Whereas the collegial model of shared governance presumes the participation and involvement of the faculties in the development, implementation, and evaluation of academic policies and procedures, and
Whereas such involvement is a legitimate expectation for those who are part of the teaching profession, and
Whereas the preliminary report of the 3409 Task Force on Community College Faculty and Administrator qualifications, Hiring, Evaluation, and Tenure recommends "The articulation of clear, relevant criteria on which evaluation be based."
Resolved that local senates, in cooperation with faculty associations or bargaining agents, consider recommending, as a significant criterion of the faculty evaluation procedure, the participation by individual faculty members in activities related to shared governance.