OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
HE SAPA COLLEGE CENTER STRATEGIC PLAN:
AY 2014‐2015
VISION STATEMENT
Assist in the rebuilding of the Lakota Nation through Education
MISSION STATEMENT
The He Sapa College Center will provide educational opportunities that enhance Lakota life by helping to fulfill
academic aspirations and dreams of its students. He Sapa will foster community involvement. He Sapa College Center
will continue to foster Wolakolkiciyapi by incorporating the language and culture throughout the college enter and
within the community it services.
STRATEGIC GOALS
STRATEGIC GOAL 1: Utilization and celebration of Lakota Spirituality, culture and language within the College Center
and community it serves.
Strategic Objective 1: Promote community and culture
Strategy 1.1: Welcome Back/Encouragement Ceremony and meal
Strategy 1.2: Student appreciation Ceremony and meal
Strategy 1.3: Tipi Raising and teaching experience
Strategy 1.4: Honoring of the Graduates
STRATEGIC GOAL 2: Provide services to support student persistence, retention, and completion.
Strategic Objective 2: Counselors use an individualized approach to increase retention, persistence and completion
Strategy 2.1: Collaborate with faculty in using the Early Alert system
Strategy 2.2: Create an Individualized Education Plan for each student
Strategy 2.3: Communication and effective academic counseling with essential documentation
STRATEGIC GOAL 2: Provide services to support student persistence, retention, and completion.
Strategic Objective 3: Improve student recruitment by 2% annually
Strategy 3.1: Utilization of a standard orientation packet
Strategy 3.2: Utilize a He Sapa brochure emphasizing local college center
Strategy 3.3: Partnership with area high schools on Post High and Career events
Strategy 3.4: Promote early entry at the high school level
STRATEGIC GOAL 2: Provide services to support student persistence, retention, and completion.
Strategic Objective 4: Increase student persistence by 2% annually
Strategy 4.1: Encourage faculty engagement with students
Strategy4.2: Meeting our goals in effective academic advising
Strategy 4.3: Early intervention and referrals to SSS/TRIO programs
STRATEGIC GOAL 2: Provide services to support student persistence, retention, and completion.
Strategic Objective 5: Increase student retention by 3%
Strategy 5.1: Hold an orientation for new and returning students each semester
Strategy 5.2: Have academic workshops that support student goals
Strategy 5.3: Encourage students to participate in culturally significant events on and off campus
Strategy 5.4: Strengthening advising and mentoring
Strategy 5.5: Maintaining active and strong student organizations that support student participation
STRATEGIC GOAL 2: Provide services to support student persistence, retention, and completion.
Strategic Objective 6: Increase completion rates by 2%
Strategy 6.1: Increase academic support and advising at the Junior and Senior levels
OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
HE SAPA COLLEGE CENTER INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PLAN:
AY 2014‐2015
OLC Strategic Goal I:
Foster Wolakolkiciyapi by incorporating Lakota Spirituality, culture, and language acquisition throughout the college
and within the community served.
Departmental Strategic Goal 1:
Utilization and celebration of Lakota Spirituality, culture, and language within the College Center and community
served.
Departmental Strategic Objective I:
Promote community and culture.
Strategies
Strategy 1:
Measuring Tools
Activity sign in
College Center will
sheet
sponsor a Welcome
Back/Encouragement
Ceremony and meal
for the student body
and community
Expected Results
2 ceremonies with
100 participants
Actual Results
Fall 2014 ‐124
participants
Spring 2015 ‐55
participants
Improvements to Strategy
Moving the time to
accommodate more students,
come up with a better way to
track attendance (some
students do not or won’t sign
in and the lines are too long to
manage)
Strategy 2:
Mid‐semester
Student Appreciation
and Honoring
Ceremony and meal
Activity sign in
sheet
2 ceremonies with
100 participants
Fall‐125
participants
Spring‐165
Considering our space
constraints participation was
good. Continue to advertise
events early to maximize
participation.
Number of
participants and
satisfaction
surveys
2 experiences
50 students each
Fall‐50
participants
Spring‐ 20 due to
outside event
numbers were
estimated
Currently set up on Fridays
which did not lend itself to
good numbers. Will try a class
day.
Number of
Participants
34 graduates and
100 participants
Held June 13 at
Old Story Book
Island
Weather permitting,
Attendance is excellent.
Family and community event.
Strategy 3:
Tipi Raising and
teaching experience
Strategy 4:
Honoring of the
Graduates Ceremony
and meal open to all
students and
community
OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
HE SAPA COLLEGE CENTER INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PLAN:
AY 2014‐2015
OLC Strategic Goal II:
Provide student support services to facilitate persistence, retention, and completion of student educational goals.
Departmental Strategic Goal 2:
Provide services to support student persistence, retention and completion.
Departmental Strategic Objective 2:
Counselors use an individualized approach to increase retention, persistence and completion.
Strategies
Strategy 1:
Collaborate with
faculty in using the
early alert system
Measuring Tools
Expected Results
Actual Results
Improvements to Strategy
Number of
resolved alerts
100% alerts will be
addressed by
Academic
Counselors
100% met, not all
resolved due to no
response from
student
Continue to encourage students
to update contact information
and to utilize their OLC e‐mail.
Number of
student plan
completed
50% course level
retention
14 completed
Better Academic Counselor
participation is needed in
Individualized Education plan,
including follow up and
individualized meeting with
students.
Activity logs
File Progress
Notes
Meet with every
student no less
than 2 times per
semester
Strategy 2:
Create an
Individualized
Education Plan for
each student
struggling in their
classes
9 out of 14
students
completed all
courses registered
for at 50% or
above. 5 dropped
at 100% or failed
Strategy 3:
Communication
and effective
Counseling are
essential tools in
retention,
persistence and
completion
Activity logs
indicate academic
counselors
consulted with
students a total of
11,913 times
during academic
year.
Encourage Academic Counselors
to continue to keep advising
logs and make notes in files of
their contacts and results upon
visiting with every student.
OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
HE SAPA COLLEGE CENTER INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PLAN:
AY 2014‐2015
OLC Strategic Goal II:
Provide student support services to facilitate persistence, retention and completion.
Departmental Strategic Goal 2:
Provide services to support student recruitment, persistence, retention and completion.
Departmental Strategic Objective 3:
Improve student recruitment by 2% annually.
Strategies
Strategy 1:
Utilize a standard
orientation packet
Measuring Tools
Expected Results
Actual Results
Improvements to Strategy
Satisfaction
surveys
75% will find the
orientation helpful
or very helpful
Satisfaction
surveys completed
55 student
participation
67% of 55
returned surveys
and of those 100%
satisfaction
We attempted mandatory
participation without success.
We offer door prizes and meals.
Attempted before and after
class started orientations. Will
explore a distribution of
orientation packets to all new
students at the time of
registration yet encourage
participation in orientation days
Distribution
numbers
Increased
knowledge about
He Sapa‐OLC to
participants
Completed and
utilized at Post
High nights and
new students
Will continue to update
brochure and steer students
toward our Web page and
calendar
Number of flyer
distribution and
booth counts
4 activities per yr.
Oct 21 Central
Nov 6 Stevens
Students participated in first
two events which proved more
successful than the last two.
Will promote student
participation when visiting
schools
Strategy 2:
Develop and
utilize a He Sapa
brochure
Strategy 3:
Partnership with
area high schools
on Post High
Nights and Career
Day events:
March 31 Stevens
April 1 Central
OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
HE SAPA COLLEGE CENTER INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PLAN:
AY 2014‐2015
OLC Strategic Goal II:
Provide student support services to facilitate persistence, retention and completion.
Departmental Strategic Goal 2:
Provide services to support student recruitment, persistence, retention and completion.
Departmental Strategic Objective 4:
Increase student persistence by 2% annually.
Strategies
Strategy 1:
Encourage faculty
engagement with
Students
Measuring Tools
Early Alerts
Expected Results
Actual Results
Improvements to Strategy
Increased
numbers of Early
Alert created by
faculty and
addressed by
Academic
Counselor
Although
faculty/student
engagement is
essential, it was
determined that
faculty needed to
initiate this step.
Determined this to be a matter
that departments would want to
address with their faculty
Increased student
persistence by 2%
Counselors and
Director made
11,913 contacts
Continue to encourage
academic advising, to maintain
logs and document in student
files.
2% increase in
persistence and
completion of
program
recipients
Report not due
until October 2015
Results not
available
No data to compare
SSS/TRIO program new to He
Sapa as of Fall 2014.
Strategy 2:
Effective Academic Advising logs and
File Activity
Advising
reports
Strategy 3:
Early intervention
with referrals to
the Student
Support
Services/TRIO
program
SSS Annual Report
data
OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
HE SAPA COLLEGE CENTER INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PLAN:
AY 2014‐2015
OLC Strategic Goal II:
Provide student support services to facilitate persistence, retention and completion.
Departmental Strategic Goal 2:
Provide services to support student recruitment, persistence, retention and completion.
Departmental Strategic Objective 5:
Increase student retention by 3% per year.
Strategies
Strategy 1:
Hold an
orientation for
new and returning
students each
semester
Measuring Tools
Number of
participants
Survey results
Expected Results
2 orientations
each semester
with 40
participants
Actual Results
55 participated
2 during Fall
3 during Spring
67% surveys
returned with
100% satisfaction
Improvements to Strategy
Last orientation was held after
classes began vs prior to. We
saw no improvement in
attendance, however, we did
reach 7 more students with info.
Strategy 2:
Organize
Academic
workshops that
support student
goals
Number of
workshops
Number of
participants
Participant
feedback (surveys)
6 workshops
75% of
respondents
found workshops
useful or very
useful
9 Workshops total
Remedial Course
Refresher‐
Fall 2 AICF‐TC
Spring 3 AICF‐TC
Financial‐
Budgeting‐
Career planning‐
Financial Aid
Extended Advertising
Experiment with scheduling for
best time and days
Meals or snacks
Door prizes
At least 75% found the
workshops to be useful and the
information helpful‐per surveys
Strategy 3:
Encourage
students to
participate in
culturally
significant events
on and off campus
Sign in sheets
Annual reports
65% of students
will participate in
Center events
Based on
participant sign in
sheets,
approximately
30% attend our
honoring and
special events
We believe that the lack of a
gathering place discourages
student participation.
Post all college and community
events. Maintain an events
bulletin board
Strategy 4:
Strengthening
advising and
mentoring
Sign in logs
File activity logs
Base numbers
Number of
contacts will
establish a base
for next goal
11,913 advising
log ins.
4 activities per
semester
8 activities were
sponsored
Obvious Pre‐posting of activities
and meetings
Minutes available
Try a Calendar in the lounge
posting monthly activities
Staff meetings with continuous
encouragement to advise,
review and monitor student
progress
Strategy 5:
Maintaining active
and strong
Student
Organization
Sign in sheets
Meeting minutes
Activity Reports
Activities posted
in Annual Report
OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE
HE SAPA COLLEGE CENTER INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS PLAN:
AY 2014‐2015
OLC Strategic Goal II:
Provide student support services to facilitate persistence, retention and completion.
Departmental Strategic Goal 2:
Provide services to support student recruitment, persistence, retention and completion.
Departmental Strategic Objective 6:
Increase completion rates by 2%.
Strategies
Strategy 1:
Increasing
academic support
and advising at the
Junior and Senior
levels
Measuring Tools
Annual
completion rates
Expected Results
2% increase in
graduation rates
annually
Actual Results
2014‐2015 saw a
decrease in
graduation rate by
2 or 6%
Improvement to Strategy
Offer courses needed by
graduates
Developing cohorts when
possible
(some classes won’t be offered
due to low numbers)
He Sapa CC
Plant Management
2014 Budget
PERSONNEL
Director
Assistant
Temp. Janitor
Temp Janitor/Districts
Fringe
Travel
Supplies
Repair &
Maintenance
Disposal Service
Van
Plan Management
Total
Projected
Requested
Modification
Total
Justification