STRATEGIC PLAN

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San Luis Obispo County Community College District

STRATEGIC PLAN

2014 - 2017

Institutional Objectives describe the strategies that will be

undertaken to achieve the Institutional Goals.

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San Luis Obispo County

Community College District

San Luis Obispo Campus North County Campus South County Center Distance Education

San Luis Obispo County

Community College District

STRATEGIC PLAN

2014 - 2017

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San Luis Obispo County Community College District Vision, Mission, and Values

Vision

Cuesta

College

is

dedicated

to

accessible,

high

‐

quality

education

for

the

support

and

enhancement

of

student

success,

professional

development,

and

the

community

we

serve.

Mission

Cuesta

College

is

an

inclusive

institution

that

inspires

diverse

student

populations

to

achieve

their

educational

goals.

We

effectively

support

students

in

their

efforts

to

improve

foundational

skills,

transfer

to

four

‐

year

institutions,

earn

certificates

or

associate

degrees,

and

advance

in

the

workforce.

Through

dynamic

and

challenging

learning

opportunities,

Cuesta

College

improves

lives

by

promoting

cultural,

intellectual,

and

professional

growth.

We

prepare

students

to

become

engaged

citizens

in

our

increasingly

complex

communities

and

world.

Values

Access,

Success,

and

Excellence

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Letter from the Superintendent/President

The

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

integrated

planning

model

is

a

cycle

of

evaluation,

development

of

goals

and

objectives,

resource

allocation,

plan

implementation,

and

re

‐

evaluation.

Through

this

annual

cycle

the

district

assesses

institutional

effectiveness

and

improves

its

services

to

our

students.

The

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

Strategic

Plan

2014

‐

2017*

is

the

result

of

our

district

‐

wide

collaboration

to

create

a

plan

that

is

focused

on

progress

toward

Institutional

Goals

as

outlined

in

the

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

Educational

Master

Plan

Addendum

2011

‐

2016.

Our

district

has

been

heavily

engaged

in

dialogue

throughout

the

process.

On

September

12,

2013

a

workshop

was

held

to

initiate

the

draft

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

Strategic

Plan

2014

‐

2017.

During

this

workshop,

attendees

assessed

the

district’s

performance

on

the

completion

of

the

objectives

identified

in

the

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

Strategic

Plan

2012

‐

2014

and

made

recommendations

to

the

Strategic

Planning

Committee

regarding

Institutional

Objectives

and

Action

Steps

to

be

included

in

the

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

Strategic

Plan

2014

‐

2017.

Responsible

parties

convened

key

stakeholders

to

review

and

refine

proposed

strategies

for

institutional

objectives

and

action

steps.

Review

of

the

proposed

draft

by

the

College

Council,

district

constituent

groups,

and

the

Planning

and

Budget

Committee

followed.

The

final

draft

of

the

SLOCCCD

Strategic

Plan

2014

‐

2017

was

presented

to

the

Board

of

Trustees

on

February

5,

2014

as

an

information

item.

Thank

you

for

your

sustained

commitment

and

dedication

to

our

integrated

planning

process.

Sincerely,

Gilbert

H. Stork,

Ed.D.

Superintendent/President

*The Strategic Planning Committee revised the Strategic Plan timeframe 2014‐2016 to 2014‐2017 to align with the timeline for the development of the 2016‐2026 Education and Facilities Master Plan as recommended following the planning processes assessment.

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This plan was produced by

Strategic Planning Committee 2013-2014

Gil Stork, Superintendent/President, co‐chair

Lisa Gray, Executive Assistant and assistant to co‐chairs

Dina Baca‐Ebeling, Foundation Support Coordinator

Shannon Hill, Executive Director Foundation/Advancement

Janice House, Director Computer Services

Margaret Korisheli, Division Chair, Fine Arts

Sandee McLaughlin, Vice President Student Services and College Centers, co‐chair

Pamela Ralston, Dean Academic Affairs

Mark Stengel, Director Library Learning Resources

Rich Taylor, Mathematics Faculty Lisa Wearda, Director Allied Health Deb Wulff, Vice President Academic Affairs

In collaboration with

September 12, 2013 Workshop Attendees

Administrators / Managers – 16 Classified Staff – 6

Faculty – 21

Responsible Parties

Dennis Baeyen, Division Chair, English

Kevin Bontenbal, Librarian and Academic Senate President Ryan Cartnal, Director Institutional Research

Bret Clark, Interim Dean Academic Affairs

Shannon Hill, Executive Director Foundation/Advancement Janice House, Director Computer Services

Marie Larsen, Mathematics Faculty

Sandee McLaughlin, Vice President Student Services and College Centers

Madeline Medeiros, Division Chair, Student Development and Success

Cherie Moore, Human Development Faculty and Curriculum Chair

Gary Rubin, Interim Executive Dean North County Campus and South County Center

Toni Sommer, Vice President Administrative Services Mark Stengel, Director Library Learning Resources Gil Stork, Superintendent/President,

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College Council 2013-2014

Ron Ruppert, Division Chair Biological Sciences, co‐chair

Kasey DeBernardi, assistant to co‐chairs

Kevin Bontenbal, Librarian and Academic Senate President John Cascamo, Dean Academic Affairs

Deb Wulff, Vice President Academic Affairs, co‐chair

Matthew Green, Director Workforce Economic Development, and Community Programs

Bret Clark, Dean Academic Affairs

Ilene French, CCCUE President

Brent LaMon, Social Sciences Faculty

Jane Morgan, Division Chair Social Sciences

Nohemy Ornelas, Dean Student Services

Gary Rubin, Interim Executive Dean North County Campus

Kyle Siegwarth, Associated Students of Cuesta College

Toni Sommer, Vice President Administrative Services

Debra Stakes, CCFT President/Physical Sciences Faculty

John Stokes, Engineering and Technology Faculty

Gil Stork, Superintendent/President

Planning and Budget Committee 2013-2014

Toni Sommer, Vice President Administrative Svcs, co‐chair Merlynn Foppiano, assistant to co‐chairs

Mary Ann Ambrose, Nursing Faculty Bea Anderson, Performing Arts Kevin Bontenbal, Library Bret Clark, Dean Academic Affairs Bill Demarest, Mathematics Faculty Todd Frederick, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent/President and Board of Trustees

Shannon Hill, Executive Director Foundation/Advancement Julie Hoffman, Mathematics Faculty

Eric McDonald, Computer Services

Scott Medina, Associated Students of Cuesta College

Allison Merzon, Kinesiology, Health Sciences, Athletics Faculty, co‐chair

Rick Camarillo, Foundation Accountant, co‐chair Barbara Miller, Mathematics Faculty

Pam Peachey, Division Chair, Nursing

Hunter Perry, Workforce and Economic Development Jared Pfeiffer, Ceramics Faculty

Nanette Pina, Workforce and Economic Development Terry Reece, Director Facilities Services, Planning and Capital Projects

Alan Ross, Engineering and Technology Faculty Debra Stakes, Physical Sciences Faculty Mark Stengel, Director Library Gil Stork, Superintendent/President Deb Wulff, Vice President Academic Affairs

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Table

of

Introduction

6 Summary:

Institutional

Goals

2011

‐

2016

and

Institutional

Objectives

2014

‐

2017

8 Institutional

Goal

1 Institutional

Objective

1.1

10 Institutional

Objective

1.2

12 Institutional

Objective

1.3

15 Institutional

Objective

1.4

17 Institutional

Objective

1.5

19 Institutional

Objective

1.6

22 Institutional

Goal

2 Institutional

Objective

2.1

24 Institutional

Objective

2.2

26 Institutional

Goal

3 There

are

no

Institutional

Objectives

under

Institutional

Goal

3 in

SLOCCCD

Strategic

Plan

2014

‐

2017

Institutional

Goal

4 Institutional

Objective

4.1

30 Institutional

Goal

5 Institutional

Objective

5.1

32 Institutional

Objective

5.2

34 Appendix

September

12,

2013

Workshop

Materials

37 Strategic

Planning

Timeline

2014

‐

2017

by

Date

52

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Introduction

The

San Luis Obispo County Community College District (SLOCCCD) Strategic Plan 2014‐2017 is

the

district’s

short

‐

term

plan.

Following

the

district’s

model

of

integrated

planning,

the

strategic

plan

uses

the

Institutional

Goals

identified

in

the

San Luis Obispo County Community College

District Educational Master Plan 2011‐2016 to

derive

Institutional

Objectives

and

Action

Steps

that

describe

how

those

Institutional

Goals

will

be

achieved.

On

September

12,

2013

the

district

engaged

in

a

collaborative

review

of

the

Institutional

Goals

in

the

San Luis Obispo County Community College District Educational Master Plan 2011‐2016.

During

that

session

data

was

presented

by

the

Institutional

Research

Office

and

Responsible

Parties

leading

to

an

assessment

of

progress

toward

completion

of

the

Institutional

Objectives

and

the

effectiveness

of

each

objective

in

making

progress

toward

the

Institutional

Goal.

Attendees

reviewed

and

evaluated

the

data

to

determine

whether

to

retain,

modify

or

omit

Institutional

Objectives.

Finally,

Institutional

Objectives

and

Action

Steps

for

the

SLOCCCD

Strategic

Plan

2014

‐

2017

were

drafted

and

to

the

Strategic

Planning

Committee.

As

a

result

of

this

September

workshop,

eight

Institutional

Objectives

were

retained

from

the

SLOCCCD

Strategic

Plan

2012

‐

2014

in

order

to

sustain

the

incremental

progress

toward

the

corresponding

Institutional

Goals.

One

Institutional

Objective

was

added,

and

two

Institutional

Objectives

were

modified

as

noted

in

the

summary

that

follows

this

section.

Three

Institutional

Objectives

were

completed

and

do

not

appear

in

this

strategic

plan.

Initially,

this

strategic

plan

was

to

be

developed

for

the

2014

‐

2016

timeframe.

In

August

2013,

following

the

district’s

planning

processes

assessment,

a

recommendation

to

revise

the

term

of

the

strategic

plan

from

2014

‐

2016

to

2014

‐

2017

to

align

with

the

timeline

for

the

development

of

the

2016

‐

2026

Education

and

Facilities

Master

Plan

was

presented.

The

recommendation

was

accepted

and

the

term

of

this

strategic

plan

is

for

2014

‐

2017.

The

primary

components

of

the

strategic

plan

are:

Institutional Goals

that

were

developed

as

part

of

the

San Luis Obispo County Community

College District Educational Master Plan 2011‐2016

are

broad

statements

that

articulate

how

the

district

intends

to

address

current

and

anticipated

challenges.

Rationale

for

each

Institutional

Goal

is

included

in

the

strategic

plan.

Institutional Objectives

describe

the

initiatives

that

will

be

undertaken

to

achieve

the

Institutional

Goals.

The

rationale

and

strategy

for

each

Institutional

Objective

is

included

in

the

strategic

plan.

Strategy for Institutional Objectives

describes

more

specifically

the

approach

to

be

undertaken

to

achieve

the

objective.

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Assessment

of

Institutional

Objectives

describe

how

effective

the

Action

Steps

were

in

moving

the

district

toward

achievement

of

the

Institutional

Objectives.

These

results

will

be

consolidated

in

the

annual

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

Progress

Report.

Action

Steps

describe

in

step

‐

by

‐

step

sequence

how

the

Institutional

Objectives

will

be

accomplished and assessed. Each Action Step includes these components:



Responsible

Party

identifies

the

group

or

office

assigned

with

the

responsibility

to

launch,

oversee,

and

complete

the

Action

Steps.

The

responsible

group

or

office

may

complete

the

Action

Steps

or

may

collaborate

with

others

to

complete

the

Action

Steps.

The

assignment

of

a

responsible

group

or

office

is

essential

for

accountability.



Target

Completion

Date

conveys

the

timeline

for

completion.

As

such,

the

target

completion

date

also

conveys

the

district’s

priority

for

effort

to

be

dedicated

to

the

Institutional

Objective.

Progress

is

a

brief

statement

describing

the

results

of

the

Action

Step.

The

information

in

this

column

is

used

to

prepare

the

annual

San Luis Obispo County Community College District

Progress Report.

Implications

for

Year’s

Action

Steps

describe

adjustments

that

may

be

needed

if

the

progress

described

in

the

column

requires

changes

to

subsequent

Action

Steps.

This

information

is

included

in

the

annual

San Luis Obispo County Community College District

Progress Report.

A

master

calendar

of

the

target

completion

dates

for

the

action

steps

in

this

strategic

plan

was

developed

and

will

be

used

to

verify

that

responsible

parties

are

completing

the

action

steps.

Completion

of

the

action

steps

identified

in

this

plan

is

also

supported

in

the

following

ways

through

the

resource

allocation

process.



The

Institutional

Program

Planning

and

Review

process

includes

the

requirement

that

units

address

how

they

contribute

to

the

achievement

of

Institutional

Goals

and/or

Institutional

Objectives.



Requests

for

funding

are

prioritized

by

the

Planning

and

Budget

Committee

using

a

rubric

that

gives

the

highest

scores

to

proposals

that

will

contribute

to

the

achievement

of

the

Institutional

Goals

and/or

the

Institutional

Objectives

or

that

are

the

result

of

student

learning

outcome

measurements.



SLOCCCD

has

established

an

Institutional

Objectives

Fund.

These

funds

will

be

distributed

through

a

mini

‐

grant

process

and

allocations

will

be

based

on

the

extent

to

which

the

funding

will

contribute

to

the

achievement

of

an

Institutional

Objective.

The

San Luis Obispo County Community College District Strategic Plan 2014‐2017 is

a

central

component

of

the

district’s

cycle

of

developing

plans



linking

those

plans

to

resources



implementing

plans



assessing

progress



revising

plans

based

on

the

outcomes.

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Summary: Institutional Goals 2011‐2016 and Institutional Objectives 2014‐2017

Institutional Goal 1: San Luis Obispo County Community College District will enhance its

programs and services to promote students’ successful completion of transfer requirements,

degrees, certificates, and courses.

Institutional

Objective

1.1:

Increase

the

percentage

of

transfer

‐

directed

students

who

are

transfer

prepared

by

2%

annually

(retained from SLOCCCD Strategic Plan 2012‐2014)

Institutional

Objective

1.2:

Increase

the

percentage

of

degree

‐

or

certificate

‐

directed

students

who

complete

degrees

or

certificates

by

2%

annually (retained)

Institutional

Objective

1.3:

Increase

successful

completions

in

distance

education

courses

by

2%

annually

(retained)

Institutional

Objective

1.4:

Increase

English

as

a

second

language

credit

course

success

and

improvement

rates

by

2%

annually

(retained)

Institutional

Objective

1.5:

Increase

basic

skills

course

success

and

improvement

rates

by

2%

annually (retained)

Institutional

Objective

1.6:

Increase

the

percentage

of

first

‐

time

students

who

complete

the

fall

semester

and

continue

to

the

immediate

spring

semester

at

Cuesta

College

by

2%

annually

(new)

Institutional Goal 2: San Luis Obispo County Community College District will build a

sustainable base of enrollment by effectively responding to the needs of its local service area.

Institutional

Objective

2.1:

Increase

the

capture

rate

of

the

local

24 ‐

40 age

cohort

by

2%

annually (retained)

Institutional

Objective

2.2:

Increase

the

local

high

school

capture

rate

by

2%

annually

(retained)

Institutional Goal 3: San Luis Obispo County Community College District will assess and

improve the quality and effectiveness of its participatory governance and decision‐making

structures and processes.

(SLOCCCD Strategic Plan 2012‐2014 Institutional Objectives complete. No new

objectives for 2014‐2017).

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Institutional Goal 4: San Luis Obispo County Community College District will implement,

assess, and improve its integrated planning processes.

Institutional

Objective

4.1:

Train

the

internal

community

about

the

integrated

planning

Processes (retained)

(SLOCCCD Strategic Plan 2012‐2014 Institutional Objective 4.2 complete)

Institutional Goal 5: San Luis Obispo County Community College District will strengthen its

partnerships with local educational institutions, civic organizations, businesses, and

industries.

Institutional

Objective

5.1:

Strengthen

the

partnership

with

local

K

‐

12 instructional

administrators

and

faculty

to

improve

incoming

high

school

student

success

(modified)

Institutional

Objective

5.2:

Strengthen

partnerships

with

regional

universities

to

improve

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10 Institutional

Goal

1:

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

will

enhance

its

programs

and

services

to

promote

students’

successful

completion

of

transfer

requirements,

degrees,

certificates,

and

courses.

Rationale

for

Institutional

Goal

1 : Institutional Goal 1 is the district’s response to Challenge 1 in the

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

Educational

Master

Plan

2011

‐

2016

Addendum

: How can the district support students in their efforts to

complete transfer requirements, degrees and certificates? This challenge is derived from the national and state emphasis on

increasing student completion of degrees and certificates and evidence that the overall number of degrees and certificates awarded

has decreased significantly over the last seven years (refer to pages 11 and 12 in the

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

Educational

Master

Plan

2011

‐

2016

Addendum

).

Institutional Objective 1.1

Increase the percentage of transfer‐directed students who are transfer prepared by 2% annually

Rationale for Institutional Objective 1.1

In survey results cited in the San Luis Obispo County Community College District Educational Master Plan 2011‐2016 students reported that

course scheduling was the most significant barrier to their academic success (refer to Figure 0‐29, page 121). Review of the Strategic Plan Update

data at the district‐wide workshop held on September 12, 2013 showed San Luis Obispo County Community College District met the two percent

increase of transfer‐directed students who are transfer prepared in 2012‐2013. Workshop attendees voted to continue with this institutional

objective beyond the SLOCCCD Strategic Plan 2012‐2014 based on first year results.

Strategy for Institutional Objective 1.1

Create clear paths for transfer completion by educating students about the Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADTs), mapping the required courses

for these degrees, and addressing availability of those courses. Assessment of Institutional Objective 1.1 2015 Spring Assessment 2016 Spring Assessment 2017 Spring Assessment

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11 Action

Steps

for

Institutional

Objective

1.1 Responsible

Party

Target

Completion

Date

Progress

Implications

for

Year’s

Action

Steps

1.1.1 – Develop, market, and

conduct a regular schedule

of ADT workshops for

students

Vice President Student Services

and College Centers (in

conjunction with Counseling

Department)

July 2014

1.1.2. ‐ Refine and utilize the

Argos report to be run in the

Fall and Spring semesters

identifying ‘transfer ready’

students. Using the report,

make timely interventions to

identified students

informing them of important

transfer‐related information

and College Centers (in

conjunction with the Transfer

Center)

January 2015

and every fall

and spring

term

thereafter

1.1.3. ‐ Publish flow charts

for all CCCCO approved

Associate Degrees for

Transfer (ADTs)

Vice President Academic Affairs

(in consultation with Vice

President of Student Services

and College Centers, and

Enrollment Management and

Curriculum Committees)

June 2015

1.1.4. ‐ Schedule a

predictable pattern of ADT‐

required courses so students

can complete degree

requirements in two years

(given a fall start)

Vice President Academic Affairs

(in consultation with Vice

President of Student Services

and College Centers, Enrollment

Management Committee, and

Curriculum Committee) June 2016

1.1.5– Assess progress toward Institutional Objective 1.1 and recommend improvements, revisions, refinements

Vice President Academic Affairs,

and College Centers, and

Director, Institutional Research

December

2016

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12 Institutional

Goal

1:

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

will

enhance

its

programs

and

services

to

promote

students’

successful

completion

of

transfer

requirements,

degrees,

certificates,

and

courses.

Increase the percentage of degree‐ or certificate‐directed students who complete degrees or certificates by 2% annually

In survey results cited in the San Luis Obispo County Community College District Educational Master Plan 2011‐2016 students reported that

course scheduling was the most significant barrier to their academic success (refer to Figure 0‐29, page 121). Additionally, the Student Success

and Support Program mandates have placed renewed focus on assuring student completion of a student education plan. Review of the Strategic

Plan Update data on September 12, 2013 showed San Luis Obispo County Community College District exceeded the 2% in 2012‐2013. Workshop

attendees voted to continue with this institutional objective beyond the SLOCCCD Strategic Plan 2012‐2014 based on first year results.

Implement DegreeWorks to provide online student access to information related to degree progress and to provide the institution with course

scheduling data based on students’ electronic Student Education Plans (SEPs). Assessment of Institutional Objective 1.2 2015 Spring Assessment 2016 Spring Assessment 2017 Spring Assessment

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13 Action

Steps

for

Institutional

Objective

1.2 Responsible

Party

Target

Completion

Date

Progress

Implications

for

Year’s

Action

Steps

1.2.1 ‐ Validate all critical source

degree and certificate data for

base year catalog 2014‐2015

Vice President

Academic Affairs

(in consultation with

Vice President

Student Services and

College Centers,

Curriculum

Committee, and

Articulation Officer)

July 2014

1.2.2 ‐ Implement Degree Works

according to Project Plan

Phase I – as determined by project

team:  Scope (ADTs)  Training  Hardware/software setup  Scribing setup  Alpha Testing  Beta Testing  Implementation Vice President

College Centers

Degree Works Taskforce) July 2014 – April 2015 1.2.3 ‐ Implement DegreeWorks

Project Plan Phase II – roll out to

students, including interface to

MIS SS reporting  Scope (all degrees/certificates)  Marketing  Web interface  Debugging  Policy decisions VP Academic Affairs

the Deans

Of academic affairs

and the Enrollment

Management

Committee)

April 2016

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1.2.4 ‐ Test report capability for

course demand from SEP online

data

Vice President

College Centers

Director of Admissions and Records, Degree Works Taskforce, Computer Services and Director, Institutional Research) April 2016

1.2.5 – Utilize data from

DegreeWorks to predict student

demand and adjust course

offerings for 2017‐2018 in support

of student planning

Vice President

Academic Affairs

the deans of

academic affairs)

June 2016

1.2.6 ‐ Evaluate business practices,

assess launch and identify

refinements

Vice President

College Centers

Director of Admissions and Records, and Degree Works Taskforce) August 2016 1.2.7 – Implement refinements of

Degree Works based on

assessment

Vice President

College Centers

Director Admissions

and Records, Degree

Works Taskforce,

and Articulation

Officer)

(17)

15 Institutional

Goal

1:

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

will

enhance

its

programs

and

services

to

promote

students’

successful

completion

of

transfer

requirements,

degrees,

certificates,

and

courses.

Increase the successful completions in distance education courses by 2% annually

Distance education courses are in high demand by students, however, research indicates that the success rate for students has been lower than for

those in traditional classes (http://www.cuesta.edu/aboutcc/documents/inst_research/SUCCESS_FALL.pdf) as presented at the Educational Master

Plan Addendum Workshop in spring 2012. In the strengths‐weaknesses‐opportunities‐threats analysis sessions held in spring 2010 as part of the

development of the San Luis Obispo County Community College District Strategic Plan 2010‐2013, participants identified training for faculty teaching

distance education courses was needed to improve the quality of distance education instruction and thereby increase students’ successful completion

of distance education courses. Review of the Strategic Plan Update data on September 12, 2013 showed San Luis Obispo County Community College

District exceeded the 2% increase in successful completions in distance education courses in 2012‐2013, however, student success in distance

education courses was lower than that of students attending the three physical locations. Workshop attendees voted to continue with this institutional

objective beyond the SLOCCCD Strategic Plan 2012‐2014 based on first year results.

Implement a two‐pronged emphasis which addresses institutionalized professional development support for faculty and the development of distance

education technology training modules for distance education students Assessment of Institutional Objective 1.3 2015 Spring Assessment 2016 Spring Assessment 2017 Spring Assessment

(18)

16 Action

Steps

for

Institutional

Objective

1.3 Responsible

Party

Target

Completion

Date

Progress

Implications

for

Year’s

Action

Steps

1.3.1 – Develop and conduct

faculty professional

development on best practice

pedagogy and technology

that lead to distance

education student success

Vice President, Academic

Affairs

Academic Senate, Faculty

Professional Development

and Distance Education

Committees)

July 2014

1.3.2 – Assess results of the

current Chancellor’s Office

survey of students in distance

education courses and

recommend additional steps

to support students

Director Library Learning

Resources and Distance

Education

(in consultation with DE

Committee)

September

2014

1.3.3 ‐ Identify barriers to

student success in distance

education courses and report

these findings to the

Academic Senate, Vice

President of Academic

Affairs, and Vice President of

Student Services and College

Centers

Education

Committee)

October

2014

1.3.4 ‐ Develop workshops

and/or training modules for

students on technological

and other aspects of distance

education success

Education

Committee)

May 2015

1.3.5 ‐ Deliver one or more

workshops/training modules

to potential distance

education students

Education

Committee)

(19)

17 Institutional

Goal

1:

San

Luis

Obispo

County

Community

College

District

will

enhance

its

programs

and

services

to

promote

students’

successful

completion

of

transfer

requirements,

degrees,

certificates,

and

courses.

Increase English as a second language credit course success and improvement rates by 2% annually

SLOCCCD ARCC data cited in the San Luis Obispo County Community College District Educational Master Plan 2011‐2016 indicates that the district

is below the state benchmark and peer groups on the measure of English as a second language (ESL) student improvement rates. Review of the

Strategic Plan Update data on September 12, 2013 showed a marginal increase in 2012‐2013 in success and a more substantial increase in

improvement. Workshop attendees voted to continue with this institutional objective beyond the SLOCCCD Strategic Plan 2012‐2014 based on

first year results.

Develop a process that ensures English as a second language (ESL) students complete a student education plan (SEP) by the time they have

completed 15 units. Assessment of Institutional Objective 1.4 2015 Spring Assessment 2016 Spring Assessment 2017 Spring Assessment

(20)

18 Action

Steps

for

Institutional

Objective

1.4 Responsible

Party

Target

Completion

Date

Progress

Implications

for

Year’s

Action

Steps

1.4.1 – Identify a process

that ensures ESL students

complete an SEP by the

time they complete 15 units

Vice President Student

Services and College

Centers (in consultation

with Dean, Arts,

Humanities and Social

Sciences, Counseling, and

Division Chair Student

Development and Success)

December

2014

1.4.2 ‐ Implement the

process with ESL students

enrolled in ESL 053, ESL 054

and ESL 099E

Dean, Arts, Humanities

and Social Sciences (in

consultation with

Counseling and Division

Chair Student Development

and Success)

May 2015

1.4.3 – Assess ESL course

improvement and success

rates

Dean, Arts, Humanities

and Social Sciences (in

consultation with

Counseling and Division

Chair Student Development

and Success)

August 2015

1.4.4 – Refine process for

SEP completion based on

assessment results

Vice President Student

Services and College

Centers (in consultation

with Dean, Arts,

Humanities and Social

Sciences, and Division Chair

Student Development and

Success)

December

2015