Core Themes, Objectives, Achievement Indicators, Planning, & Effectiveness

Carroll College February 19, 2010NWCCU Plenary II

Nominations for Best Picture 2010

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Core Themes

⋆ Manifest Academic Excellence

⋆ Embody Catholic Identity

⋆ Integrate Community Life

⋆ Exemplify Stewardship

…District 9

Engaging Constituents on Core Themes

MissionStrategic Plan

Senior LeadershipStrategic Planning

Committee

Students, Faculty, & Staff Open Forums

…Precious

Sampling of Objectives and Associated

Indicators of Achievement

Manifest Academic Excellence High quality academic programs.

Indicator: Articulated and assessed student learning outcomes, SSI/NSSE Satisfaction

Embody Catholic IdentityDiverse opportunities for spiritual formation.

Indicator: Number of events/participants, NSSE items

Integrate Community LifePartnerships among faculty and staff to connect student learning.

Indicator: Joint faculty/staff course/event participation numbers/events

Exemplify Stewardship Stable, increased enrollment.

Indicator: Full time, part time, FTEs, headcount

…The Hurt Locker

Understanding for Planning, Implementation

and Assessment

What CLARITY on Core Themes, Objectives and Indicators can do for you… Foster critical and creative discussionSimplify and coordinate activities: planning, resourcing, assessing 

Caveat #1: the value of what’s left out

Caveat #2: in process...

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Interrelationships and Synthesis

Core Theme ObjectivesCore Theme Indicators

Programs/Service Objectives

Resources & CapacityAssessments

IMPROVEMENT

…Up in the Air

Intra-Institutional Implications for Practice

⋆ How do we select the most meaningful indicators?

⋆ Who should be a part of the selection of indicators?

⋆ How do we ensure indicators are widely understood ?

⋆ Who is responsible for tracking progress?