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The Board Assessment policy is designed to support the on-going development and effectiveness of the Board, through an intentional review the Board’s work, governing practices and operations. The policy is informed by SACS SACSCOC accreditation standards on evaluating board effectiveness and recommendations from Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges on board assessment.
The Executive/Governance Trustee Committee has responsibility to periodically review the Board Assessment policy and make recommendations to EMU’s Board of Trustees on potential changes.
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During the final year of a trustee’s term a performance assessment will be completed. This will include self-assessment by the trustee and assessment by peers, the other trustees. The purpose is to affirm the trustee’s performance, to provide feedback for professional development as a trustee and to provide information that helps the trustee and the board make decisions about reappointment. The Executive/Governance Trustee Committee has responsibility for the trustee performance assessment process and for discernment and recommendation on reappointment.
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Approved, Board of Trustees, June 2017
Updated: Trustee Committee of Board of Trustees, March 2020
References
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Principles of Accreditation (2012) : Foundation for Quality Enhancement (2018)
The 2014 AGB Survey of Higher Education Governance: Association of Governing Board of Higher Education Universities and Colleges