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BCC report: Community colleges swamped with reports
VIA/RSVP director reports to trustees
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A large audience was in attendance Tuesday for the BCC Board of Trustees meeting, including staff from Bartons remote sites (on screen). Many in attendance was new employees being introduced to trustees. - photo by Susan Thacker/Great Bend Tribune
Two new admissions representatives at Barton Community College reflect the growing mountain of paperwork and reporting required of higher learning institutions, the BCC Board of Trustees heard Tuesday.The board held its August business meeting and approved hiring Emily Spickler and Kami Maxwell for the admissions office on campus. The board also approved hiring Brad Witherspoon as the assistant men’s basketball coach.During his monthly report on strategic planning at the college, Vice President Charles Perkins commented on the number of reports colleges must supply to the Kansas Board of Regents. The institutions have begun to question whether they are all necessary.There are “reports, sub-reports and sub-reports on sub-reports,” Perkins said.Board President Mike Johnson said he’ll travel to Topeka next week for KBOR’s Technical Education Authority (TEA) retreat, and members plan to discuss the issue again.Barton also prepares reports to the Higher Learning Commission, which oversees its accreditation.