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Presenting guiding principles to the Planning and Budget Integration Committee at Berkeley City College, focusing on supporting students and faculty/services, preserving classroom quality, prioritizing continuing students in programs, and seeking input to enhance resource management and revenue generation. Emphasizing transparency, collaboration, and effective communication to address the impact of budget cuts, understaffing, and resource discrepancies compared to other colleges in the Peralta District.
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Presentation to the Planning and Budget Integration Committee Berkeley City College
Guiding Principles • Support Students • Support Faculty/Student Services • Keep cuts away from the Classroom. Keep cuts away from the Colleges. • Support Continuing Students over New Students in Categorical Programs • Support Critical Initiatives Such As Basic Skills
Guiding Principles • Seek Input from Shared Governance Process • Gather Ideas to Reduce Expenses and Increase Revenues • Maintain Transparency • Collaborate and Communicate • Index College Funding
Berkeley City College IMPACT OF CUTS • Severe staff reductions at a college already understaffed. • Only college without classified vacancies in budget to use for budget cuts. • Widening the resource gap between Berkeley City College and other Peralta Colleges and the District. • Implementing the allocation model stipulated by the Board of Trustees and accreditation will be more difficult as the resource gap widens.