A policy is a general statement of intent to act in a particular manner when confronted with a given situation or to achieve a given result in the future. Because policies ensure consistency and fairness, policy making is the most important function assigned to a governing board. Policies are not only the vehicle by which a board expresses and…

Maintains that community college administrative policies and rules must grow out of community needs as interpreted by the board of trustees. Stresses the importance of the board's knowing what the community wants and identifying the ongoing problems affecting the institution and making policies accordingly. (DMM)

The college board of trustees assumes a number of major obligations, including establishing institutional policy. A policy is an expression of beliefs or judgements derived from an assessment of a set of values adopted by the board as a guide to present and future action. As beliefs, judgements and issues change, policies must also change to…

Although there is general agreement on the roles and responsibilities of college presidents and boards of trustees, problems that can impede the effective development and implementation of college policy may arise if either party encroaches into areas for which it is not responsible or if personality conflicts emerge between the president and…

Prepared as a guide for community college trustees, this monograph discusses issues involved in the legislatively mandated annual evaluation of community college presidents in Florida. Following a general overview of presidential evaluation and legal bases for evaluation, eight issues, phrased as questions relating to presidential evaluation, are…

Public college trustees' responsibilities in fund raising include ensuring that private fund-raising takes place, setting policies and priorities, linking private philanthropy and public funding authorities, assuring college support of alumni and public relations activities, furthering public confidence, and giving. (MSE)

In this speech, Chancellor Thomas J. Nussbaum defends the existence of local governing boards for community colleges and offers suggestions for improving the current weak governance structure. He argues that doing away with local governing boards would: (1) create a greater inconsistency between the mission and the governance of the colleges; (2)…

While members of a college's board of trustees expect the president to provide them with accurate and timely information, individual trustees also have a responsibility to help the president do an effective job. The board should understand that the president is the one college administrator with an overview of the enterprise as a whole; his/her…

A survey of 24 Canadian community college governing board members investigated whether and to what extent college presidents make a difference in institutional functioning. The president's impact was seen in public and government perceptions of the college, institutional decision making, preservation of college philosophy, and communication of…

During 1981, a study was conducted to determine whether vocational-technical school district directors and community college presidents in Wisconsin who worked under an appointed board and directors/presidents in other states who worked under an elected board perceived the effectiveness of elected and appointed boards differently. Questionnaires…

A study was conducted to examine current concepts and procedures of community college governance in the United States and the United Kingdom. Agendas and minutes of board meetings were analyzed and interviews were conducted with administrators and board members at four institutions, one rural and one urban from each country. The participating…

The challenges facing governing boards today have never been greater. Financial constraints, as well as legal questions, increases in teacher militancy, collective bargaining, affirmative action, and other thorny issues, make the job of the trustee increasingly complex. The 16 articles in this sourcebook examine the role of the community college…

This paper provides an overview of the multicampus higher education systems which now dominate governance of public colleges and universities in the United States. After briefly summarizing the three types of governance systems (academically integrated multisite institutions; multicampus universities; and multicampus or consolidated systems) and…

This book systematically considers governance in the community college, focusing on how decisions are actually made and describing the roles and interactions of all participant groups in the governance process. Community college governance today is an amalgam of procedures borrowed from colleges, universities and high schools, but there are signs…

Assembly Bill (AB) 1725 addresses the mission, functions, governance, finance, staffing, programs, services, and accountability of the California Community Colleges (CCC). Many of the bill's recommendations place emphasis on the 107 community colleges, the CCC Chancellor's Office, and the Board of Governors (BOG) becoming a single system of…