LACCD
Technology
Implementation
Plan
Vision2020
Technology Planning & Policy Committee Approved by TPPC – March 21, 2013
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TableofContents
1. ExecutiveSummary
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2. Introduction 04
3. DistrictTechnologyImplementationTaskforce
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4. TechnologyInitiativesin‐progress
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5. TechnologyPlanInitiativesSequence 08
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ExecutiveSummary
TheLACCDTechnologyStrategicPlanwasunanimouslyapprovedbytheTechnologyPlanningand
PolicyCommittee(TPPC)onNovember16,2010andwasadoptedbytheBoardofTrusteesin
March,2011.TheTechnologyStrategicPlandocumentwitha2020horizonwasusedtocreatethis
Implementationplanwithmetricstogaugesuccess.Theplanprioritizesdeploymentofvarious
capabilitiesasresourcesbecomeavailable,andisalivingdocumentthatwillbereviewedand
updatedperiodically,andreassessedinfiveyears.Thisplanwillinformtheindividualcollege
technologyplansandserveasaguidetoensureacommonbasestandardofconnectednessacross
thecollegesforaconsistentstudentexperience.
TheTPPCconvenedanImplementationTaskForce(ITF),comprisedoffaculty,administrative
leadership,representedstaff,andstudents.Thetaskforceadoptedthefollowingguiding
principles:
 MaintainaDistrictwidefocusforeachInitiative
 Majority,notconsensusindecision‐making
 RepresentativesexpectedtocommunicatewiththeCollegesandbringfeedback
 Considerprioritizationsforneedandnotavailablefunds
Theplanincludesinitiativesthatareinvariousstagesofimplementation,andthosethatare
expectedtobesequencedoverthenextfiveyearsasappropriateresourcesbecomeavailable.The
planemphasizesbringingallcollegestoacommonbaselineleveloftechnologywithastable
infrastructureanduseofenterprisetechnologiesforaconsistentstudentexperience.Italso
focusesondecisionsnotoninitialcosts,butconsideringtheTotalcostofownership.
ThefinaldraftdocumentwasapprovedbytheTPPConMarch21,2013.Theplanisnowbeing
presentedtotheBoardofTrusteesforconsideration.
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Introduction
TheLACCDTechnologyStrategicPlanwasunanimouslyapprovedbytheTechnologyPlanningand
PolicyCommittee(TPPC)onNovember16,2010andwasadoptedbytheBoardofTrusteesin
March,2011.
TheTechnologyStrategicPlandocumentwitha2020horizonwasusedtocreatethis
Implementationplanwithmetricstogaugesuccess.Theplanprioritizesdeploymentofvarious
capabilitiesasresourcesbecomeavailable,andisalivingdocumentthatwillbereviewedand
updatedperiodically,andreassessedinfiveyears.Thisplanwillinformtheindividualcollege
technologyplansandserveasaguidetoensureacommonbasestandardofconnectednessacross
thecollegesforaconsistentstudentexperience.
TheTPPCconvenedanImplementationTaskForce(ITF),comprisedoffaculty,administrative
leadership,representedstaff,andstudents.Thetaskforcecreatedtwosub‐groupsthatcouldfocus
oncreatingcombinedprioritiesforthefivekeyareas,whichwereassignedtothem:
 Teaching,andLearning
 Productivity,Assessment,andInfrastructure
Thesub‐groupsconsideredtheirassignedkeyareasandcreatedobjectivesforeach“Plan”action.
Anoverviewofthe“TechnologyStrategicPlan‐Vision2020”wasjointlydiscussedtofamiliarizeall
participantswiththeplan,expectationsandchallenges.Allparticipantswereencouragedtoreview
theplanpriortothegroupmeetings.DuringthegroupmeetingstheTechPlanAction“Objectives”
weredevelopedbasedonthefollowingguidingprinciples:
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MaintainaDistrictwidefocusforeachInitiative
Majority,notconsensusindecision‐making
RepresentativesexpectedtocommunicatewiththeCollegesandbringfeedback
Considerprioritizationsforneedandnotavailablefunds
Inadditionacommunicationplanwasdevelopedtokeepthecommunicationflowingbetweenthe
groups,theDistrict,andtheColleges.
Onceall“Objectives”wereprioritizedbythesub‐groups,theywerethenconsideredcollectivelyby
theITFtodiscussandcreateanoverallprioritylist.Aseriesofreviewmeetingswereheldto
finalizesequencing,andassignmetricsforObjectivesthatarein‐progress,andthosethatare
desiredforimplementationoverthenextfiveyears.Thefinaldraftdocumentisbeingpresentedto
theTPPCforconsideration.UponacceptancebytheTPPC,itwillbecirculatedwithinthe
governancestructure,beforebeingpresentedtotheBoardofTrusteesforconsideration.
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DistrictTechnologyImplementationTaskforce
TheDistrictTechnologyPlanningTaskforcewishestoacknowledgethefollowingtaskforce
participantsfortheirdedicationandeffortsincreatingthisTechnologyImplementation.
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PamelaAtkinson
AdrianaBarrera
WendyBass VernonBridges
RyanCornner LindaDelzeit RheaEstoya SuzanneFloyd DonGauthier NickGiglia
DeborahHarrington
DavidJordan DeborahKaye AlanKhuu
HarryLord
SarahMaster JorgeMata
GonzaloMendoza
MarioPerez BetsyRegalado
KenTaira
LaurenValdes GregWhaling Faculty,CityCollege
Co‐Chair,DeputyChancellor,ESC
Co‐Chair,Faculty,Pierce
FinancialAid–LAVC
Researcher,ELAC
Faculty,LATTC
Research,LAMC
Faculty
PresidentAcademicSenate
CIS,LAVC
DeanofStudentSuccess,ESC
Faculty,LAMC
ProfessionalDevelopment,LAVC
Faculty,ELAC
Faculty,ELAC
Research,ESC
ChiefInformationOfficer,ESC
CollegeInformationServices,ELAC
CollegeInformationServices,ESC
VPStudentServices,WLAC
Faculty
Faculty(Libraries)
CollegeInformationServices,Pierce
Facilitators–CFMGroupInc
 SubodhKumar
 TeresaRomney
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In‐
progress
No.
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Objective
DueBy
Responsible
Adoptcommontrainingandsupport
standardsfororganizationalchange
tofacilitatetheuseofnewer
emergingtechnologies
FollowestablishedTechnology
implementationstrategiesand
ProjectManagementMethodologies
toestablishacultureofevidence‐
baseddecision‐making
2013
2013
Leveragingtheproposed
infrastructure,haveDistrictwidee‐
communication
Fall2013
TPPC
TPPC
Yes/No
2013
Communicate
DTC
DistrictIT
Roll‐out–
Yes/No
(Students&
Adjuncts)
EnsuretheStudentInformation
Systemisfullyfunctioningtoenable
realtimestudenttrackingand
modelingofcoursesandactivitiesto
Ison‐line
goals,including:enteringgrades,
EdPlan
earningcertificates,andtransferto4
available
yearcolleges,aswellascontextual
assistancefromcounselors
2016
DistrictIT
Implementafully‐functioning
Districtwidedigital“onecard”access
systemthatleveragesDistrictwide
infrastructure
2013
DistrictIT
Implementasinglepasswordaccess
(SingleSign‐on)forCollegeadoption
thatleveragesDistrictwide
infrastructure
2013
DistrictIT
Deliveranintegrated,fully
functioning,facilitiesandITwork
ordermanagementsystem(CMMS)
acrossLACCD
2014
DistrictIT
EnsurethatacollegeapprovedLMSis
fullyintegratedwithSISatendofthe
MeasureJprocesstominimizenon‐
2016
DistrictIT
Measurement
Surveyofusers
atPilotCollege
Howmany
employees
actuallyreceive
card
%ofsystems
connectedtoone
sign‐on
%ofcolleges
fullyusing
Surveyof
DistanceEd
Coordinators
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valueaddedactivities
9
10
11
12
13
Enableaccesstotheinteractive
electronicgradebookmoduleforall
Faculty
2016
DistrictIT
Ensurethatallfutureclassroomsare
SmartClassroomReady(Districtwide
SmartClassroomStandardwith
MinimumStandards)
2013
College
ValidateallSISbusinessprocesses
2013
Vice
Chancellor
2014
Research/
Supporting
DAS
2013
AssociateVice
Chancellor
SingleEnterprisesystemtotrack
StudentLearningOutcomes(All9
collegesagreeonsystem)
Assesscurrentsystemsbeingusedto
trackandreportinstitutional
effectivenessprocesses
Yes/No
Yes/No
%ofprocesses
validatedby
user
Yes/No
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Sequence
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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Objective
Createandadoptastrategyto
maintainappropriateversionsof
softwarewithDistrictwide
licensing
DevelopaDigitalLiteracy
StandardforStudents,Faculty
andAdministration–create
definitionofdigitalliteracy
Developatrainingprogramto
supporteducatorswiththeuse
ofinteractivemulti‐media
capabilitiesandprovide
assistanceininstructional
design,andtechnologyrichbest
practices
Createstandardfor
hardware/softwarereplacement
cycles(serversincluded)
Createandimplement
District/Collegelevelprocesses
toconductperiodicemerging
technologyreviewstoidentify
gaps(Facultyidentify)
Providetrainingforusersand
technologystaffonemerging
technologies
Due
By
Responsible
2013
TPPC
2013
TPPC
2014
TPPC
2013
DTC
2014
DTC/TPPC
CollegeProfessional/
staffdevelopment
2014 committee
Business
Services/Deputy
Chancellor/College
TechCommittee
2013
ProvideaClearinghouseforall
TechnologyMasterAgreements
CreateaDTCchecklistforusein
Districtwide/CollegeTotalCost
ofOwnershipandProcurement
processes
2013
DTC/CTC
Measurement
Strategyinplace
Yes/No
Yes/No
Developed
programhow
manypeopleused
it
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Howmuch
#ofMaster
Agreements
Yes/No
Yes/No
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Createastandardfortechnology
businesscontinuityand
emergencymanagementsystem
DevelopaDocument
Managementsystemtechnology
platform
ConnectallCollegeswiththe
HighSpeedFiberOpticRing
CreateaDistrictwideshared
back‐upservice
CreateaLongRangeWireless
Standardthatcoversanentire
Collegecampusforuseby
registeredstudents,educators
andstaffforacademicpurposes
ExpandtheexistingPortal
StandardtoincludethenewSIS
andStudente‐mailsystem,and
allother
CreateCollegelevelstrategiesto
determinetheappropriate
softwaretopreparestudentsfor
theemergingneedsofthe
marketplace
Createcontextualon‐line
supportfortechnologylearning
environments
Provideon‐linetechnology
supportforstudents
CreateaDistrictwideOpen
EducationalResource(OER)
databasetomanagean
electroniclibraryforFaculty
access
Createpoliciesforuseof
intellectualpropertyonOER
2013
DistrictIT/CTC
2014
pilot
DistrictIT
2016
DistrictIT
2015
DistrictIT
2013
DTC
2013
DTC
2013
CollegeCTE
2013
DECommittee
2013
DECommittee
2014
Professional
Development
2013
OfficeofGeneral
Counsel/CIO
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Surveyofusers
Surveystudents
#ofsources
Yes/No
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