Governance, Planning, and Decision-Making Taskforce

Agenda

• Review Retreat Day 1
• Review of Retreat Day 1 Findingsg (30 Minutes)
• Draft Design Principles (45 Minutes)
• Break (10 Minutes)
• Design Groups - New Governance Structure (7 Minutes)
• Next Steps (10 Minutes)

Current Structure

Strength Themes

• Institutional Effectiveness is a Core Valu
• Functional - Current system functions
• Simple at Highest Level - Senate and SPC
• Some highly functional committees (IPRC, Standard I, ...)
• Some Clear Delineation of Academic & Professional Matters (Senate 10+1) and Operational Matter

Current Structure

Weakness Themes

• Lacks Clarity - Decision-Making, Charges, Membership, Routing, Overlapping Responsibilities
• Not Scalable as MVC Grows
• Missing Major Strategic Priorities/Initiative
• Guided Pathways, Professional Development, ..

Weaknesses Continued

• Overly Narrow or Broad - Committee Charges and Actual Work
• Lack of Trust in System or Process
• Lack of Broad Understanding in System of Proces

External Review

Strength Themes

• Clarity
• Senate vs Operational,Roles, Terms, Committees/Councils, Timelines, Routing, Design Principles for Governance, Mapping of College to District, Relationships among Committees, Councils, Taskforces, ...
• Simple Top Level Structure - One Primary Recommending Committee
• I

Strengths Continued

• Integration of Strategic Initiatives
• Steering Committee for New Initiative
• Easy to Find Governance Material
• Strong Visuals for Structure and Decision Making - Brief Overviews Availabl

External Review

Weakness Themes

• Too many committees or overly diffuse structur
• Too much overlap - no separation between senate and operations
• Overly Complicated Decision Flow
• VERY long documents
• No clear ongoing/cyclical review of structure and decision-making

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