If you would begin by preparing a proposal for faculty review, delineate the content you would include in the proposal. Would you, for example, limit the proposal to anticipated benefits of the proposed reorganization or would you include comparative data for each program on enrollment, faculty positions, operating budget, and other such variables? Under what circumstances would it make sense to begin the department discussion with a written proposal? For example, when faculty are quick to dismiss suggestions for change without consideration, preparing a full proposal might be a way to have them consider the merits of a proposed change before resisting any and all change without informed discussion.