53B-2a-102 - President -- Appointment -- Duties.
53B-2a-102. President -- Appointment -- Duties.
(1) (a) The board of trustees shall appoint a president for the Utah College of AppliedTechnology.
(b) The president of the Utah College of Applied Technology does not need to have adoctorate degree, but shall have extensive experience in career and technical education.
(c) The president shall serve at the board of trustees' discretion.
(d) The names of the final candidates for president of the Utah College of AppliedTechnology shall be publicly disclosed.
(2) The president shall:
(a) direct the Utah College of Applied Technology and coordinate the activities of eachof its college campuses;
(b) in consultation with the board of trustees, campus presidents, and campus boards ofdirectors, prepare a comprehensive strategic plan for delivering career and technical educationthrough the Utah College of Applied Technology college campuses;
(c) after consulting with school districts, charter schools, and other higher educationinstitutions in the regions, ensure that the curricula of the Utah College of Applied Technologymeet the needs of the state, the regions, the school districts, and charter schools;
(d) in consultation with the board of trustees, campus presidents, and campus boards ofdirectors, and after consulting with school districts, charter schools, and other higher educationinstitutions in the region, develop strategies for providing career and technical education in ruralareas, specifically considering the distances between rural career and technical educationproviders;
(e) establish minimum standards for career and technical education programs of the UtahCollege of Applied Technology college campuses;
(f) in conjunction with the board of trustees, do the following:
(i) develop and implement a system of common definitions, standards, and criteria fortracking and measuring the effectiveness of career and technical education;
(ii) maintain a central administration office for coordination, prioritization, support, andreporting of college functions dealing with:
(A) budgets and audits;
(B) facilities, including capital, capital development, and leases;
(C) management information systems;
(D) campus and college master planning efforts;
(E) strategic planning;
(F) articulation with institutions of higher education and public education;
(G) legislative, State System of Public Education, State System of Higher Education, andBoard of Regents contact;
(H) general data collection; and
(I) programs, certificates, and curriculum; and
(iii) develop and implement a plan to inform citizens about the availability, cost, andadvantages of career and technical education;
(g) after consulting with the State Board of Education, school districts, and charterschools, ensure that secondary students in the public education system have access to career andtechnical education through the Utah College of Applied Technology college campuses;
(h) in conjunction with the board of trustees, establish benchmarks, provide oversight,
evaluate program performance, and obtain independent audits to ensure that college campusesfollow the non-credit career and technical education mission described in this part; and
(i) with the approval of the board of trustees, appoint campus presidents in accordancewith Section 53B-2a-107 and set their compensation annually.
Amended by Chapter 346, 2009 General Session