Transcript The Many Roles of the Chief Instructional Officer

The Many Roles of the Chief
Instructional Officer
Presented by
Pam Deegan
San Francisco
October 30, 2008
Agenda
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Your role with:
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With the faculty
With your instructional team
With your president
With your Board of Trustees
Your role with the faculty
 Many reasons why people go into
administration:
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Status
Power
Control
Money
Your role with the faculty
In general terms – Transformational Leadership
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Collegial
Trust
Honesty
Honor process
Transparency
No side deals
facilitate
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Respect
Empower others
Humor
Honor and
celebrate
achievements
Specifics relative to role
with constituent groups
 Your role is dependent upon your 10+1
Education Code §70902
(b)(7)
“The Governing Board shall …
ensure … the right of academic
senates to assume primary
responsibility for making
recommendation in the areas of
curriculum and academic
standards.”
Title 5 § 53203 Powers
(A) Governing Board shall adopt policies
delegating authority and responsibility to
its Academic Senate.
(B) Policies in (A) shall be adopted through
collegial consultation with the Academic
Senate.
(C) Guarantees the Academic Senate the right
to meet with or appear before the board.
Title 5 § 53200 Definitions
(B) Academic Senate means an organization
whose primary function is to make
recommendations with respect to academic
and professional matters.
(C) Academic and Professional matters means
the following policy development and
implementation matters:
THE Ten . . .
Section 53200 (c)
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Curriculum, including establishing prerequisites
Degree & Certificate Requirements
Grading Policies
Educational Program Development
Standards & Polices regarding Student
Preparation and Success
College governance structures, as related to
faculty roles
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Section 53200 (c)
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Faculty roles and involvement in
accreditation process
Policies for faculty professional
development activities
Processes for program review
Processes for institutional planning and
budget development
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Section 53200 (c)
 Other academic and professional
matters as mutually agreed upon.
Collegial Consultation
Section 53200 (d)
District Governing Board is required to consult
collegially with the Academic Senate and
develop policies on academic and professional
matters through either or both:
1. Rely primarily upon the advice and judgment of
the Academic Senate
2. Reach mutual agreement with the Academic
Senate by written resolution, regulation, or
policy
Do you know your 10 + 1??
Collegial Consultation Definitions
Section 53200 (d)
(D) Requires procedures for responding to
Academic Senate recommendations that
include:
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When rely primarily, the recommendation
of the Academic Senate will normally be
accepted, and only in exceptional
circumstances and for compelling reasons
will they not be accepted.
2. When
mutual agreement and an agreement has
not been reached:
 Existing policy remains in effect except in
cases of legal liability or fiscal hardship
 Board may act - after a good faith effort
- only for compelling legal, fiscal, or
organizational reasons.
Compelling Reasons
These terms mean that … in instances where a
recommendation is not accepted the reasons for
the board’s decision must be in writing and based
on a clear and substantive rationale which puts the
explanation for the decision in an accurate,
appropriate, and relevant context.
--Participating Effectively in District and College
Governance
(a publication of Academic Senate for California
Community Colleges)
Title 5 § 53203 – More
Powers
(E) Academic Senate may assume
responsibilities and perform functions as
may be delegated by the Governing Board
(F) Appointment of faculty members to college
committees shall be made by the Academic
Senate - requires consultation with CEO or
designee
So, what is your role??
 Depends upon which items are
“primarily rely” and which are
“mutually agree”
The CIO’s role in
Primarily Rely
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More passive role
Make headway due to “respect” role
Advise
Keep things legal
Remind of process
Examples
Mutually Agree and the CIO
role
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More active role
CIO may co-chair
CIO represents the President
Still maintain collegiality
Examples
Role with Instructional Team
 You are your team
 Transformational traits
 Need to provide adequate structure, internal
processes, and predictability
 Team needs to know they can try new things and be
able to fail without admonishment
 Help your team establish instructional goals
 Never lose your cool or use humiliation or sarcasm
 Be prepared - Use the old “Alternate Choice” method
 Deans’ Retreat Concept
 Celebrate !
Role with the President
 Inform the president of what is going on so
she can make informed decisions
 Thoroughly discuss issues at President’s
Cabinet
 Okay to disagree, but when decision is
made, get with the program
 Don’t disrespect and blame the president
when in committee
 Be ethical, if you can’t agree with majority
of decisions, question your role at the
college
Role with Board of Trustees
 YOU report to the PRESIDENT!
 What is your college policy?
 President needs to know of requests
and conversations
 Many presidents do not want contact
with Board unless through the
President’s office
Questions?