News & Events News 2023 07-July Board of Trustees Approve Historic $503 Million Operating Budget

Board of Trustees Approve Historic $503 Million Operating Budget

July 18, 2023

District Communications

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At a special meeting, 澳门新葡京博彩区董事会批准了澳门新葡京博彩区2023-2024年5.03亿美元的运营预算.

This budget year is historic, 因为德克萨斯州向社区大学额外投资了6.83亿美元, 在所有50所社区学院中，澳门新葡京博彩的增幅最大. 

In addition to the unprecedented investment as part of House Bill 8, 州议会彻底改革了社区大学的资助模式，将重点放在四项以学生为中心的成果上, rewarding colleges for:

  • 有价值的证书的数量，授予该职位毕业生的高薪工作.
  • Credentials of value awarded in high-demand fields.
  • Successful student transfers from community colleges to four-year universities.
  • 完成一系列双学分课程，使学生早日走上成功之路.

“这笔历史性的资金支持了我们在澳门新葡京博彩区服务的学生，并为创造未来的劳动力提供了投资,” said Dr. Mike Flores, Alamo Colleges District Chancellor. “这将使我们能够加强我们已经强大的系统和项目，帮助我们现有的学生走上成功之路，并继续我们通过教育结束几十年来代际贫困的登月计划。.”

澳门新葡京博彩区的预算拨款包括65美元的新收入增长.1 million (including state and local funds).

The approved budget includes the below investments, many of which have an emphasis on two key focal points – student learners, 通过保持优秀的教学服务和一整套全面的支持服务和员工，通过保持有竞争力的薪酬、附加福利和其他服务，旨在留住和支持澳门新葡京博彩区有才华的劳动力.

 

Enhancements and Innovations - $31.9 M

 

Student Success - $13.2 M

对该地区最弱势学生的支持服务的重点包括:

Adult Education and Literacy

  • 高中同等学历和文凭课程扩展-服务16的投资.通过扩大我们的高中同等学历，圣安东尼奥市25岁以上的居民中有8%没有高中文凭, with a diploma option, across the district.

Academic Success Investments

  • 德克萨斯州成功倡议评估(TSI)准备和必要的数学嵌入式辅导-扩大TSI准备高中学生和成人学习者谁没有大学准备与训练营, refreshers, and other just-in-time programs. 通过扩大必修数学的嵌入式辅导，增加辅导服务的可及性.

Advocacy and Economic Mobility Investments

  • AlamoEXPERIENCE Career Services & 完成成果-部署学院/行业客户主管作为行业合作伙伴和学院之间的单一联络点，加强职业服务，战略性地领导学院的职业发展工作，确保学生能够获得体验式学习机会.

  • 加强宣传中心——增加两名心理健康顾问和24/7心理健康咨询服务, in addition to and five case managers to meet the growing demand for services.

 

Talent – $18.6 M 

董事会批准了一项全国公认的具有竞争力的员工薪酬计划, high-performing community colleges. 董事会的承诺在计划于9月1日开始实施的以下人才战略中得到了明确体现, 2023:

  • 6.5% Market Rate Adjustment for Faculty and Staff (with a minimum $2,000 market increase for every employee) or the hourly equivalent of $0.96/hour if employed part-time
  • 医疗保健、护理、IT等教师领域的高工资/高需求津贴市场调整 & Manufacturing
  • Completion of Staff Equity Pay Adjustments (College Services, Academic Support and remaining job families)
  • Faculty Lab Loading Rate Increase from 0.75 to 0.80
  • 更新生活工资，为现有全职和兼职员工提供18美元的最低工资.05

 

Core Operations Additional $33.2M

In addition to the enhancements and innovations in student success and talent, 联委会还投资3 300万美元用于支持机构储备的核心服务, employee fringe benefits and operational growth. The expansion of services is listed below: 

Record Number of full-time faculty hires

The budget supports 80 new full-time faculty members.

AlamoPROMISE Expansion

The Board is investing in the expansion of AlamoPROMISE to 50+ private, parochial and charter schools, 以及贝尔县的家庭学校，目标是额外的575名学习者作为承诺学者.

AlamoBOOKS+ Expansion

Using new Financial Aid for SWIFT Transfer (FAST) state funds, the Alamo Colleges will expand AlamoBOOKS+ to all high school programs.
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