The newest member of the Barton Community College Board of Trustees will be sworn in at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the start of a special meeting. After the oath of office is administered for new trustee Cole Schwarz, the board will hold a public budget hearing. The meeting will take place in Room F-30 of the Fine Arts Building.

The board will also hold its August study session after the budget hearing. Discussion topics include Leadership Institute, Instructional Alignment of Learning Services, a year in review for the Child Development Center, and the fall semester start-up.