SANTIAGO CANYON COLLEGE
EDUCATIONAL MASTER PLANNING COMMITTEE
AGENDA
September 24, 2009
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Room B-103
1. Departments Discuss Their Program Reviews
 ACE (2:00pm-2:30pm)
 Physics (2:30pm-3:00pm)
2. Continue Discussion of Accreditation Recommendations (see
below)
3. Other Items
Santiago Canyon College (SCC) is a diverse learning community dedicated to intellectual and personal growth. Our purpose is to
foster a learning environment that helps students develop knowledge and understanding, critical thinking, sound decision
making, cultural awareness, effective communication skills, and a commitment to local and global citizenship.
Santiago Canyon College offers a comprehensive curriculum that includes university transfer, associate degree and certificate
programs. In addition, we provide community services, career education, continuing education, high school diploma program,
basic skills development, and a range of support services for full and part-time students, including those with family and career
responsibilities. At SCC we encourage students to plan, implement, and evaluate their educational progress through meaningful
reflections and interaction with both the college and community.
From DRAFT 08-24-09 Accreditation Follow-Up Report
Committee Operations
Orientation meeting early in the academic year for new members and to review annually
the committee charge for all members … EMP Committee’s charge, as described in the
Collegial Governance Handbook:
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Update and annually distribute the Planning and Needs Assessment (PNA)
packet to all areas of the college
Collect [DPP] Plans and manage their integration into the EMP of the college
Synthesize annual requests into a prioritized master list of current needs for
personnel, equipment, facilities, and supplies in order to make recommendations
to the College Council
Administer the Program review process
Coordinate with the Accreditation and Curriculum Committees
Student Services program reviews are due December 2009, and those programs will be
invited to meet subsequently with the EMP Committee
Published EMP
EMP Committee will ensure the next EMP includes facilities, technology, and personnel
plans that are addressed consistently by the various programs of the college
Initial planning for the next Educational Master Plan is scheduled to begin in Spring 2011
Program Review
Fall 2009 semester: revisions to the Academic Program Review template will be
recommended for approval to the Academic Senate:
(1) the addition of an Executive Summary that can be disseminated to the College
Council so that program review findings are more widely known in the collegial
governance system
(2) the addition of a section that would require programs to set measureable goals
for the next three year period based on the findings of the current program review
(3) the clarification of Part III (Resources) to specify technology and staff support as
areas to be addressed, in the same way the current template has seven prompts
concerning facilities and equipment
The addition of these elements will allow the EMP Committee to follow-up with
departments in discussions of program reviews so that the EMP Committee and,
ultimately, the College Council are better informed about the needs of each of the
College’s programs.
DPP
Departments will initiate the prioritization of needs into three categories
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Critical (“the entire program will fail or cease to function if the need is not met”)
Necessary (“important aspects of the program will fail or be compromised, but
the program will still function”)
Enhancement and Improvement (“funding of the need will enhance, grow, or
improve the program but is not essential to its basic functioning”)
EMP Committee has prepared a document that contains existing measureable goals that
programs can use as they develop goals for their annual DPPs
EMP Committee revised the Departmental Planning Portfolio instructions during Summer
2009 to include specific prompts related to facilities, technology, and personnel
EMP Committee has been working with the District Research Office to review and update
the standardized data provided annually to departments and programs that is used as the
basis for planning and decision making
EMP Committee developed a template for the annual evaluation of Departmental Planning
Portfolio (DPP) goals … piloted in Spring 2009 and will be a requirement for all programs
beginning with the 2009-10 academic year … EMP Committee will share the results of
these annual evaluations with the College Council so that they may be used appropriately
in discussions of budgeting and planning.
College Council
Addition of a member of the EMP Committee to the College Council to facilitate better
communication between the two bodies
EMP Committee proposes the following for approval by the College Council and Academic
Senate in Fall 2009:
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The Departmental Planning Portfolios (DPPs): Review and update annually
Program Reviews: Complete every three years
The Educational Master Plan: Revise every six years
College Council will receive, beginning in Fall 2009, from the Educational Master Planning
(EMP) Committee, the following:
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Prioritized master list of current needs for personnel, equipment (including
technology), facilities, and supplies
Annual evaluations of Departmental Planning Portfolio (DPP) goals
An Executive Summary of each program review