South Texas College Policy Manual

On March 21, 2020, the Board of Trustees approved a partnership with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for Policy Management Services. Beginning FY2022, the College will be transitioning all Board Policies from the current STC format to the TASB standard format.

The current South Texas College Policy Manual and the new TASB South Texas College Board Policy Manual will coexist throughout the transition process. During the transition process, existing policies maintained in the South Texas College Policy Manual will be, retired, included in the new TASB local policy manual, and/or adapted to a procedure. Former College policies that have migrated to a TASB local policy will reside on the TASB portal accessible on the following link:

The TASB South Texas College Board Policy Manual is organized into seven sections, each devoted to a separate area of governance:

1. Basic District Foundations
2. Local Governance
3. Business and Support Services
4. Personnel
5. Instruction
6. Students
7. Community and Governmental Relations

The TASB South Texas College Board Policy Manual serves to articulate a governance foundation for the College and is structured to provide the legal framework and local policies.

• Legal Framework are not board adopted, but are intended to be read in conjunction with Local policies. The legal framework summarize the law on a topic and contain citations to the statutes, rules, and case law. The legal framework has the designation "(LEGAL)" in the upper right corner of each page directly below the alphabetical code and repeated in the lower-left corner
• Local policies are unique and consistent with College practices and are adopted by the Board reflecting the board’s decisions outlining local board mandates regarding governing issues. Local Policies incorporate provisions in accordance with the College mission, vision, and Board of Trustee's decisions. Local policies are identified by the designation "(LOCAL)" directly below the alphabetical code in the upper right corner of each page and next to the code in the lower-left corner.

The separation of the legal framework and local policies serves to distinguish between the requirements of an extensive body of law and the policy determinations of the Board.

If you have any policy questions, please contact policy@southtexascollege.edu.

The official policy manual resides in the President's Office and shall be regarded as authoritative.

Current college policies that have not migrated to the TASB South Texas College Board Policy Manual may be viewed below.

Sections

• Chapter 1: Board Governance Policies (900-1900)
• Chapter 2: Administration (2100-2700)
• Chapter 3: Instruction and Student Services (3000-3840)
• Chapter 4: Personnel (4000-4923)
• Chapter 5: Fiscal (5100-5930)
• Chapter 6: Facilities (6100-6900)

Policy Localization Supplemental Resources

Resources to assist in the transition of Board Policies from their current format to the TASB standard format are below. Model policies will be uploaded to the website as received from TASB.