Karen Less called the meeting to order at approximately 2:00 p.m. Those present were: Sue Asp, Marian Baer, Susie Barkley, John Beall, Jeremy Fisher, Karen Less, Sandie Loyer, Claudia McLean, Sallie Neville, and Anne Williams.

Agenda Item 1: Minutes from Previous PSA Meeting

A motion to accept the minutes of the last PSA meeting was approved.

Agenda Item 2: Commendation for Margaret Alleníss Work on PSA Web Site

Karen Less pointed out that the PSA Web Site was linked to the CVCC intranet page at CVCC Organizations & Associations. The PSA is the first organization and/or association to have a web site. The motion was made and seconded to commend Margaret Allen on the PSA Web Site. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 3: Executive Planning Commission

Anne Williams gave an update on the work of the Executive Planning Commission. Anne pointed out that the Executive Planning Commission had met and that each Task Force had presented its findings to the General Commission. The Task Forces reported on their assumptions and recommendations, which were based on their research. The Task Forces were Demographics, Diversity, Funding, Partnerships, Technology, and Workforce Development. Forrest Ferrell, who is chair of the Executive Planning Commission, selected a subgroup of the Commission to refine the assumptions and recommendations because there were many that overlapped. The assumptions/recommendations will be made to the CVCC Board of Trustees at its May 20, 1999 meeting.

Agenda Item 4: Staff Development Update

Sallie Neville and Anne Williams gave an update on the work of the Staff Development Committee, which was responsible for developing a Staff Development Plan. The committee met 3 times. The outcome of the committeeíss recommendations was that faculty, administrators, professional and support staff, and maintenance personnel meet a minimum amount of professional development hours per year.

A preliminary schedule was set as follows:

Faculty and Administration = 30 hours/year

Professional staff = 20 hours/year

Support and Maintenance = 10 hours/year.

Discussion followed the initial presentation, focusing especially on salary parity. A motion was made to put a vote to the PSA membership regarding whether the PSA wanted 30 hours and, therefore, be on equal terms with faculty and administration. Voting will be made by email and will be due on Monday at 12:00 p.m. Motion passed.

Agenda Item 5: Executive Board Meeting with Cuyler Dunbar

Karen Less updated the members about their meeting with Cuyler Dunbar. The following items were discussed during their meeting:

Compensation issues

Communications

Computer Technology Support and Staffing/Mac Support

Establishment of Career Tracks/on-campus staff development opportunities

Formation of the NC Professional Staff Organization

Note: A statewide task force has come together to deal with professional staff concerns, especially salary equity.

Cuyler Dunbar stated at the meeting that he wants the CVCC Professional Staff Association to provide a summation of why the Association wants to form a separate organization to deal with professional staff.

A motion was forwarded in response to Dr Dunbar's request. The motion stated that the Association is not sure whether to go on record to support a new statewide professional organization. Motion carried that because we are not sure whether to go on record, the Association will not provide Dr. Dunbar his requested summation.

Agenda Item 6: E-mail to Rep. Joe Tolson

Claudia made a motion to e-mail Rep. Joe Tolson asking him if Legislatures differentiate between faculty and staff salaries. E-mails can be sent to: HYPERLINK mailto:JoeT@ms.ncga.state.nc.us JoeT@ms.ncga.state.nc.us. Motion carried.

Agenda Item 7: Next Meeting

The next Professional Staff Association meeting will be July 15, 1999. Specifics about location will be sent out later.

The meeting adjourned at 3:05 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by,

Jeremy E. Fisher

Recorder

April 19, 1999