The Many Roles of the Chief Instructional Officer

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The Many Roles of the Chief Instructional Officer

• Presented by Pam Deegan
• Monterey, October 31, 2007

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Agenda

• Your roles with
• With the faculty
• With your instructional team
• With your president
• With the Board of Trustees

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Your role with the facultyIn general terms -
transformational leadership

• Collegial
• Trust
• Honesty
• Honor process
• Transparency
• No side deals
• facilitate

• Respect
• Empower others
• Humor
• Honor and celebrate achievements

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Specifics relative to role with constituent groups

• Your role is dependent upon your 101

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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.

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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.
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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
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The Ten . . .

• Section 53200 (c)
• 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
• 
  continued . . .

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Ten (continued)

• Section 53200 (c)
• 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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plus One

• Section 53200 (c)
• Other academic and professional matters as
  mutually agreed upon.

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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

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Do you know your 10 1??
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Collegial Consultation - Definitions

• Section 53200 (d)
• (D) Requires procedures for responding to
  Academic Senate recommendations that include
• 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.

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• 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.

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Compelling Reasons

• These terms mean that in instances where a
  recommendation is not accepted the reasons for
  the boards 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)

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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

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So, what is your role??

• Depends upon which items are primarily rely and
  which are mutually agree

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Primarily Rely

• More passive role
• Make headway due to respect role
• Advise
• Keep things legal
• Remind of process
• Examples

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Mutually Agree and the CIO role

• More active role
• CIO may co-chair
• CIO represents the President
• Still maintain collegiality
• Examples

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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
• Never lose your cool or use humiliation or sarcasm

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Role with the President

• Inform the president of what is going on so she
  can make informed decisions.
• Thoroughly discuss issues at Presidents Cabinet
• Okay to disagree, but when decision is made, get
  with the program
• Dont dis the president when in committee
• Be ethical, if you cant agree with majority of
  decisions, question your role at the college

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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 Presidents office

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Questions?