Board Code of Ethics
BP 2715 Code of Ethics/Standards of Practice
Reference:
Accreditation Standard IV.B.1.a, e, & h
The San Jose/Evergreen Community College District is committed to the principle that access to higher education should be available to every person. All Board members are committed to maintaining the highest standards of conduct and ethical behavior. The Board believes that such standards promote trust, confidence, and integrity in the working relationship between Trustees and staff. Therefore, the Board and its individual members are committed to the following:
Trustees are elected to represent the interests and serve the needs of the entire District and to promote the mission of the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District
Trustees are a part of the team of trustees, administrators, faculty, classified staff and students working in the best interest of the District and its students. Trustees encourage open, mutually supportive, and accountable participation of students, faculty, administrators and classified staff
Trustees have as their function the establishment of the policies by which the District is to be administered. The Board's duties also include the selection of the Chancellor, the establishment of policies for the District's current and long-range planning, the preservation of assets, the expendi ture of funds, and the determination of a governance structure. The Board holds the Chancellor accountable for the administration of the educational program and the conduct of District business
Trustees uphold the letter and spirit of the Ralph M. Brown Act and make all official decisions and actions of the Board of Trustees in open and public meetings
Trustees recognize that authority rests with the Board majority in legal sessions and not with individual members
Trustees respect the confidentiality of all privileged information
The Board is made up of individuals with differing values and beliefs: debate is expected and natural. Although there are individual expressions, there are no individual decisions. Trustees work with fellow Board members in a spirit of harmony and cooperation in spite of differences
Trustees communicate and promote the needs of the community to the District and the needs of the District to the com munity
Trustees assure the orderly operation