ConvocationConvocationOpening AddressOpening Address

20132013

College of SequoiasCollege of Sequoias

Welcome Welcome & &

IntroductionsIntroductions

Thank you!Thank you!Summer SchoolSummer School

Support ServicesSupport Services

Grounds – CustodialGrounds – Custodial

MaintenanceMaintenance

Faculty & StaffFaculty & Staff

State BudgetState Budget

1.57% COLA General Fund1.57% COLA General Fund

1.63% Growth & Enrollment 1.63% Growth & Enrollment

$1.3M to GF$1.3M to GFRestricted Funds - MatriculationRestricted Funds - Matriculation

$1.7M annual deficit in 2012-13$1.7M annual deficit in 2012-13

COS GoalsCOS GoalsDistrict Emphasis for 2012-13District Emphasis for 2012-13

Correct Deficit Spending

Multi-Campus/Center District

Successful Accreditation

2013 COS Show Cause Report

COS 2005 Master Plan (10 yr.)COS 2005 Master Plan (10 yr.)

COS 2010-2015 Strategic Plan Review COS 2010-2015 Strategic Plan Review

Governance & Decision-making ManualGovernance & Decision-making Manual

Integrated Planning ManualIntegrated Planning Manual

Resource Allocation ManualResource Allocation Manual

Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s)Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s)

Service Area Outcomes (SAO’s)Service Area Outcomes (SAO’s)

• Reviewed June 18 &19, 2013

• Served as annual update of COS Master Plan (10- year)

• Reflects Institutional Objectives for 2013-14

• Provides focus/alignmentfor action plans through Institutional Program Review

• Be our basis for 2014 Annual Report available online @ cos.edu

COS Board Policy 2510

Governance & Local Decision-makingGovernance & Local Decision-making

Ensures opportunities for participation Ensures opportunities for participation

Defines Ed Code Title 5 – “10-plus one” Defines Ed Code Title 5 – “10-plus one”

Clarifies legal responsibility of BoardClarifies legal responsibility of Board

Board authority for “compelling” reasonsBoard authority for “compelling” reasons

• Mission/Vision

• Master Plan (10 year)

• Strategic Plan (5 year)

• Program Review (annual)

• Data driven

• Resource Allocation

• Implementation

• Outcomes & assessments

• College Report (annual)

COS 2.0

• Six (6) major Focus Areas

• Twenty (20) district-wide goals.

• One hundred and thirty-four (134) “measureable” objectives.

2013-14

• June, 2013 review identified eight (8) measureable District Objectives.

• 2013 Strategic Plan Review

• Eight (8) Objectives

2013-14

• Program Review (annual)

• Data driven

• Resource Allocation

• Implementation

• Outcomes & assessments

• College Report (annual)

COS 2.0

COS District ObjectivesFocus Area II. Students’ Success in Completing Their Education

Goal IIA. Create a culture of achievement District Objective #1 for 2013- 2014: Provide effective academic support services as measured by an increase in the rate at which students successfully complete courses

COS District ObjectivesFocus Area II. Students’ Success in Completing Their Education

Goal IIA. Create a culture of achievement District Objective #2 for 2013- 2014: Increase the percentage of faculty who use the Early Alert System to provide feedback on student progress

COS District ObjectivesFocus Area II. Students’ Success in Completing Their Education

Goal IIA. Create a culture of achievement District Objective #3 for 2013- 2014: Provide a level of counseling and library services for all District students that is equitable across the sites and instructional delivery modalities

COS District ObjectivesFocus Area III. Students’ Mastery of Basic Skills

Goal IIIC. Ensure that students who place into a Basic Skills level class successfully complete the highest level Math and English courses established by their SEP District Objective #4 for 2013- 2014: Pilot a program of deliberate counseling in which counselors and basic skills faculty collaborate to: individually contact all first-time students who declare an intent to complete the requirements for an associate degree, certificate, or transfer and who also placed into basic skills English or mathematics for the purpose of ensuring that this cohort of students complete their SEP in the first semester

COS District ObjectivesFocus Area III. Students’ Mastery of Basic Skills

Goal IIIC. Ensure that students who place into a Basic Skills level class successfully complete the highest level Math and English courses established by their SEP District Objective #5 for 2013- 2014: Pilot a program of deliberate counseling in which counselors and English faculty collaborate on the following: counselors visit English classes for the purpose of encouraging and scheduling counseling appointments.

COS District Objectives

Focus Area III. Students’ Mastery of Basic Skills

Goal IIIC. Ensure that students who place into a Basic Skills level class successfully complete the highest level Math and English courses established by their SEP District Objective #6 for 2013- 2014: Accelerate the schedule for offering the basic skills sequence in English or mathematics

COS District Objectives

Focus Area IV. Efficient and Effective College Practices

Goal IVA. Maintain comprehensive, transparent, and accountable college operations at COS  District Objective #7 for 2013- 2014: Allocate resources based on an accountable and systematic District-wide planning and budget development process that links this allocation to Institutional Program Reviews and the Strategic Plan

COS District Objectives

Focus Area IV. Efficient and Effective College Practices

Goal IVD. Become recognized as a college where teaching and learning practices are focused on student success  District Objective #8 for 2013- 2014: Assess the effectiveness of the pilot program of requiring successful completion of English 251 as a prerequisite for social science transfer courses

COS Program Review

In transition between 2013 and 2014

Fall 2013 scheduled Program Reviews continue

Evaluation shifts from IPRC to Deans/VP’s

IPRC plans for updated Program Review process

December/January, 2014 district-wide training

Spring, 2014 new “streamlined” Program Review

Required for all Dept./Div. annually

Outcomes & AssessmentsStudent Learning Outcomes in every course

Stated on course syllabus

Assessments for SLO’s (3-year cycle)

Participation in professional reflection

Service Area Outcomes

Summarized in annual Program Review

Compiled in TracDat data base

COS Resource AllocationState Budget process begins in January

SM & Board develop major budget assumptions

FTES, F.O.N., Mid-size college incentive, 50% rule

Budget Committee sharing February – May

Dept./Div. budget drafts February – May

Board-adopted annual budget – June

Above-base funding – September

Priority process for Above-base funding

COS 2.0August, 2013

Senate organizational meetings

Committee organizational meetings

Operational councils continue

Response Task Force concludes

Accreditation Community Advisory

COS 2.0Show Cause Report due October 15th

Accreditation visit- November

ACCJC meeting January, 2014

ACCJC Letters issued in February, 2014

Extension of our “Show Cause” period

Thank you!

Best wishes for 2013-14

All faculty report Department meetings

Meeting Adjourned!