South Seattle Community Collegewide Meeting Planning for 2005

South Seattle Community College-wide Meeting Planning for 2005 -2006 “Where are we? …Where are we going? ” March 2, 2005 12/4/2020 SSCC, Olympic Hall Auditorium 1

What are we doing? u Strategic Planning – Institutional Goals – College-wide Priorities – Unit/Departmental Goals & Strategies u Budget Development – Concurrent with development of Unit / Departmental Goals & Strategies u College Council’s 2

2004 Benchmark Report Student Learning and Success u Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) – Communication -- Speaking effectively; listening & understanding others – Critical thinking -- Thinking about beliefs/values; locating and organizing information u Diversity and Retention – Retention-Fall to Spring Qtr 04 Benchmark t t All Students African Americans 68% 55% 01 -02 65% 50% 02 -03 64% 54% 0368% 55% 3

2004 Benchmark Report u Degree Completion – Degrees & certificates awarded 01 -02 03 -04 t Academic 192 214 t Technical 198 225 u 02 -03 229 265 Basic Skills Goal: Basic skills students who demonstrate substantive skill gain – SSCC continued to have the highest completion rate in the state. u Transfer Goal: Academic students prepared to transfer – South’s enrollment increased 2. 6% from 673 in 200203 to 691 in 2003 -04, 27% of the goal for 2004 -05. u Workforce Goal: Students prepared for 4

2004 Benchmark Report u Some areas for improvement – Enrollment – Transition of ESL students to college-level programs – Retention – Degree Completion – Transfer rate (Academic and Technical) – Program Development 5

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2005 -2006 Timeline & Process u Strategic Plan goals & strategies for Units/Departments are due March 31 st – Sooner than before u College Council Survey due March 31 st – Focus on aligning unit/departmental goals with institutional goals & priorities u Budget requests due April 29 th 7

Collaborative Discussion South is dedicated to continuous improvement of the strategic planning process u On-going, meaningful discussion throughout the campus community led to the new process u – Institutional Effectiveness Committee – Cabinet – College Council t Cross-constituency representation – Units and Departments 8

Cycle Establish Institutional Goals & College-wide Priorities Complete Unit/Departmental Goals & Strategies related to the Institutional Goals & Priorities Complete College Council Information Complete Budget Requests based on Unit/Departmental Goals & Strategies Budget approval by Cabinet 9

2005 -2007 Institutional Goals 1) SSCC provides comprehensive instructional programs which include: college transfer, professional technical education, apprenticeship training, and life-long learning that meet the diverse needs of students and our communities. 2) SSCC provides responsive student services and programs which support the learning and success of its diverse 10

2005 -2007 Institutional Goals 3) SSCC supports the renewal of professional knowledge and skills in its diverse community of highly qualified personnel. 4) SSCC collaborates with business and industry, labor, community-based organizations, K-12 schools, and other higher education institutions. 5) SSCC ensures the financial health of the college. 11

2005 -2007 Priorities 1) Promote Student Learning & Success a. b. c. d. e. Invest in new program development Institutional Effectiveness Invest in transition of ESL/ELL students to collegelevel courses Support programs and services that serve our diverse student population Invest in strategies for increased retention, completion, graduation and transfer rates, enabling students to reach their goals Further develop recruitment and marketing strategies to increase visibility of our programs and 12

Priorities 2005 -2007 2) Ensure the Financial Health of SSCC a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Provide adequate funding to ensure the sustainability of our program offering Increase percentage of tuition-paying programs Develop alternative sources of income Build adequate college reserve fund Increase financial accountability at department level Evaluate low demand programs for revision or elimination Further develop strategies to create community partnerships Assess opportunities to ensure long term fiscal 13

Fiscal Highlights u PRELIMINARY DATA only at this point – The information we have now will change – State is facing a budget deficit u Gov. Locke’s Proposed Budget – Provided prior to his departure from office u SSCC Local Revenue – Tuition, Running Start, International u Possible Federal Impacts – Trio, Tech. Prep, Perkins u Possible State Impacts – Work. First, Worker Retraining 14

Calendar u u March – Communicate goals & priorities – Complete Unit/Departmental Goals & Strategies (March 31 st) using online template – Complete College Council Survey (March 31 st) using online survey tool April – Complete Budget worksheets in alignment with goals and priorities (April 29 th) and submit to Vice. Presidents 15

Calendar u May – Vice-Presidents review budgets – State Legislature continues to work towards approved budget – College Council Hearings u June – College-wide Budget Hearing t Last week of the quarter – Final budget approved 16

Handouts & Resources u 2005 -2007 Institutional Goals u 2005 -2006 College-wide Priorities u 2004 Highlights of Benchmark Report u 2005 -2006 Budget Development Schedule u South. Net links u Email communication 17