A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Community College District VIII, 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, state of Washington, will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. The business session will begin at 3:15 PM. This meeting will be conducted both in-person in B201 and remotely via Zoom. A telephone line will also be available.\u202fPradnya Desh, Chair, will preside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Join Business Session [Zoom]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dial in by telephone: +1 253 215 8782<\/p>\n\n\n\n Webinar ID: 874 9382 2087<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n Students, faculty, staff, and community members are welcome to address the Board of Trustees during the \u201cPublic Comment\u201d portion of each meeting. Each speaker is allotted up to two minutes. The Board does not respond to questions or comments during this time, as operational matters are delegated to the college president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Public comments may be provided in one of three ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Board will convene in executive session under RCW 42.30.110(1)<\/a> for the following purpose(s): (g) To review the performance of a public employee; and (i) To discuss with legal counsel representing the agency litigation or potential litigation. No final action will be taken during this executive session, but action may be taken upon the Board\u2019s return to open session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Community College District VIII, 3000 Landerholm Circle SE, state of Washington, was held on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Pradnya Desh, chair, presided. This meeting was held in B201 and on Zoom. A telephone line was also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chair Desh called the business session to order at 3:17 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A quorum of the Board was present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Present: Chair Pradnya Desh, Vice Chair Rich Fukutaki, Trustee Greg Dietzel, Trustee Michelle Flowers-Taylor, President David May, Assistant Attorney General Tricia Boerger, and Board Secretary Alicia Keating Polson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Absent: Trustee Richard Leigh<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n There were 38 guests in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trustee Dietzel made a motion to approve the agenda (April 22, 2026.) Trustee Fukutaki seconded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The motion passed unanimously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trustee Dietzel made a motion to approve the minutes (March 16, 2026.) Trustee Fukutaki seconded. Trustee Flowers-Taylor abstained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trustee Dietzel made a motion to approve the minutes (March 18, 2026.) Trustee Flowers-Taylor seconded. Trustee Fukutaki abstained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The motion passed unanimously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marlowe Zoller, staff at Bellevue College, provided a public comment on communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trustee Dietzel moved that the Board of Trustees of Community College District VIII hereby concurs with the recommendation of the Sabbatical Leave Committee and the President and authorizes sabbatical leaves for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n And authorizes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n to be listed as alternates for sabbatical leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trustee Fukutaki seconded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The motion passed unanimously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is recommended to\u00a0identify\u00a0third party bookstore vendor operations as a\u00a0component\u00a0of Policy\u00a06720. The Bellevue College bookstore, a Follett vendor,\u00a0operates\u00a0within its own procedures, found at the\u00a0college bookstore\u00a0homepage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Follett has operated the Bellevue College Bookstore since 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recent changes to legal guidance, office names, administrative titles, and process led to revision of the policies and procedures connected to research at Bellevue College. Last revised in 2015, this policy provides standards and expectations for research of various kinds at the college. From on-campus, academic work to student organization and governance, clear expectations are necessary to promote the integrity of research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To protect and maintain the value of research surveys at Bellevue College, for academic, organizational, and institutional purposes, a regular review of related policies and procedures is advised. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Proposed changes include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bellevue College\u2019s policy library is consistently reviewed as part of an ongoing quality review process. Minor, or housekeeping edits, such as corrections of grammatical errors, updated hyperlinks, or updated job titles are often necessary. Housekeeping edits are proposed to College Assembly and President\u2019s Cabinet without the full creation, revision, deletion policy and procedure process. This takes place during a ten-day review period wherein Cabinet or Assembly may request a full review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following policies have been updated in April 2026. Future revisions will be shared with the Board as informational items during ten-day review period. Policies with minor or housekeeping edits have been reviewed by the policy contact. Any member of the Board of Trustees may request a full review.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n There was no unscheduled business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Public Comment<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Action<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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First Read<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Minutes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Roll Call<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Approval of Agenda and Minutes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Public Comment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Action<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Sabbatical<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Motion 13.26<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Revision of Policy 6720: Bookstore <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Revision of Policy 3655: Use of Human Participants in Research Activities <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Housekeeping and Minor Edits to Policy Library<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Executive Session<\/h3>\n\n\n\n