Board of Trustees Goals

1. Support KCKCC Strategic Plan Priorities, Goals and Initiatives.

1.1 Monitor progress on HLC related activities that lead the College to eliminate any accreditation deficiencies.

1.2 Monitor strategic plan progress and meeting of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

2. Monitor student progress and
satisfaction.

2.1 Monitor following KCKCC performance measures.

• first to second year retention rate of first time full-time college ready students;
• number of certificates and degrees awarded;
• percent of students employed or transferred;
• success rate in non-developmental courses enrolled by students who were successful in developmental courses;
• number/percentage of Hispanic students enrolled at KCKCC; and
• fall to spring retention of non-college ready students.

2.2 Review results of student satisfaction surveys as they are conducted on the Institutional Effectiveness webpage. 

2.3 Identify and monitor student success in programs
that historically enroll the majority of their students
from underserved socio-economic demographics.

3. Monitor employee, student and community data.

3.1  Receive demographic data and county residency of
employee applicant pools. Receive data on final hires in
management, faculty, and staff positions.

3.2  Monitor and support college efforts that create learning
and work environments that reflect the communities we
serve.

3.3  Stay informed of the number of students and employees
impacted by current public health related trends of concerns.

3.4  Monitor student enrollment trends and related fiscal impacts on the college, and support necessary adjustments to the college’s academic portfolio.

3.5  Review results of college stakeholder surveys.

4. Further develop positive relationship with president to ensure success for the board, the president and the college.

4.1  Continue to provide assistance in connecting the president with the community in Wyandotte and Leavenworth Counties.

4.2  Provide clear direction to the president as a unit not as individuals.

4.3  Support president to ensure he is enabled to dedicate
sufficient time to accomplish key strategic priorities.

5. Support strategies that ensure the long-term fiscal health, safety, and physical maintenance of the college.

5.1  Ensure that allocation of financial and human resources best serves students.

5.2  Ensure a sustainable economic future for the college
through policy adoption and monitoring, ongoing review of
short and long-range budgets and expenditures, and supporting
necessary adjustments to college class portfolio.

5.3  Review capital outlay projects and expenditures and the deferred maintenance plan.

5.4  Receive regular updates during the negotiation process, monitor and provide input to the president on faculty negotiations.

5.5  Advocate on behalf of the college to maintain appropriate
state and federal funding, grow philanthropic resources, provide high quality education and support services to the community while maintaining affordable student tuition.

5.6  Support and monitor planned college expansion initiatives.

5.7  Monitor / track advancement / completion of new college safety plan.

6. Create and maintain a high-functioning Board unit by adhering to principles of effective Boardship.

6.1  Conduct Board self-evaluation.

6.2 Annually, familiarize, update and review Trustee Handbook.

6.3 Initiate and commit to continued Trustee professional development, for example, with expansion of budget and finance training.

6.4 Create and provide a uniform trustee candidate and new trustee orientation and mentorship process.

6.5 Adhere to trustee conduct provision in the trustee handbook.

7. Enhance image of the college in the community.

7.1 Enhance the college mission and vision through strategic advocacy with:

• local, state and federal government entities;
• individual community members and community/civic organizations; and
• philanthropic entities.

7.2 Ensure development and distribution of annual report from the board to the community.

7.3 Engage and support the work of the KCKCC Foundation.

7.4 Maintain a Community Engagement Plan.