February 10, 2021

Admissions & Marketing Subcommittee Minutes

Committee Members Present:

  • Karen Clark
  • Lisa Elliott
  • Jen Norman
  • Frank Graves
  • Aranza Torres
  • Dustie Hamilton
  • Stephanie Maultsby
  • Becky Parker
  • Londa Carriveau

Committee Members Absent:

  • Shawn Trochim
  • Annette Scott
  • Amanda Straten

Agenda Topics:

  • Updates since last meeting
    • Karen & Lisa gave brief report to Steering Committee (overview)
    • Any further updates?
      • None
  • Admissions/Recruiting Plan discussion
    • Karen reviewed plan with committee
      • How important are elementary/middle school tours and how much emphasis should we focus on the younger demographic
  • Recommendation(s) discussion
    • Local ISD partners (parent outreach) (External reach)
      • Strategy to reach the nontraditional students (parents)
    • Research new target audiences (External reach)
      • Focusing more on nontraditional prospective students
    • Faculty & Staff Engagement program (Internal reach)
      • Strategy to educate faculty & staff about how to tell our story in the community
    • Other business discussed
      • Affordable option for students with financial needs – Possibly start contacting and reviewing FAFSA applications earlier and sooner after they fill them out. (Policy Change?)
      • Cost of College presentations for HS students and parents
        • LEED Mentor Program – leads a workshop on cost of college
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Action Items and Timelines:

  • Each member will review the three possible recommendations (Local ISD partnerships and other external partnerships, Researching a new target audience(s), Faculty & Staff Engagement Program)
    • Rank in order of priority (1 top; 3 last)
    • Write the goal of each recommendations
    • Write actions to accomplish the goal
    • Write who will be responsible for implementation
  • The committee will meet again in February to review the information each individual has reviewed and to decide which of the three to recommend to Steering Committee
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