Evaluation of Governance

Approved by PBC on November 7, 2018. Updated by PBC on October 1, 2025

In order to assure institutional improvement of the teaching and learning environment, the participatory governance and decision-making processes (planning, program review) will be evaluated regularly. The Planning and Budgeting Council and the College President will share primary responsibility for assuring this evaluation is completed which will be conducted by the Office of Planning, Research, and Institutional Effectiveness (PRIE). These evaluations are set up to ensure the participatory governance structure provides for:

• a collegial process that sets values, goals, and priorities;
• evaluation and planning rely on high quality research and analysis on external and internal conditions; and
• educational planning is integrated with resource planning and distribution to achieve student learning outcomes.

The results of these evaluations can be found on the PRIE Survey website under Participatory Governance Evaluation Surveys.

Elements of the Evaluation Process

Survey Administration: 

Periodically, the faculty, staff and students will be surveyed to determine if the processes described in the Participatory Governance website are working effectively.

Review by the Planning & Budgeting Council:

PBC will review the results of the evaluation and make recommendations for improvement based on the data. PBC will communicate their recommendations to the College President as well as the other participatory governance groups.

Timeline for the Evaluation Process

Activity/Timeline	Group	Activity
March	PBC	Reviews and approves evaluation questions
April - May	PRIE	Administers the participatory governance evaluation survey
September - October	PBC	Reviews the results of the evaluation survey and recommends changes to the College President and other participatory governance groups as needed.