparation for the internal environmental scan. Over the next two months, a random sample of System Office staff will be interviewed in order to seek insight regarding six key areas, including:

Cultural Diversity

Economics/Environment

Education

Political Climate

Social Demographics

Technology

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Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Economic Summit and Dinner, July 28-29, 2008 At the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce‟s Economic Summit, KCTCS President Michael B. McCall served as a member of the panel discussing the topic, “Improving the Educational Attainment of Kentuckians at All Levels.‖ President McCall‟s comments included a review of the KCTCS “Eye of Storm” report and the issues that continue to confront Kentucky‟s economic environment, along with an overview of KCTCS’ Business Plan, Plan for a Competitive Commonwealth, KCTCS‟ comprehensive strategy for responding to the those economic issues. Other panelists included: Western Kentucky University President Gary Ransdell, Kentucky Education Cabinet Secretary Helen Mountjoy, of the Pritchard Committee for Academic Excellence Executive Director Robert Sexton, , and University of Kentucky Professor of Early Childhood Education Kim Townley. On the second day of the Economic Summit, KCTCS sponsored the Annual Dinner, which featured keynote speakers Donna Brazile, Democratic strategist, and Tucker Carlson, a Republican commentator. KCTCS was also represented at the dinner by KCTCS Board Chair Richard Bean, KCTCS Foundation Member David Beck,; Jefferson Community and Technical College President/CEO Tony Newberry, and KCTCS President‟s Cabinet members, and System Office staff. Commerce Lexington Public Policy Luncheons KCTCS has sponsored the Commerce Lexington Public Policy Luncheons that have been held this year. These luncheons are intended to feature presentations from elected officials to offer insight on the progress and issues of importance to the Bluegrass region. On August 15, 2008, KCTCS President McCall attended a luncheon featuring remarks from Congressman Ben Chandler. Congressman Chandler discussed a variety of topics, including, current federal legislation and his views on the nation‟s energy issues and the war in Iraq. Constitution Day Celebrations In compliance with a federal mandate, on September 17, 2008, KCTCS, including each of its 16 colleges, celebrated the original signing of the U.S. Constitution. President McCall led a program on the Constitution for System Office staff. This year‟s event featured a presentation by Stephen Brown, from the National Park Service, about Abraham Lincoln and his contributions to securing equality for all persons. Ogilvy Governmental Relations Update On August 14, 2008, the President George Bush signed the Higher Education Improvement Act. The legislation reauthorized the original Higher Education Act of 1965. The major aspects of the bill are as follows:

State Funding for Colleges and Universities (―State Maintenance of Effort‖)

Congress expects states to properly fund the public colleges and universities within their states to maintain affordability

Success Grants (sponsored by Rep. John Yarmuth, Kentucky)

Grants specifically designed to assist colleges with large numbers of students enrolled in developmental courses to persist and graduate.

Student Transfer Credit Among Higher Education Institutions

Encourages states to develop and implement comprehensive articulation agreements.

Requires colleges/universities to fully disclose transfer policies for current and prospective students.

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Pell Grants Increased Pell award from $5,800 to $8,000 for low-income students.

Pell grants can now be used year round, for certificate programs and for part-time students.

Pell eligibility is limited to 18 semesters/27 quarters (or part-time equivalent).

Student Support Services: TRIO programs and GEAR UP Reauthorized these programs that benefit financially disadvantaged students to help them

complete high school and be successful in college.

FIPSE Grants (grants to institutions to improve postsecondary education opportunities) Creates new programs to ensure the success of non-traditional students in college.

Campus Safety Grants Authorizes grant funding so that colleges/universities can improve emergency preparedness.

Creates disaster relief loan programs to help institutions regroup after emergent circumstances.

Veterans Programming

Legislation creates a program to ease the transition of military personnel returning from combat zones into college.

Private Student Loan Improvements Congress institutes measures to protect students and families who obtain educational loans from

private providers. Budget Reduction Implementation Since January 2008 the KCTCS base state appropriation has been reduced by more than $13.5 million. Since this is a recurring budget reduction, base budgets had to be reduced by this amount before the new fiscal year began. President McCall has indicated that this budget reduction will impact “People, Programs, and Services”. President McCall has worked with the President‟s Leadership Team to assess the actual impact at each college and on system level programs. The “People” impact (240 full-time and part-time faculty and staff) was reported at the June Board meeting. This number of fewer faculty and staff has affected the colleges‟ ability to offer programs, courses, sections of courses, and services to students and businesses. Specifically, all KCTCS colleges have had to reduce or change the way these programs, courses, and services are being offered. Following are a few examples of the impact on programs and services reported by colleges throughout KCTCS:

Gateway Community and Technical College is ending operations on one of its campuses (Highland Heights) and is leasing that campus to Northern Kentucky University.

Jefferson Community and Technical College capped enrollment on its Downtown Campus and assisted (to the extent possible) students in enrolling in courses on the college‟s other campuses.

Somerset Community College discontinued class offerings at Wayne County High School when that school board indicated that it needed to begin charging for use of that space.

Owensboro Community and Technical College is no longer operating its libraries on weekends.

Full academic programs have been eliminated on one or more campuses of 10 colleges.

Enrollment was capped in one or more programs at 12 colleges.

Fewer courses or fewer course sections are being offered by 14 colleges.

The minimum number of students required for a class to be offered has increased at 15 colleges.

The maximum number of students enrolled in classes has increased at 9 colleges.

Services to students and businesses have been reduced at 15 colleges.

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KCTCS Performance Measures Updated information is available for two performance measures: participation rate and multicultural and foreign language course enrollment (see attached for more detailed information). KCTCS met its one-year performance target for the participation rate measure and exceeded it for multicultural enrollment.

Participation Rate – The KCTCS participation rate indicator measures the percentage of adults aged 18-64 enrolled in a KCTCS college. Between 2006 and 2007, the participation rate increased from 3.1 percent to 3.3 percent. The 2007 rate meets the performance target established for the year.

Multicultural and Foreign Language Course Enrollment – Enrollment in multicultural and foreign language courses increased 6.5 percent between 2006-07 and 2007-08, from 12,126 to 12,968. The performance target established for 2007-08 was 12,399 enrollments.

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Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Performance Measures

Participation Rate

Actual

Target

County 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

2007 2008 2009

Kentucky* 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.3

3.3 3.5 3.5

Adair County 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.7 1.7 Allen County 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.1 3.4 Anderson County 1.9 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.5 2.8 3.4 Ballard County 3.4 4.5 5.7 7.1 7.2 6.8 8.1 7.8 Barren County 1.2 1.8 1.2 1.6 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.7 Bath County 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.3 Bell County 4.2 5.1 6.3 6.4 7.6 7.2 7.1 7.5 Boone County 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.1 1.1 Bourbon County 1.7 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.5 2.6 2.9 Boyd County 4.3 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.3 Boyle County 1.1 1.6 1.6 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.4 Bracken County 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.7 4.4 Breathitt County 4.0 5.8 7.1 5.8 5.6 5.1 5.3 5.7 Breckinridge County 1.9 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.4 Bullitt County 1.5 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.9 Butler County 1.8 2.1 3.0 2.5 1.9 1.9 2.7 2.8 Caldwell County 3.5 3.4 4.3 4.8 4.0 4.8 4.9 4.5 Calloway County 0.7 0.7 1.1 1.5 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.4 Campbell County 0.5 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 Carlisle County 3.9 4.4 5.0 5.2 4.6 5.4 6.0 6.6 Carroll County 2.4 3.0 2.4 4.9 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.5 Carter County 2.2 2.8 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.7 4.6 Casey County 1.5 2.2 2.3 3.8 2.4 2.8 2.6 3.7 Christian County 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.6 4.3 5.0 4.0 Clark County 1.4 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.1 Clay County 0.7 1.0 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.0 3.0 Clinton County 2.5 2.4 2.7 4.8 4.3 4.1 3.4 5.3 Crittenden County 3.1 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.4 4.0 4.1 4.3 Cumberland County 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.8 1.7 2.2 1.3 3.4 Daviess County 4.0 5.9 5.7 5.8 6.2 6.6 6.8 7.0 Edmonson County 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.7 2.1 Elliott County 0.9 1.5 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.7 2.0 2.6 Estill County 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.7 1.0 Fayette County 2.1 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 Fleming County 2.4 3.1 3.6 3.6 4.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 Floyd County 3.9 4.4 4.6 5.3 4.8 5.2 5.5 5.6 Franklin County 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 Fulton County 0.8 2.1 2.6 2.6 4.6 3.4 5.1 3.6 Gallatin County 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.9 2.3 Garrard County 0.6 0.8 1.4 1.8 1.3 2.0 1.3 1.6 Grant County 4.6 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1

President’s Report

Attachment

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Kentucky Community and Technical College System Performance Measures

Participation Rate

Actual

Target

County 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

2007 2008 2009

Graves County ** 4.1 4.3 4.1 4.6 5.1 5.5 5.3 Grayson County 2.5 2.9 2.8 3.0 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.2 Green County 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.8 2.1 1.9 Greenup County 2.6 3.1 3.1 4.1 4.3 4.9 5.0 5.1 Hancock County 3.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 5.3 4.1 5.5 7.2 Hardin County 4.3 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6 5.1 Harlan County 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.8 6.4 6.8 7.7 8.5 Harrison County 3.1 4.0 4.3 5.0 4.7 3.9 3.8 4.1 Hart County 1.1 1.6 1.3 1.6 2.2 1.9 2.4 2.6 Henderson County 3.1 4.0 4.1 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.8 Henry County 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.8 2.6 3.0 2.3 2.8 Hickman County 2.3 2.2 2.3 3.8 4.6 5.6 3.7 4.1 Hopkins County 4.9 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.4 7.0 Jackson County 1.0 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.9 1.4 3.1 Jefferson County 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.4 Jessamine County 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.3 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.1 Johnson County 4.5 4.8 5.5 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.2 5.9 Kenton County 0.5 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 Knott County 5.3 6.2 7.0 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.6 6.2 Knox County 0.9 1.6 2.4 2.6 2.9 3.1 2.8 3.2 Larue County 3.1 3.6 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.8 4.1 4.6 Laurel County 2.2 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.8 3.1 Lawrence County 3.1 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.6 Lee County 2.2 2.5 6.4 3.7 4.5 4.7 4.5 4.9 Leslie County 3.9 7.3 5.0 8.1 8.3 7.9 6.6 8.3 Letcher County 4.6 5.5 4.7 5.9 5.3 6.3 5.3 6.4 Lewis County 2.1 2.3 3.2 3.4 4.5 4.9 4.5 4.6 Lincoln County 0.8 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 2.5 Livingston County 3.5 3.0 4.2 4.7 5.4 5.0 5.4 4.7 Logan County 0.8 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.8 3.6 Lyon County 5.1 3.3 2.7 3.3 3.5 3.4 4.0 3.2 McCracken County 5.3 5.8 5.8 6.0 5.6 0.7 5.7 6.5 McCreary County 3.1 3.9 4.9 4.5 4.7 4.8 5.5 5.1 McLean County 3.4 4.2 4.6 5.1 4.6 2.6 5.7 6.4 Madison County 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.8 0.7 4.6 0.7 0.8 Magoffin County 2.8 3.5 4.0 3.8 4.2 6.0 4.4 6.5 Marion County 1.1 0.9 1.4 2.8 2.8 5.2 1.5 1.7 Marshall County 2.9 4.1 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.8 4.7 4.8 Martin County 4.9 3.4 4.8 4.3 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.2 Mason County 3.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 5.0 5.6 5.9 Meade County 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 Menifee County 0.8 1.2 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.5 Mercer County 1.6 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.3 Metcalfe County 1.2 1.6 1.9 2.1 1.5 2.8 3.2 4.2 Monroe County 0.8 1.3 1.6 2.0 1.3 2.4 3.2 4.9 Montgomery County 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.9

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Participation Rate

Actual

Target

County 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

2007 2008 2009

Morgan County 3.3 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.4 3.8 3.6 4.4 Muhlenberg County 3.2 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.7 Nelson County 2.5 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.8 2.9 Nicholas County 3.2 3.2 2.6 3.1 2.6 3.0 2.8 2.7 Ohio County 3.0 3.9 6.2 6.2 4.7 4.3 4.3 4.8 Oldham County 1.7 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.6 Owen County 1.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.7 Owsley County 3.9 4.0 5.0 4.2 3.0 4.8 5.5 4.6 Pendleton County 0.7 1.3 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.1 Perry County 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.3 5.8 6.2 7.3 7.9 Pike County 2.3 2.7 2.9 3.4 3.9 3.7 3.7 4.1 Powell County 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.6 Pulaski County 3.7 4.9 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.4 5.9 4.9 Robertson County 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.8 2.6 3.7 3.2 Rockcastle County 1.1 3.1 1.6 2.8 3.0 3.5 2.5 4.2 Rowan County 1.1 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.9 Russell County 2.4 2.4 2.4 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.7 Scott County 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 Shelby County 1.2 2.7 3.6 3.4 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.4 Simpson County 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.4 Spencer County 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.8 2.0 1.6 Taylor County 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 Todd County 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.4 2.9 3.2 Trigg County 4.5 2.6 2.7 3.4 2.5 3.5 3.4 4.0 Trimble County 1.1 2.0 1.6 1.8 2.4 3.4 3.1 2.4 Union County 3.4 3.9 4.2 5.0 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.2 Warren County 0.8 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.5 Washington County 1.3 1.8 1.5 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.2 1.8 Wayne County 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.8 Webster County 3.8 5.8 6.0 6.2 7.5 8.1 8.0 9.1 Whitley County 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.6 Wolfe County 2.3 3.0 3.7 3.4 3.8 4.2 3.9 4.7 Woodford County 1.6 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.4 2.4 1.9 2.0

Note: Participation rate is KCTCS fall credit enrollment as a percentage of adult (ages 18-64) population, by county of residence.

Source: KCTCS Database (fall headcount), Census 2000, US Census Bureau population estimates 2001-2005

* Residing in Kentucky counties, plus unknown and multiple counties selected

**Data not available.

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Performance Measures

Multicultural and Foreign Language Course Enrollments

Actual

Target

00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08

07-08 08-09 09-10

System

6,124 6,936 8,245 11,250 11,218 11,460 12,126 12,968

12,399 13,515 14,597

Ashland

121 197 201 314 230 209 261 365 Big Sandy

282 119 152 274 345 286 424 478

Bluegrass

2,930 2,982 3,555 4,413 4,458 4,421 4,039 3,458 Bowling Green

0 0 0 0 0 24 105 91

Elizabethtown

318 589 672 888 977 872 795 1,055 Gateway

0 0 0 26 33 99 142 101

Hazard

162 146 88 349 274 294 412 488 Henderson

62 97 185 210 221 68 111 219

Hopkinsville

130 233 294 274 245 199 183 454 Jefferson

677 859 990 1,517 1,739 1,899 2,187 2,309

Madisonville

364 299 407 519 481 454 459 416 Maysville

64 61 119 184 181 592 716 923

Owensboro

143 226 193 405 452 398 519 513 Somerset

443 528 727 789 608 664 691 866

Southeast

336 441 508 800 714 618 520 566 West Kentucky

92 159 154 288 260 363 562 666

Note: Duplicated annual enrollment in selected foreign language and multi-cultural courses.

Source: Official data as reported to CPE.