Board Briefs is a series of newsletters that serve as orientation and refresher courses for new and veteran trustees. While Board Briefs are written for DCCCD trustees, their format and content may be adapted by other community colleges.

Each issue of Board Briefs has a theme, such as the history of community colleges, taxation and tax policy, affordability and state regulations.

View the 2012 Board Briefs

View the 2011 Board Briefs

View the 2010 Board Briefs

View the 2009 Board Briefs

View the 2008 Board Briefs


Board Briefs Funded by First ACCT Trust Fund Grant

Partial funding for DCCCD’s Board Briefs was provided by the Association of Community College Trustees, based in Washington, D.C. The DCCCD Board of Trustees was proud to be awarded the first ACCT Trust Fund grant in the amount of $10,000. The grant was established in 2007 by the ACCT board of directors, and it represents ACCT’s effort to support trustee education and effective governance.

“(ACCT) Trust Fund board members were keenly interested in receiving submissions focusing on board and trustee development and on advancing effective governance,” said Brian Ford, ACCT’s chief operating officer. “Additionally, the Trust Fund board sought submissions that were both innovative and worthy of national recognition and dissemination. DCCCD’s submission was extremely well received, and (it) eloquently addressed both the criteria and the spirit of the award.”