Planning & Continuous

Improvement ProcessPresented to Strategic Planning Committee

April 5, 2012

The ultimate goal is institutional improvement and long-term program viability.

The process is ongoing and will change with the University.

Goals and measures will vary, but the process should be consistent across the University.

Both effectiveness and accountability measures will be necessary.

Principles

Alignment with Higher Learning Commission

“Regional accreditation as carried out by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) assures quality by verifying that an institution (1) meets threshold standards and (2) is engaged in continuous improvement.”

Alignment with MnSCU Board Policy 3.36 Part 7. Academic Review. Each system college and

university shall regularly review its academic programs for the purpose of academic planning and improvement.

External Alignment

Stage 1: Long-range Planning◦ University Strategic Action Plan ◦ Unit/College level Strategic Action Plans ◦ Accreditation, Program Review and Service

Evaluation Stage 2: Annual Planning

◦ Annual Work and Resource Planning Stage 3: Measurement and Reporting

◦ Data Collection◦ Year-end Reporting

Process

Annual Work Planning and Reporting Improvement Project Program Review

Department Expectations

Area’s planned activities and initiatives for that fiscal year

How activities and initiatives support the college/unit/university strategic plans

Expected outcomes from those activities How outcomes will be measured and

reported Budget plan

Annual Work Plan

Improves student learning and success within current programs

Develops a new program that is interdisciplinary in design and/or clearly meets workforce needs

Supports a strategic objective within SCSU’s Strategic Action Plan

Improvement Project

Section 1: Outcomes and Achievements:

Section 2: Programs and Services◦ Program Quality ◦ Services or Other Non-degree Programs◦ Program Demand

Section 3: Constituents and external stakeholders◦ Needs assessment◦ Collaboration◦ Community Engagement

Program Review Self-Study

Section 4: Strategic and Resource Planning

Section 5: Faculty and Staff Section 6: Leadership and Governance Section 7: Future Direction and

Continuous Improvement

Program Review Self-Study

Aug

Sept-Oct

Nov-Dec

Jan-Feb

March

June-July

Annual Planning TimelineSCSU Annual

Report completed

AWP+1 template created

Units meet w/ Dean or

VP

Units submit AWP+1, budget

Divisions submit AWP+1, budget

Deans meet w/Provost, VPs meet

w/President to discuss

draft

Deans, VPs submit AWP+1, budget

Draft SCSU AWP+1, budget shared

w/campus

SCSU AWP+1, budget

finalized

Unit Year-end

progress reports

submitted

Division year-end progress reports

submitted

AWP Implementation

New Initiative Proposal Process