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Article II - Board

Article I - General Powers

The College for Officer Training (CFOT) Board of Governance (“Board”) (formerly Crestmont Council) is the educational authority for the College for Officer Training at Crestmont (“College”), an educational unit of The Salvation Army, a California corporation (“the Western Territory of The Salvation Army in the United States”), and is responsible for the oversight of education and training of The Salvation Army’s candidates for officership, including the approval of the liberal arts curriculum and the quality of the training and practical field experience,  as well as using its general powers to use discretionary power in implementing the policies and procedures of the Western Territory of The Salvation Army in the United States in its educational, accreditation and administrative duties.  The Board is responsible for the quality, integrity, and financial stability of the College and for ensuring that the mission of the College is being carried out consistent with the fiscal policies and practices of the Western Territory of The Salvation Army in the United States.  The Board shall ensure that the religious and moral content of the College’s programs and courses of study shall be consistent with Salvation Army beliefs and principles.

The primary function of the CFOT Board of Governance is to establish the policies by which the College for Officer Training at Crestmont is to be administered and to hold the Principal and his/her staff accountable for the administration of the educational program by regularly reviewing key indicators of student learning & achievement and institutional plans for improving academic quality.