Highlights from the KCC Board of Trustees meeting

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Following is a summary of topics addressed at KCC's Board of Trustees meeting, July 15, 2025.

Action Items. The Board approved…

The budget for FY26
Bid awards for science supplies and VMWare
The next step in the process to sell working cash funding bonds
Renewals for property and casualty insurance
Request to purchase Canvas Studio software
Three KCC capital funding priorities to submit for inclusion in Illinois' Resource Allocation Master Plan (RAMP)
Tuition and course reimbursements

President's Report. Dr. Boyd said…

KCC volleyball player Aniya Lewis signed to play volleyball at the University of Mississippi, and KCC baseball player Peyton Niksch signed with the Milwaukee Brewers. Athletic Director Bryce Shafer and our coaching staff are very proud of our athletes' accomplishments.
Federal funding for adult education programs is paused, and this could impact Adult Education programming at KCC.
The police department aced a surprise audit. Congratulations to Chief Springer and his team.
Thanks to Dr. Quincy Rose-Sewell and the team for their hard work to submit a grant proposal for the Clean Energy Jobs Act Hub.
Everyone is invited to attend the KCC Foundation's fall fundraiser "Let's Party"on Sept. 20. Cost is $100 per person. Details are on the KCC Foundation web page.

Trustee's Report. Eric Peterson said…