All directives from the ACC Board of Trustees are in written form as either:

• Policies -which continue in effect until amended or repealed, or
• Resolutions - which address time-limited topics

Directives or rules which are not shown here do not come from the Board.

Most ACC rules for employees and students are administrative or academic rules and procedures developed by the administration and/or faculty to implement the strategic policies adopted by the Board. Consult the appropriate College offices, manuals, or web sites for such rules, which are not directly considered by the Board.

Board policies also refrain from simply repeating legal or regulatory provisions, although of course these apply to all College operations and set limits on possible Board actions and policies. The College President has designated the Texas Legal Reference Manual maintained by the Texas Association of Community Colleges as the primary guide to such legal provisions.

All active ongoing directives by the Board of Trustees (policies plus Board resolutions with time-limited effects) are available at this website; there are no "unwritten" Board directives. When administrators attribute an action they take to a Board directive, they are required (by policy B-1[3]) to identify the relevant written directive. The Board acts only by majority vote in public meetings, and (except in urgent cases) only after discussion at one or more previous meetings.

The Board updates its policy-development agenda every six months, and conducts a general policy review bienially. Suggested policy changes may be directed to any Trustee or to the College President. Compliance with Board policies is monitored both by the administration (especially the President's Office) and by the Secretary of the Board; instances of possible non-compliance may be reported to either.

Policies Adopted by the ACC Board of Trustees

For a complete listing of the ACC policies (PDF format), click HERE.
Renumbered policies chart, August 2009 (PDF format)

Policy Group A: RESULTS TO BE PRODUCED
A-1. Vision/Mission/Values Statement   A-2. Equal Educational Opportunity  A-3. Service-Area Responsibilities   A-4. Student Goal Achievement   A-5. Student Travel

Policy Group B: BOARD OPERATIONS
B-1. Board Policy Principles * B-2. Duties and Responsibilities, Board of Trustees * B-3. Code of Ethics -- Board of Trustees * B-4. Board of Trustees Bylaws * B-5. Policy Development and Revision * B-6. Monitoring Policy Compliance * B-7. Board Advisory Committees * B-8. Removal of Trustees

Policy Group C: COLLEGE OPERATIONS
C-1. General Executive Directives and Limitations * C-2. College Organizational Principles * C-3. Duties and Responsibilities, College President * C-4. Internal Employee Associations * C-5. Open Communication and Shared Governance * C-6. College-Community Linkages  * C-7. Legal Counsel  *  C-8. Naming of the Institution   C-9. Sustainable Practices

Policy Group D: INSTRUCTION
D-1. Statement of Instructional Philosophy * D-2. Academic Freedom and Responsibility * D-3. Faculty Workloads * D-4. Assessment, Placement, & Developmental Courses * D-5. Sabbatical Leave * D-6. Employment of Adjunct Faculty

Policy Group E: PLANNING AND EVALUATION
E-1. Master Planning   E-2. Provision of College Facilities   E-3. Organizational Performance Evaluation/Auditing   E-4. Review of Instructional Programs   E-5. Resource Development

Policy Group F: PERSONNEL
F-1. Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action * F-2. Ensuring A Workplace Free From Harassment * F-3. Employee Recruitment * F-4. Faculty Appointments * F-5. Employee Placement/Advancement * F-6. Staffing * F-7. Personnel Performance Evaluation * F-8. Due Process For Employees * F-9. Employee Benefits * F-10. Employee Compensation * F-11. Conflicts of Interest

Policy Group G: DISTRICT FINANCES
G-1. College Budget   G-2. Purchasing   G-3. Reimbursements   G-4. Capitalization and Depreciation   G-5. Implementation of Fees   G-6. Cash Reserves   G-7. Property Taxes   G-8. Tuition Rates  G-9. Economic Analyses   G-10. Investments  G-11. Auxiliary Enterprises

For a complete listing of the ACC policies (PDF format), click HERE.

Separate chart for renumbered policies, August 2009

Note: Be aware that the renumbering of board policies will affect administrative rules. That site will be updated to reflect these changes in the near future.