College Goals and Planning/Review Processes

Planning Committee Structure, Roles, and Responsibilities

Planning processes are coordinated by the Institutional Planning Coordination Committee (IPCC), one of the college's standing committees that reports to the College Executive Committee. The membership of the IPCC is included in the college's blue list of committees. The committee's mission statement, agendas, minutes, and supporting documents are available in the BoardDocs system.

The content of the Institutional Strategic Plan (ISP) is managed by the Strategic Planning Committee, which is steered by the IPCC in consultation with the Planning Resource Committee.

 Strategic Planning Committee

Chair	Dean of Research, Planning, and Grants (administrator)
Faculty Membership	Division Chairs Academic Senate President Academic Senate Appointments (4) Faculty Coordinator of Institutional Effectiveness
Administration Membership	President Vice Presidents Instructional Deans and Associate Deans Student Services Deans, Associated Deans, and Program Managers of DSPS, EOPS, and Health Services Chief Information Systems Officer
Classified Membership	CSEA appoints: 4 classified (one from confidential/management)
Student Membership	ASGCC President and 2 additional students
Total Membership	58-59
Responsibilities	Annually review mission statement Annually recommend Annual Goals to College Exec Annually review institutional plans Annually incorporate results of program review into planning, to inform Annual Goals and possible changes to ISP On a 6-year basis, develop Institutional Strategic Plan and related action plans

 

The Strategic Planning Committee is primarily responsible for the Institutional Strategic Plan. IPCC organizes the work of the Strategic Planning Committee. The two committees work together with the following five responsibilities:

 

The Strategic Planning Committee's work follows an annual cycle, with specific activities in the Fall semester and Spring semester.

Fall Semester Meetings

• Information updates (accreditation, etc.)
• Institutional self-assessment presentations
  • Demographic trends
  • Student and faculty/staff survey results
•  Review of mission statement

Spring Semester Meetings

• Information updates (accreditation, etc.)
• Institutional self-assessment presentations
  • Outcomes and institutional effectiveness measures
• Review of ISP progress
• Discussion of possible revisions to ISP recommended by IPCC
• Review of institutional plans including progress toward goals
• Establishment of Annual Goals
• Review of Institution-Set Standards and stretch goals

 

Process for Revising ISP

The Institutional Strategic Plan is revised on a seven-year cycle to parallel the accreditation cycle. The plan is revised after the accreditation visit in order to respond to recommendations. The following outline describes the steps used in revising the plan.

A. The Four Pillars: Mission, Assumptions, Internal Assessment, Values

• Review college mission statement
• Establish set of values
• Conduct external scan by inviting speakers knowledgeable about critical areas (e.g., K-12 education, workforce development, transfer institutions, state and local politics, technology, social trends, etc.) to identify opportunities and threats. Additionally, use results of annual external scanning that includes community forums.
• Conduct internal assessment/gap analysis to identify college strengths and weaknesses

B. Plan Development

• Review vision statement
• Establish goals
• Establish strategies
• Establish Key Performance Indicators