College of the Redwoods
Planning Model and
Strategic Plan Update
January 12, 2012
Utpal K. Goswami, Interim President/Superintendent
Roxanne Metz, Director of Planning, Grants, and Institutional Effectiveness
College of the Redwoods
Planning Model and
Strategic Plan Update
We will cover:
 The planning model – how our plans link
 Update on the status of the Strategic Plan
 Review and discussion of strategic
planning themes and issues
The Planning Process
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CR’s integrated planning model (IPM):
◦ Identifies requests for furniture and equipment, facilities,
technology, library materials, student services support,
and staffing at the unit level
◦ Unit-level needs are based upon outcomes assessment
data and program review
◦ The model links program review to planning and budget
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Insert IPM here.
The Planning Process –
Limitations of the IPM
The IPM is operational (not strategic)
 The IPM is annual in nature (not multi-year)
 The IPM simply links program review to budget
and planning and does not meaningfully address
strategic initiatives
 The IPM has limited impact (only links plans with a
budget impact, does not address needs for other
planning e.g. related to curriculum, policy &
procedure, cross-functional planning, etc.)
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Institutional Planning Elements
Strategic Plan
 Education Master Plan
 Functional Plans
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Facilities Planning
Technology Planning
Enrollment Management Plan
Budget Planning
Unit-Level Plans
How do these plans connect?
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Insert model here
CR’s Strategic Plan
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Identifies broad, overarching, 5-year goals
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Specifies measurable objectives within each
goal (more annual in nature)
CR’s Education Master Plan
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The Education Master Plan incorporates the
goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan into
specific initiatives.
Functional Plans
Functional plans implement the initiatives
identified in the education master plan and
support the goals and objectives in the strategic
plan.
Unit-Level Plans
Individual units (instructional and service areas)
develop plans based upon assessment results and
program review.
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Quality Improvement Plans
Action Plans (initiatives)
A Planning Example
Strategic Plan:
Goal 2: Develop and manage human,
physical, and financial resources to
effectively support the learning
environment
Objective 2.3: Improve technology services
and support
A Planning Example
Strategic Plan:
Goal 2: Develop and manage human, physical, and financial
resources to effectively support the learning
environment
Objective 2.3: Improve technology services and support
Potential Education Master Plan Initiative:
“CR will adopt best practices for the use of
technology for delivery of education.”
A Planning Example
Strategic Plan:
Goal 2: Develop and manage human, physical, and financial resources to effectively
support the learning environment
Objective 2.3: Improve technology services and support
Example Education Master Plan Initiative:
“CR will adopt best practices for the use of technology for delivery of education.”
Example Technology Action Plans:
 Provide professional development for
distance education and technical support
staff in educational technology
 Provide professional development for
faculty in use of technology in teaching
A Planning Example
Strategic Plan:
Goal 2: Develop and manage human, physical, and financial resources to effectively
support the learning environment
Objective 2.3: Improve technology services and support
Example Education Master Plan Initiative:
“CR will adopt best practices for the use of technology for delivery of education.”
Example Technology Action Plans:
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Provide professional development for distance education and technical support staff in
educational technology
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Provide professional development for faculty in use of technology in teaching
Example Instructional Area Plan: Program Review QIP
“Incorporate best practices for use of technology in
teaching”. Specific plans may relate to the number of
discipline faculty who get training, adoption of new teaching
techniques for use in program, etc.
Another Planning Example
Example Strategic Plan Goal: Efficient and
effective use of resources
Example Strategic Plan Objective: Maximize
facilities utilization
Another Planning Example
Example Strategic Plan Goal: Efficiently and effectively use
college resources
Example Strategic Plan Objective: Maximize facilities
utilization
Potential Education Master Plan Initiative:
Improve utilization of educational program
space.
Another Planning Example
Example Strategic Plan Goal: Efficiently and effectively use college
resources
Example Strategic Plan Objective: Maximize facilities utilization
Potential Education Master Plan Initiative:
Improve utilization of educational program space.
Example Facilities Action Plan: Consolidate
program offerings by location
Another Planning Example
Example Strategic Plan Goal: Efficiently and effectively use college resources
Example Strategic Plan Objective: Maximize facilities utilization
Potential Education Master Plan Initiative:
Improve utilization of educational program space.
Example Facilities Action Plan: Consolidate program offerings by location
Example Instructional Area Plans:
 Eliminate program offerings at locations with low
program enrollment
 Increase the availability of distance education and hybrid
learning opportunities in the program.
Evaluation of Planning and Effectiveness
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[INSERT MODEL HERE]
Strategic Planning Update
The Strategic Planning Committee has
met three times
 Reviewed environmental scanning
summary provided by IR
 Conducted strategic planning meetings
throughout the district to develop
potential strategic planning themes
 Is drafting strategic plan goals and
objectives
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Strategic Planning Themes
Budget & Funding
 Student Success
 Pedagogical Innovations
 Technological Innovation
 Community Partnerships
 Institutional Culture
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Strategic Planning Goals and
Objectives – DRAFT for discussion
Goal: Build and maintain fiscal stability
Objectives:
 Political advocacy for adequate funding
 Traditional resource development
 Innovative resource development
Strategic Planning Goals and
Objectives – DRAFT for discussion
Goal: Develop pathways to enable students
to reach their educational goals
 Identify student needs and wants
 Assess student readiness
 Provide guidance for students
 Provide effective educational programs
and services
Discussion