Ultimately the implementation of this policy shall provide the Regents with an opportunity to assess its performance, contributions and establish a strategic forward-looking policy priorities agenda. Working in concert with the University's President, clear expectations of the administration will be determined on an annual basis by identifying agreed-upon goals and objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, results-driven and time-bound (S.M.A.R.T.). The outcome of this collaborative effort will best serve the interests of Kentucky State University.

This policy applies to the eleven (11) members of the Kentucky State University Board of Regents.

In December 2017, the 2018 Edition of the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) Principles of Accreditation — Foundations for Quality was adopted by the College Delegate Assembly. Implementation of this Board Self-Evaluation Policy shall ensure the Regents are in compliance with SACS-COC Principle 4.2.g. that states the Governing Board defines and regularly evaluates its responsibilities and expectations (Board Self-Evaluation).

Kentucky State University Board of Regents. The Regents are vested with the responsibility via The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky adopted in 1792 and specific Commonwealth of Kentucky Revised Statutes for the management and supervision of its institutions, statewide agricultural programs and other programs which comprise the Kentucky State University System.

Southern Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC). SACS-COC is the regional body for the accreditation of the degree-granting higher education institutions in the Southern states. The Commission’s mission is the enhancement of education quality throughout the region and improvement of the effectiveness of institutions by ensuring that they meet the standards established by the higher education community that address the needs of society and students. It serves as the common denominator of shared values and practices among the divers institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Latin America and other international sites approved by SACS-COC that award associate, baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral degrees. SACS-COC also accepts applications from other international institutions of higher education.

Accreditation by SACS-COC signifies that the institution (1) has a mission appropriate to higher education (2) has resources, programs and services sufficient to accomplish and sustain that mission and (3) maintains clearly specified educational objectives that are consistent with its mission and appropriate to the degrees it offers and that indicate whether it is successful in achieving its state objectives.