Carver governance policy approach replaced (at least in part) with streamlined structure that uses more understandable language and reduces amount of staff time needed to provide Board with information
Goodbye Carver model of policy governance–at least in part.
The Yavapai Community College Governing Board met at the Sedona Center on June 3 for a workshop. After working throughout the day, it had accomplished the following:
- Received one-hour update from President Dr. Lisa Rhine on the “State of the College.”
- Unanimously approved sending nomination letters on behalf of President Lisa Rhine and faculty member Andrea Schaben to the Association of Community College Trustees. The letters are for consideration for the annual Chief Executive Officer Award and the annual William H. Meardy Faculty member award.
- Approved 4-1 a new President’s Evaluation tool.
- Approved 4-1 Board Self-Assessment tool that will be administered by the Association of Community College Trustees at a cost of about $3,000 per assessment.
- Unanimously approved a completely revised District Governing Board Policy Manual with the understanding that beginning in the fall the Board will hold workshops to possibly revise any portion of the Manual.
- Unanimously approved an Advocacy and Community Relations Plan.
- Approved 4-1 a temporary plan to divide the monthly public meeting into two segments: One two-hour session called a “Study Session” and a third one hour session called a “Business Meeting.”
A major advantage of the new policy governance approach, it is claimed, is to reduce the enormous amount of time the Carver model of governance placed on staff to fulfill all of its various reporting requirements.
However, many of the changes raised controversial questions about the language used to describe the Board’s governance and the effectiveness of a particular provision. More discussions about the new model will be provided in later Blog postings.