College of the Redwoods
Education Master Planning Committee Meeting
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Meeting Notes
Present: Utpal Goswami, Roxanne Metz, Keith Snow-Flamer; Rachel Anderson, Angelina Hill,
Michelle Haggerty, Sidney Larson, Julia Morrison, Anita Janis, Pat Girczyc (phone), Geisce Ly
(phone), Dan Calderwood, Steve Brown, Mike Peterson, Mike Butler, Geoff Cain, Kathy
Goodlive, Steve Stratton, Julia Peterson, Jen Knight, Jeff Cummings, Tim Flanagan, Lee
Lindsey, Crislyn Parker-notes
8:00
a.m.
1.
Call to Order: meeting called to order at 8:10am
2. Review notes from January 26, 2012 meeting
8:10
a.m.
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To align the education master plan with the strategic plan, we will use the EMP
structure document (below). Utpal noted the Commission does not judge us on
the quality of our objectives. They expect to see our objectives are aligned with
the mission, are measureable, and attainable.
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The strategic plan is a five year plan and will not be implemented all at once.
Built into the planning process is implementing the strategic plan in stages.
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The strategic planning committee included themes from external sources to help
identify objectives. Finalizing the education master plan (EMP) was on hold until
the strategic plan was finalized. Adjustments to the EMP will be made on a
collaborative basis. Members of the strategic planning committee are invited to
participate in this process.
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The end product will be complete EMP, dated 2012-2017, and will include a
range of statistical data, which will be compiled and updated over the summer.
What is important now is the revision of the goals and themes (pages 77 – 88 in
the current EMP). The narrative will be revised to fit changes.
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The Recommendation 2 group of the Accreditation Oversight committee wanted
to be sure planning committees look at the PRC exec summaries and the
Institutional Effectiveness Scorecard.
3. Review of Program Review Master Executive Summaries
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Rachel gave a brief history of program review: Three years ago the PRC began
the executive summary process to inform planning in three areas: budget, trends
and assessment. The next evolution will be to better align the metrics in the
program review executive summaries with the strategic plan and education master
plan and to submit the executive summaries directly to the planning committees.
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A constant theme in program review has been about accessibility and quality of
data, and a lack of current technology to keep us up to date (which is why it is in
the strategic plan; program review concerns informed the strategic planning.)
4. Review of Institutional Effectiveness Scorecard (Key Performance
Indicators)
8:30
a.m.

Angelina worked with the IEC to determine what the specific indicators should
be. This is a work in progress.
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The report shows trending and benchmarks for some items.
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Colors show most recent year trends (green right direction; red wrong direction)
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Desire column where we want to put arrows which direction we want to move;
there may be areas we don’t want to forge ahead, but remain flat.
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Important part of document is the definition of terms Updates are in process
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(Back page) will be populated with all learning outcomes for degrees and
certificates, along with assessment plan information
5. Ed Master Plan (EMP) approach vis-à-vis ACCJC Recommendation #2
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ACCJC report expressed concern the current education master plan had no
actionable goals and objectives, but was a restatement of the (prior) strategic plan.
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The EMP is more detailed than the strategic plan. The EMP committee is aligning
broad themes to objectives, which will be expanded to include indicators and
timelines. First we develop changes to the basic education master plan structure,
then develop the sub-themes, and last, finalize with details and indicators.

The strategic plan has elements which do not speak directly to the institution.
The EMP will address those elements in the strategic plan that relate to
academics.
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A grid will be developed over the summer, establishing who, what and when to
demonstrate that everything in strategic plan is covered.
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The committee was reminded of the environmental scan that was conducted in
Fall 2011. Different programs have different types of students. Many will be
non-traditional. The EMP guides planning at the unit level. The scan is posted on
the Ed Master Planning Committee page at:
http://inside.redwoods.edu/edmasterplan/CREMPCommittee.asp.
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Goal 2 of the strategic plan deals with community and partnering. These come
directly from discussions with the community, Del Norte and Mendocino.
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It is more cost effective for businesses to work with CR to develop training, than
to send employees elsewhere for training. Training programs can be developed
that might grow into credit programs.
a. Alignment with Strategic Plan
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The structure detail of the current education master begins on page 77, Section 4:
Vision for the Future. The attached EMP Working Document includes discussion
notes on changes to the education master plan.
b. Review elements in 2009-2020 plan
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See the attached EMP Working Document.
8:45
a.m.
9:45
a.m.
6. Develop Education Master Plan Goals and Objectives
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Goals are being discussed today. Sub-goals and objectives will be determined at
future EMP meetings.
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Determine Next Steps
Sub-committees have been established to expand the education master plan goals.
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The sub-committee list is on the attached EMP Working Document.
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Other discussion included we should “prioritize what matters and get rid of what
doesn’t matter.” We should use language from the chancellor’s office in EMP
language.
10:00
a.m.
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The planning process will uncover who needs to do what.
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Hopefully we can get technology to the point of relevance but more in the
background.
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Technology changes are fundamental changes. We need to discuss how we deal with
it and student success.
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We need to be assessing students on technology, since it is a tool used by employers.
One of the GE requirements is proficiency in some form of technology.
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Add technology assessment initiative, like English and math?
7. Adjourn
EMP Working Document
Strategic Goal 1: Focus on learners: developmental, career technical and transfer education
EMP Goal Ensure Student Success – Sydney Larson (facilitator) with Keith Snow-Flamer,
Steve Brown, DaVita Fraser, Sheila Hall, and Julia Morrison
Educational Pathways
Reduce Barriers to persistence
Improve Basic Skills
Completion and graduation initiative
Faculty and staff professional development is aligned with identified needs (tied to evaluations
and/or program review)
Address the needs of special populations
Strategic Goal 2; Focus on Learners: Community Partnerships
EMP Goal Develop Programs and Services to meet Community Needs – Jeff Cummings
with Julia Peterson, Pat Girczyc, Anita Janis, Geisce Ly, and Jennifer Knight
Survey Community Needs
Work with regional partners (e.g. WIB and Decade of Difference) and Center of Excellence to
analyze real-time LMI data
Expand BTC operations for contract training and for incumbent workers
Develop noncredit/community ed programs
Develop Partnerships and grants
Strategic Goal 3: Fiscal and Operational Sustainability
EMP Goal Practice Continuous Quality Improvement – Rachel Anderson with Angelina
Hill, Michelle Haggerty, Ahn Fielding, and Lee Lindsey
Culture of assessment
Improve curriculum and programs – Through the assessment process, Implement AP 4021,
consider adopting CCCCO’s “Doing what Matters for Jobs & the Economy” campaign.
Data Based decision-making
Improve operational efficiency – budget planning at the program level to be considered
Improve Program review: improve program efficiency through the use of
benchmarking/providing better data for institutional planning.
Continuing education for faculty and staff (see Goal 1)
Encourage participation on accreditation teams
Strategic Goal 4: Technological Relevance
EMP Goal Support the Learning Environment through Appropriate Technology and
Facilities – Lee Lindsey with Mike Butler, Mike Peterson, Geoff Cain, Steve Stratton, and
Tim Flanagan
Develop lab repair/upgrade plan
Develop technology replacement plan
Develop software acquisition plan
Enhance distance or e-learning: assess student readiness for e-learning, address technology as a
barrier, consider specific initiatives related to fully online, robust hybrid programming, etc.
Implement data warehouse and reporting software
Use of technology in teaching
Adopt eBooks, set expectation that all FT students will have a computer.
Brainstorm ideas: improve student success and retention among online students)
Strategic Goal 5: Enhance Institutional profile
EMP Goal Increase Student Participation in Campus Activities – Keith Snow-Flamer,
Kathy Goodlive, Mary Grace McGovern, Geisce Ly, and Carla Spalding
Implement programs to serve students outside of classroom
Develop comprehensive strategy for student engagement
Provide opportunities for students to volunteer or engage with the community
Improve Campus life activities (push v. pull)