Planning Definitions9/25/2015

Components of a Strategic PlanHinton, K.E. (2012). A Practical Guide to Strategic Planning in Higher Education. Society for College and University Planning.

Foundation

• Mission Statement

Supporting Components

• Values• Institutional Goals• Vision

Strategic Plan

• Goals and Objectives• Implementation Plan

DiagramBuild Pathways

Strategic Vision

Objectives

Assessments

Mission statement Valencia provides opportunities for academic, technical, and lifelong learning in a collaborative culture dedicated to inquiry, results, and excellence.

Strategic Planning Terminology

• Mission Statement• Values• Vision Statement• Working Theory• Strategic Planning• Operational Planning• Institutional Goals• Objectives• Assessments

Mission

• Comprises foundation of the strategic plan• Delineates, in concise language, why the institution exists and what

its operations are intended to achieve

VALENCIA’S MISSION• Valencia provides opportunities for academic, technical, and lifelong

learning in a collaborative culture dedicated to inquiry, results, and excellence.

Values

• Explain what the institution stands for and the way in which it intends to conduct its activities

• Are the characteristics we believe are important in how we do our work

VALENCIA’S VALUES • Learning by committing to Valencia’s core competencies—Think, Value, Communicate, and Act—and the

potential of each person to learn at the highest levels of achievement for personal and professional success. (Learning Assured)

• People by creating a caring, inclusive, and safe environment that inspires all people to achieve their goals, share their successes, and encourage others. (Invest in Each Other)

• Diversity by fostering the understanding it builds in learning relationships and appreciating the dimensions it adds to our quality of life.

• Access by reaching out to our communities, inviting and supporting all learners and partners to achieve their goals. (Build Pathways)

• Integrity by respecting the ideals of freedom, civic responsibility, academic honesty, personal ethics, and the courage to act. (Partner with the Community)

College Vision Statement

• States what an institution intends to become within a certain timeframe

• Defines institution’s strategic position in the future and the specific elements of that position with relationship to the mission statement

VALENCIA’S VISION• Valencia is a premier learning college that transforms lives,

strengthens community, and inspires individuals to excellence.

Examples of Strategic Initiative Vision Statement

New Student Experience• College-wide Strategic Plan: Ensure that all first time in college and

transfer students with fewer than 18 hours will have a plan to graduate.

Direct Connect 2.0• College-wide Strategic Plan: Students will demonstrate readiness to

transfer

Working Theory

• Working Theory• An assumption we make as to how institutional actions will predict student

behavior. (The college is what the student experiences)• A big idea to be tested.

• Working Theory- NSE• Student success is largely determined by a student’s experience during their first

year of college; therefore, we need to make efforts to create a first- year experience that fully engages all new students (Upcraft et al., 2005).

• Working Theory- Direct Connect 2.0• Aligning Valencia and UCF systems will increase student bachelor degree

completion

Visual Example

Strategic Planning

• Describes long-term (usually 5-10 years) goals• Focuses on future achievements and conditions • Weighs a series of alternatives • Usually integrates several functions• Integrates strategies for resources• Established to meet organization’s extensive goals• Focuses an organization’s vision and priorities in response to a

changing environment and ensures that members of the organization are working toward the same goals

• Stated generally; non-specific and less detail

Operational Planning

• Describes short-term (1 year or less) goals• Focuses on achievements or targets annually• Planned activities represent choices already made• Tends to focus on one area• Gives more detail• Views future as known• Contains fine points for executing or implementing the

strategic plans in everyday activities

Examples of Operational Planning

New Student Experience• CW Operational Plan: Starting in the fall of 2015, first time in college and first time at

Valencia degree-seeking students enrolling at Valencia will be required to take the NSE Course (SLS1122) within their first 18 hours; additionally, the NSE provides an extended orientation to college, integrated student success skills, career and academic advising, which includes the development of an individualized education plan for new students.

 

Direct Connect 2.0• CW Operational Plan: Starting in the fall of 2016, the College will host a series of

curriculum pathway meetings between Valencia’s and UCF’s academic departments, beginning with the Visual and Performing Arts Division (Valencia) and the School of Visual Arts Design (UCF).

Institutional Goals

• A specific achievement, a target reached and “checked off.”» Hinton, K.E. (2012). A Practical Guide to Strategic Planning in Higher Education. Society for College and University Planning.

• Example New Student Experience: Infuse College Success Skills in Front Door Courses.

• Example Direct Connect 2.0: Design feedback systems for students to track their progress and readiness.

Objectives

• Objective (Planning Objective) – For the purposes of guiding the College’s strategic planning, the former College Planning Council adopted the Organizational Elements Model, which includes a model for objectives that uses the acronym SMARTER. SMARTER objectives are those that focus on a Specific result; contain a Measurable component; are Audacious, challenging the status quo; define Results to be achieved; have a target Time for completion; are Encompassing, aligned, and supportive of each other; and are Reviewed and evaluated to check relevance and progress toward the results. (See Organizational Elements Model.)

– Learning Assessment Glossary

• Example New Student Experience: Infuse college success skills within front door courses.

• Example Direct Connect 2.0: Implement MEP pathways checks during the required 30 hours of advising.

Assessment

• Assessment for Improvement: Assessment that feeds directly, and often immediately, back into revising the course, program, or institution to improve student learning results. Results are often kept internal to the unit and can be formative or summative.

• Learning Assessment Glossary

Visual Example II

Make sure that the objectives are SMARTER: Specific, Measurable, Audacious, Results driven, Time dated, Encompassing and Reviewed.

Closing

• Thank you– Co-facilitators– Strategic Planning Process Steering Committee

• Next Steps– Individual initiatives meet on their own in October and

November– Community meetings to begin this fall– January big meeting– Campus Planning is beginning-be sure to participate