VCCS POLICY NO: N/A
EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/10/90
REVISED DATE: 02/21/17
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Purpose:
To provide a list of official sources and documents of the college and identify the policy contents of each.
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Definitions:
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Policy:
Official College Policy
The college will maintain an official set of policy statements in the Policies section of the Intranet site. Other sources of college policy and their respective content are listed below:
The Student Handbook will contain official college policy with respect to:
- academic honesty
- authorization and regulations for campus demonstrations
- eligibility of students with disabilities to receive accommodations
- Family Educational Rights to Privacy Act (FERPA)
- nondiscrimination and accessibility
- sexual misconduct
- student conduct
- student grievance
- student rights and responsibilities
The Curriculum Development Manual will contain official college policy with respect to:
- course syllabi
- curricular structure
- new career studies certificates
- new degree programs and new majors
- new diploma and certificate programs
- new Reynolds courses
- new VCCS courses
- official course content summaries (outlines)
- program and course discontinuances
- revisions to existing curricula
The College Strategic Plan will contain the following official statements:
- college goals and objectives
- college mission and vision statements
The Manual for Evaluating Academic Programs will contain official college policy with respect to:
- program evaluation
- student learning outcomes assessment
The 9-month and 12-month Teaching Faculty Performance and Evaluation Plan Manual will contain official college policy with respect to:
- evaluation of adjunct faculty
- evaluation of full-time teaching faculty and program heads
The Administrative and Professional Faculty Performance and Evaluation Plan Manual will contain official college policy with respect to:
- evaluation of administrative and professional faculty
The Public Relations Guide and Style Manual will contain official college policy with respect to:
- college logo
- college name
- college seal
- college theme and statement of commitment
- stylistic consistency
Official College-Wide Documents
The college will maintain the following sources and with the individuals responsible as noted below. This responsibility includes managing the process to ensure currency, accuracy, and timely publication.
Single-Source Documents and Responsibility Single-Source Documents Responsibility College Policies and Procedures Associate Vice President of Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Curriculum Development Manual Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness Manual for Evaluating Academic Programs Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness Manual for Evaluating Administrative Units Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness Faculty Performance and Evaluation Plan Manuals Faculty Evaluation Committee Internal College Forms Unit Managers External College Forms Director of Marketing Parking Enforcement Policies Manual Chief of Police Reference Documents and Responsibility Reference Documents Responsibility Catalog Director of Marketing Adjunct Faculty Handbook Associate Vice President of Human Resources Classified Employee Handbook Associate Vice President of Human Resources Full-time Teaching Faculty Handbook Associate Vice President of Human Resources Professional & Administrative Faculty Handbook Associate Vice President of Human Resources Wage/Hourly Employee Handbook Associate Vice President of Human Resources Student Handbook Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Public Relations Guide and Style Manual Director of Marketing College Strategic Plan Associate Vice President of Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Governance, Management, and Planning Structure Executive Vice President College Data (online) Director, Office of Institutional Effectiveness Facilities and Site Master Plan(s) Director of Facilities Management and Planning Professional and Organizational Development Opportunities Associate Vice President of Human Resources Program and Discipline Brochures School Deans/Program Heads -
Procedures:
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Other Information:
These reference documents are maintained by outside agencies and can be obtained online: