What is the Institutional Effectiveness
Partnership Initiative?
Presented by:
Institutional Effectiveness, CCC Chancellor’s Office
Winter, 2016
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IEPI is:
• An initiative funded by the Legislature
$2.5 million for Year One (2014-15)
$17.5 million for Year Two (2015-16)
$27.5 million anticipated for Year Three (2016-17)
• Administered by the CCC Chancellor’s Office
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IEPI Structure
• Executive Committee
 Chancellor’s Office
 College of the Canyons
 Chabot-Las Positas CCD
 Foothill College
 Academic Senate for California Community Colleges
 Success Center (funded by Kresge Foundation)
• Advisory Committee
 66 members from 20 statewide organizations
 Workgroups provide input to Executive Committee on the
initiative’s four major components
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The Desired IEPI Outcomes are to:
• Help make the California Community Colleges the
most effective system of higher education in the
world.
• Eliminate accreditation sanctions and audit
findings at colleges.
• Enhance access, success, and equity for our
students.
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IEPI Major Components
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Indicators
Professional Development
Partnership Resource Teams
Policy, Practice and Procedures
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Mapping New Statewide Initiatives:
California Community Colleges Student Success Framework
Professional Development
&
Technical Assistance:
A. Access & Alignment
B. Intake & Guidance
C. Teaching & Student
Learning/Progress
D. Data to Inform
Decision-Making
Student Success:
A. Graduation
B. Employment
C. Other Goals
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Professional Development
• Regional workshops and other face-to-face
events
• Online clearinghouse of effective practices,
trainings, and other resources
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Professional Development
Workshops / Convenings
• To date, well over 1,000 attendees have
participated in IEPI-sponsored workshops
• The IEPI Approach to Workshops
Held at colleges whenever possible.
Sessions are interactive.
Teams from each institution attend.
Product is a list of specific steps going forward.
IEPI follows up on each team’s progress.
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Professional Development:
Workshops / Convenings (Cont.)
• Student Support (Re)defined Workshops
• Integrated Planning
– January 22, 2016: Coast CCD
– February 26, 2016: College of the Canyons
• Diversity in Hiring
• Inmate Education
• Audit and Fiscal Issues
– February 19, 2016: College of the Canyons
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Professional Development
Online Clearinghouse
• Online Clearinghouse (Prof. Learning Network)
Pulls together hundreds of resources by topic (e.g.,
basic skills, SLO assessment, integrated planning,
etc.), highlighting exemplary practices
Will include system-wide calendar and other
features
Soft launch in November 2015
• The Professional Learning Network: pln.cccco.edu
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Partnership Resource Teams
• Expertise is matched to Areas of Focus from pool of
over 230 experts
• Not just a single visit: Each team commits to 3 visits
or more as needed
• The visits are designed to:
Understand issues and identify scope of support
Develop ideas for institution’s Innovation and
Effectiveness Plan to address Areas of Focus
Provide follow up support as needed
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Partnership Resource Teams
• Team visits started in May and June 2015.
• 31 institutions selected to date to receive technical
assistance by PRTs
Spring 2015 cohort 8 institutions;
Fall 2015 cohort 15 colleges, 1 center, and 1 district;
6 institutions tentatively designated for Spring 2016
• Institution CEO completes short letter of interest
• Grants of up to $150,000 as seed money to expedite
implementation of institution’s Innovation and
Effectiveness Plan (available until funds run out)
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Examples of Areas of Focus
Identified by Institutions
• Integrated planning at all levels, with resource
allocation
• Using student success and achievement data
for improving decision-making and
institutional effectiveness
• Enrollment management, strategic and
otherwise
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Areas of Focus (cont.)
• Delineation of function between college and
district
• Technology tools for monitoring and
management of institutional effectiveness
processes
• Improvement of governance, decision-making,
and communication
• Fiscal management and strategies
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Volunteer to join the pool!
• Current non-faculty survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IEPI-PRTExpertiseInventory2015-2
• Current faculty survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Faculty_PRT_team_survey
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