b'MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGEimplement the QEP instructional material. served during training sessions, materials needed to In addition to the resources outlined in Table 14,conduct training or promote the QEP, and materials MGCCC is committed to financially supporting Careerneeded for classroom implementation.This line faculty members.The Career faculty are uniquelyitem would also allow for employees to travel and/qualified to educate students about essential skillsor attend conferences or workshops.Similarly, the in their respective subjects/Career pathways becauseemployee development budget will allow the QEP the vast majority have extensive experience in thoseImplementation Committee to bring in an outside careers.The Career instructors maintain relationshipsexpert/trainer to work with faculty/employees.with business and industry partners and stay abreast of changes within the fields.Personnel expendituresLastly, a budget line is provided to retrofit all College (i.e., faculty salaries) are a direct investment in theclassroomstocaptureautomatedattendance primary medium through which students will gainrecords.The College President, Executive Council, essentials skillsthe classroom.and QEP Development Committee felt strongly that this step needed to be taken immediately to Operating Expenses adopt this technology to track classroom attendance and punctuality.The Board of Trustees approved In addition to personnel, the QEP Developmentthis capital project to install automated attendance Committee identified several operating expensesreaders.The cost of the Automated Attendance necessary to implement the QEP with excellence.project is a one-time cost for existing classrooms, The operating expenses cover marketing, studentand $14,000 is allotted for annual maintenance of incentives, listening sessions, employee development,the automated attendance system equipment.and equipment.Funding sources committed to the QEP budget The budgeted marketing costs are for the purposeinclude the Education and General Fund budget of introducing the QEP to all College stakeholders,for personnel and operating expenses, along with enhancing awareness of the QEP among stakeholders,funds from the Capital Improvements Fund for the augmenting the QEP content in Career coursescost associated with the Blackboard Automated among participants, and bringing awareness to theAttendanceequipment.TheQEPbudgetfor community and business partners.The marketingpersonnel and operating expenses will be sustained budget is intended to allow for a wide variety ofthrough the Education and General Fund budget as purchases to promote the QEP, such as posters,a recurring item.signage, pens, card holders for cell phones, table tents, cups, yard signs, stickers, and similar items.Student incentives will be offered to encourage students to respond to surveys/feedback requests. For example, the College may offer students a chance to win one of several Amazon gift cards if they complete a survey associated with the QEP. A line item is budgeted in order to provide meals to business and industry partners, students, or employees while conducting the listening sessionsas discussed above under the Assessment section.Employee development costs have been budgeted to provide ongoing training for personnel.The intent of this budget line is to allow for a broad spectrum of purchases or support.This could include meals MGCCC QEP 2019 67'