Charge of the 2009-10 Strategic Goal Teams
Updated to reflect the Nov. 10 Joint Goal Teams Discussions
In 2009-10, the College Planning Council is convening a Goal Team for each of the four goals in
the College Strategic Plan: 1) Build Pathways, 2) Learning Assured, 3) Invest in Each Other, and
4) Partner with the Community.
Each goal team will monitor progress toward a goal, collect and interpret data, monitor related
strategic issues, make recommendations to the annual Big Meeting, and prepare an annual report
on progress toward the goal.
Each goal team will maintain the College’s “to do” list of the initiatives and projects that are
intentionally aligned with each goal. This list of a handful of major projects for each goal (not to
be confused with the more exhaustive list that can be culled from all unit plans) will help us to
maintain our focus on deliverables.
The teams will answer five questions:
Looking at our team’s goal and objectives…
1. Where do we want to go, ultimately?
2. What part of that can we bite off in the next three years?
3. What is currently happening at the college to get us there?
4. What measures can we use to help us identify progress?
5. Will this list of major activities “move the needle?” If not, what is missing
from the list?
Composition of the Goal Teams
The goals teams, recruited college-wide, include volunteers from faculty, career service,
professional and administrative staff.
The Council sought representation from each campus on each goal team. Also, care is being
taken to ensure that those who have responsibility for the work of the goal are represented on
each goal team.
Guiding Principles
The teams will utilize principles to guide their work, and will ask one member of the team to call
the attention of the team to the extent to which the work is being conducted in keeping with
those principles. The teams developed a draft list of principles at their first, joint meeting on
November 10. Each team will finalize the principles and roles at its first solo meeting.
Responsibilities of the Goal Teams
The teams will have the following responsibilities, designed to be carried out in four or five
meetings between November 2009 and June 1010, with support and assistance provided by the
co-chairs of the College Planning Council. Amy Bosley or Susan Kelley will attempt to attend
each team meeting if at all possible.
These activities can be carried out in the order desired by each team, and are expected to
require four or five meetings. Suggestions regarding the timeframe for each task are provided
to help teams keep on track.
1. Develop Team Principles and Roles (Suggested for December – January)
Each team will develop a set of principles to guide its work, using the draft principles
suggested at the first joint meeting of the four teams as a starting point. Each team will
also decide on the roles that they wish members to play, using the draft list provided at
the first joint meeting on November 10, 2009.
2. Review and Discuss Goal Essay (As the essays are made available.)
(Addresses question 1 above.)
Review and discuss the President’s essay on the goal assigned to the team and its place
within the strategic plan. This discussion will take place as each essay is released.
Review the recommendations from the joint goal teams meeting on Nov. 10 regarding
ways to encourage college-wide discussion and dialog on the goal essay, with the aims of
furthering understanding of the meaning of the goal and supporting its continued
evolution based on what we learn from our assessment of progress each year. Determine
how the goal team will encourage collegewide review and discussion.
3. Develop List of Initiatives Underway or Planned (Suggested for December- early
January)
(Addresses question 3 above.)
Draft a list of major projects and initiatives that are intentionally aligned with the goal,
both those underway and those planned. Use the list provided by the President’s Staff as a
starting point. The aim is to develop a list of major efforts as opposed to an exhaustive
list of everything being done at the College that advances each goal.
4. Develop Strategic Issue Updates (Suggested for December – February)
(Addresses question 2 above.)
Identify a few key strategic issues that relate to each goal, including relevant issues
named in the Strategic Plan, and devise a means of monitoring those issues and updating
the college regarding potential impact on the College and our ability to carry out the goal.
5. Recommend How the College Can Measure Success for the Goal (Suggested for
late January – February)
(Addresses question 4 above.)
Consider and recommend the changes that might be observed and documented that would
indicate that the College is making progress toward achieving the goal.
Identify, obtain, and study appropriate baseline data that will be useful as indicators of
progress toward achieving the goal. (Data may be obtained from the office of Institutional
Research, the Data Task Force of the College Planning Council, the College Data Team,
and/or other sources.)
6. Review Progress (Suggested for February – early March)
(Addresses question 5 above.)
Review the original objectives developed for each goal, and interpret baseline data and
any progress data from 2009-10. This will help determine how much progress we believe
is possible by 2013.
7. Prepare recommendations for Big Meeting (Suggested for late February – early
March)
(Addresses question 5 above.)
Complete and review updates on strategic issues and the list of major projects and
initiatives that are intentionally aligned with the goal, and progress to date. Make any
recommendations regarding the goal that the committee believes may be advisable for
consideration at the Big Meeting on March 19, 2010. (Team members will participate in
the Big Meeting.) Recommendation may include major initiatives or programs that
should be considered but are not currently on the list.
8. Prepare annual goal report (Suggested for April - May)
After the Big Meeting, prepare an annual report on progress toward the goal, with a focus
on the list of major projects and initiatives that are intentionally aligned with the goal,
including recommendations on how the College might use what is learned to improve its
effectiveness.