Institutionalizing Integrated Planning Dave Bolt West Hills College Lemoore

Presentation Outline College Governance Structure College Planning Overview Program Review District Goals and Indicators Closing Comments

College Planning Committees

COLLEGE EDUCATIONAL MASTER PLAN External Data Internal Data Outcomes Provide Direction Recommendations to planning & budget allocation process Facilities Plan Technology Plan Student Services Planning Matriculation Plan Other College Plans Faculty/Staff Positions Facilities Projects One-Time Budget Allocations Other Resources Strategic Plan – Provide Mission, Vision, & Goals Key Findings Performance Indicators Program Review Curriculum Review Assessment of SLOs New Programs Profile of Service Area Trends and Forecasts Labor Market Information College Background Profile of Students and Employees College and Program Trends Accreditation

Defining a Program Variety of definitions Discipline, department, degree? Use what works

Program Review Linkage to College Mission Statement Each program must develop a mission statement Reflection on how program is tied to college mission statement

Use of Data in Program Review Involvement of Office of Institutional Effectiveness (researcher) Data available on Intranet Portal “Cut and Paste” Faculty assistant

Program Review Assessment Grid Restating program mission statement Listing of three short-term and two long-term goals At least three of the above goals must be student learning outcome orientated List activities to accomplish each goal List resources needed for each goal List means of assessment for each goal

Program Review Summary Sheet Declares actions taken to address goal improvement and learning outcomes States recommendations to campus shared governance committees wrt goals/learning Summarizes future needs to improve program resulting from program review

Major Threads to Program Review Personnel Facilities Equipment Curriculum/Class Schedule Budget Staff Development

Program Review Midterm Report Actual quantifiable outcomes Analysis of goal/SLO results Next steps to improve program

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Placement Rate Employer Assessment of Students Certification Pass Rates Client Assessment of Programs & Services MISSION STUDENT PROGRESS Goal Attainment Retention, Success, and Persistence Degree Completion Rates DISTANCE EDUCATION Participation Rates Retention and Success Rates BASIC SKILLS Success Rates Improvement Rates Placement Rates TRANSFERS Number & Rate Who Transfer Performance After Transfer Book “Core Indicators of Effectiveness For Community Colleges” by the American Association of Community Colleges OUTREACH Community Participation Rates High School Graduates Participation Rates

Goal Attainment Cohort = Students enrolled for the first time in fall 2006 who indicated goal of degree completion and or transfer (size=948). Total students without an Ed Plan = 757 (80%) Total students with an Ed Plan = 191 (20%) Source: WHCCD Data Warehouse; Graduation Rate Chi=39.9, DF=1, p-value=.001; Transfer Rate Chi=.72, DF=1, p-value =.39

Closing Comments

Dave Bolt Vice President, Educational Services West Hills College Lemoore 555 College Ave Lemoore, CA