Participatory Governance Manual

Revised by PBC Nov. 7, 2018

The following philosophy applies to participatory governance, planning, program review, and budgeting:

To base decisions on data
To create links between program review, planning, and budget.
To encourage widespread institutional dialog.
To base the participatory decision-making process on cooperation, trust, and shared values rather than confrontation.
To focus on issues that are institutional in nature and affect the college as a whole.
To reach solutions that are made better through the expertise of the participants and made more acceptable through the participatory process.
To foster a climate of mutual trust, creative conflict resolution, and positive communication skills.
To communicate regularly and clearly with those stakeholders directly affected by decisions.
To effectively use time and resources by streamlining the processes to avoid duplication of effort.
To identify purpose, function, membership, and reporting relationships for each committee or work group.
To maintain reasonable balance and continuity of representation and continuity of representation within each participatory governance group.
To expect representatives on committees to be familiar with committee functions, to be responsible for attendance, and to regularly consult and communicate with constituents.
The participatory governance process will be reviewed regularly by the PBC.
To consider equity as reflected in the Student Equity plan.

The primary participatory governance groups include:

The following organizational chart outlines their relationship.

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