Agenda Item 7023
SUBJECT: Board Policy-Development Priorities for 1999
PROPOSED ACTION
That the Board decide what policy-development topics it wishes to identify as priority topics for 1999.
RELATED BOARD POLICY OR RESOLUTION
Specification by the Board of its annual policy-development priorities is called for by policy B-5, Policy Development.
RATIONALE
Placing an item on the policy-development agenda by the Board is a directive to the Board Chair to ensure that it is developed and presented to the Board for consideration during 1999. Being on this agenda does not commit the Board to adoption of any particular provisions. Each item will be discussed at multiple meetings (as required by policy B-5, Policy Development) and be decided on by the Board after its consideration of the input it receives at that time.
The topics proposed at the 10/19/98 work session, grouped by category, are shown in the attached list. The suggested decision method is for the Board to amend this list to reflect its priorities by voting to [1] add or delete items and [2] designate specific items as being of high priority.
BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS
None.
RESOURCE PERSONNEL
Beverly Davis, Trustee
Hunter Ellinger, Trustee
ATTACHMENTS
Comprehensive list of suggested 1999 policy-development topics
1998 policy-development status report
Annotated list of 1998 Planning Directives
Potential Board Policy-Development Topics
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New policies:
I. Ends definition:
[a] STUDENT GOAL COMPLETION**
[b] GRADUATE PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE
[c] INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
II. Statements of Board values/standards:
[a] COMPENSATION PRINCIPLES*
[b] RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**
[c] PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
[d] DISTANCE LEARNING**
III. Provision of information:
[a] REGULAR OPERATIONAL REPORTS
[b] STUDENT FEEDBACK
Existing policies:
IV. Potential review/amendment of existing policies:
[a] FACULTY WORKLOADS (D-3)*
[b] STUDENT RECRUITMENT (A-3)**
[c] NON-DISCRIMINATION / AFFIRMATIVE-ACTION (F-1)
[d] HARASSMENT NOTIFICATION (F-2)
[e] EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT (F-3)**
[f] DUE-PROCESS POLICY [ADJUNCT FACULTY] (F-8)
[g] LEGAL COUNSEL (C-7)
[h] TELEVISING BOARD MEETINGS (C-13)
V. Review of overall policy structure/coverage
[a] COMPREHENSIVE POLICY COMPARISON TO OTHER COLLEGES
* Uncompleted topics on current policy-development priority list
** Topic on 1998 planning-directives list which may not be fully covered by existing
policy
ACC BOARD POLICY-DEVELOPMENT AGENDA FOR 1998
(marked * if topic was explicitly identified as a policy priority by Board vote -- 10/8/98 revision)
completed items shown by strikethrough, pending items
in bold
---TARGET DATES--- |
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action |
status |
committee |
final |
*Master Planning (E-1) |
amended |
Oct-Nov |
January |
*Policy Development (B-5) |
replaced |
Nov-Dec |
January |
*Open Communication and Information |
adopted |
Nov-Dec |
January |
*Purchasing (C-10) |
amended |
Nov-Dec |
January |
*Housekeeping Amendments (B-4, C-3, C-11) |
amended |
January |
February |
College Budget (E-3) |
amended |
January |
February |
*Internal Employee Associations (C-4) |
replaced |
Nov-Feb |
March |
Tuition and Fee Rates (E-8) |
amended |
March |
April |
Board of Trustee Bylaws (B-4) |
amended |
March-April |
June |
*Priority of mission components (Ends) |
adopted |
Jan-May |
June |
*Service-Area Responsibilities |
adopted |
April-May |
June |
College-Community Linkage |
adopted |
May |
June |
1998-99 academic year budget |
approved |
June-July |
August |
Faculty Workload (D-3) |
limited amendments adopted |
July |
August |
Employee Leave (F-10) |
amended |
July |
August |
Legal Counsel (C-7) |
amended |
July |
August |
1998-99 community-linkage plan |
approved |
July-Aug |
September |
Tuition and Fee Rates (E-8) |
HS tuition waiver approved |
Aug |
September |
*Principles for Use of Adjunct Faculty |
adopted |
April-Sept |
October |
*Facilities Planning (E-2) |
replacement policy proposed |
Aug-Oct |
November |
*Review of Instructional Programs |
new policy proposed |
Aug-Oct |
November |
*Sabbatical Leave (D-5) |
amendment proposed |
October |
November |
*Compensation Principles |
collecting ideas |
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*Ensuring Instructional Quality |
collecting ideas |
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*Faculty Workloads (D-3) |
collecting ideas |
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Adoption of 1999 policy-development priority list |
October |
November |
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Additional policy topics from 1998 planning directives not covered by current/planned policies: |
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Employee Recruitment Resource Development |
Student Recruitment Distance Learning |
Student Goal Completion |
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Planning Directives to the President for 1998
[annotated to show relevant policy-related actions]
1. Bring the operation of the College fully into compliance with Board policy.
2. Institutionalize an institutional effectiveness and planning process that integrates effectiveness evaluation or assessment, planning, and budgeting. [now covered by E-1, Master Planning]
3. Develop a future facilities-development master plan and update the renovation and maintenance plans, based on the analysis of academic needs of students and community needs. [would be covered by proposed amendments to E-2, Facilities Planning]
4. Implement an evaluation system for faculty based upon an assessment of instructional quality, which shall be used in decisions concerning retention and advancement of faculty and to develop a professional development plan for faculty. [covered by F-7, Performance Evaluation, with possible extensions]
5. Develop a program quality review system for all programs and disciplines which shall be used to guide curriculum revision, accreditation agency response, program expansion or elimination, and to prioritize areas for resource allocation including personnel. [will be covered by proposed policy on Program Review]
6. Develop a strategy including use of technology to serve areas within the ACC service region, both inside and outside the taxing base area, while prioritizing services to those within the taxing base area and expanding services to those areas which voluntarily seek and vote to associate themselves with the taxing base area. [now covered by A-5, Service Area Responsibilities]
7. Develop a set of options for using full-time and adjunct faculty, giving priority to improving instructional quality and to hiring the number of full-time faculty needed to ensure adequate quality and capacity in each program. [will be covered by proposed policy on Use of Adjunct Faculty]
8. Develop an outreach, recruitment, and marketing plan to serve the educational needs of the residents of the ACC district and service area and to increase the diversity of the ACC student body, faculty and staff.
[add to policy-development agenda: Student Recruitment, Employee Recruitment]
9. Develop and implement a pro-active retention and student success plan for each ACC student (full- or part-time) to reach his or her individual educational goal. [add to policy-development agenda: Student Goal Completion]
10. Implement a resource development acquisition strategy from both public and private resources to support the college in meeting changing student and community needs. [add to policy-development agenda: Resource Development]
11. Develop internal capacity and utilize budgetary and cost analysis to identify areas of operating efficiency including course scheduling, equitable expenditure distribution, and program and unit expenditure analysis. [now covered by A-4, College Ends; E-3, College Budget]
12. Develop an analysis of the usage of distance education technology including the Texas Virtual College and outline the challenges this technology represents for ACC. [add to policy-development agenda: Distance Learning]
13. Develop a system of management Administrative Rule, procedures, and guidelines implementing Board policy, which would be accessible through an electronic system and which clarifies responsibilities including the authority for exceptions to any provisions. [now covered by C-12, Open Communication and Information]