The Northern Marianas College Board of Regents voted in open session last month for a one-year contract renewal for college president Dr. Sharon Hart, multiple board members confirmed with Saipan Tribune.<\/p>\n
The board\u2019s decision on Hart\u2019s contract has remained unclear for almost a month as the college and the board chair has provided no concrete details on the contract when asked. On Monday, NMC board chair Juan T. Lizama said, \u201cthere was no vote to finalize the contract\u201d during meeting in June.<\/p>\n
Board regent Frank Rabauliman told Saipan Tribune in that meeting the Board of Regents adopted in open session a one-year contract for Hart.<\/p>\n
He said details were discussed in executive session and referenced and adopted upon return to open sessions.<\/p>\n
He said contract remains pending for execution but its \u201ccontent\u201d was already decided by the board.<\/p>\n
Board regent Elizabeth Rechebei separately confirmed this.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, the board voted in open session (votes not allowed in executive session) on the one year contract extension with a vote of 4 to 1,\u201d she said in an email.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was there,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Sought for comment at her NMC office, Hart disclosed she had not seen the contract yet and had not signed it. She said details were being tweaked and \u201cclose\u201d to being finalized.<\/p>\n
The average tenure for a college president at a college is four years. Hart has had her contract renewed twice already, each for two-year terms.<\/p>\n
Hart said even if she was at the college for one or two years more \u201cthere has already been stable leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said one thing that she wanted in place before she would ever choose to transition from the college\u2019s stability. She said she feels she has really worked hard to ensure this.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went on record back about a month ago to say that my goal would be to not be here more than\u2014truthfully one or two more years\u2014so the board knows that, the board knows what I have wanted to accomplish for the Northern Marianas College.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first thing I wanted to do which is what I feel is what I have done is to position this institution to be in this top form and to prepared to be continuing on with our accreditation under WASC Senior\u201d commission.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf anything, I believe this institution is at the top it has been in many, many years,\u201d she said. The college in recent years was under \u201cshow-cause\u201d status for their accreditation.<\/p>\n
Hart said she was open to working with the board and college to ensure a \u201cperfect transition.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope the community will respect all of that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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