Morgan Community College

Strategic Planning, Assessment & Communications Leadership Team

(SPAC)

CP 2-31

 

Function

 The SPAC serves as a major communication vehicle among and between the many entities in the college.  SPAC activities ensure that various viewpoints are heard, that information is shared with constituency leaders, that the opportunity is provided for all staff to be aware of major issues, plans, and activities within the college and that consensus has been reached on major issues.

The SPAC Leadership Team is chartered by the Management Leadership Team and charged with responsibility for the following:

  1. providing leadership in the development and assessment (evaluation of the college's strategic plan;
  2. to confirm campus-wide consensus is reached;
  3. development and review of the annual planning priorities (key result areas);
  4. discussion of items of general interest to the college;
  5. provide a designated group to which any issue, idea, or concern may be presented for discussion and possible referral to the appropriate team,
  6. final review of proposed policies or changes in policies, with recommendation to MLT,  and
  7. other issues referred by the Management Leadership Team.

Members of the SPAC Leadership Team are representatives of a Division or area.  Views should be supported by information gained from discussion and interaction with other division members.  Members play a vital role in the dissemination of information to and from the members of their division.

The SPAC Leadership Team is not a body to take action on items.  It does decide referral to appropriate teams and does decide when campus consensus has been reached.  Any recommendations are made to the President and the MLT.  It is acknowledged that the President retains the authority to make final decisions.  Decisions not in keeping with SPAC recommendations will be explained in writing to SPAC members.

Consensus Decision Making

Consensus is defined as:

All members, while not necessarily agreeing with the decision, can live with the decision that has been reached by consensus.

  1. Members of the team believe the current decision is the best decision possible at this time based on the information available.

  2. Adequate opportunity has been provided for input from stakeholders.

Agenda

 The agenda is set by the MLT.  Items may be placed on the agenda by the MLT, by divisions for clarification and/or discussion, or by a SPAC Team members.  Agendas will be set one week prior to the meeting.

 

Membership

 Members to the SPAC Leadership Team will be elected by their respective divisions.  Each term is for 3 years.  Initial terms will have 1, 2, or 3 years of service.  Except for the 1 year initial team, individuals must sit-out a minimum of one year before being eligible for election.

Vacancies will be filled by election of the appropriate division.  A person filling a vacancy of less than 2 years is eligible for election to a full term without being off the Team for one year.

Membership is open to full-time and permanent part-time personnel.  Membership is as follows:

Instruction:

2 Faculty from Arts and Sciences Division

2 Faculty from Applied Science & Technology Div

2 Administrators

1 Center

1 Classified

Administration/Finance: 4 members including 2 classified
Student Services: 3 members including 1 classified
Institutional Advancement:

 

1 member
The President serves as the Chair.

 

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