There may be situations where meetings only of the departmental (school) faculty are appropriate. The dean will schedule the meetings and set the agenda, in consultation with division chairs, committee chairs, associate/assistant deans and others, as appropriate, and preside over the meeting. The purpose of these meetings is to generate discussion in a smaller group setting, to determine new or to modify existing school policies and procedures; and to decide on items requiring a faculty vote that are best handled in this context rather than the larger faculty/staff meeting context. One example is hearing and deciding on appeals by students according to standard procedures.