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Case Study: Kilgore College

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The Kilgore Board of Trustees at Kilgore College, according to the Kilgore College website, has specific powers and duties imposed by the state statutes including policy direction for the college. They also establish goals consistent with Kilgore Colleges’ role and mission, but overall they are to make wise decisions that will further benefit the facility they govern and the community they are in. And on Monday July 20, 2015 the board had practiced their powers in a public meeting, at the McLaurin Administration Building, on the Kilgore College campus. The meeting was primarily to discuss new executive orders regarding the Colleges’ budget. This included decisions over employment (employment cuts, retirement, and replacements), and facility …show more content…

Larry Woodfin. The meeting started out with prayer, and was proceeded with the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag. It was very casual at first, like you would expect from Native East Texans. A student was presented to the Board for her accomplishments such as, remaining a GPA of 3.4 throughout her college career at Kilgore, and for tutoring other students in multiple subjects; she was rewarded with a gift card to the colleges’ bookstore. Also a Kilgore College employee was presented to the Board for his hard, diligent work, mostly in fire alarm system; he was rewarded with a dinner for two at the Back Porch restaurant in Kilgore, TX. After the rewards were handed out, the Board had adjourned to executive session at 6:37 p.m., and then dismissed themselves downstairs to their conference room to discuss those orders. However, before adjourning to executive session Mr. Woodfin had made it clear that the decisions they will be making, regarding to personnel cuts, are indeed very hard and crucial decisions that they have taken great consideration to, but in hopes that after all decisions (personnel and facility) have been made it will bring new ideas and a way to move forward, for the best of the college. Also, before adjourning, Vice President of the Board, James N. Walker, wanted to “give credit where credit is due,” and informed us all that the State has cut funds to junior colleges as well as to high schools, and …show more content…

Watson Library, and construction over the mall area (small land beside the library). All Board members agreed to have Transet Company from Longview to complete the construction, at their $2 million max guarantee, which will cover both projects. Next they discussed the Consent Agenda, which consisted of approving the minutes of the June 8, 2015 regular board meeting, and the approval of personnel items, regarding employment. After the Consent Agenda, they began to discuss the methods on replacing the current college President. J. Karol Pruett, explained that in October they will advertise the position opening, and that they hope to interview all qualifying applicants prior to Thanksgiving. Also, they wish to have the new President start in January. The board would like there to be an overlap from the new president coming in, and the current President moving out. This is to be done in effort to help the new President get acquainted to his new

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