The Board of Trustees at Carl Sandburg College approved a four-year contract renewal last week with school President Dr. Seamus Reilly. Reilly had been serving as president of the community college since 2018, replacing Dr. Lori Sundberg who left for Kirkwood Community College. The new contract goes into effect July 1 and ends June 30, 2027. This is the second contract extension issued to Reilly as Sandburg's seventh president. Reilly's existing contract was set to expire in June of 2024. The renewal is standard with the Board's practices dating back to the tenure of the College's fourth president, Donald Crist. The board of trustees also approved a voluntary supplemental retirement plan available to eligible employees. The plan is available to full-time and permanent part-time employees who will be at least 55 years old on or before June 30, have at least 15 years of service in the State Universities Retirement System, have spent at least two of those years at Sandburg, and were employed as of Jan. 27. Those choosing to participate in the plan will receive a benefit equal to their 2023 fiscal year base salary paid in four equal annual installments. Eligible employees have until March 31 to participate in the supplemental retirement plan. Participants will end their employment with the College on June 30. The board also passed a continuation of the school's strategic plan for 2019 to 2024, outlining the goals and strategies in several different areas, including student access and success; teaching and learning; community collaboration; sustainability and excellence; and a culture of continuous learning and development.