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Board approves contracts, regulatory change and center recognitions; elections completed
Summary
The California Community Colleges Board of Governors on Nov. 18 approved consent minutes, a package of contracts and grants, regulatory nomenclature changes (renaming probation/dismissal to academic notice/pause), recognized the Tehama Educational Center as a state center, and elected board officers for 2026. Several motions passed by roll call.
The Board of Governors convened Nov. 18 in Sacramento and approved a slate of procedural and action items that moved the system’s business forward. The board approved the Sept. 16, 2025 meeting minutes, a package of contracts and grants, and a regulatory change that reframes ‘academic probation and dismissal’ as ‘academic notice and pause.’
The contracts and grants item — which included funding for an expanded open educational resources (OER) platform and workforce/contract education grants — passed after members discussed platform scope and contract management. Trustee Joseph R. Williams recorded an abstention on one subitem (item 7) for a conflict noted on the record; the omnibus motion nevertheless carried.
On regulations, the board approved the nomenclature change for probation/dismissal and left a separate academic renewal proposal for further stakeholder study. Vice Chancellor Fermin Villegas told the board the academic‑renewal section was removed from the package to allow additional consultation; the renaming of the other sections will be enacted.
The board also approved a resolution finding sufficient budget resources to continue progress toward the Full‑time Faculty Obligation Number (FON) for 2025–26, despite a $408 million deferral and a 2.3% cost‑of‑living adjustment in the adopted state budget.
In action on district and campus matters, the board recognized the Tehama Educational Center (Shasta‑Tehama‑Trinity Joint Community College District) as a state center, noting the center’s role in improving access for place‑bound students where travel times to main campuses can exceed two hours. The board approved the 2027 meeting calendar, confirmed Feb. 24, 2026 for the board retreat at the Crown Cove Aquatic Center (Southwestern College), and completed officer elections: Bill Rawlings was elected vice president and Hildegard B. Aguinaldo was elected president for the 2026 term by roll call vote.
Where recorded, votes were taken by roll call and reflected in the official minutes. Several items passed unanimously; the contracts & grants omnibus motion carried with an abstention on a single subitem; the academic notice/pause regulation passed and the board directed staff to return with academic renewal after further stakeholder work. The meeting adjourned after additional presentations on technology, regulation, and a celebration of the CCC→HBCU transfer pathway.
What happens next: staff will implement the approved regulatory language and return the academic renewal regulation for additional consideration; implementation of the contracts and grants will proceed under the motions approved; the board’s staff will circulate the adopted schedule and retreat logistics.
(For full roll‑call tallies and item identifiers see the published meeting minutes.)
