Trustee Resources

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Being a trustee offers its own unique opportunities and challenges. This page provides trustees with resources to help navigate their roles and responsibilities.

System Information

Washington's Community and Technical College (CTC) System

• Map of the CTC system
• CTC system history
• CTC Academic Year Report
• CTC Operating and Capital Budget Summary - "How the Money Flows"

Board of Trustees: General Information

• How are the local boards structured?
• What are the powers and duties of the board of trustees?
• What are the characteristics of an effective trustee?

New Trustees: Resources

• What do I need to know as a new trustee?
• What public disclosure forms do I need to submit as a newly appointed (re-appointed) trustee?

New Trustee Orientation: Resources for CEOs and Board Chairs

• Orientation checklist for CEOs and Board Chairs
• Example “curriculum” for new trustee orientations

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Resources for Boards and Board Members

Trusteeship

• Responsibilities and Working Relationships
• Concepts of Trusteeship
• Board Speaks as a Whole
• The Role of the Board Chair

Policy

• Establishing Policy
• The Difference Between Policy and Administration
• The “Green Line”

Strategic Planning

• Strategic Planning

Student Success and Education Policy

• Student Success and Education Policy
• Top 10 Reasons for Progress in Achieving the Dream
• Monitoring Student Success and Institutional Effectiveness
• CA Leadership Alliance for Student Success (CLASS)
  Resource materials for Boards interested in furthering student success
• Accreditation and Self-Study

Public Relations

• Public Relations
• Advocacy Role of Trustees
• Legislative Expectations of Trustees
• Legislative Contact - Public Disclosure

Board Self-Evaluation

• Board Self-Evaluation
• Assessing Board Effectiveness - from California League resource materials
• Examples: Board Self-Evaluations

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Board Chair Information and Relations Resources

Board Chair Resources

• Board Chair Handbook
• Board Chair Discussion notes (compiled from Spring 2010 Board Chair training)

Board Member/CEO Relations

• Hiring and Evaluating the President
• Selection of a President – Resources
  • President Search Workshop Overview
  • 14 Points from the SPSCC Presidential Search – Lessons Learned
  • Conducting a Successful CEO Search

President Evaluation

• Evaluating the CEO 
• Evaluating CEO Performance – from California League Resource materials
• Examples: President Evaluations

Personnel and Employee Relations

• Tenure System
• Tenure and the Trustee
• Collective Bargaining / Classified Employees

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Legal Information

Ethics and Open Public Meetings Act

• Ethics
• What are “Ethics”
• What You Need to Know about the State’s Ethics Law
• RCW 42.52 – Ethics in public service
• Open Meetings Act and Executive Sessions
• Legal Defense of Trustees and Board Members
• Overview of Legal Services and Open Government Responsibilities of Board members

State Board for Community & Technical Colleges

• Role of the State Board
• State Board: Powers and Duties
• State Board System Direction
• State Board Office Functions & Staff
• State Board – Historical Overview by Helen Radke

Trustees Association for Community & Technical Colleges

• History of TACTC
• Just the Facts…about TACTC

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Links and Additional Information

Other Professional Affiliations

• American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
• Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT)
  • ACCT Training and Resources
  • ACCT Trustee Quarterly
• Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges (WACTC)

Additional Information

• Statutory and Administrative Codes of Washington
• State Board Policy and Procedures Manual
• Glossary

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