Institutionalizing Integrated Planning

Dave BoltWest 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 DataInternal Data

Outcomes

Provide Direction

Recommendations to planning & budget allocation process

Facilities Plan Technology Plan

Student Services PlanningMatriculation Plan Other College Plans

Faculty/Staff Positions

Facilities Projects

One-Time Budget Allocations Other Resources

Strategic Plan – Provide Mission, Vision, & Goals

Key Findings

New Programs

• Profile of Service Area• Trends and Forecasts• Labor Market Information

• College Background• Profile of Students and Employees• College and Program Trends

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 SchoolGraduates

Participation Rates

Goal AttainmentCohort = 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 93245• davebolt@whccd.edu• 559-925-3222