Transcript Student Success at GCC

Strategic Planning Retreat
College Effectiveness Council
February 13, 2008, 1-4
CWL Seminar Room C
Agenda
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Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools (SACS) - Update
Revisit vision & philosophy
Break
Revisit mission & goals
Outcome: CEC will ensure
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The mission statement is current and
comprehensive, accurately guides the
institution’s operations, is periodically
reviewed and updated, is approved by
the governing board, and is
communicated to the institution’s
constituencies, CS 3.1.1.
Students Are Central to
Success (SACS)
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Process Timeline
Underlying Principle – Integrity & Focus
on Student Learning and Success
Compliance Certification
Strategic Planning Online
Faculty Credentialing Task Force
Quality Enhancement Plan
SACS Process,
www.sacscoc.org
Sum 2012
Committees on Compliance and Reports, Executive Council, full Commission
Spr 2012
GCC’s response
Sept 2011: QEP
On-Site Peer Review
Mar 2011: Compliance Certification
Off-Site Peer Review
Sum 2010: Expanded Annual Insti Profile
Jan 2010: LT attends 1-day orientation in Atlanta
It’s a New Process – Mind
Shift
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It’s not about teaching, it’s about learning
It’s not about activities, it’s about results
It’s not about inputs & outputs, it’s about outcomes
It’s not about grades, it’s about what the student can
demonstrate
It’s not about us, it’s about our students
It’s not about me, it’s about us
It’s not about MUST, it’s about integrity and doing
the right thing to improve student learning
It’s not about if we do it, it’s about can we prove it
Compliance Certification
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New Process: 83 principle statements
& less than 100 pp + supporting links
Core Requirements and Comprehensive
Standards
Per Dr. Belle Wheelan, CS evidenced to
be most challenging (3)
Average 14 non-compliance
Institutional Effectiveness CS
3.3, http://ncahlc.org/download/AssessMatrix03.pdf
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Institutional-wide Planning and Assessment (per Wheelan, the biggest
challenge)
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Exemplary Educational Outcomes & Institutional Learning Outcomes
Student Engagement – CCSSE/CCFSSE, SENSE, www.ccsse.org
Course-level Assessment of Learning Objectives,
http://www.idea.ksu.edu/StudentRatings/SRdescription.html
National Benchmark Graduate exit exam of Learner-centered outcomes
Balanced Scorecard of key performance indicators
National Benchmark licensure exams for Work Force and Technical
Programs
Strategic Planning Online, www.strategicplanningonline.com
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Integrated planning, budgeting, and accreditation
Upgrades in April – Assessment and Program Review
Implementation & Training, http://faculty.ircc.edu/edp/, Feb 25-26, Mar 2526, Erin Bell, Indian River Community College
Online Documentation – “culture of evidence”
Faculty Credentialing CS 3.7
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Best Practice – College of Charleston,
https://drake.cofc.edu/compliance_standards/3_7_1.html
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Task Force led by Dr. Jeanie Hardin
Systematic online and permanent file
documentation
Finances CS 3.10
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Per Wheelan, the issue has been related
to how institutions report how they
spend their money (balanced budget)
Assessment Measures by
Benchmarking - DRAFT
Survey
Purpose
Frequency
IDEA
Learning Objectives by
Course
Annually
CAPP, CLA, MAPP
Exit exam - Learning
Outcomes
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HE Excellence
Organizational
Effectiveness
Odd years
Noel Levitz
Student success
Odd years
CCSSE
Student Engagement
Even years
CCFSSE
Faculty percep of SE
Even years
SENSE
Student Retention
Even years
SPOL
Assessment
Continuously & Annually
Balanced Scorecard
Key performance
indicators
Weekly by EC
Quantitative/Qualitative
Unit assessment
Continuously & Annually
GCC Quality Enhancement
Plan – 75 pp + 25 pp Supporting Documents
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Includes broad-based institutional process
identifying key issues from assessment
Focuses on student learning
Demonstrates institutional capability for the
initiation, implementation, and completion
Includes broad-based involvement of
institutional constituencies in development
and proposed QEP
Identified goals and a plan to assess
achievement of the QEP
SACS 2008
Jan-Mar
Feb & May
SPOL: Planning & Budget Process
CEC Strategic Planning Retreat
Feb-
Faculty Credentialing
Apr & Sept CCSSE/CCFSSE & SENSE
Apr-
Balanced Scorecard – EC
Apr-
SPOL: Assessment & Program Rev
Apr-
Quality Enhancement Plan
Jun-
SPOL: Compliance Certification LT
Dec
Annual SACS Conference LT
College Effectiveness Council
Strategic Planning Retreat
College Effectiveness
Council (Strategic)
 Vision
 Philosophy/Values
 Mission
 Goals
Goal Teams (Tactical)
 Objectives
 Measurement
 Target
 Actual
 Strategy
 Budget
Strategic Definitions
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Vision
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Philosophy
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What are GCC’s core values?
Mission
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Clear statement of where GCC is headed
Statement of the reason GCC exists
Goals
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What we must do to accomplish our mission
Tactical Definitions
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Objectives
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Measurement
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Where you are now
Strategy
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Benchmark
Actual
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A standard used to evaluate and communicate performance against
expected results
Target
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Specific statements of accomplishments within a specific time
frame
How GCC moves toward its vision, mission, and goals
Budget
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How much it will cost to implement this strategy
Vision – Clear statement of
where GCC is headed
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St. Luke’s Hospital – The best place to get care, the
best place to give care
______ College will be the best place to learn, teach,
and build sustainable local and world community.
GCC vision – GCC, seeking to be a premier regional
community college, is committed to providing
personal and community development through
superior learner-centered education services.
Construct one simple powerful statement that says
where GCC is headed.
Litmus test: Can all employees find a way to
embrace and contribute to the vision?
Philosophy – What are GCC’s
Core Values?
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GCC’s Current Philosophy or Values:
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Grayson County College, as the community's college,
embraces lifelong learning
focused on educational, cultural, social and public service
activities designed to
tangibly enrich the individual and our community.
Does our current philosophy clearly identify GCC’s
values?
Litmus test: Can all employees easily identify with
this philosophy or values?
Jot down at least 3 values that you think reflect
GCC’s philosophy?
Mission – Statement of the
reason GCC exists
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The mission of _____College is teaching, learning,
community building.
GCC, recognizing the interdependence with various
communities, is committed to meeting lifelong
learning needs through learner-centered instruction
and services that promote economic development
and cultural enrichment
Construct one simple powerful statement that says
why GCC exists.
Litmus test: Can all employees find a way to
embrace and contribute to the mission?
Goals – What we must do to
accomplish our mission?
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The strategic planning priority goals of _____ College are to:
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GCC Institutional goals:
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Identify and meet community educational needs
Enable all students to succeed
Enable all employees to succeed
Ensure institutional effectiveness
Meet the current and future educational needs of a diverse population
Increase and maximize the use of the resources of the College
Maximize enrollment
Attract and retain quality faculty, staff, and administration
Provide a supportive learning environment
To be perceived as an excellent institution of higher education
On what areas should we focus to accomplish our mission?
Construct one simple powerful statement for each area
Litmus Test: Can all employees find a way to embrace and contribute to each
goal?
Vision and Philosophy Activity
5 groups
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Discuss your vision and philosophy
within your group
Find consensus
Each group leader share your group’s
vision and philosophy with the entire
CEC: write on flip chart and explain its
importance
Mission and Goals Activity
5 groups
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Discuss your mission and goals within
your group
Find consensus
Each group leader share your mission
and goals with the entire CEC: write on
flip chart and explain its importance
Follow-up
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Board Retreat – Tuesday, Feb 19, share CEC
recommendations for vision, philosophy,
mission, and goals
Tentatively, appoint a task force to refine
GCC planning documents and statements
Next CEC Meeting – Tuesday, May 13, 1-4
(Reports from Goal Teams) tentative
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May 13 will not work, move it up to April