2013 – Strategic Planning Committee /spc Just another WordPress site Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:26:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Strategic Planning – Minutes December 6, 2013 /spc/strategic-planning-minutes-december-6-2013/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:26:46 +0000 http://ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu/spc/?p=168 Minutes of the Strategic Planning Committee
8:30 a.m., Friday, December 6, 2013
Cafeteria Conference Room

Members Present: Sam Aunai, Eric Bérubé, Vicki Herder, David Layne

Members Absent: Darcy Bogle, Agnes Eguaras, Mark Williams

Timekeeper: Eric Bérubé

 

Agenda:

1. Minutes of the November 1, 2013 meeting are being transcribed – 5 minutes (8:30 am-8:35 am)
2. Governance Council Update – Vicki – 5 minutes (8:35 am-8:40 am)

November 22, 2013 Meeting:

Eric distributed packets for ranking Annual Program Review Goals with the deadline of returning the Prioritization Worksheet by December 6. Darcy and Mark reported on progress in establishing the Student Success and Student Access Committees. Adrian reported on progress in establishing a centralized Intranet site for TC committees. Brock distributed a revised Budget Development Calendar. Vicki Herder shared the DeAnza model for institutional planning. It was requested that Eric tailor it for Taft College and take the TC model to the SPC on December 6 with the goal of having it completed in time for recommendation to the Governance Council at the December 13 meeting.

3. Budget Committee Update – 5 minutes (8:40 am-8:45 am)

No update at this time.

4. Report on Action Items from the Previous Meetings – All – 15 minutes (8:45 am-9:00 am)

a. Cognos – moving forward with grant projects
b. Definitions – tabled – will be brought back
c. Key Success Indicators – to be defined in detail for next iteration of Strategic Plan in the spring. We should recommend benchmarking methods prior to then, spell it out so we have clear processes.
d. Integrated Planning Model – went to Governance Council for discussion, who recommended it be developed by Strategic Planning Committee and brought back to GC on December 13th.

5. Integrated Planning Model – Eric – 50 minutes (9:00 am-9:50 am)

Objective: Develop a draft model showing timelines for key process cycles.

a. Identify key process cycles
b. Identify “anchor” events and times

Eric presented a version of the Integrated Planning Model to meet Taft College’s needs. The committee members suggested several minor changes, and the revised version will be presented at the next meeting of the Governance Council on December 13, 2013.

6. Other Items – All – 10 minutes (9:50 am-10:00 am)
7. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.

 

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Strategic Planning – Agenda December 6, 2013 /spc/strategic-planning-agenda-december-6-2013-2/ Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:22:37 +0000 http://ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu/spc/?p=165 Strategic Planning Committee
Agenda for Regular Meeting
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 6, 2013
Cafeteria Conference Room

To: Sam Aunai, Darcy Bogle, Agnes Eguaras, Vicki Herder, David Layne,
Mark Williams

From: Eric Berube, Chair

Date: December 5, 2013

Recorder: Debi Wooley

Timekeeper: TBD

 

Agenda:

1. Minutes of the November 1, 2013 meeting are being transcribed – 5 minutes (8:30 am-8:35 am)
2. Governance Council Update – Vicki – 5 minutes (8:35 am-8:40 am)
3. Budget Committee Update – David – 5 minutes (8:40 am-8:45 am)
4. Report on Action Items from the Previous Meetings – All – 15 minutes (8:45 am-9:00 am)

a. Cognos – moving forward with grant projects
b. Definitions – tabled – will be brought back
c. Key Success Indicators – to be defined in detail for next iteration of Strategic Plan in the spring. We should recommend benchmarking methods prior to then, spell it out so we have clear processes.
d. Integrated Planning Model – went to Governance Council for discussion, who recommended it be developed by Strategic Planning Committee and brought back to GC on December 13th.

5. Integrated Planning Model – Eric – 50 minutes (9:00 am-9:50 am)

Objective: Develop a draft model showing timelines for key process cycles.

a. Identify key process cycles
b. Identify “anchor” events and times

6. Other Items – All – 10 minutes (9:50 am-10:00 am)
7. Adjournment

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Strategic Planning – Minutes November 1, 2013 /spc/strategic-planning-minutes-november-1-2013/ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 16:09:32 +0000 http://ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu/spc/?p=160 Minutes of the Strategic Planning Committee
8:30 a.m., Friday, November 1, 2013
Cafeteria Conference Room

Members Present: Eric Bérubé, Vicki Herder, David Layne

Members Absent: Sam Aunai, Darcy Bogle, Brandy Cramer, Agnes Eguaras, Mark Williams

Guest Present: Sharyn Eveland

Timekeeper: Eric Bérubé

 

Agenda:

1. The minutes of the October 4, 2013 meeting are being transcribed – 5 minutes (8:30 am-8:35 am)

2. Governance Council Update – Vicki – 5 minutes (8:35 am-8:40 am)

October 25, 2013 Meeting:

Eric distributed instructions for completing the ranking of Annual Program Review Goals to the council members. Darcy and Mark updated the council on progress in establishing the Student Success and Student Access Committees. Adrian gave a report on progress made in establishing a centralized intranet site for TC committees. The council agreed to support the establishment of a new Safety Committee. A draft of a charter for the Budget Committee was introduced, revised, and approved.

3. Budget Committee Update – David – 5 minutes (8:40 am-8:45 am)

No update at this time.

4. Report on Action Items from the Previous Meeting – All – 15 minutes (8:45 am-9:00 am)

a. Comprehensive Program Review (Cognos, SSS)

The discussion continued regarding the CPR process. Vicki brought an Integrated Planning Model from DeAnza College that was introduced at a student success conference she attended. It was well received by the committee members and Vicki was encouraged to take the planning model to Dena to see if she would be interested in adopting something similar for TC.

b. RP Group Definitions

Eric distributed a handout of definitions of Key Success Indicators. The group discussed the definitions and concluded that there is confusion campus wide regarding these and other definitions (i.e. ARCC Report and the Scorecard). Vicki volunteered to put together a matrix showing data elements and a list of the different versions of the definitions.

c. Hope Scale

Eric distributed a handout regarding the Hope Scale and requested that the committee members read it in preparation for discussion in the future.

d. National Clearinghouse/Datamart Student Tracking

Eric noted that we are making progress on this. Currently we are submitting data to see what we get back.

5. Key Success Indicators – Eric – 50 minutes (9:00 am-9:50 am)

Objective: Develop a preliminary list of potential Key Success Indicators for use in monitoring institutional effectiveness.

Eric distributed a copy of the Taft College Strategic Plan 2011-2016. The discussion began with a question regarding the difference between a benchmark and a key success indicator. Eric explained that a benchmark is a standard of performance that you want to reach. He said he would send out an article that he had on setting benchmarks. He also noted that benchmarking is a big part of the new standards.

Regarding key success indicators, Eric defined those as measures that are aggregated to a higher level, the important ones, the ones that really matter to the institution as a whole. A core set of measures are important to an institution to monitor the health of the institution. Key success indicators cut across the whole gamut of institutional effectiveness. We’ve got about 18 months to get this accomplished before our accreditation site visit. We do have student achievement outcome indicators, but we need to benchmark those and what we’re going to do with them as an institution, that is, determine how we monitor those indicators and when and how we intervene when performance on those measures drops.

Eric said that he will bring back definitions of KSIs or send them out. We have a start with Student Achievement Outcomes, Scorecard, and Institutional Level SLOs. We need to break it down by strategic plan area, then we benchmark—we know what the measure is—but what do we do with it and why.

We also need to line up and integrate all of our cycles, make time to work on it, and identify time for the Governance Council to address KSIs. Both top down (administrative and faculty leadership oversight) and bottom up (faculty and staff participation) processes are needed and are critical for the institution.

Action Item: SPC members should review the Strategic Plan and be prepared to discuss KSIs for each area of the Strategic Plan in the near future.

6. Other Items – All – 10 minutes (9:50 am-10:00 am)

No other items were introduced.

7. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

 

Debra Wooley
Secretary


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Strategic Planning – Agenda November 1, 2013 /spc/strategic-planning-agenda-november-1-2013/ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 16:05:58 +0000 http://ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu/spc/?p=157 Strategic Planning Committee
Agenda for Regular Meeting
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 1, 2013
Cafeteria Conference Room

To: Sam Aunai, Darcy Bogle, Brandy Cramer, Agnes Eguaras, Vicki Herder, David Layne,
Mark Williams

From: Eric Berube, Chair

Date: October 30, 2013

Recorder: Debi Wooley

Timekeeper: TBD

 

Agenda:

1. Minutes of the October 4, 2013 meeting are being transcribed – 5 minutes (8:30 am-8:35 am)
2. Governance Council Update – Vicki – 5 minutes (8:35 am-8:40 am)
3. Budget Committee Update – David – 5 minutes (8:40 am-8:45 am)

4. Report on Action Items from the Previous Meeting – All – 15 minutes (8:45 am-9:00 am)

  • a. Comprehensive Program Review (Cognos, SSS)
  • b. RP Group Definitions
  • c. Hope Scale
  • d. National Clearinghouse/Datamart Student Tracking

5. Key Success Indicators – Eric – 50 minutes (9:00 am-9:50 am)

Objective: Develop a preliminary list of potential Key Success Indicators for use in monitoring institutional
effectiveness.

6. Other Items – All – 10 minutes (9:50 am-10:00 am)
7. Adjournment

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Strategic Planning – Minutes October 4, 2013 /spc/strategic-planning-minutes-october-4-2013/ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 23:57:16 +0000 http://ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu/spc/?p=152 Minutes of the Strategic Planning Committee
8:30 a.m., Friday, October 4, 2013
Cafeteria Conference Room

Members Present: Eric Bérubé, Darcy Bogle, Vicki Herder, David Layne, Mark Williams

Members Absent: Sam Aunai, Brandy Cramer

Timekeeper: Eric Bérubé

 

Agenda:

1. Review and approval of minutes of the September 6, 2013 meeting – 5 minutes (8:30 am-8:35 am)

The minutes were approved by consensus.

2. Governance Council Update – Vicki – 5 minutes (8:35 am-8:40 am)

September 13, 2013 Meeting:

A new student committee member was introduced. The discussion continued on the Governance Council Charter and the Governance Council Resource Allocation Process. Dena introduced the need for an Educational Master Plan.

September 27, 2013 Meeting:

Recommendations for Student Access and Student Success Committees were discussed. Adrian Agundez demonstrated the Centralized Intranet Site for TC Committees. Sheri Horn-Bunk updated the Council on the TC Foundation “West Kern Petroleum Summit.” Dan Rosenberg, College Brain Trust, gave a PowerPoint presentation demonstrating the process and how his company would assist the college in developing an Educational Master Plan.

3. Budget Committee Update – David – 5 minutes (8:40 am-8:45 am)

The final budget was Board approved and there is a hard copy in the library.

4. Report on Action Items from the Previous Meeting – All – 5 minutes (8:45 am-8:50 am)

Previous Action Item: Eric will revise the “How To Guide for Annual Program Review for 2014-15 and will make corresponding changes to the web form prior to fall 2014. Eric will send to the program leads the rubrics used by the Governance Council and the Academic Senate to prioritize non-personnel and personnel requests.

The “How To Guide” is being updated but will not be utilized until fall 2014. The rubrics were sent out.

Previous Action Item: Members will bring their notes for Comprehensive Program Review content to the next meeting. Vicki will bring a draft of a proposed CPR schedule, and Darcy will bring some examples of master plans from other colleges for review.

The draft of a proposed CPR schedule was presented at today’s meeting, and discussion continued today regarding the entire CPR process.

5. Comprehensive Program Review – Eric – 60 minutes (8:50 am-9:50 am)

Objectives: (1) Determine content; (2) Determine process, including identifying which programs will undergo review; (3) Determine a timeline; and (4) Products (Reports)

Eric led a discussion on the elements of the Comprehensive Program Review. Some of the items mentioned included:

  • Expenditure data
  • Samples from other colleges, and do they include budget information?
  • Stronger delineation of basic skills from transfer level
  • RP Group Definitions
  • CCSSE Survey
  • Hope Scale
  • Early alerts not early enough
  • Riverside Valley College census process that incorporates an early alert system
  • Socio-economic status, family income, Expected Family Contribution
  • Technology: Do students have access to computer, laptop, smart phone?
  • Coordinate with areas that are required to do an independent review
  • Identify CTE, include corrections, ECEF certificates on Vicki’s draft schedule
  • Would like to add student support data
  • Student Services and Instruction require different types of data in their program reviews
  • Eric and Darcy need to meet regarding program review for Student Services
  • SLOs and eLumen data in the future

It was determined that the discussion would be continued at the next meeting of the committee.

6. Other Items – All – 10 minutes (9:50 am-10:00 am)

Vicki reported that the Annual Student Learning Outcomes Report 2012-2013 is completed.

Darcy had a question for Eric regarding progress on access to the National Student Clearinghouse.

7. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 10:00 a.m.

 

Debra Wooley
Secretary


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Strategic Planning – Agenda October 4, 2013 /spc/strategic-planning-agenda-october-4-2013/ Fri, 04 Oct 2013 23:41:54 +0000 http://ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu/spc/?p=149 Strategic Planning Committee
Agenda for Regular Meeting
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 4, 2013
Cafeteria Conference Room

To: Sam Aunai, Darcy Bogle, Brandy Cramer, Vicki Herder, David Layne, Mark Williams

From: Eric Berube, Chair

Date: October 3, 2013

Recorder: Debi Wooley

Timekeeper: TBD

 

Agenda:

1. Review and approval of minutes of the September 6, 2013 meeting – 5 minutes (8:30 am-8:35 am)
2. Governance Council Update – Vicki – 5 minutes (8:35 am-8:40 am)
3. Budget Committee Update – David – 5 minutes (8:40 am-8:45 am)

4. Report on Action Items from the Previous Meeting – All – 5 minutes (8:45 am-8:50 am)

Previous Action Item: Eric will revise the “How To Guide for Annual Program Review for 2014-15 and will make corresponding changes to the web form prior to fall 2014. Eric will send to the program leads the rubrics used by the Governance Council and the Academic Senate to prioritize non-personnel and personnel requests.

The “How To Guide” is being updated but will not be utilized until fall 2014.

Previous Action Item: Members will bring their notes for Comprehensive Program Review content to the next meeting. Vicki will bring a draft of a proposed CPR schedule, and Darcy will bring some examples ofmaster plans from other colleges for review.

The draft of a proposed CPR schedule will be presented at today’s meeting, and discussion will continue today regarding the entire CPR process.

5. Comprehensive Program Review – Eric – 60 minutes (8:50 am-9:50 am)

Objectives: (1) Determine content; (2) Determine process, including identifying which programs will
undergo review; (3) Determine a timeline; and (4) Products (Reports)

6. Other Items – All – 10 minutes (9:50 am-10:00 am)
7. Adjournment

 

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Strategic Planning – Minutes September 6, 2013 /spc/strategic-planning-minutes-september-6-2013/ Fri, 06 Sep 2013 23:20:39 +0000 http://ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu/spc/?p=144 Minutes of the Strategic Planning Committee
9:00 a.m., Friday, September 6, 2013
Cafeteria Conference Room

Members Present: Eric Bérubé, Darcy Bogle, Brandy Cramer, Vicki Herder, David Layne

Members Absent: Sam Aunai, Mark Williams

Timekeeper: Eric Bérubé

 

Agenda:

1. Review and approval of minutes of the May 3, 2013 meeting – 5 minutes

The minutes were approved by consensus.

2. Governance Council Update – Vicki/Brandy – 5 minutes

August 30, 2013 meeting:

Dena and Vicki have been working on a chart of committees and task forces. Dena is recommending that the Matriculation Committee become the Student Success Committee, and that the Enrollment Management Committee become the Student Access Committee. The members of the Council are taking the proposal to their constituents and the item will be revisited on the September 27 agenda. It was noted that all committees should have a charter, chairperson, agendas, and minutes. Shared governance committees should also operate under the Brown Act.

Brock gave an update on the final budget for 2013-14 and mentioned that it is a flat budget with no mid-year cuts anticipated.

The timeline for Annual Program Review was discussed. The group decided to keep the current timeline because it aligns with the budgeting process and the faculty selection process.

Regarding goal prioritization, the Council made the decision that unfunded items from the previous year’s goals should, if needed, be submitted by the program leads each year as new goals in order to keep them in the cue. It was also decided to keep the same ranking criteria for prioritization. There was discussion regarding restoration of funds versus current need. Members also discussed the need for feedback on funding at the end of the annual program review process.

3. Budget Committee Update – David – 5 minutes

No update at this time.

4. Report on Action Items from the Previous Meeting

All three of the previous action items from the May 3 meeting are agenda items for this meeting.

5. Strategic Planning Survey Results – Eric – 20 minutes

Objective: Identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to the GC.

Dena and Eric have discussed the need to review the Mission Statement, Strategic Plan, and Program Effectiveness Measures, including monitoring the measures at the Governance Council May 2014 Retreat. Dena will propose the preparation of a Taft College Educational Master Plan utilizing outside consultants at the September 13 Governance Council meeting. The consultants, College Brain Trust, will give a presentation to the Governance Council members on September 27. Eric also encouraged SPC members to view the Dashboard and Key Success Indicators on the IR website because this will be important to the strategic planning process in the future.

6. Annual Program Review Evaluations – Eric – 20 minutes

Objective: Identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to the GC.

There were basically two areas of concern in the evaluation results: SLOs and Program Review timeline. Regarding the SLOs, continuity from year to year and a simplified process were the high priorities. In response to that, several responses were implemented: (1) eLumen data were provided in an Excel format this year; (2) the “SLO How To Guide” was updated; (3) summary of Institutional Level SLOs was eliminated; and (4) Summary of Course SLOs was changed to Summary of Section SLOs. On the program review areas of concern, several responses were also implemented: (1) The student achievement data also included a “bonus” file of items to streamline data analysis, including section counts, FTES by program, and enrollments; (2) all data files were also included in an Excel format, which was the number one request. All of this news was well received by the faculty during the August in-service informational meeting for annual program review.

It was suggested in the evaluation that the timeline for Annual Program Review be changed to reflect an earlier deadline because there was confusion regarding the timeframe for data analysis and SLOs. This item was discussed in the Governance Council on August 30 as noted above.

The committee discussed “gray areas” in the program review process especially in regards to requests for resources and prioritization of goals. The list so far:

  • Do existing goals stay in the cue?
  • Textbook budget What is an appropriate goal?
  • Reinstatement of funds vs. current need
  • Student workers
  • Travel
  • Replacement schedules for equipment, software, and library resources
  • Categorizing goals

Discussion will continue in the future regarding these “gray areas.” For now it was decided that Eric will revise the “How To Guide for Annual Program Review” to change the wording from an “existing” goal to something clearer, and add information regarding including unfunded goals from the previous year. The word “existing” will also be removed from the web form. The ranking criteria rubric for goals will be added to the “How To Guide for Annual Program Review 2014-15” and will also be sent out to program leads for the current cycle of program review. The rubric used by the Academic Senate will also be sent out so that program leads can see the criteria used for prioritizing requests as they work on their annual program reviews.

Current Action Item: Eric will revise the “How To Guide for Annual Program Review for 2014-15 and will make corresponding changes to the web form prior to fall 2014. Eric will send to the program leads the rubrics used by the Governance Council and the Academic Senate to prioritize non-personnel and personnel requests.

7. Comprehensive Program Review – Eric – 15 minutes

Objective: (1) Determine content; (2) Determine process, including identifying which programs will undergo review; and (3) Determine a timeline.

Eric distributed a handout, “Comprehensive Program Review Notes—Fall 2013.” Due to time constraints he did not want to determine content at this meeting. Instead, he requested that members take the handout with them to review and make notes regarding suggested changes, additions, and deletions to bring back for discussion at the next meeting on October 4.

Vicki was charged with developing a Five Year Master Plan Schedule for Comprehensive Program Review to determine which programs will undergo comprehensive program review at what time. She will bring a draft of the plan to the next meeting.

The committee also discussed programs that are required to complete an independent comprehensive program review report by regulatory agencies unique to their program. A partial list would be: Dental Hygiene, CTE, Matriculation, Child Care Center, Grants, TIL, and Athletics. It was suggested that we survey all programs to see if there are any others. The independent CPR’s should be examined to determine to what extent the information contained in them overlaps with the Taft College Comprehensive Program Review requirements for accreditation. The independent CPR and TC CPR’s should be coordinated to eliminate duplication of effort for program review.

Darcy mentioned that she has been looking at educational master plans from other colleges. Some schools provide a 1-2 page summary of program highlights to offer the reader a brief overview that is helpful if you don’t have the time to read every full program review. She will bring a couple of examples to the next meeting. Eric mentioned that this is a common practice which Taft College should adopt especially now that the program review documents are getting too large to comprehend at a glance.

Current Action Item: Members will bring their notes for CPR content to the next meeting. Vicki will bring a draft of a proposed CPR schedule, and Darcy will bring some examples of master plans from other colleges for review.

8. Future of Strategic Planning Committee – Eric – 15 minutes

Objective: Discussion of dissolving the committee and reconstituting it as needed as a task force.

Eric brought up the idea of dissolving the committee but it was agreed that due to planning required to implement Comprehensive Program Review by fall 2014, review and revision of the Mission Statement and Strategic Plan, development of an Educational Master Plan, and discussions regarding institutional effectiveness, student access and student success, that it is not advisable to discontinue the monthly meetings at this time. The committee agreed that it should continue for at least another year and the topic of dissolving the committee can be revisited at that time.

9. Other Items – 5 minutes

The committee decided to change the meeting time to 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., keeping it on the first Friday of the month.

10. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

 

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Secretary


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Strategic Planning – Agenda September 6, 2013 /spc/strategic-planning-agenda-september-6-2013/ Fri, 06 Sep 2013 23:11:48 +0000 http://ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu/spc/?p=141 Strategic Planning Committee
Agenda for Regular Meeting
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 6, 2013
Cafeteria Conference Room

To: Sam Aunai, Darcy Bogle, Brandy Cramer, Vicki Herder, David Layne, Mark Williams

From: Eric Berube, Chair

Date: September 1, 2013

Recorder: Debi Wooley

Timekeeper: TBD

 

Agenda:

1. Review and approval of minutes of the May 3, 2013 meeting – 5 minutes
2. Governance Council Update – Vicki – 5 minutes
3. Budget Committee Update – David – 5 minutes
4. Report on Action Items from the Previous Meeting

All three of the previous action items from the May 3 meeting are agenda items for this meeting.

5. Strategic Planning Survey Results – Eric – 20 minutes

Objective: Identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to the GC.

6. Annual Program Review Evaluations – Eric – 20 minutes

Objective: Identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to the GC.

7. Comprehensive Program Review – Eric – 15 minutes

Objective: (1) Determine content; (2) Determine process, including identifying which programs will undergo review; and (3) Determine a timeline.

8. Future of Strategic Planning Committee – Eric – 15 minutes

Objective: Discussion of dissolving the committee and reconstituting it as needed as a task force.

9. Other Items – 5 minutes
10. Adjournment

 

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Strategic Planning – Minutes May 3, 2013 /spc/strategic-planning-minutes-may-3-2013/ Fri, 03 May 2013 22:41:20 +0000 http://ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu/spc/?p=138 Minutes of the Strategic Planning Committee
9:00 a.m., Friday, May 3, 2013
Cafeteria Conference Room

Members Present: Eric Bérubé, Darcy Bogle, Vicki Herder, David Layne

Members Absent: Sam Aunai, Diana Duran, Val Garcia

Guests Present: Brandy Cramer

Chairperson: Eric Bérubé

Timekeeper: Debra Wooley

 

Agenda:

1. Review and approval of minutes of the April 5, 2013 meeting – 5 minutes

The minutes were approved by consensus.

2. Governance Council Update – Vicki – 5 minutes

The Governance Council Retreat was held on Friday, April 26, 2013. Laura Hope, Dean of Instructional Support at Chaffey College, was the guest speaker. She gave a presentation outlining Chaffey’s model to improve student success (Success Centers). The rest of the meeting time was spent looking at the new accreditation standards with regard to student success, and the Taft College scorecard, which is available on the IR website. Scorecards for other colleges are available on the Chancellor’s Office website.

3. Budget Committee Update – David – 5 minutes

The committee is waiting on the release of the final budget from the State. State revenues are coming in higher than anticipated, and it is possible that a COLA might be included.

Dena brought the prioritization list for program review goals to the meeting and mentioned that 3-4 of the items had been approved for funding, but that consideration of the other items will be delayed until after the May revise of the State budget.

4. Report on Action Items from the Previous Meeting – Eric – 5 minutes

Previous Action Item: Eric will put together a formal recommendation to the Governance Council to address the committee’s concerns regarding Customer Satisfaction Surveys. The recommendation will be reviewed by the SPC as an agenda item at the next meeting.

Eric took the information to the Governance Council on Friday, April 12, 2013. It was not a separate agenda item, but an “Other” item. The council is now aware of it and will take it up at a future meeting.

5. Strategic Planning Survey Results – Eric – 30 minutes

Objective: Identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to the Governance Council.

The survey showed that generally people feel there is a disconnect between planning and budget. Specifically they are concerned about the absence of information regarding prioritization of goals and status of requests for resources. It was suggested that the information be posted on the internet, and that a spot on the website be reserved to house minutes from all committees on campus. Currently Governance Council and Strategic Planning Committee agendas and minutes are posted on the IR website, but people aren’t aware of this because it is not a place they think of to look for records of committee activities.

The survey also brought forth the suggestion that the timeline for the prioritization of goals process be defined further with dates included, especially with regard to the end of the process when funding is approved. The feeling is that the information should be posted campus wide on a specific timeline and that it be easily accessible.

Action Item: These two items will be brought back to the committee at the next meeting in order to put together recommendations for the Governance Council.

6. Annual Program Review Evaluations – Eric – 30 minutes

Objective: Update only

The data was presented at the April 5 meeting but it is being presented again today clustered into categories including one for “Incorrect Assumptions.”

One of the issues identified was a recommendation that the timeline be pushed back to change the due date for finishing program reviews to the fall rather than the spring. Some people felt that by finishing in spring it is possible to become confused and add in fall data with last year’s data. It is not likely that the timeline will be moved back because it is set up around the budget cycle. If programs would like to finish early they do have that option.

Another concern is the time it takes to assess SLOs. Vicki is going to change the “course” SLOs to “section” SLOs resulting in section improvement plans. She feels the section improvement plans can be utilized during comprehensive program review and assist with updating course outlines of record. It was also noted that SLO data generated from eLumen will be included on the CD and on the website for the next annual program review cycle.

Action Item: These two items need to be brought back to the next meeting as an agenda item and the committee needs to put together recommendations for the Governance Council.

7. Other Items – 5 minutes

Vicki mentioned development of a Comprehensive Program Review schedule that would break the task up to ensure that programs are not overwhelmed and would allow time for course outlines to be reviewed and updated to meet the deadline for inclusion on the CID. Many courses are due for updating and it is a huge task. She is concerned that trying to do too much at once will result in the course outline updates being delayed.

Action Item: Bring this item back as an agenda item for the next meeting.

8. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

 

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Strategic Planning – Agenda May 3, 2013 /spc/strategic-planning-agenda-may-3-2013/ Fri, 03 May 2013 21:54:07 +0000 http://ct-test-wp.taftcollege.edu/spc/?p=135 Strategic Planning Committee
Agenda for Regular Meeting
9:00 a.m., Friday, May 3, 2013
Cafeteria Conference Room

To: Sam Aunai, Darcy Bogle, Diana Duran, Val Garcia, Vicki Herder,
David Layne

From: Eric Berube, Chair

Date: April 30, 2013

Recorder: Debi Wooley

Timekeeper: TBD

 

Agenda:

1. Review and approval of minutes of the April 5, 2013 meeting – 5 minutes
2. Governance Council Update – Val – 5 minutes
3. Budget Committee Update – Val – 5 minutes
4. Report on Action Items from the Previous Meeting – Eric – 5 minutes

Previous Action Item: Eric will put together a formal recommendation to the Governance Council to address the committee’s concerns regarding Customer Satisfaction Surveys. The recommendation will be reviewed by the SPC as an agenda item at the next meeting.

5. Strategic Planning Survey Results – Eric – 30 minutes

Objective: Identify areas for improvement and make recommendations to the GC.

6. Annual Program Review Evaluations – Eric – 30 minutes

Objective: Update only

The data was presented at the April 5 meeting but it is being presented again today clustered into categories including one for “Incorrect Assumptions.”

7. Other Items – 5 minutes
8. Adjournment

 

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