Oakton Board Book for May 2015
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AGENDA ITEM 5/15-10b<br />
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Authorization to Purchase Printing of <strong>Oakton</strong> Class Schedules<br />
The <strong>Oakton</strong> Class Schedule provides in<strong>for</strong>mation about the diverse classes, educational<br />
seminars, special programs, and other important activities <strong>for</strong> the College and the<br />
Alliance <strong>for</strong> Lifelong Learning. The <strong>Oakton</strong> Class Schedule also serves as a key<br />
marketing tool that enables the College to reach more than 225,000 households and<br />
businesses in District 535. While most students have moved to the web based schedule to<br />
search <strong>for</strong> open class sections, it is the printed piece that helps outline the depth and<br />
breadth of <strong>Oakton</strong>’s academic course offerings. The schedule is used to highlight<br />
<strong>Oakton</strong>’s resources and upcoming events, including the Per<strong>for</strong>ming Arts Center calendar,<br />
the Koehnline Museum of Art exhibits, and opportunities <strong>for</strong> alumni.<br />
The College will print 238,000 copies (reduced from 244,000 copies last year) of the<br />
class schedule four times this year. Of this, approximately 230,000 schedules will be<br />
mailed to every resident and business in <strong>Oakton</strong>’s district. The remaining will be<br />
delivered to campus <strong>for</strong> onsite distribution. The fall schedule is mailed in July, the spring<br />
schedule is mailed in November, and the summer schedule is mailed in March. In<br />
February, the Alliance <strong>for</strong> Lifelong Learning also mails a second spring issue listing noncredit<br />
classes <strong>for</strong> March through <strong>May</strong>. The Administration believes that the class<br />
schedule is a very cost effective method <strong>for</strong> connecting with the community.<br />
Last year, the <strong>Board</strong> approved $200,752.95 <strong>for</strong> printing four issues based on the<br />
estimated page counts noted below in column 1:<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6<br />
2014-15 2014-15 2014-15 2014-15 <strong>2015</strong>-16 <strong>2015</strong>-16<br />
Estimated Estimated Actual Actual Estimated Estimated<br />
Pages Cost Pages Cost Pages Cost<br />
Fall 144 $ 63,089.39 136 $ 59,860.27 144 $ 58,000.00<br />
Spring 144 $ 63,089.39 136 $ 59861.27 144 $ 58,000.00<br />
Spring II 56 $ 29,555.39 48 $ 26,659.90 56 $ 28,507.00<br />
Summer 96 $ 45,018.78 88 $ 41,913.32 96 $ 43,661.00<br />
Total $200,752.95 $188,293.76 $188,168.00
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