MELA Minutes 2020-2021

Pearl River Community College

Michele Mitchell, Christine Davis

Southwest Mississippi Community College

Alicia Shows

Dr. Christa Wilhite, Dr. Krista LeBrun, Dr. Ariana Stokes, Rachel

MS Community College Board

All attended virtually

Name

Office

College/Association

Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Amanda Hood

President

Katherine Puckett

President Elect Hinds Community College

Secretary

Hinds Community College Katherine Puckett

Call to Order 9:00 am

I.

Approval of September Minutes I. Motion: Buffy Matthews-MGCCC II. Second: Phyllis Johnson-NWMCC III. Approval passed – 100% Approval of October Agenda I. Motion: Buffy Matthews – MGCCC

II.

III.

II.

Second: Katherine Puckett-HindsCC

III.

Approval passed – 100%

Unfinished Business

IV.

A. Elections. I. Motion: Buffy Matthews-MGCCC II. Second: III. Approval passed: 100% Katherine Puckett will be Recording Secretary and President Elect

B. Update: SP21 ET registration open date was changed to 10/13

C. Stacey Smith discussed with the group Tutoring RFP. Krista LeBrun asked that the group get a criteria list together and conclude demos before RFP begins. Need to Vote on moving forward with RFP.

I. Motion: Stacey Smith II. Second: Katherine Puckett III. Approval Passed: 100%

D. Dropout Detective was discussed. 12 schools wanted to keep paying for it via the consortium. CCC, Co-Lin, ECCC, EMCC, Hinds, Holmes, JC, MDCC, MGCCC, NEMCC, NWMCC, SWMCC Dr. LeBrun was going to talk to Jason Carter and Dr. Mayfield about using CARES money to pay for it.

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