DATE: December 5, 2019

SUBJECT: Review of Annual Board Self-Evaluation

FROM: GOVERNANCE

ACTION ITEM: NO

BACKGROUND: Board Self-Evaluation Results.

The Board Self-Evaluation Results show that holistically the Board ranks their performance between 3.0 and 3.5 in each of the major assessment areas. Specifically, Board Policy-Making Role and Function is a 3.2, Board Organization and Operation is a 3.3, Board Leadership and Accountability is a 3.2, Board Expectations is a 3.1, and Board President Relations is a 3.5. In comparison to the 2018 Board Self-Evaluation, the 2019 Board Self-Evaluation revealed an increase or remained consistent across three categories, and decreased by .1 of a point in two categories which include, Board Expectations and Board President Relations. The largest change (+.3) was regarding Board Policy-Making Role and Function.

Qualitatively, the Board believes that their greatest strengths are “Caring for the University”, “Unity”, and “Communication”. The Board also believes the areas for improvement are “Communication” and “Campus Involvement.” The top accomplishments are “University Performance” and “Audit/Evaluation”. The Board is most please about their “Performance” and the “President’s Leadership.” The Board is most concerned about the “Government”. The Board recommends focusing in on the “University Performance”, “Communication”, and “Finance”.

Goal 5: Obtain Maximum Institutional Effectiveness through the Implementation of a Continuous Quality Improvement Process framed within the seven Baldrige Performance Excellence in Education criteria.

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