Institutionalizing Integrated Planning Dave Bolt West Hills College

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

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

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

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

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 with an Ed Plan = 191 (20%) 28% Total students without an Ed Plan = 757 (80%) 14% 17% 8% Graduated Transferred Graduated Source: WHCCD Data Warehouse; Graduation Rate Chi=39. 9, DF=1, p-value=. 001; Transfer Rate Chi=. 72, DF=1, p-value =. 39 Transferred

Closing Comments

• Dave Bolt • Vice President, Educational Services • West Hills College Lemoore 555 College Ave Lemoore, CA 93245 • davebolt@whccd. edu • 559 -925 -3222