Welcome to the Governance Institute for Student Success
The Governance Institute for Student Success (GISS) is a robust and unique governance leadership institute that will empower trustees and presidents of community and technical colleges with the tools needed to promote policies and create new accountability measures based on student success and completion.
The institute will prepare trustees and presidents to set goals for improvement of student outcomes and will feature expert resident faculty, a state-based strategy targeting all colleges within each state, board self-assessments to determine effectiveness, a close examination of student success data, a review of implications for policies and practices, and commitment-to-action reports.
The GISS was developed as part of a three-year, four-state initiative by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and the Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) in the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin (UT), with a goal to develop and implement a culture of evidence and accountability for student success at community and technical colleges.
Trustees and presidents from the community and technical colleges in Ohio were selected as the first participants for the initiative, scheduled for 2010. The trustees and presidents from community and technical colleges of Washington and Texas will follow in 2011-2012. The fourth state for the initiative will soon be determined.
About ACCT
The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) is the nonprofit educational organization of all boards of trustees of community, technical and junior colleges in the United States. ACCT's purpose is to strengthen the capacity of community, technical and junior colleges and to foster the realization of their missions through effective board leadership and advocacy at local, state, and national levels. >> Read More
About CCLP
The Community College Leadership Program (CCLP) in the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin is the nation's oldest doctoral program, with a primary focus on the preparation of key community college leaders. More than 600 students have graduated from the program since its inception, with over 508 in the past 40 years. More than 64 doctoral students are currently enrolled. >> Read More
