Executive Leadership Team

The Executive Leadership Team (ELT) serves as the primary administrative decision-making body for Lower Columbia College. Under the President's guidance, the ELT is dedicated to ensuring the institution's overall health and success. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, making decisions regarding the college budget, administrative policies, strategic and operational planning, facilities, compliance (including institutional accreditation), and the overall health of the college.

ELT Procedural Template

ELT is responsible for facilitating the college's budget and planning cycle. Note: timeline contingent on external factors, including legislative action and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges' allocation processes.

Month Budget Process Planning Process
July-August No action expected.
  1. BOT approves Annual Priorities for coming year
  2. BOT reviews KPI Scorecard and outcomes
September
  1. Year-end budget report to the Board of Trustees (BOT).
 No action expected.
October
  1. Present FT faculty needs to ELT to allow for succession planning.
 No action expected.
November
  1. ELT approves FT faculty positions.
 No action expected.
December No action expected.
  1. Student Access, Support, and Completion Monitoring Report to BOT
January-February
  1. Revenue projections provided to ELT.
  1. Monitoring Report Review Teams' strategic planning meetings occur
  2. ELT develops first draft of Annual Priorities
February
  1. ELT reviews budget revenue/expenditures for the current year.
  1. BOT reviews draft Annual Priorities
  2. Academic Transfer Monitoring Report to BOT
Mid-February
  1. Set goals/priorities for the coming year.
  2. Quarterly Budget Report to BOT
  3. Next year's budget assumptions and projections for BOT.
 No action expected.
March
  1. VPs review proposed budgets with areas and bring notes to ELT
  2. VPs bring proposed line-item budgets to ELT
  3. ELT discusses Fee Schedule
 No action expected.
March-April
  1. Review proposed budget with UMCC, Operations Council, Governance Council, Instructional Council, and Student Services Council
  2. Results of Financial Audit to BOT
  1. Campus review/comment on Annual Priorities
April
  1. ELT reviews proposed budget with inputs from campus groups
  2. Miscellaneous Fee Schedule to BOT
  1. Preparation for College Level Studies Monitoring Report to BOT
May
  1. ELT approves proposed budget
  2. ASLCC budget to BOT
  3. Quarterly Budget Report to BOT
  1. Workforce and Economic Development Monitoring Report to BOT
June
  1. Budget presented to BOT for approval
  1. Institutional Excellence and Community Enrichment Monitoring Report to BOT

Contact Executive Leadership Team

  President's Office

   (360) 442-2100