The IECC Board of Trustees held its regular February meeting on Tuesday night at Lincoln Trail College, focusing largely on personnel matters. Key decisions included:
- Approved Actions:
- Payment of all bills as presented
- A three-year agreement with eCampus as the exclusive provider of textbooks and course materials for the IECC District
- Revisions to three District Policies, dealing with sexual misconduct, residency, and student military, with a waiver of the second reading
- Purchase of a new scoreboard for the Wabash Valley College softball field
- Semi-annual review of closed meeting minutes as required by law
- Personnel Matters:
- Due to low program enrollment, the Board decided to discontinue five career and technical education programs, resulting in the honorable discharge of five faculty members: Jay Carter, Lonnie Barnes, Jane McCormick, Tyler Boyles, and Brian Wick
- Honorably dismissed Kelly Wagner, Office Assistant at WVC
- Accepted the retirement notices of:
- Jim Glash, OCC Head Basketball Coach
- Timothy Zimmer, WVC Director of Instructional Services
- Debra Weidwilt, District Mining & Business Industry Program Assistant
- Accepted the resignation of Annie Matthews, OCC TRIO Student Support Services Advisor
- Approved changes in employment status:
- Darrell Handalsman, from Interim to Official OCC Head Baseball Coach
- Angelique Maguire, from District of Adult Education to Program Director of Adult Education
- Russell Carie, from Interim to new Maintenance Worker at WVC
- Approved new hires:
- Cori Stringfellow as WVC Nursing Instructor
- Kathleen White as LTC Nursing Instructor
- Autumn Hoalt as LTC Custodian
- Brock Plassman as WVC TRIO Upward Bound Academic Counselor
The next regular IECC Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for March 18th, 2025, at Olney Central College.