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Christine, a Southeast Technical College finance staff member, reviewed year-to-date actuals at approximately 83% of the fiscal year complete. She described revenue mixes (about 48% tuition and fees, roughly one-third state funds, 2% federal, small local funds and 10% auxiliary sales) and said some state and federal reimbursements were in process and would increase reported revenue percentages before year end. Reported expenses were about 77% of budgeted categories; instructional costs and reimbursable grant equipment purchases were expected to increase in the closing weeks.

The presenter said the college’s fund balance had grown compared with prior years and noted a monthly burn rate of about $2 million to $2.1 million. For next year’s budget highlights she restated earlier material: a tuition increase enacted by the state, a $2 million portion of a $6 million HUD award planned for the budget, a proposed 1% faculty and staff raise effective July 1, and additional positions and accreditation resources for programs mentioned earlier in the meeting.

The board held the required public hearing on the tentative budget (the presenter opened and closed the hearing with no public comments) and then voted to approve the budget as presented.

Votes at a glance:
- Approval of minutes (meeting held May 7): motion and second; outcome: approved (tally not specified). Referenced at 00:30:38 in the transcript.
- Approval of meeting agenda: motion and second; outcome: approved (tally not specified).
- Approval of consent agenda items 9a–9d: motion and second; outcome: approved (tally not specified).
- Acknowledgement of graduate outcomes report: motion and second; outcome: acknowledged.
- Acknowledgement of finance report: motion and second; outcome: acknowledged.
- Approval of tentative budget as presented (total about $40,000,000): motion and second; outcome: approved.
- Motion for five-minute recess and move to executive session later: motion and second; outcome: approved.

Board discussion included questions about timing of state and federal reimbursements, the relationship between credit hours and tuition receipts, and how payment plans affect revenue timing. The finance presenter said pending reimbursements (Perkins and other state-administered grants) and summer tuition receipts would likely reconcile the percentages shown in the current actuals.

The board recessed for five minutes with a motion and later prepared to move into an executive session as cited in state statute (CL 1-25-2(4) referenced by the chair).","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Southeast Tech School Board Meeting 6-18-24","oneSentenceSummary","Board acknowledged finance actuals and approved the proposed fiscal-year budget (about $40 million). The meeting recorded several routine approvals (minutes, agenda, consent items) and a recess motion. No detailed vote tallies were recorded in the transcript.","taxTitle","Sioux Falls School District 49-5, School Districts, South Dakota","taxId",12940,"location","South Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6523845,"Southeast Tech reports 99% job placement for 2024 graduates, median starting salary about $48,838",975,1881000,2856000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5023952-2340fddd4c27d97c22ae97ba24d2b1aa&start=1881&end=2856","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5023952-2340fddd4c27d97c22ae97ba24d2b1aa/thumbnail_1881000.jpg","/articles/6523845/South-Dakota/Southeast-Tech-reports-99-job-placement-for-2024-graduates-median-starting-salary-about-48838","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523845-e30684776ee88e06e81b82ef5537c665/orig.mp4?Expires=1775116651&Signature=l1fUBfUdw7HdiDPw04pCA2J4osjZVEOW22OYzQyCO-0YIRJhW~uChkHFm~6Ne0eDeceKdu6zgTGOTWjVR5kjuFRaqm5DPEUzwWOWotLGUXAnjfjJs0Rhspy7-rprAd14wDx63PzdTZ9xhBY4XDjkwS1at~zAZZnmJv5VBiZeoACG-oLNNnNbjzFme4iOI-O~bObkyLM6cp1rI-cPOim8uwz4AaaN4LRHvN3IMzYgs8BL8LNuLbMObriCUjg8cx3Lp3vHT8CfIZUgd8xfkS0YOkNzpQdTJe4AGimGkw0pnyOUMqedXb26Jr4PSmjD8KtLXCx5O4GOiTQdjkDGyHOtLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jackie Palmer and Alex Anderson, Southeast Technical College staff members, presented the college’s graduate outcomes for the class of 2024, reporting a 99% job placement rate and a median starting salary of $48,838.

The presenters described a year-long data collection process that combines a first-destination graduate survey at cap-and-gown pickup, follow-up outreach by email/phone/social media, faculty-provided records, and Department of Labor wage matching. For the class of 2024 the college reported a knowledge rate (graduates reached directly or via instructors) of 86.4%, an employment-in-field rate of 93% and an in-field South Dakota employment rate of 89%.

Palmer and Anderson listed top employers for the class of 2024 as Sanford Health, Good Samaritan, Avera Health, Billion Automotive, Diamond Mowers, First Premier Bank, DGR, City of Sioux Falls, Interstates, and Lloyd Companies. They said 37 programs recorded 100% placement and that seven programs averaged more than $30 per hour; examples included civil and land survey science (about $34.47/hour) and registry nursing ($31.81/hour). The presenters said one small program had skewed statistics (HR at $3,407) and was excluded from the wage chart because it had only two graduates.

Geographic data showed 87% of graduates worked in South Dakota; of those, 67% reported Sioux Falls as their location. Of the 13% of graduates working outside South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota were the largest destinations. The college also reported 14 articulation agreements to ease transfer to four-year institutions and said 10.8% of graduates planned to continue education, with 72.6% of those planning to remain at Southeast Tech for further study.

Board members asked methodological questions: whether reported hourly wages included benefits (they do not) and whether part-time work counted in placement statistics (the college tracks employment but does not separate whether a reported full-time job is the same role previously held part time). Palmer said the college uses Department of Labor figures when students do not self-report pay and that the reported wages exclude benefits and overtime.

Board members praised the results and asked the college to continue outreach for the few graduates not located; Palmer said the team makes additional calls and uses Department of Labor wage matches as part of continued follow-up. The board acknowledged the presentation.","College researchers presented year-long outcome tracking showing a 99% placement rate for the class of 2024, sector wage data, top local employers, and geographic destination breakdowns used to support workforce partnerships.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6523849,"Southeast Tech outlines expansions in radiology, sonography and medical assisting programs to meet hospital demand",1209,602000,1811000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5023952-2340fddd4c27d97c22ae97ba24d2b1aa&start=602&end=1811","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5023952-2340fddd4c27d97c22ae97ba24d2b1aa/thumbnail_602000.jpg","/articles/6523849/South-Dakota/Southeast-Tech-outlines-expansions-in-radiology-sonography-and-medical-assisting-programs-to-meet-hospital-demand","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523849-705912c3bdd50df0cf57b9720eb090b0/orig.mp4?Expires=1775116651&Signature=m2Z5sXmiZarxheGOO568ZM1ynZ-72rJpXMmnXTGPcMcZ9cUEBDFbec~Ws6SEWrjFvhasa0EIXuHHHmWY-uxwi7whGVqDyXKN9N-JnS366EJ6IARgFJdV2QJfVOct7sfFm-3KjcGV1sObw2-ur4Vv-seLDV1wajUkhEs6uoKACJbCDfEjQ1MI5t-SFuuPv78fBBBNONqlmyxY6ohgpm23-4kKElOTU~sussXEt4oNpkNT~ML3hxitDa9VzDjgoeWOM7f34SgekWskLVsq0Xn569n8fBZsRe0VBfdOFPKS3JV8-VVKaWBnb1LAio328DMqMiWqyHf7reVvxOI4qKqGUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Deb Letcher, a Southeast Technical College staff member, told the college board the school is expanding several health programs after requests from local hospital systems and growing student interest.

The update covered four initiatives: an articulation agreement to allow hospital-based radiology graduates to earn an applied associate degree; a new accredited online Medical Assistant diploma; expanded Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) capacity including new machines and beds; and a growing Cardiovascular Sonography program.

The radiology pathway was developed at the request of Sanford Health and Avera. Under the plan, students who complete the hospital radiology program would transfer block credit (35 credits) back to Southeast Tech to receive an associate degree in technical studies. Letcher said the college would provide approximately 30% of instructional/support time for participants while Avera would provide about 70% of the clinical instruction for the two-year program for the first year. The articulation agreement was said to be nearly complete.

On the Medical Assistant program, Letcher said the college has built an accredited online diploma to replace the nonaccredited MedSerts pathway some employers previously used. The accredited program will allow graduates to sit for certification and work more broadly across employers. The college expects to start an additional cohort of 24 students this fall and to run two cohort starts each year thereafter.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography has long wait lists in much of the country; Letcher reported 261 applicants for the program in the current cycle, with 28 accepted and 21 on the waiting list at the time of the update. Southeast Tech said it purchased new ultrasound machines and portable stretchers, converted a five-room lab formerly used by another program into an additional sonography lab, and plans a dual-start model to increase annual capacity to roughly 40 students (an increase of about 16 students per year from current levels).

Cardiovascular Sonography (focused on cardiac ultrasound) is being expanded in parallel. Letcher said the program aims to seat 30 students but routinely overfills to about 40 to allow for attrition; faculty are still teaching the newly combined cardiac/vascular curriculum and the program is preparing for an accreditation site visit in May. She said an accreditor indicated no substantive change filing would be required for the cardiac program, which should allow the college to move more quickly.

Board members asked for detail about student options while waiting for DMS admission. Letcher said waiting applicants may seek employment, pursue other certificates or attend other institutions; the college also tries to shepherd students to related credentials when practical. A board member asked about the college’s planning for credentialing bodies; Letcher cited JRC-DMS (the Joint Review Committee on Diagnostic Medical Sonography) for DMS and the Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs or similar accrediting commissions for cardiovascular programs.

Letcher said Sanford was offering a $15,000 tuition-support package for some students in partnership recruitment materials the hospital is circulating internally. She described the changes as steps to address industry demand, supply of clinical supervision, and the local labor market’s need for more allied-health graduates.

Board members responded positively to the expansions and praised the dual-start and online options as ways to ease access and shorten student wait times. Letcher closed by saying the college is “trying really hard to be responsive.”","Southeast Technical College staff reported new articulation with hospital systems, an accredited online medical assistant diploma, and expanded sonography capacity including a dual-start plan and new equipment to reduce long wait lists.","actionData","errors"]

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