Student Services Program Review-Spring 2010 - Shasta College

5. Faculty and Classified StaffingThis section is not relevant for the GEAR UP/TRiO department. However, tablesdetailing the staffing structure of each program are available in Section II of thisreview.6. EquipmentThe SSS program follows the Shasta College policy for replacement of technologyequipment. Other equipment is purchased as needed in accordance with relevantregulations and with the approval of Administration.7. Budget Information, Requests, Action PlansWhen the SSS program plan was written, the specified budget was adequate tocarry out stated goals and objectives. However, in the last few years, the USDepartment of Education has only been able to offer “level-funding” from one yearto the next. Consequently, as COLA and staff salaries increase, it has become achallenge to offer the same level of services to students. SSS staff is doing a greatjob capitalizing on limited budgets without sacrificing program design.The federal program budget for SSS requires significant revision after it is set byShasta College. There are two reasons for this. The first is that Shasta Collegerequires that budgets be submitted before we receive our official budget notificationnotice from the USDOE indicating our budget allocation for the following year. Inaddition, the federal grant cycle (September 1-August 31) is different than the statebudget cycle (July 1-June 30). Consequently, there will always be a significantportion of our budget remaining on June 30 th that must be immediately carriedforward to the next state budget year. The Business Office is well aware of thesebudget considerations and works with program staff to ensure that budgetbalances are monitored and adjusted as needed.Significant budget planning occurs every five years through the formal grantprocess. Follow up planning occurs annually. Considerations for budgetadjustments include federal allocations, program needs, staffing patterns andyearly priority areas.Financial benefits to Shasta College includes approximately $16,000 in in-directfunds received annually (8%). Non-financial benefits of our programs includeincreased services to the community, greater awareness of Shasta College’sprograms and steps to enrollment, and an increase of community college studentsthat are academically prepared to enroll and transfer to a four-year institution. Perstudent costs are dictated by the United States Department of Education, thereforeShasta College program costs are comparable to other SSS programs nationwide.8. Reach of ServicesSSS is only allowed to serve 175-200 students annually. This is a smallpercentage of Shasta College’s eligible student population. Consequently, theSSS staff attempts to expand their reach of services by supporting the college indifferent ways. Sharing best practices for serving educationally disadvantaged- 331 -