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Article VII - Indemnification 

Article VI - Chief Administration Officer

Section 6.1 - College for Officer Training Principal
Section 6.2 - Method of Selection
Section 6.3 - Evaluation
Section 6.4 - Other Positions

Section 6.1 - College for Officer Training Principal:
In accordance with The Salvation Army Orders and Regulations for the Training of Salvation Army Officers, the chief administrative officer of the College for Officer Training is the Principal.

Section 6.2 - Method of Selection
The selection of the Training Principal, a commissioned officer of The Salvation Army (TSA), will incorporate consultation with the CFOT Board of Governance Executive Committee.  This is accomplished through TSA Western Territory executive leadership engaging in substantive discussion with an Executive Committee representative, typically the Chair.  Consultation includes review of potential candidate(s) and the qualifications possessed by the candidate for appointment to the position.  Following such consultation, the Executive Committee chairperson confers with members of the Executive Committee, as appropriate, and then submits a written recommendation for consideration to the Territory Commander.  This recommendation is made in the context of TSA internal processes, which call for appointments of colleges’ training principals throughout the world being ultimately made by the General of The Salvation Army in London, UK. Nevertheless, the discussion that takes place between the Executive Committee representative and TSA Western Territory leadership is intended to assure the appointment of a capable and qualified individual to the Training Principal position.

Section 6.3 - Evaluation
The Board plays an important role in the evaluation process of the work of the Principal. The Chief Secretary of the Territorial Headquarters serves as Vice Chairperson of the Board and conducts an annual conference with the Principal as part of the comprehensive review. The Board is responsible for facilitating an entrance/orientation program for new principals during their first few months at the College and as part of that process clarifying the Board’s role in college governance and specifically, the evaluation process for the Principal.

The Principal is expected to present to the Board for their approval proposed goals for each year in the first Board meeting of the year.

The Principal is expected to present to the Executive Committee at its first meeting of the year a “principal goals self-evaluation” on progress on the goals from the previous academic year. In that meeting, the Executive Committee reviews the goals self-evaluation as a mechanism for providing annual feedback and direction to the Principal. Additionally, the Executive Committee reviews the Board’s feedback based on a portion of the Board’s Self-Evaluation instrument on the Principal’s goals, progress and performance. The Board does retain the prerogative with cause to review such matters at any time with the Principal and THQ and, if needed, with the full Board. The Executive Committee also conducts an “exit interview” when incumbents depart from that position.

Section 6.4 - Other Positions
All other CFOT officer personnel are assigned by The Salvation Army Western Territory.