More information about each of the governance groups above can be found by
visiting the webpage here and clicking on the individual groups/links.

The purpose of this document is to describe the principles of participatory governance and the structure
for making decisions at College of the Sequoias, referred to in the body of this document as “the
District”. This document begins with a description of three primary facets of the District’s decision-making
processes:
• The principles of participatory governance that organize the District’s operating agreements;
• The roles and responsibilities of the District’s constituent groups; and
• The type and structure of groups that develop recommendations.

Following the descriptions of these foundational elements are the descriptions of the purpose,
membership and reporting structure of each of the District’s governance and decision-making groups.
This document represents the collegial consultation structure and procedures that have been agreed
upon by the faculty, student, and administrative representatives of the District.

College of the Sequoias Integrated Planning Manual describes institutional planning in the District and
the ways that the District’s constituent groups participate in and contribute to planning.
This document is a description of planning processes as well as a commitment to implement planning
processes that are linked to one another as described in the Accrediting Commission of Community and
Junior Colleges standards.

This manual begins with a description of the College of the Sequoias Model for Integrated Planning
followed by a detailed description of each component in the planning model including:
 Specific tasks to be accomplished;
 Processes by which decisions/recommendations will be developed;
 Timeline for each task;
 Individuals or groups responsible for completing the tasks; and
 Individuals or groups that will receive the recommendations and render final decisions.

As part of the infrastructure that supports continuous quality improvement, this document includes a
description of how the District’s planning processes themselves will be assessed. When, as a result of
this assessment, planning processes are revised, this manual will be updated in order to continue its
usefulness as a viable and credible guide to district planning.