SUBJECT: Proposed New Board Policy A-4, College Ends
PROPOSED ACTION
That the Board further discuss, and possibly adopt, a policy on College Ends based on the attached drafts.
RELATED BOARD POLICY OR RESOLUTION
An Ends policy is one of the topics adopted by Board vote as a policy-development priority in November 1997.
RATIONALE
"Ends" policies, according to the policy-governance model the Board uses, are those which provide answers to the questions: "What external results are to be produced? For whose benefit? At what costs and priorities?"
The draft policy is based on the discussion at the 1/16/98 Board/administration/ faculty/community retreat on this topic. It is a high-level policy which gives a statement of several values-based principles whose implementation would in most cases be elaborated by subsidiary policies, administrative rules, or elements of strategic plans. As is now explicitly stated in its preamble, this policy is subordinate to policy A-1, College Mission.
As proposed, the policy would establish the principle that breakeven programs are "primarily" offered as required to meet demand while programs requiring "significant" subsidies are given closer examination and prioritization. The use of these qualifying terms is intended to deliberately leave the administration flexibility to handle special cases.
The current draft incorporates the results of the discussions at the May 6, 1998 meeting, including the addition of a provision declaring the creation of a good place to work and learn as one of the needs to be produced.
BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS
The policy would have no immediate financial impact, although implementation of the policy provisions requiring that non-breakeven programs be offered as part of a coherent community-priorities plan could have a substantial impact on later budgets.
RESOURCE PERSONNEL
Carol Nasworthy, Chair, Board of Trustees
Hunter Ellinger, Trustee
Richard Fonte, President
ATTACHMENTS
Proposed Policy [April 6, 1998 discussion draft]
April 22, 1998 Memorandum from Richard Fonte
Proposed Policy [March 29, 1998 draft]
Proposed Policy [March 5, 1998 draft]
Proposed Policy [Initial draft]
Related Policy Questions on Ends/Mission/Purpose
Work KeysBSCAN Summary and Assessments*
Comments from Fred Butler, Community Leader*
Comments from Trustee Della May Moore*
Comments from Trustee Lillian Davis*
Policy A-1,
Mission of the College
Policy A-2,
Statement of Values and Ideals
*Not available electronically. Please contact Pat Stubbs, ACC, Office of the Board of Trustees, at 223-7613 if you wish to obtain a copy.