City College of San Francisco - California Competes

STANDARD IV
I. Overview of the Standard IV Report:
Leadership & Governance
City College of San Francisco has a robust Shared Governance System with broad-based participation
that promotes collaborative efforts among the Board of Trustees and College constituencies. The Shared
Governance System has reached a level of maturity and support from campus constituencies that reflects
the transformation of the ideals under which the system was created into a working practical reality.
The Shared Governance System has been evaluated several times and the most recent evaluation (October,
2004) indicated that constituencies have learned to feel confident in the strength of the system as the
College’s methodology for dealing with new challenges as they occur. [Refs. 4, 11, 12] That evaluation
also resulted in several recommendations for improving the system, including expanding participation
in the Shared Governance System and continuing the biennial evaluation process.
The Board of Trustees maintains an appropriate level of independence and fulfills its obligation to
represent the public interest. The Board has promoted and played an active role in the development of
planning initiatives and the assessment of institutional effectiveness. The Board Policy Manual, Board
By-Laws, and Board procedures are in compliance with local and state laws and regulations. However, the
Board needs to adopt a calendar for the regular systematic review and updating of its policies. In addition,
there are a few areas, identified in this report, that should be addressed in the Policy Manual. The Board
has a strong code of ethics, is involved in the accreditation process, and provides leadership in the
selection and evaluation of the chief administrative officer (the Chancellor).
The Board delegates authority and responsibility for the administration of the institution to the
Chancellor. The Chancellor works effectively with administrative, faculty, staff, and student organizational
structures—the means of communication with constituencies—in supporting the institution and
delegates responsibility to appropriate administrative divisions. These administrative and governance
processes facilitate decisions that support student learning and improve institutional effectiveness.
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