Montgomery County Community College

Board Operations

Board of Trustees Policy

Purpose

Effective Boards engage in a regular process of self-assessment or evaluation of their performance. This willingness to engage in self-assessment is a model for the rest of the College. It indicates that board members take their responsibilities seriously. In addition, discussion about board roles and responsibilities can strengthen communication and understanding among board members.

Responsibility

It shall be the Board’s responsibility to ensure that it engages in a regular process of self-study. The Board delegates to the Personnel Committee the responsibility for organizing and conducting the process. The results should be used to identify where the Board is performing well and where it might improve. Commendations for performance and recommended improvements will be incorporated into the College’s regular Middle States periodic review and self-study efforts. Because the effectiveness of the Board and the effectiveness of the CEO are so closely tied, the Board and Presidential evaluation processes will run in tandem if possible.

Process

At the heart of the process shall be a rating instrument to measure Board performance in the following areas (as recommended by ACCT).

• Board Organization
• Community Representation
• Policy Direction
• Board-CEO Relations
• College Operations
• Monitoring of Institutional Performance
• Board Behavior
• Advocacy
• Board Education