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MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES - 6- APRIL 10, 201372replied no. Mr. Miller said then it's a single piece of property. Mrs. Beck said she seeshim frequently. He's lost some of his alertness, but he's an amazing man. Mr. Thompsonsaid this is a really good thing for the college, and it's really nice that you visit him. Mrs.Pratt asked if everyone knows about this Board of Trustees member. Mr. Thompson saidhe was a former Trustee on the Shasta College Board. Mrs. Pratt said he fought reallyhard to get a college in Cottonwood. Mr. Lucas said he was one of the original Boardmembers. Mrs. Beck said he left in 1993. Mr. Wyse said a fun thing was his being partof the Shasta Dam project. Mrs. Beck said he is a very interesting man. Last year wetook him to Shasta Dam, where he was given a personal tour. They treated him verynicely.Regarding the Teresa Poore trust, Mr. Lucas asked if the students are required to returnthe purchased books back to the Foundation. Mr. Thompson said he is not sure; theTextbook Committee handles that. Mr. Lucas said it would really increase circulation ifthey were returned to the Foundation. Mr. Thompson replied from what he understands,the editions change so quickly they wouldn't be usable in two years. Mr. Pierson askedthe per semester average textbook cost for students. Ms. Schneider replied one textbookcan cost from $20 to $200; it depends on the class. Mr. Pierson said so the costcan reach $300 to $500 easily. Ms. Schneider replied yes.Mr. Swendiman asked whose property we would be crossing with an easement. Mr.Thompson replied it's private property; they are reluctant to give it to us. We may haveto buy it. They are absentee landlords.Mr. Lucas said you're getting a lot done. Mr. Thompson said it's a lot of fun. Mr. Piersonasked how long the Foundation has been in existence. Mr. Thompson replied since1995. Mr. Pierson asked if there was an initial endowment. Mr. Thompson said we itstarted with $400,000, and now we have $3 million in assets. A lot of money has beenspecifically designated, so the endowments are different. Mr. Swendiman asked if any ofthe funds are managed by the Shasta Regional Foundation. Mr. Thompson replied theyare managed by Stifel Nicolaus (Rod Long) who manages the college's money too. Wehave an investment committee that works with them; I'm not involved in that part of it.6.8 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS REPORTMs. Meridith Randall, Vice President of Academic Affairs, said she wanted to mention inaddition to her written report a couple of highlights from the CIO Conference. There were80 to 90 Vice Presidents of Instruction in attendance from all over the state. The keynotespeaker was Stan Jones from Complete College America. There were five good pointsbased on research that helps with students' success:1. Reducing choices2. Clear Pathways3. Embedding remediation rather than forcing students to go through it first4. Influencing students to attend college full time5. Reforming Placement PracticesThese are all things Shasta College is working at. Barbara Be no, President of the ACCJC,presented upcoming changes in accreditation. The standards are revised for 2014 so it willaffect our next full visit. They are going to include a section on integrity for colleges (not forthe ACCJC), and a few other things. There will be more emphasis on the time it takes studentsto reach their degrees. There will be common metrics, standards, and extra scrutiny fordistance education. Ms. Randall said she was pleased that Eva Jimenez and Frank Nigrowere able to come to part of the conference training for deans to learn more about the system.