Theme 1: Achieving Student Success and Strengthening the Assessment of Learning Outcomes

2005-2006 Priority Objectives, Strategies, and Actions

Theme 1: Achieving student success and strengthening the assessment of learning outcomes.

Objective 1.3:Increasenumber of basic skills students who successfully complete basic skill courses and transition to degree-applicable courses (Existing)

Strategy 4: Promote development of reading skills. (Existing)

Actions:

Continue and expand coordination with Cal Poly and AHC faculty to improve reading across the curriculum at both basic skills and transfer levels; effort to include training for faculty and staff.

Measure of Success: Faculty participants are identified and they participate in workshops/activities.

Responsible Person/Group: Reading Specialist; WritingCenter Coordinator; Dept. Chair Language Arts; Dean Academic Affairs

Completion Date:May 2006

Assess content analysis of required texts in targeted disciplines to determine possible disconnect between reading level of text and reading level of students registered.

Measure of Success: Disciplines are identified and assessment is completed.

Responsible Person/Group: Discipline, Faculty and Reading Specialist

Completion Date:May 2006

Develop an instrument to assess student level of readiness for college-level reading and their associated assumptions/attitudes toward learning and critical thinking.

Measure of Success: Implement instrument of assessment and test validity.

Responsible Person/Group: Basic Skills Committee Members working with

Counselors/PD Instructors and institutional research.

Completion Date:May 2006

Objective:1.1By 2008, establish collegewide learning outcome measures and implement assessment of learning. (Existing)

Strategy 1: Provide staff development for faculty and staff in order to develop, implement, and assess

learning outcomes. (Existing)

Actions:

Develop a common lexicon for assessment campus-wide that will be used in all SLO-based activities.

Measure of Success: Lexicon determined and distributed.

Responsible Person/Group: Learning Outcomes Task Force

Completion Date:Spring 2006

Educate faculty and staff regarding resources on assessment, such as books, website, model plans.

Measure of Success: Incorporated into staff development activity.

Responsible Person/Group: Learning Outcomes Task Force

Completion Date:Spring 2006

Direct LRC to create a traveling “Assessment” lending library cart that will move from dept meeting to dept meeting, with materials to be checked out by disciplines, programs, offices.

Measure of Success: LRC develops cart.

Responsible Person/Group: Learning Outcomes Task Force

Completion Date:Spring 2006

Develop a traveling “road show” of small-scale teaching performances that will be exhibited at dept meetings, staff development opportunities, and/or retreats. The performances should exhibit “best practices” that conflate good teaching, to different learning styles, exemplifying assessment.

Measure of Success: Presentations occur.

Responsible Person/Group: Deans and VP.

Completion Date:June 2006

Strategy 6: Develop a process for evaluating online courses and instruction. (Existing)

Actions:

Administer faculty evaluation instrument in DL courses in all disciplines.

Measure of Success: Instrument administered and evaluated.

Responsible Person/Group: Deans of Academic Affairs

Completion Date:May 2006

Review and evaluate retention and course completion data.

Measure of Success: Identify interventions based on data evaluation.

Responsible Person/Group: Office of Institutional Research, Departments

Completion Date:May 2006

Develop a student program review instrument for all DL courses, programs, and services.

Measure of Success: Instrument developed and ready to implement.

Responsible Person/Group: AP & P and Office of Institutional Research

Completion Date:June 2006

Theme 2: Pursuing appropriate staffing levels, addressing equity and diversity,

maintaining quality of staff, and increasing employee evolvement.

Objective 2.2: Retain a college staff that is diverse and well qualified. (Existing)

Strategy 1: Pursuea total compensation package that exceeds the state and/or local medianfor each employee group (New)

Actions:

Establish a shared governance committee for employee retention.

Measure of Success: Committee formed

Responsible Person/Group: PAC

Completion Date:Fall 2005

Design and implement a staff climate survey of employees to determine compensation needs based on questions developed through a shared governance process.

Measure of Success: Survey results

Responsible Person/Group: Employee Retention Committee and institutional research.

Completion Date:Spring 2006

Survey former (other than retirees) employees to determine reasons for leaving.

Measure of Success: Survey results

Responsible Person/Group: Employee Retention Committee and institutional research.

Completion Date: Spring 2006

Survey other districts for compensation packages

Measure of Success: Survey results

Responsible Person/Group: Employee Retention Committee

Completion Date:Spring 2006

Strategy 6: Celebrate and foster staff appreciation. (Existing)

Actions:

Social breakout groups during all-staff day

Measure of Success: breakouts occur

Responsible Person/Group: New CEO develop adhoc committee

Completion Date:Ongoing

Establish off-campus activity

Measure of Success: Attendance

Responsible Person/Group: Committee

Completion Date: Spring 2006

Open house rotated by department (or building) on a monthly basis.

Measure of Success: Attendance

Responsible Person/Group: Committee

Completion Date: Monthly

Objective 2.4: Pursue appropriate staffing levels. (Existing)

Strategy 3: Develop a proposal to address the need for bilingual speaking employees throughout the

district as indicated by an ongoing assessment of departmental needs. (Rewritten from the original #2)

Actions:

Develop an assessment tool for the department needs.

Measure of Success: Assessment completed

Responsible Person/Group: Work with IRP to organize focus groups with ESL students.

Completion Date:Ongoing

Incorporate the results into the staff prioritization process

Measure of Success: Process reflects the bilingual needs

Responsible Person/Group: Cabinet

Completion Date:June 2006

Strategy 4: Increase staffing levels based on institutional priorities. (Rewritten originally #3)

Theme 3: Improving process coordination and communication to improve institutional effectiveness

Objective 3.4: Create, upgrade, and maintain essential infrastructure to support improvement of process coordination.(Existing)

Strategy 1: Develop and implement the project Decision Support System (2003 Technology Plan) for

network administration and mainframe migration. (Existing)

Actions:

Develop preliminary plan for HP3000 replacement

Measure of Success: Have plan to determine funding needs

Responsible Person/Group: IT Services

Completion Date: October 2005

Incorporate budget needs/plan into bond measure.

Measure of Success: Bond item(s) are on the ballot

Responsible Person/Group: CEO and Board of Trustees

Completion Date: June 2006

Develop comprehensive Network Administration Plan

Measure of Success: Have plan

Responsible Person/Group: IT Services

Completion Date: October 2005

Strategy 2: Increase the capacity, if needed, and maintain the reliability of the internet and intranet web

sites. (Existing)

Actions:

Pursue technology grant opportunities and incorporate technology needs in instructional grants.

Measure of Success: Obtain technology funds

Responsible Person/Group: IT Services and Office of Institutional Grants

Completion Date: Ongoing

Implement new web server purchased 2004-2005.

Measure of Success: New web server online

Responsible Person/Group: IT Services

Completion Date: July 2005

Objective 3.5: Improve college wide measures of institutional effectiveness and develop processes to ensure accountability.(Existing)

Strategy 2: Ensure awareness of information available to college personnel, including data for program

evaluation through such means as expanded use of the college internet and intranet. (Existing)

Actions:

Conduct training on what data is available and how to access it.

Measure of Success: Expanded use of the web sites.

Responsible Person/Group: Professional Development, HRD, and IRP

Completion Date: Ongoing

Collect web usage data (e.g., Web Trends)

Measure of Success: Increased usage

Responsible Person/Group: IT Services

Completion Date: June 2006

Conduct training on Content Management System

Measure of Success: More data posted online by the various departmentsResponsible Person/Group: IT Services

Completion Date: December 2005

Strategy 3: Develop measures of effectiveness and productivity. (Existing)

Actions:

Conduct Staff climate survey

Measure of Success: Staff climate survey results show awareness of college information and data.

Responsible Person/Group: IRP and all staff to fill out survey

Completion Date: June 2006

Research Advisory committee share with the Planning committee recommendations for measures of effectiveness and productivity.

Measure of Success: Planning committee implements recommendations

Responsible Person/Group: Research Advisory Committee and Enrollment Management Committee

Completion Date: June 2006

Theme 4: Increasing Student Access

Objective 4.3: Develop and implement an effective enrollment management plan. (Existing)

Strategy 1: Review the effectiveness of the existing class schedule with respect to optimal student access

and learning, revise where indicated, and implement changes/revisions. (Existing)

Actions:

A meeting each term to evaluate enrollment plans (post-mortem).

Measure of Success: District enrollment growth above statewide enrollment growth rate.

Responsible Person/Group: Betty Inclan/ Frank Grosbayne

Completion Date:Ongoing.

Deans, chairs, and VP of instruction, and student services staffwillhave a meeting during schedule development.

Measure of Success: District course retention rates and persistence rates above statewide

rates.

Responsible Person/Group: Betty Inclan/Frank Grosbayne

Completion Date:Not provided.

Enforcing prerequisites.

Measure of Success: District enrollment growth above statewide enrollment growth rate.

Responsible Person/Group: Betty Inclan/Frank Grosbayne

Completion Date:Ongoing.

Develop effective response to waitlist information.

Measure of Success: District course retention rates and persistence rates above statewide

rates.

Responsible Person/Group: Betty Inclan/Frank Grosbayne

Completion Date:June 2006.

Strategy 2: Expand distance learning offerings in terms of courses and programs. (Rewritten)

Actions:

Increase by eight the courses offered on line.

Measure of Success: Courses offered.

Responsible Person/Group: Betty Inclan/Academic Deans

Completion Date:June 2006.

Provide incentives to faculty for creation of new on-line courses (e.g., grants via grants, corporate sponsorships

Measure of Success: Distance learning courses offered.

Responsible Person/Group: Betty Inclan/Academic Deans

Completion Date:June 2006.

Provide faculty training to facilitate transition to on-line courses.

Measure of Success: Training provided.

Responsible Person/Group: Betty Inclan/Academic Deans

Completion Date:Ongoing.

Evaluate other distance learning programs (e.g., other CCs, Australia)

Measure of Success: New ideas generated.

Responsible Person/Group: Betty Inclan/Academic Deans

Completion Date:Ongoing.

Strategy 3: Provide multiple opportunities for students through flexible scheduling (e.g.

offering comprehensive calendar including accelerated, evening, and on-line courses) (Rewritten)

Actions:

Research other community colleges’ success with compressed calendars, weekend college, and block scheduling.

Measure of Success: Information gathered.

Responsible Person/Group: Betty Inclan/Academic Deans

Completion Date:June 2006.

Conduct focus groups to define students’ interests and needs.

Measure of Success: Not provided.

Responsible Person/Group: Betty Inclan/IRP

Completion Date:Ongoing.

Objective 4.2: Develop integrated and comprehensive outreach services. (Existing)

Strategy 1: Create a delivery system to share information across all departments and units so that the

district can provide efficient and effective outreach services. (Existing)

Actions:

Reestablishposition to coordinate outreach efforts.

Measure of Success: Position filled.

Responsible Person/Group: Frank Grosbayne

Completion Date:June 2006.

Create and develop centralized information system to coordinate all elements of outreach programs including tracking students from first contact to goal completion.

Measure of Success: System exists.

Responsible Person/Group: Frank Grosbayne

Completion Date:June 2006.

Strategy 2: Maintain an active, centralized, and coordinated college-wide outreach in the high schools

and community and measure effectiveness. (Existing)

Actions:

Establish a district-wide outreach and retention committee in order to develop a plan (See Enrollment Management Plan).

Measure of Success: Appoint outreach and retention committee members

Responsible Person/Group: Frank Grosbayne

Completion Date:June 2006.

Strategy 4: Increase public relations and media support (Rewritten)

Actions:

Implement relevant activities of Enrollment Management Plan.

Measure of Success: Activities implemented.

Responsible Person/Group: Enrollment Management Committee.

Completion Date: June 2006.

Objective 4.1: Ensure easy access to information, services, and processes for students. (Existing)

Strategy 4: Expand availability of information to students on campus. (Existing)

Actions:

Hire a full-time bilingual (Spanish/English) switchboard operator.

Measure of Success: Fill position

Responsible Person/Group: Frank Grosbayne

Completion Date:June 2006.

Provide clearly identified signage in both English and in Spanish

Measure of Success: Signage visible.

Responsible Person/Group: Felix Hernandez.

Completion Date:June 2006.

Strategy 5: Broaden off-campus programs and services to meet community needs. (Existing)

Actions:

Conduct an assessment of community needs, which includes meeting with community leaders.

Measure of Success: Completion of needs assessment

Responsible Person/Group: Roger Welt

Completion Date:June 2006.

Explore ways to increase enrollment at the LVC.

Measure of Success: LVC enrollment increases.

Responsible Person/Group: Enrollment Management Committee.

Completion Date:Ongoing.

Theme 5: Improving the physical environment

Objective 5.1: Provide attractive and highly functional learning and work environment. (Existing)

Rationale: None.

Strategy 1: Plan and complete a remodel of the learning resource center; construction of the skills

center and construction of the science and health occupations facilities, subject to funding availability. (Existing)

Actions:

Library/Media Technology Center, Substantial construction completion in 2006.

Measure of Success: Improvement in levels of satisfaction in areas related to the college’s physical environment as measured through;

Responsible Person/Group: Executive Director, Facilities and Operations

Completion Date: June 2006

SkillsCenter: Seek state bid authorization, bid project, seek authorization to award bid, start construction 2005

Measure of Success: Program review, student/employee climate survey, started

Construction

Responsible Person/Group: Executive Director, Facilities and Operations Completion Date: September 2005

Science/Health Occupations Complex: Seek state bid authorization, bid project,

seek authorization to award bid, start construction 2005

Measure of Success: Started construction

Responsible Person/Group: Executive Director, Facilities and Operations Completion Date: October 2005

Strategy 3: Seek state and other funding sources to implement five-year construction plan. (Existing)

Actions:

Hire consultant to assist with bond measure

Measure of Success: Achieve funding for new facilities