SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE 2013-14 Desired Outcomes
SCC has three overarching goals; each goal has supporting strategies (e.g. A1, A2, etc.).
Those strategies are shown in the table below with success indicators and responsible units.
SCC Goal A: Deliver student-centered programs and services that demonstrate a commitment to
teaching and learning effectiveness and support student success in the achievement of basic skills,
certificates, degrees, transfer, jobs and other student educational goals.
SCC Goal B: Align enrollment management processes to assist all students in moving through programs
from first enrollment to completion of educational goals.
SCC Goal C: Improve organizational effectiveness through increased employee engagement with the
college community and continuous process improvement.
GOAL A: STUDENT SUCCESS
GOAL
Promote the engagement and success of
all students, with a special emphasis on
first-year students who are transitioning to
college. (A1)
SUCCESS
INDICATORS
Increased course success
rates for students overall
and for first-year students.
Instruction Office
Evidence of high levels of
student engagement (e.g.
from CCSSE)
Senior Leadership
Team
Review courses, programs and services
and modify as needed to enhance student
achievement. (A2)
Evidence that courses,
programs and services have
been modified to enhance
student achievement.
Provide students with the tools and
resources that they need to plan and carry
out their education, complete degrees and
certificates, and/or transfer. (A3)
Increased number of
degrees and certificates
awarded.
Increased number of
transfers to four-year
institutions.
Improve basic skills competencies in
reading, writing, math, and information
competency across the curriculum in order
to improve student preparedness for
degree and certificate courses and for
employment. (A4)
RESPONSIBLE
UNIT(S)
VPSS Office
Department Chairs
Instruction Office
Senior Leadership
Team
Department Chairs
Instruction Office
VPSS Office
Transfer Center
Increased ARCC basic skills Instruction Office
improvement rates that are
at or above those of peer
Basic Skills
groups
Committee
Increased success rates in
basic skills courses
Basic Skills
Departments
Implement practices and activities that
reduce achievement gaps in student
success. (A7)
Narrowing gaps in success
rates between demographic
groups.
Instruction Office
VPSS Office
Senior Leadership
Team
Implement a formal college-wide plan to
increase the completion of degrees and
certificates across the college. (A9)
Completion of a collegewide plan to increase the
completion of degrees and
certificates
College President
Senior Leadership
Team
COLLEGE / UNIT NAME
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GOAL B: TEACHING AND LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS
GOAL
Deliver services, curriculum, and instruction
that result in equivalent student outcomes for
all modalities and locations. (A5)
SUCCESS
INDICATORS
RESPONSIBLE
UNIT(S)
Equivalent course success Instruction Office
rates for all modalities and
locations.
VPSS Office
Evidence of equivalent
services for all modalities
and locations.
Davis and West Sac
Centers
DE Coordinator
Identify and disseminate information about
teaching practices and curriculum that are
effective for a diverse student body. (A6)
Strong staff development
program related to
effective teaching for a
diverse student body.
Instruction Office
Staff Resource
Center
Cultural Awareness
Center
Assess student learning at the course,
program, and institutional levels and use
those assessments to make appropriate
changes that support student achievement.
(A8)
Use of SLO assessment
results for continuous
improvement in both
instruction and student
services
Instruction Office
VPSS Office
SLO Coordinator &
SLO subcommittee
of the Academic
Senate
PRIE Dean
Senior Leadership
Team
COLLEGE / UNIT NAME
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GOAL C: ACCESS AND GROWTH
GOAL
Use quantitative and qualitative data to
identify strategies which improve enrollment
management processes. (B2)
SUCCESS
INDICATORS
Demonstrated use of data
related to enrollment
management.
RESPONSIBLE
UNIT(S)
Instruction Office
Instructional Deans
Completed revision of
Education Master Plan
and Student Services
Master Plan
Explore and create multiple ways to
disseminate information to students in order
to engage them with learning in the college
community. (B3)
Evidence of effective
dissemination of
information to students.
Instruction Office
VPSS Office
Public Information
Office
Support “front door” policies and practices
that assist students with the transition to
college. (B4)
Student use of “front
door” services.
Web redesign team
VPSS Office
Implementation of
recommendations and
requirements of the
Student Success Act
Maintain the quality and effectiveness of the
physical plant in order to support access and
success for students (i.e. modernization, TAP
improvements, equipment purchases, etc.).
(B5)
Adequately maintained
facilities.
Progress on construction
and modernization
projects.
VPA
College Operations
Office
COLLEGE / UNIT NAME
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GOAL D: COMMUNITY, ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
GOAL
Revise or develop courses, programs,
schedules and services based on assessment
of emerging community needs and available
college resources. (B1)
SUCCESS
INDICATORS
New or revised courses
and programs (e.g. new
AS-T and AA-T degrees)
RESPONSIBLE
UNIT(S)
Instruction Office
Curriculum
Committee
New or revised services
Expand interactions with community and
industry partners in order to increase student
opportunities for experiences that help them
transition to careers (career exploration,
completion of licenses, internships, etc.)
(B6)
Development of K-12,
community and industry
partnerships
VPSS Office
College President
Instruction Office
Increase in student career VPSS Office
exploration, internships,
and completion of licenses Career Center
Work Experience
and Internship
Program
Provide students with clear pathways to goal
completion. (B7)
Restructuring of the
Matriculation Program to
become the Student
Success and Support
Program.
Full implementation of
iSEP
Development of additional
AA-T and AS-T degrees.
Prerequisite validation
studies leading to
adoption of key
prerequisites.
CTE Programs
VPSS Office
Instruction Office
PRIE Office
COLLEGE / UNIT NAME
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GOAL E: ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
GOAL
Review staff processes, including those for
hiring, orientation, training, customer
service, evaluation and professional
development and modify as needed in order
to make them more effective and inclusive.
(C1)
Build and maintain an effective staff that
reflects the diversity of our students and
community. (C2)
SUCCESS
INDICATORS
Evidence of effective
administrative processes
(e.g. VPA metrics)
RESPONSIBLE
UNIT(S)
Administrative
Services Office
Instruction Office
Evidence of effective staff
development
Employee engagement in
activities related to the
diversity of students and
community
VPSS Office
Staff Resource
Center
College President
Instruction Office
VPSS Office
New hires requested,
prioritized, and hired in a
timely fashion
Staff Resource
Center
Cultural Awareness
Center
Promote health, wellness and safety
throughout the institution. (C3)
Employee engagement in Staff Resource
health and wellness
Center
activities (e.g. reduction in
smoking on campus)
College Health
Services
Utilize quantitative and qualitative data to
help guide decision-making throughout the
institution. (C4)
Evidence that data is
PRIE Office
central to college planning
and decision-making
Senior Leadership
Team
Provision of data, and
training in the use of data,
across the college
Redesigned main college
College President
website
Public Information
Effective production of
Office
college publications
(paper and online)
Senior Leadership
Team
Increased effectiveness of
Increase the effectiveness of communication
both within the college and between the
college and the external community. (C5)
Continue to exercise transparent and fiscally
sound financial management. (C6)
departmental use of
technology for
communication (websites,
Facebook use, etc.)
Web redesign team
Budget metrics showing
fiscal soundness
College President
Marketing team
VPA
Encourage collegiality, connection, and
participatory decision-making at the college.
(C7)
Effective Shared
Governance Standing
Committees
College President
Effective planning
processes at the
department, division,
CSA, and college levels
PRIE Dean
Executive Council
Senior Leadership
Team