MELA Minutes 2020-2021

Pearl River Community College

Michele Mitchell, Christine Davis

Southwest Mississippi Community College

N/A

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

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

Northwest MS Community College

Kim Steinman

Secretary

I. Call to Order 9:04 am

II. Approval of January 2021 Minutes

I.

Motion: Buffy Matthews-MGCCC Second: Phyllis Johnson - NWCC

II.

III.

Approval passed – 100%

III. Approval of February 2021 Agenda

I.

Motion: Buffy Matthews - MGCCC Second: Alicia Beasley - ECCC

II.

III.

Approval Passed-100%

IV. Updates

A. Change to Calendar of Fall 2021. The add/drop date was changed to August 24 th from August 25 th for the AUG15 term. B. MS-SARA deadline is coming up. Renewal applications should be submitted by February 28, 2021 to Menia Dykes. As of today, only 4 applications have been received. C. Statewide Proctoring Solution Discussion with Presidents and update on changes to the P&P: Dr. LeBrun met with the Presidents and they were very receptive of the changes made to the P&P. They will vote on these changes during their February meeting. Due to a decline of approximately 15% in enrollment across the state and the drop in Ed Tech appropriations, the funding is not there to cover any new services. Therefore, an RFP cannot be started for a statewide proctoring solution at this time. Dr. Mayfield is requesting a one-time infusion of funds to support virtual initiatives. If approved, this funding could help adopt some of the services we have identified as critical. If the one-time infusion of funds is not approved, the backup plan would be to use additional institution CARES funding on the

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