College of the Redwoods
DRAFT Annual Institutional Plan: 2013-2014
I.
Improve support for incoming students. This initiative supports Strategic Plan Goal 1 and Education Master Plan Goal 1 and includes the
actions outlined below.
Annual Action Plans
When?
Responsible person? Evaluation
Linkages
I.A. Pursue grant funding for supporting
1. spring/summer
underrepresented students
2013
1. Develop evidence-based approach for
2. summer/fall
supporting underrepresented students
2013
2. Research funding opportunities
3. fall 2013/ spring
3. Write grant application(s)
2014
I.B. Develop early intervention after first
1. spring/summer
semester to place poor performing students
develop plan
on academic probation and/or require
2. Pilot in fall
contact with a counselor/advisor and/or
2013
SEP development
3. Full
implementation
spring 2014
I.C. Develop Student mentor program
1. Identify approach and funding source
1. Spring 2013
(e.g. work study funding? EOPS funding?)
and build into 2013-14 budget
2. Pilot with discrete student population
2. Fall 2013
(e.g. EOPS)
3. Broader implementation
3. Spring 2014
I.D. Improve placement through diagnostic
assessments.
I.E. Provide comprehensive faculty and
staff diversity training (e.g. pedagogy,
behavior, communications, and hiring)
1. Program research and development
1. spring/summer
2013
2. Announce program
2. fall 2013
convocation
3. Deliver program
3. fall 2013 and
spring 2014
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V.P. Student
Development/CSSO
with assistance from
Grants Director
Program is developed
Grants are written
Awards are made
SP 1.4 Enhance student support and
student engagement
EP 1.2 Improve support for students
EP 1.6 Improve success among
underrepresented populations
V.P. Student
Development/CSSO
Course retention, course
success, and persistence
among at-risk students
SP 1.4 Enhance student support and
student engagement
EP 1.2 Improve support for students
Assessment Summit Theme –
Counseling and Advising
V.P. Student
Development/CSSO
Number of students and
mentor participants
Course retention, course
success, and persistence
among mentored students
Technology Services Program Review
SP 1.4 Enhance Student Support and
Student Engagement
SP 4.4 Improve efficiency through
technology
D.E. 4.1 Prepare students for distance
education or eLearning
English and Math faculty
H.R. Director in
collaboration with
VPI/CIO and
VSD/CSSO
Number of staff and faculty
trained.
Student equity plan indicators
EEO plan indicators
SP 1.6 Support staff and faculty
development and instructional
innovation.
EP 1.5 Professional development
programs will improve educational
effectiveness
EP 1.6 Improve success among
underrepresented populations
SEP goals
EEO goals
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Annual Action Plans
When?
Develop new training programs
1. Generate ideas based upon
business leaders summit and other
outreach
2. Investigate market demand, costs,
likely revenues of new programs.
3. Select and implement one or more
new training programs.
Run one non-credit program
1. Submit curriculum to CCCCO
2. Advertise non-credit program
3. Run program
Increase foundation support for the college
1. Identify grants to hire a development
director
2. Write grants to hire a development
director
3. Hire a development director
4. Implement development program
Reactivate alumni association
[NEED TO IDENTIFY STEPS]
Aggregate student education plan data to
inform course schedule development.
1. Develop process for aggregating SEP
data
2. Pilot process for development of
Spring 2014 schedule
3. Process refinement and full
implementation
Implement eforms for business and student
service processes.
1. Map business and student service
processes
2. Develop staged implementation
plan
3. Implement at least 3 eforms
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Responsible person?
Evaluation
Linkages
BTC Director
New trainings developed and
offered
Number of community ed and
contract training
classes/participants based
upon newly identified
opportunities
SP 2.2 Respond to business and
industry short-term training needs.
EP 2.2 Enhance incumbent worker
and contract training
EP 2.4 CTE programs respond to
community training needs.
V.P. Instruction/CIO
Non-credit enrollment
SP 2.3/EP 2.5 Develop non-credit
programs
Foundation Director with
assistance from
Foundation Board and
Grants Director
Foundation funds raised
SP 3.4 Increase community support
for the college.
VP Instruction/CIO in
collaboration with VP
Student
Development/CSSO.
Requires resource
support from IR or
Technology Services
Aggregate data are used in
planning Spring 2014 schedule
1.
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2.
3.
May 2013
Summer 2013
Fall 2013
1.
Spring 2013
2.
Summer 2013
3.
4.
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
1.
Spring 2013
2.
Fall 2013
3.
Foundation contribution to the
college.
Number of degrees and
certificates awarded
Number of transfers
SP 4.5 Improve data gathering and
utilization to support instructional,
student service, and administrative
decision making.
EP 3.4 Systematically use data to
inform decision making.
Spring 2014
1. Summer 2013
2. Fall 2013
Technology Services
director in collaboration
with data owners and
managers in key
operational areas.
Time to completion
One eform is developed and in
use
Staff and faculty survey
TP 3.2 Support electronic forms and
business processes
SP 3.2 Improve college operational
efficiencies
SP 4.4 Improve efficiency through
technology
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Additional Considerations:
SP 1.4 (Improve Basic Skills success): Develop summer bridge and other shortened “classes” to provide assistance in targeted
content areas in math and English.
SP 1.6 (Support staff and faculty development and instructional innovation): allocation of funds for pedagogical improvements,
sabbatical awards for plans to improve pedagogy.
SP 3.1 (Reduce reliance on apportionment-based funding): Develop partnerships to support programs
SP 3.2 (Improve college operational efficiencies): Establish benchmark for effective measures, practices data-driven process
reengineering to increase efficiencies.
SP 4.1 (Improve technology infrastructure to support all college operations): Deploy “ubiquitous” wireless throughout the
district.
SP 4.3 (CTE programs will have technology relevant to their disciplines): replacement and upgrade plans incorporated into
budget cycle (NOTE from Rox: Consider Perkins 5-year plan)
SP 4.4 (Improve efficiency through technology): employ a process and structure to increase the efficiency and reliability of
technology systems (NOTE: Indicators include number of servers with disaster recovery system in place, etc.)
SP 4.5 (Improve data gathering and utilization to support instructional, student service, & administrative decision making):
Improve the utility of MIS data for reporting purposes.
5.2 (Support/Increase cultural activities at the college): Support cultural activities consistent with the mission.
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