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Learn about the budget changes and recommendations for fiscal year 2006-2007 at South Seattle Community College. Explore the college's institutional goals, staffing needs, budget allocations, and priorities outlined by the College Council.
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South Seattle Community College BUDGET HEARING Fiscal Year 2006-2007 June 6, 2006
Institutional Goals • SSCC provides comprehensive instructional programs which include: college transfer, professional technical education, apprenticeship training, and life-long learning that meet the diverse needs of students and our communities. • SSCC provides responsive student services and programs which support the learning and success of its diverse student population. • SSCC supports the renewal of professional knowledge and skills in its diverse community of highly qualified personnel. • SSCC collaborates with business and industry, labor, community-based organizations, K-12 schools, and other higher education institutions. • SSCC ensures the financial health of the college.
College-wide Priorities 2005-2007 • Promote student learning and success. • Ensure the financial health of the college. *College-wide Priorities for 2005-2007 were developed by the President’s Cabinet based on the Institutional Goals.
College Council Recommendations Staffing • Ongoing message through survey and hearings related to staffing needs and workload issues. • Council recommended the college take pro-active steps to address this constant theme. New Funding • Conservative Approach • Recommendation that the appropriate amount (presented as approximately 50%) of the new funding be focused directly on the classroom. • Plan ahead for future needs with new funding (including transition from grants) Recruitment and Retention • College Council recommends a focus on this area in order to grow enrollment and meet the expectations of the new FTE allocation. Some areas of recommended increases: • Tutoring, Marketing Dollars, Outreach and Financial Aid program staffing, Improved Safety on Campus, Increased attention to gardening and custodial needs of campus. Faculty and Program Needs • Review and fund demonstrated faculty increases in growing programs Infrastructure • College Council recommends funding actual campus needs in the area of technology hardware, utilities and fuel costs • Deficit reduction in self-support budgets
(direct instruct. effort excluding benefits) Est. Budget Est. Expenses Actual Expenses Actual Expenses Actual Expenses FTE Target 4,199 Est. Actual 4,161 ------- S/F Ratio Su:15.96 Fa:18.64 Wi:18.12 FTE Target 4,154 Est. Actual 4,035 ------- S/F Ratio 17.92 FTE Est. Target 4,316 FTE Target 4,112 Actual 4,102 ------ S/F Ratio 17.73 FTE Target 4,130 Actual 4,160 ------ S/F Ratio 18.72 Actual Budget $8,808,343 Actual Budget $9,445,921 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07
Budget Recommendations Based on the College-wide Priorities 1. Promote student learning and success. • Increase Part-time Faculty budget • New Faculty in Nursing (3), Culinary Arts (1) and General Studies (1) • Increase in coordination funding in varied programs • New Lab Tech position • Room scheduling software • Funding for increase in safety and security supplies • Fund program growth plans in Distance Learning • Increase funding in Tutoring • New Utility Worker position • Increase Liberal Studies office support • New media assistant position
Budget RecommendationsBased on College Priorities 2. Ensure the financial health of the college. • Budget actual amounts for utilities (major increases in fuel expenses) ($100k) • Increase spending for apprenticeship contracts ($165k) • Transition positions from grant funding to State Operations funding • New Program Assistant in Outreach • Increase in Marketing dollars • Budget benefits to calculated estimate (~$65,000) • Additional Items • COLA increases • Computer Hardware • Instructional Equipment • Retention Initiatives
Annual Overview & Key Points • New funding and associated FTE Growth • Conservative approach • Recruitment and Retention • College Priorities • Student learning and success • Financial health