Governance Review

Shared Governance Review

De Anza's College Council voted in June 2020 to begin a collegewide review of shared goverance teams and structure, with a focus on equity and inclusion.

Got Questions?

Use our online form to submit your questions about the new shared governance proposal. The Shared Governance Task Force will post the answers on our Questions and Answers webpage.

Send Us a Question

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The above presentation is is an update from previous versions. Here are two earlier presentations:

• View the Nov. 15, 2021 proposal
• View the Oct. 28, 2021 presentation to College Council

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Fall 2021 – Winter 2022: Timeline

The Shared Governance Task Force has established the following schedule for giving presentations and gathering feedback on the new shared governance proposal posted above. (Click each box for details.) 

In September 2021, the Governance Review Task Force prepared an updated work plan and slides summarizing the work completed to date and the next steps planned for the 2021-2022 academic year.

• View the work plan
• View slide presentation

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March 2021: Governance Review Task Force

The collegewide Governance Review Task Force held its first meeting on March 25. Here are the representatives on the task force.

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January 2021: Collegiality in Action Workshop 

De Anza invited two experts on the subject of shared governance in California to give a webinar for members of the college community – including classified professionals, faculty, administrators and interested students – during a special College Council meeting on Jan. 28, 2021.

The webinar, entitled "Collegiality in Action: Effective Participation Fundamentals," was presented by

• Larry Galizio, president of the Community College League of California
• Dolores Davison, president of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

If you missed the session or would like a review, the slides are available for download here.

Download the Slides

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October 2020: Collegewide Survey Responses

All faculty members, classified professionals and administrators were invited to complete a survey during a two-week period in October 2020, answering questions about

• What works and does not work with current governance groups and processes
• How governance groups and processes would ideally be structured, and how these would work in practice
• How members of governance groups should be selected.

Click the yellow button to view a document containing both a summary and the complete survey responses.

Collegewide Survey Results

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Summer 2020: Governance Group Surveys

As a first step in the collegewide review, President Holmes invited all governance groups to complete a similar survey in July and August 2020, seeking their input on the existing governance structure and processes, as well as ways to  improve it.

Click each link below to view the survey responses submitted by these groups

• Academic Senate
• Administrative Planning and Budget Team
• Campus Facilities Committee
• DASB Senate
• Equity Action Council
• Instructional Planning and Budget Team
• Student Services Planning and Budget Team