Welcome

1. Welcome Strategic Directions Core Team December 5, 2014

2. Setting the Stage Planning for BC’s Future

3. Outcome of the day We reach consensus on the strategic goals that will guide our work for the next three years (2015—2018). No pressure.

4. Our Mission statement Bakersfield College provides opportunities for students from diverse economic, cultural, and educational backgrounds to attain degrees and certificates, workplace skills, and preparation for transfer. Our rigorous and supportive learning environment fosters students’ abilities to think critically, communicate effectively, and demonstrate competencies and skills in order to engage productively in their communities and the world. May 2014

5. Our Vision Statement Building upon more than 100 years of excellence, Bakersfield College continues to contribute to the intellectual, cultural, and economic vitality of the communities it serves. May 2014

6. Opening scene Evaluating our work: what have we done?

7. Goal #1: Student Success • Increase student success by utilizing….. • Advance the student learning outcomes…. • Utilize the following five principles…. • Enhance online instruction and services. • Utilize Data and improves services…. • Develop and implement prerequisites…. • Leverage technology to increase completion rates… • Implement fully My Degree Path….. • Evaluate and improve matriculation services…. • Dedicate resources to advance student development…..

8. Goal #2: Professional Development • Organize college wide discussions on topics…. • Facilitate communication and integration. • Facilitate data and information literacy. • Facilitate workshops and other opportunities related to…. • Facilitate workshops and other opportunities to maintain…. • Fund teams to attend targeted conferences… • Create intentional connections and integration….

9. Goal #3: Communication • Hold college wide conversations on priority topics. • Develop a plan to leverage internal and external…. • Develop and sustain partnerships with…. • Evaluate college wide morale and perception…. • Continue with Renegade Roundup and President’s blog. • Create a learning and working environment….

10. Goal #4: Facilities, Infrastructure and Technology • Update and modernize facilities and technology… • Upgrade and expand wireless… • Develop a media rich, online student orientation. • Resolve CurricUNET Assessment module issues. • Identify college wide learning environment… • Create the web representation of the college… • Increase wireless coverage on campus… • Upgrade and refresh facilities, infrastructure…. • Update technology plan. • Update facilities plan.

11. Goal #5: Oversight and Accountability • Continue to identify and represent … • Determine strengths and weaknesses… • Identify and highlight four superior assessment… • Explore options for implementing a Master Teacher… • Continue to improve student progression… • Develop an Achieving the Dream… • Collaborate with stakeholders to promote… • Intentionally analyze, review, and respond…

12. Goal #5: Oversight and Accountability (cont.) • Improve the system of reallocating… • Develop procedures to monitor progress… • Monitor progress on Actionable Improvement Plans. • Evaluate instructional program viability criteria. • Develop student and administrative services’ viability criteria. • Align data elements from the institutional… • Integrate the work of governance committees….

13. Goal #6: Integration ? • Continue to identify and represent… • Enhance the Adjunct Faculty Orientation… • (omitted) • Improve student progression… • Develop an Achieving the Dream… • Provide guidance, support, and accountability… ?

14. Goal #6: Integration (cont.) • Improve districtwide assessment… • Explore further integration of the… • Ensure internal deadlines are met. • Evaluate college planning processes. • Integrate the work of college wide… • Ensure integration of systems and process… • Develop collaboratively an Integrated… • Continue with the Renegade Roundup and President’s Blog. • Continue with the Community Voices….. • Expand on BC news items in local journals… ?

15. Take Two Looking to the future

16. Gap Analysis • Proactive vs. Reactive in affecting the quality of life in our community • Civic Engagement • Potential change in the “Communications” goal to a “Community” goal

17. Potential change Community: Enhance communication within the college and with external constituents to best support the stimulation of the economic and academic growth of the community served by the college. Community: Actively support initiatives that contribute to the economic and academic growth of the community via enhanced collaboration, consultation, and communication within the college and with external constituents.

18. Audience Participation

19. Our Mission statement Bakersfield College provides opportunities for students from diverse economic, cultural, and educational backgrounds to attain degrees and certificates, workplace skills, and preparation for transfer. Our rigorous and supportive learning environment fosters students’ abilities to think critically, communicate effectively, and demonstrate competencies and skills in order to engage productively in their communities and the world.

20. Denouement Closing the loop: Moving the new goals forward to Academic Senate and College Council for approval