Transforming an Institution: COS 2.0 2014 Strengthening Student Success Conference Stan Carrizosa, Superintendent/President Dr. Thea Trimble, President Academic Senate Dr. Jennifer Vega La Serna, Vice President, Academic Services Dr. Mehmet Ozturk, Director of Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness Change in the mission. Innovation. Urgency. “Failure is not an option.” Video Clip #1 Launch Sequence “Were Going to the Moon” Governance & Representation • • • • • Important processes Co-exist side-by-side Respect for due process Professional Not personal • • • • • • • • • Policies Governance Decision-making Operations Curriculum Outcomes Student Achievement Accreditation Compliance • Employee Representation Advocacy Negotiations Grievance Resolution Mediation Arbitration • • • • • Team building Diverse Perspectives Commitment, Trust and Open Dialogue Why should I care? Danger! Just a bunch of ….. Our processes in 2012 COS Planning - 2012 IPEC DECO S Tech ELI ASB Management IPEC AS RAC Facilitie s DC FEC IPEC Student Equity IPRC SLO/OA C Curriculum GE IC COS Planning 2013 Going from Chaos ….. To Serenity Identify your Issues Work with what you have Write It Down Nothing is set in stone Everyone is accountable to the PROCESSES Processes that Build a Solid Foundation Where was research in 2012? Inadequate staffing impacted research capacity No defined research agenda Lack of apparent link for research and use of data to planning Lack of clear or formal process to use data to make decisions Lack of educational opportunities for District employees on how to access and use data to make informed decisions Low visibility and ineffective communication of research efforts Data Analysis Superintendent/President Accreditation (ALO) Inst. Planning and Effectiveness Committee Program Review Committee Research Technology Services Outcome and Assessment Committee Institutional Review Board (IRB) Research Advisory Work Group Solutions and Innovations Work Group (SIG) Level of Interest in Potential Workshop Topics Availability and identification of relevant/useful data sources/reports Data interpretation and analysis Effective uses of data Research/study design Evaluation design 77% (100) 70% (90) 71% (96) 68% (89) 71% (91) Survey development and administration 66% (87) Service Area Outcome development Evidence-based decision-making How to present and disseminate results 62% (80) 74% (96) 68% (88) 30 Source: COS Research Advisory Data Needs Questionnaire, 2014 Questions??