KBOR staff outline timeline to strengthen workload policy to protect tenure

KBOR staff provided an update on a multi‑step review of the board’s tenure, post‑tenure and workload policies, saying they intend to strengthen workload language to help protect tenure and that additional revisions to tenure and post‑tenure policies would follow.

Vice President Monholland said the workload policy is comparatively thin and that staff researched comparable systems to draft a strengthened policy. He described a revision process that included sending a first draft to provosts and seeking feedback from faculty senate presidents; staff circulated a second draft (version 1.1) and requested comments by September 5.

Monholland said staff plan to meet with provosts and faculty senate presidents on Sept. 17 (the upcoming full board date) to review feedback and that BASC will schedule a review in October. If BASC approves, staff will forward a recommended policy to the full board for possible action in November.

He also said staff made minor changes to tenure and post‑tenure policies — primarily adding an annual reporting requirement — and that further iterations would follow after faculty and provost feedback. Committee members thanked staff and institutional partners for their work and said clarifying workload and tenure expectations could reduce misunderstandings about faculty roles.

No vote was taken on policy language at the meeting; staff requested time to collect feedback and refine drafts as part of an iterative process toward board consideration.