What Did We Learn About Our Future? Getting Ready for Strategic
Planning Spring 2012 Slide 2 Listening Tour Presidential Advisories
Visioning Sessions Santa Clara Community Feedback Student Feedback
and Surveys Data Review Brain Trust Responses Slide 3 Design some
institutional projects to begin in the top three strategic focus
areas (Fall 2011) Prepare for our College/Community Strategic Plan
Workshop Spring 2011 (this will be our educational master plan for
the next four years 2011-2015) Prepare our Program Review Planning
and Committee Planning from our four year Strategic Plan Slide 4
This was the highest priority agreed upon by all feedback groups
(no question of the need and importance) This focus area has been
given three projects to begin this spring, summer and into fall
2011: interested faculty and staff have met to discuss these
projects Slide 5 Three projects will be assigned to technology
teams (faculty, administrators, staff) interested in developing,
completing and evaluating the projects) Technology Committee will
be asked to support these projects through planning and goal
integration Slide 6 Technology will be integrated into everything
we do as a college: programs, infrastructure, community
partnerships, professional development, planning, resource
allocation and continuous college improvement (21 st century skills
and modeling) Slide 7 Partnerships from our community will support
our Technology Institute (the jewel of Mission College and one of
the noted projects) We will drive our technology through
advisories, trends analysis and cutting edge needs noted by our
partners and community Slide 8 The college will model its
commitment to technology through: Providing technology to ease job
responsibilities and provide efficiencies and ease for staff
Provide technology training and development for all Mission College
staff Provide continued technology support through infrastructure,
systems and software as appropriate or necessary for instruction,
planning, data/effectiveness and job support Slide 9 The college
will provide continued opportunities for transfer to all students:
this includes increased availability of degrees, general education
courses that meet degree transfer, and services that provide
students the ability to transfer to a four year institution Slide
10 Promote STEM across the college: Computer Science engineering
development and support Science support including traditional
science courses and healthcare industry courses Provide burgeoning
technologies within STEM to students Provide stackable certificates
to degree opportunities for students in appropriate disciplines
Provide partnerships and internships in STEM related businesses and
higher education transfer Slide 11 Plan for Scholastic Focus
throughout the college: Veterans Program; Honors Program; Transfer
Programs; High School Outreach and Communication Partnerships with
businesses and higher education in STEM Create new transfer
programs Slide 12 Develop and Provide Stackable Certificates to
Degrees lines (certificates must be state approved ) Develop
partnerships with Santa Clara small and large business to create
programs, internships, resource allocations and future planning
Research, Develop and Acquire new grants for Career Technology in
partnership with community business and regional educational
institutions Slide 13 Research, develop and partner for a
Technology Institute or Technology Incubator program Create a model
InnovaHIT opportunity if appropriate (Brain Trust) Create regional
opportunities for partnerships with regional community college
partners Create education to work marketing for all departments
(both online and paper marketing) Slide 14 Research and evaluate
all current programs for sustainability themes within the program
curriculum Research and market college based sustainability
practices and potential, including grants for continued and
improved practice Provide sustainable facilities through bond
projects and current college facility planning Slide 15 Create
partnerships with Santa Clara City and Business for sustainable
practice, resources, and collaborative opportunities Create and
implement sustainable revenue generation through grants,
partnerships, marketing and other opportunities for leveraging of
resources Slide 16 Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing
plan based on synthesized feedback: develop a marketing committee
for fall 2011 to support continued marketing planning Develop a
list of community needs (based on Presidents interaction) and
determine what college can assist with in the next year Slide 17
Develop and Invite Community Members to an Institutional Strategic
Planning Session in Spring 2012 Work with our k-12 partners on
increased transfer of high school seniors to Mission College Work
with k-12 partners on increased faculty to faculty curriculum
discussions Continue with Presidential Advisories; integrate
program advisories into synthesized planning Slide 18 Increase
transfer AA degrees (1440 applications) Increase number of online
courses/sections offered (in tandem with faculty professional
development) Design curriculum appropriate to career technology
needs and partnerships Create opportunities for faculty to learn
about program/curriculum development for enhanced program review
planning Review and revise curriculum to be credit appropriate,
accelerated and seamless (120 units or less) Slide 19 Focus on
getting Santa Clara High School Graduates to Mission College Create
partnerships with other community colleges for a regional presence
Work on increased articulation with Cal States and UCs for STEM and
stackable certificate to degree programs Create effective marketing
communication, procedures and approaches to increase articulation
k-12 and higher education Slide 20 Review and revise curriculum to
be credit appropriate, accelerated and seamless (120 units or less)
Provide and communicate educational pathways, transfer and career
opportunities for all students Provide affordable, centralized and
seamless outside classroom support and services for students
Provide group counseling/advisement for students to create
efficiencies and reach more students Slide 21 Create an environment
that provides for necessary professional development for all
college employees Create a college leadership professional
development opportunity Create incentives and hiring criteria for
potential Mission College staffing: why would they come to Mission?
What are our core skills sets? Why will they be happy at Mission
College? Slide 22 Provide a comprehensive plan for college
professional development (Professional Development Committee)
Provide for student centered leadership that actively participates
in the college planning and dialogue Provide leadership within the
community to showcase Mission College Provide support for change,
continuous improvement and learning, active participation and
opportunity within the college family Slide 23 Data driven
decisions in all planning and budget processes Develop and achieve
reasonable efficiencies Commit to accreditation standards across
the college via college committees for accreditation planning and
evaluation Work with future trends and community data for
innovation, program development, partnerships and grants
