DECONSTRUCTING YOUR MISSION
STATEMENT
Lloyd Thomas, West LA
Lesley Kawaguchi, Santa
Monica
Determining your college’s mission
statement:
• Ed Code 66010.4
• ACCJC Standard I.A.
Components of your mission
statement:
• Look at Ed Code 66010.4 and Standard
I.A.
▫ Similarities?
▫ Differences?
• How does a college create a mission
statement that is unique?
Time for deconstruction
• Look at your college’s mission statement
and circle the five words that you like.
• Feedback
Time to construct
• What five words do you think are missing
from your statement?
• Feedback
What else has your college added?
• Examples: Mission, Vision, and Goals
• Values
• Institutional Learning Outcomes
How often does your college
examine its Mission Statement?
• Only for accreditation?
• Through a strategic planning process?
• Annual part of the college planning
process?
Who does it?
• College-wide dialogue?
• Planning body?
• In a secret cabal?
Example:
• West Los Angeles College
Questions?