1 / 20

POWER, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV. MovingWest Virginia Forward. POWER, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES WV Council for Community and Technical College Education and Institutional Board of Governors April 18, 2017. Bruce Walker, General Counsel. Governance History. Prior to 1969

ledad
Download Presentation

POWER, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM OF WV MovingWest Virginia Forward POWER, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES WV Council for Community and Technical College Educationand Institutional Board of Governors April 18, 2017 Bruce Walker, General Counsel

  2. Governance History • Prior to 1969 • Board of Regents---1969 • State College System and University System Boards---1989 • Policy Commission and Interim Governing Board---2000 • Institutional Governing Boards---2001

  3. WV Council for Community and Technical College Education • Council for Community and Technical College Education---2004 • SB 603 flexibilities----2005 • Separation of remaining administratively-linked community and technical colleges---2008

  4. GOVERNANCE • Adoption of a state-wide master plan for C&TC education • Approval of institutional compacts and updates • Allocate appropriations to institutions • Establish benchmarks and performance indicators for institutions to address accountability “Underlined”– Jointly with Policy Commission

  5. Establishing a rule for governing boards to follow in adopting institutional rules, guidelines, or other policy statements • In cooperation with Commission, develop a long-range policy agenda for C&TC education • Collaborate with Commission in selection of peer groups for each institution • Report annually to the Legislature on the performance of higher education • Identify needs and priorities for capital investments • Approve the hiring of Presidents by governing boards

  6. Approve institutional master plans outlining missions, degree programs, physical plant needs personnel needs and enrollment levels • Approve the compensation from all sources for Presidents and their contracts • Promulgate joint rules governing the institutions when deemed necessary • Establish geographic areas of responsibility for institutions • Create WVC&TC if certain conditions exist

  7. Establishment of a uniform classification system for classified employees • Establish a rule governing purchases by institutions. • Take whatever actions deemed necessary to fulfill duties of the Council • Receive input and recommendations from various advisory and constituent groups • Resolve disputes between 2-year and 4-year institutions

  8. Acquire legal services as needed. • Employ a Chancellor and review his or her performance at the end of each contract period. • Withdraw powers of a governing board for up to 2 years in certain circumstances. • Failure to develop compact • Significant mismanagement or failure to carry out duties • Circumstances that severely limit capacity of board • to carry out duties and responsibilities

  9. Meet annually with the Advisory Committee of Community and Technical College Presidents • Facilitate continuation of the Advantage Valley Community College Network • Promulgate a legislative rule standardizing, as much as possible, administration of personnel matters by governing boards • Facilitate the establishment of advanced technology centers • Regulate and license correspondence, business, occupational and trade schools

  10. ACADEMIC • Implement a uniform standard for the requirement ofremedial or developmental courses. • Expand distance learning and technology. • Review and approve academic programs offered by institutions. • Assure maximum transferability of credits from one institution to another

  11. FINANCE • Make annual budget requests on behalf of the institutions. • Allocating appropriations by the Legislature. • Develop and adopt a financing policy for higher education. • Supervise the Workforce Development Initiative Grants Program • Adopt tuition and fee policies and approve tuition and fee increases for institutions above 5%

  12. Assess institutions for the payment of statewide services, obligations, or initiatives. • Establish a retirement plan for all public higher education employees. • Review and approve institutional operating and capital budgets. • Distribute federal vocational educational funding

  13. FINANCIAL AID • Give guidance to Vice Chancellor for Administration in administration of statewide financial aid and scholarship programs

  14. INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNING BOARDPowers, Duties and Responsibilities

  15. GOVERNANCE • Determine, control, supervise and manage the financial, business and education policies and affairs of the institution. • Develop a master plan for the institution, outlining missions, degree offerings, resource requirements, physical plant needs, personnel needs, enrollment levels, etc. • Update and meet goals of the institutional compact. • Utilize faculty, students, and classified employees in planning and decision making when those groups are affected.

  16. Administer management of a personnel system, subject to Council rules, including classification, compensation, and discipline. • Solicit and utilize or expend voluntary support. • Appoint and compensate the President, with Council approval. • Discipline or terminate the President. • Conduct written performance evaluations of the President consistent with state code and rules. • Submit to the Council by a certain date each year an annual report on the institution’s performance in relation to master plan and compact.

  17. Delegate, within prescribed standards and limitations, its powers to the President when the delegation is deemed necessary and prudent and notify the Council of the delegation. • Submit to the Commission and Council all data requested for Report Card. • Adopt rules and policies governing institution and as required by certain statutory provisions. • Textbook/bookstore • Parking • Credit card solicitation • Purchasing • Personnel

  18. FINANCE • Direct the preparation of budget requests for submission to the Council and Commission. • Enter into contracts on behalf of the institution. • Purchase or acquire all materials, supplies, equipment and printing required. • Adopt salary increase policies. • Issue revenue bonds. • Approve institutional operating and capital budgets.

  19. ACADEMIC • Periodically review, at least every five years, all academic programs at the institution and address the viability, adequacy and necessity of each program in relation to the master plan and compact. • Conduct periodic studies of its graduates and their employers to determine placement patterns and effectiveness of the education experience. • Ensure that the sequence and availability of academic programs and courses are such that students may complete programs in a normal time frame.

  20. Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker, Chancellor WV Council for Community and Technical College Education 1018 Kanawha Boulevard, East - Suite 700 Charleston, WV 25301 Phone: 304-558-0265 І Email: tucker@wvctcs.org Web: www.wvctcs.org

More Related