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Higher Education Center Proposal

BVCC Trustees-elect Needs Assessment Documents

BVCC World Café Executive Summary (Draft).pdf ~ by Chris Love, submitted to BVCC Trustees-elect on March 30, 2008
The What and How of Community Colleges.pdf ~ by Victoria Clark for BVCC Initial Offerings Conversation, facilitated by Chris Love on April 2, 2008

BVCC Trustees-elect Proposed Budget Documents

BVCC Trustees-elect FY2010 and FY2011 Proposed Budget, PowerPoint ~ presented to the Joint Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education Policy and Budget (PEPB) at the state capitol in Helena on December 13, 2007
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BVCC Trustees-elect FY2010 and FY2011 Proposed Organizational and Salary Chart ~ submitted to the PEPB Joint Subcommittee on December 13, 2007
BVCC Trustees-elect FY2010 Proposed Budget - Expenditures.pdf and BVCC Trustees-elect FY2010 Proposed Budget - Income and Details.pdf ~ submitted to the PEPB Joint Subcommittee on December 13, 2007
BVCC Trustees-elect FY2011 Proposed Budget - Expenditures.pdf and BVCC Trustees-elect FY2011 Proposed Budget - Income and Details.pdf ~ submitted to the PEPB Joint Subcommittee on December 13, 2007
PEPB Joint Subcommittee Response to BVCC Trustees-elect Proposed Budget.pdf ~ final draft received by BVCC Trustees-elect on February 27, 2008
BVCC Trustees-elect Response to PEPB Analysis of Proposed Budget, PowerPoint ~ presented to the PEPB Joint Subcommittee at the state capitol in Helena on March 13, 2008
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BVCC Trustees-elect FY2010 Proposed Budget Update, includes Expenditure Summary and Expenditures by Program.pdf ~ submitted to the PEPB Joint Subcommittee on March 13, 2008
BVCC Trustees-elect FY2011 Proposed Budget Update, includes Expenditure Summary and Expenditures by Program.pdf ~ submitted to the PEPB Joint Subcommittee on March 13, 2008

BVCC Steering Committee Documents

BVCC-SC Response to PEPB Joint Subcommittee 2-Year Education Report ~ October 2, 2007
Open letter to the Montana Board of Regents.pdf - January 13, 2008
2nd open letter to the Montana Board of Regents.pdf - January 30, 2008
Graphs and data tables associated with 2nd open letter to the Montana Board of Regents.pdf - January 30, 2008
3rd open letter to the Montana Board of Regents.pdf - February 20, 2008
Figure 1 associated with 3rd open letter to the Montana Board of Regents.pdf - February 20, 2008
4th open letter to the Montana Board of Regents.pdf - March 7, 2008

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BVCC Exploratory Committee Documents

Articles and Reports of Interest

Task Force on Two-Year Education in Montana - Interim Report to the Commissioner of Higher Education.pdf (November 2002)
Socioeconomic Benefits of Virginia's Community Colleges.pdf (January 2003)
Socioeconomic Benefits of Washington's Community Colleges.pdf (February 2003)
Preparing America's Future: Community Colleges in the Era of No Child Left Behind.pdf (2003)
Focus On…Higher Education – Fiscal Pocket Guide.pdf ~ A state Legislative Fiscal Division brochure explaining higher education funding in Montana (November 2004)
Emphasizing Two-Year Programs: Montana's "Shared Leadership" project attempts a more collaborative approach to higher education ~ An article appearing in Crosstalk by Kathy Witkowsky (Summer 2005)
Community College Funding Formula Study: The Cost of Education (COE) Factor.pdf ~ A report prepared for the state's Legislative Finance Committee (March 2006)
Montana Board of Regents 2006-2010 Strategic Plan.pdf (July 2006)
A Historical Perspective on 2-Year Postsecondary Education in Montana: "Where Do We Go From Here?".pdf ~ A report prepared for the state's Postsecondary Education Policy and Budget Subcommittee (September 2007)
Commission supports community college ~ by Jenny Harris, Ravalli Republic (February 8, 2008)
Montana's 2-Year Education Delivery System, PowerPoint ~ presentation to the Board of Regents by the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education (March 2008)
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BVCC gathers community ideas, support ~ by Jenny Harris, Ravalli Republic (March 28, 2008)

Websites of Interest

Quality Access to Higher Education: Montana Style ~ A website dedicated to providing information about postsecondary opportunities in Montana.
Links to Montana's three public community colleges ~
Dawson Community College in Glendive
Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell
Miles Community College in Miles City
The Montana Code Annotated 2005, Community College Districts
The Montana Board of Regents, Policy and Procedures Manual
The Montana University System (MUS)
The Montana Board of Public Education
Montana Legislature ~ Joint Committee on Education and Local Government (ELG)
Montana Legislature ~ Joint Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education Policy and Budget (PEPB)
The American Association of Community Colleges