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Public Schools:

State selects board members

State dictates final authority of decisions and operation needs

Lengthy process to make changes (chain of command)

Not as much freedom to decide how resources are being used and operated

Independent Schools:

Financial Planning can be difficult

Not as diverse of a board

Governing board may not be as diverse

Challenge to get funding (through donations)

potential conflict of interests

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Public School:
State resources

Public needs for the state are priority

State owned and operated

Smaller board size and diverse group

Independent Schools:

Have more freedom to operate

responsible for financial, physical, and human assets and operations.

Very large board with faculty and students and established powerful professionals (like CEO's)

Many committees who operate

More flexibility in finances (spending and saving)

More information flow and stronger bonds

Networking among board members who have more resources in the professional industries and utilizing resources (more connections and resources)

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Independent Higher Education Governing Board

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Independent Higher Education Governing Board

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Typically nonprofit

Independence board is institutions legal owner and final authority (AGB, 2010).

Affiliated with other organizations (i.e. religious)

Single institutions or partnership arrangements with other schools

Board members has some sort of relationship to the school (alumni, donors, community members, etc...)

Represent the general public and is accountable for the public interest

Average number of voting board members: 29 (AGB, 2010)

More men serve on Independent Governing Boards

12.5% of board members in 2010 were of racial and ethnic minority (AGB, 2010).

Professional background of voting members were 53% business professionals, 22% being in the professional service industry,  13.1% in education, and the last 11.3% in other occupations (AGB, 2010).

Most independent boards have at least one student and faculty members as a voting member

76.4 interdependent institutions had a CEO board member (AGB, 2010).

3-5 year term length

Average of 8 standing committees

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Established and supported by governmental agency/States

Owned by the state

Multi state school system

Members often time selected by the state

Majority (77%) of the governing boards were appointed by the governor  (AGB, 2010).

Average number of voting board members: 11-12.

More men serve on public governing boards

23.1% of the board members were racial and ethnic minorities (AGB, 2010).

Average age of board members range from 50-69 years old and were in the workforce or retired from business related occupations (49.4%), professional services (24.1%), and in education (15.5%) with the remaining (9.3%) holding jobs in in other occupations (AGB, 2010).

More than half of the public governing boards had a student as a voting member.

Some of the public colleges (13.3%) had a faculty member on the board as a voting member.

Represents state needs and expectations and what the public interest is.