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MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES - 3 - APRIL 10, 201369Mrs. Beck said some of us attended the Athletic Department fundraiser at Win-River. Wehope to get the numbers for it. It was a wonderful evening. Dean Gary Houser said wewill have the numbers soon. Mr. Swendiman said it was a good time, and his group hada designated driver. He said he can't believe who Bill Walton was, and all that he's donein his life. Dean Houser said he was a highly recognized athlete for us. Mr. Swendimansaid it was very special. He said he also attended the production of Jerusalem. It wasvery interesting. He went after reading the comments in the newspaper which he feltwere valid depending on your age. For the next generation after mine, it would be stunningto witness. The acting was unbelievable; they didn't miss a beat. It was really, reallygood. Mr. Swendiman said he was not offended by any of it and thought it representedreality. He enjoyed it. Mrs. Beck said she received a few phone calls from people whowere not enthralled with it. Mr. Swendiman said there were some volunteer ushers intheir 70s, and they found nothing to appreciate about it, but it's nothing more than a generationalthing. They hadn't experienced any of that. It was fantastic, and the lead coulddo anything, he was so good.6.6 SUPERINTENDENT/PRESIDENT'S REPORTMr. Wyse said first, I want to mention the new Student Success Scorecard that has beenreleased from the Chancellor's Office. The scorecards give college-by-college views ofstudent performance and were a major recommendation of the Student Success TaskForce. The scorecard enables users to easily track a college's certificate and degree attainmentand transfer rates, persistence rates, and "momentum points," such as thecompletion of 30 units, which is typically considered to be the halfway mark to transferringto a four-year institution as a junior or completing an associate degree. This scorecardreplaces the old accountability report-ARCC-that you have been used to seeing.We plan to give a presentation at the May Board meeting to present and discuss what iscontained in this scorecard. Next month, Marc Beam, Director of Research and Planning,will be at the meeting to present information on the new scorecard.Second, I want to highlight the Shasta Promise agreement that is on tonight's Boardagenda. Tom Armelino, County Superintendent of Schools, has led this effort of helpingpromote a college and career readiness culture in our county. Shasta College includesTrinity and Tehama. The goal of this effort is for all Shasta County students to receive aneducation that prepares them for success, without remediation, in all post-secondary optionswith a focus on high skill and high wage employment. This isn't a college-onlymessage; a four-year university experience isn't for everyone. Options include apprenticeships,certificate programs, trade schools and the military. There is a press conferencescheduled for tomorrow at the Shasta County Office of Education at 1:45 p.m.tohighlight this agreement.Finally, I'd like to report that our integrated planning efforts continue to progress. We arefollowing the timelines and processes in our Integrated Planning Manual, andalthough all of us participating in the process are finding things we would like to improveabout it, I am pleased that we are doing what we said we would do. I continue to remindus all that part of the integrated planning process is the opportunity to evaluate andchange the process for the better! Thanks to all for continuing to be involved in this ongoingeffort.