ACADEMIC POLICIES

Policy Making Body

               Board of Directors

The general management of the Corporation is vested in the Board of Directors comprising of Ten (10) members must be stockholders of good standing; must be elected annually by the stockholders; and who must serve for one (1) year until the election and qualification of their successors.

                                         The Administrators

The President

The head of the school shall be the President who shall be a director, qualified for the position and elected by majority of the members of the Board of Directors. His term of office shall be for one (1) year.

As the Chief Executive Officer, the President is responsible for the attainment of the mission and objectives of the
school and plans, organized, directs, and controls the institution’s activities in accordance with the policies, directives and strategies set by the Board of Directors.

As Chairman of both the Academic and Administrative Councils, the President shall preside in all meetings of the council. He shall accept all reports and recommendations of the members
and may bring matters deliberated by the council to the Board of Directors for approval.

The Vice President for Administration

The Vice-President for Administration assists the President in all administrative or any administrative-related affairs

of the College. He has the control over the members of the

Functions:

1 Advises the President in all major policy and administrative matters.

2 Assists the President in developing objectives as well as standards of performance for the school.

3 Insures close communication, relationship, and cooperation among the top administrative officials of the

College.

4 Monitors the performance of the members of the administrative council and non-teaching personnel.

5 Serves as clearing officer for proposals from other organizational units in the college.

6 Performs other duties as required by the President.

The Vice President for Academic Affairs

The Vice-President for Academic Affairs is responsible for exercising academic leadership among colleges, the graduate

school, high school and elementary faculty and personnel. He serves as the Chair of the Collegiate Academic Council. He is
likewise responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the academic activities set forth by the Board of

Trustees and directed by the School President. She/he assists the President in academic or academic-related affairs.

Functions:

• Chairs the Academic Council and initiates the formulation of the Academic Policies of the College;

  2. Spearheads and monitors the implementation of the Academic Policies.

  3. Coordinates with the Research Director regarding the evaluation and revision of all academic policies and shall recommend them for review of the Academic Council and final approval of the President.

  4. Monitors the performance of the academic deans and teaching personnel.

  5. Performs other duties as required by the President The School Treasurer The School Treasurer is the chief financial officer of the

  school. He shall be elected by the Board of Directors and shall serve for a term of one (1) year. He exercises supervision over the financial services.

  The Academic Heads 

  •Dean, Graduate School • Dean, College of Law •Dean, College of Liberal Arts •Dean, College of Commerce and Accountancy •Dean, College of Education •Dean, College of Information Technology •Dean, College of Geodetic Engineering •Dean, College of Criminology •Dean, College of Nursing and Midwifery •Dean, Secretarial Department •Principal, High School Department-

the College Deans Including the Deans of the Graduate and College of Law and the principal of  the High School Department arc for the planning; organizing and controlling the operations and activities  of  their respective colleges in accordance the objectives set forth by the Board of Directors and direction given by the President.

The School Registrar

School Registrar is responsible for the school records of students and ensure, preserve and maintain the Integrity and confidentiality of each student records. School Registrar, who is member of both Academic and Administrative Councils, primarily assists the President and Vice Chairman of the Academic and Administrative Councils, in the efficient and effective storing, maintenance, and retrieve of academic records of all students enrolled in any of the colleges and Graduate School of Northeastern College.

The School Building Superintendent

The Building Superintendent is responsible with the general maintenance and genera development of physical plant and facilities of the school. He supervises the maintenance staff in the upkeep, inspection, and repair of the buildings and their upkeep, inspection, and repair of the buildings and their appurtenances. He is also responsible in the planning, preparing and implementing the long range and annual programs of his office.

The Research Director

The Research Director supervises the research projects and activities of the institutions Research Center. She/he leads the staff in the placing, organizing, implementing and evaluation of the research program of the Center.

Accountant is responsible for the keeping and maintenance of the books of accounts of the corporation. He keeps records of the funds and properties of the Corporation and is in-charge of the custody and safekeeping of those funds and properties.

The School librarian attends to the needs of the students in the K-12, undergraduate, graduate and law, respectively, relative to the use of the library. She is responsible in classifying, accessing, cataloging and indexing newly purchased books, magazines and reading materials; supervising the work of the library assistants; formulating policies regarding the use of the library; maintaining list of all books and to conduct an annual inventory of the same.

The Student Affairs Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the wide range of student services and non-academic activities of the school.

Develops organization strategies by identifying and researching human resources issues; contributing information, analysis, and recommendations to organization strategic thinking and direction; establishing human resources objectives in line with organizational

• Manages human resources operations by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counseling, and disciplining staff; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing staff job contributions; maintaining compensation; determining production, productivity, quality, and customer-service strategies; designing systems; accumulating resources; resolving problems; implementing change.

The Coordinator strategizes, organizes, designs and implements all extension service activities of students in coordination

with College Deans and coordinates with their respective faculty in-charge

There shall be Academic Council and Administrative Council with the School President

as Chairman of both Councils. Both Councils shall have one Vice Chairman and

one Secretary who will be both elected from among the members in a joint meeting called for the purpose of electing such positions.

In the absence of the Chairman or whenever so requested or-required by

the Chairman, the Vice Chairman presides on All meetings of the Councils.

The Vice Chairman is responsible in monitoring programs, policies adopted by the council with the emphasis on the degree of the effectivity or failure in the implementation of said programs and policies.

He/She submits to the Council reports concerning the implementation of programs god plans approved by the Council at least a semester or whenever required or as the need arises.

He informs all members of the regular/ special meetings and prepares and furnish each member a copy of the minutes every stated meeting. He accepts/ receives communications addressed to the council and to perform such other functions as may be required by the Chairman in relation to his function as Secretary of the Council.

The Academic Council is the main forum for academic policy formulation of the Colleges. It formulates and proposes academic, academic —related and formative policies governing academic standards, admission and retention, instruction, curriculum development, review and revision, and students’ academic welfare subject to the approval of the Board of Directors.

The Academic Council shall be composed of all the Deans of Colleges, Principal of the High School Department, the School Registrar and the Research Director as members. strategies in consonance with the goals and objectives of the school.

6. It prepares the academic calendar of the college for the

7. It shall meet no less than once in two months or convened by the President/Chairman. For its regular meetings, it shall solicit and accept proposed agenda from any of its members, but the actual agenda are not confined on those submitted, and shall ensure that minutes of the proceedings arc promptly completed and issued to each member prior to its next meeting.

The Administrative Council shall have the power to recommend policies and guidelines on matters concerning the administrative operation of the school subject to the approval of the Board of Directors upon the endorsement of the President/Chairman.

The Administrative Council shall have the following members:

(1) the School Treasurer; (2) the Accountant; (3) the Building Superintendent; and (4) the College Registrar.

Functions of the Administrative Council

1). It defines basic rules, operating procedures and small details necessary to implement the approved administrative policies by the Board of Directors.

Functions of the Academic Council

1. It initiates the formulation, revision, and evaluation of all academic policies approved and endorsed by the President for review and approval of the Board of Directors such as:

A . Policies on student admission, retention, load, graduation requirement, discipline, and academic affairs;

B .Academic standards e.g. on attendance grading system, academic awards, scholarship.

C. Academic requirement such as research, out — reach/ extension;

D . Curriculum development, review and/ or revision, coordination of course offerings;

E .Policies on Faculty Loading System, Performance Standards of Academic — Teaching Personnel; and

F .Other academic and academic — related policies.

2.’ It reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of curricular philosophies and departmental programs and where necessary, recommends the phase out or creation of new programs, new majors and new departments based on feasibility studies presented.

3. It makes Studies and makes recommendations on policies with regard to textbooks, the use of the library and the instructional media centers, and the utilization of all other means of instruction.

4. It commissions committees to undertake in-depth studies or creation of working drafts, which form the background to academic policy-formulation.

5. It reviews, consolidates, and prepares the yearly academic, formative and administrative plans, programs and 

strategies in consonance with the goals and objectives of the school.

6. It prepares the academic calendar of the college for the

7. It shall meet no less than once in two months or convened by the President/Chairman. For its regular meetings, it shall solicit and accept proposed agenda from any of its members, but the actual agenda are not confined on those submitted, and shall ensure that minutes of the proceedings arc promptly completed and issued to each member prior to its next meeting.

The Administrative Council The Administrative Council shall have the power to recommend policies and guidelines on matters concerning the administrative operation of the school subject to the approval of the Board of Directors upon the endorsement of the President/Chairman.

Membership of the Administrative Council

The Administrative Council shall have the following members: (1) the School Treasurer; (2) the Accountant; (3) the Building Superintendent; and (4) the College Registrar.

Functions of the Administrative Council

1). It defines basic rules, operating procedures and small details necessary to implement the approved administrative policies by the Board of Directors.

2. It coordinates, consolidates, and prepares the small details involved in the over-all implementation of yearly

administrative plans and programs.

3. It coordinates activities and concerns which cut across various colleges.

4. It formulates, recommends and evaluates the impact of administrative policies and programs on the growth and

development of students, faculty and staff.

The President’s Committees

College Faculty Ranking Committee

Functions:

l. To recommend to the President the initial rank or level Of new teachers.

2. To make the data available to all concerned individual faculty members for verification purposes prior to submission to the President for approval.

3. To recommend to the President all promotions in rank or level.

4. TO handle requests/appeal Of any faculty for adjustments/corrections in rank upon the direction Of the Vice Chairman Of the Academic/ Administrative Council.

5, To submit for approval of the President, through the Vice Chairman of the Academic/Administrative Council, its recommendations on cases of appeals and/or correction/adjustments in rank.

6. To recommend to the President the upgrading of the salary scale.