DRAFT MINUTES
Goal Team Two: “Learning Assured”
First Solo Team Meeting
2:00 p.m., December 11, 2009
East Campus, 3-113
Note - The goal team agendas and meeting notes are accessible by clicking on the
link at the bottom of this page:
http://www.valenciacc.edu/strategicplan/StrategicGoalTeams.cfm
Members Present: Remy Ansiello, Alys Arceneaux, Nick Bekas, Roberta Brown, Suzette
Dohaney, Lynn Dorn, Kurt Ewen, Jean Marie Fuhrman, Randall Gordon, Jared Graber,
Lisa Macon, Nemir Matos-Citron, James May, John Niss, Allison Noe, Cheryl Robinson,
Felecia Smith
Members Absent: Julie Balassa, Kim Foster, Jill Geraghty, George Rausch, Gerald Reed,
Landon Shepherd, Chanda Torres, Kaye Walter, Falecia Williams
Welcome and Introductions
Convener Randall Gordon asked all present to introduce themselves.
Review of the Charge to the Goal Teams, Team Principles and Roles
CPC Co-chair Susan Kelley and Randall Gordon reviewed the charge to the goal
teams, and the “five questions” that each team will address.
Randall led the team in reviewing and finalizing the principles that will guide
their work and the roles they wish to have filled by team members. (See the Nov.
10 meeting notes, which include the list of principles and roles, at this web site:
http://www.valenciacc.edu/strategicplan/StrategicGoalTeams.cfm.)
The team added to the list of Principles, “Keep the goal in mind.”
The team agreed that the following members would play the following roles:
Reporter – John Niss
Seekers –Roberta Brown, Kurt Ewen, Jean Marie Fuhrman, Lisa Macon, Nemir
Matos-Citron, Felecia Smith
Questioners - Alys Arceneaux, Lynn Dorn
Principles Monitor – Suzette Dohany
Review of Notes from November 10 Joint Meeting
Randall asked the team if any entries needed clarified or if anything were missing
that should be added to the record. (See the Nov. 10 meeting notes at this web
site: http://www.valenciacc.edu/strategicplan/StrategicGoalTeams.cfm.) No
additions or edits were suggested.
Review of Strategic Issues
Randall led the team in reviewing and discussing the Strategic Issues included in
the 2008-13 Strategic Plan, noting those that have relevance to the goal, and
suggesting strategic issues that have emerged that the team suggests be added.
(See Attachment C – Strategic Issues List from 2008-13 Plan.)
Issues 1 – 4: All four relate to how low income students achieve
success.
Issue 1 may also relate to goal 1.
Issue 2 is linked to objective 2.4.
Issue 3 is linked to objective 2.5.
Issue 5 is linked to 2.5 and the curriculum. We use diversity to
enable students to feel part of a whole and to enhance
student learning.
Issue 6 is linked to 2.2 - 2.5.
Issue 7 is linked to 2.2. - 2.5.
Issue 8 is linked to both goals 1 and 2.
Issue 9 is linked to objectives 2.2 - 2.5, and also to goal 3.
Issue 13 supports retention.
The group noted that an example of an item to be captured on the issues update
form would be changes in entering student demographics.
The team discussed updating information on the selected/added issues for the
purpose of reporting on the issues at the Big Meeting on March 19, using an issue
brief format that will be provided to the team.
Developing the List of Major Goal-Related Initiatives and Projects
The attached list of goal-related initiatives and projects developed by the Senior
Staff on December 1 was reviewed. The team identified one missing initiative,
which has been added to the attached list. The team assigned members to gather
current information about the initiatives for the team’s review at its second
meeting on January.
It was noted that based on the initiatives and projects that comprise the major
work under the goal, the team will decide what to recommend that the College
measure to gauge project toward the goal. This will take place at a meeting in
February, and prior to Big Meeting, which will be March 19.
Review of Assignments and Next Meeting
It was agreed that research on the initiatives would be due January 25, and that a
meeting date would be set for the team and communicated separately. (The date
was subsequently set as February 9, on East Campus, in 5-112.)