Board Priorities and Chancellor Goals for 2007-08
1. Update Vision, Mission, Values for the District
2. Complete the revision of Board policies, paying special attention to the review of the District’s Administrative Services Policies and Procedures (Chapter 6) through the shared governance process, and provide training as necessary to ensure appropriate implementation. Note: the former Policies manual is dated November 21, 1967
3. Design an annual strategic workplan for the District administration
4. Implement the new budget model, including allocations to the colleges, that link both enrollment targets and student success targets. Train administrators as necessary to ensure success in linking college and district planning and budgeting processes.
5. Develop a sustainability plan for Chancellor/Board of Trustees approval that addresses waste recycling, carpooling, campus energy use, and green architecture
6. Improve campus safety, security, and student wellness:
a. Establish and equip emergency preparedness centers at each college and the District Office, and provide comprehensive employee training on emergency preparedness procedures.
b. Finalize a safety and security plan that proposes:
1. Use of bond funds to improve campus lighting
2. Use of bond funds to incorporate technology into a process that protects district property from vandalism.
3. Use of Criminal Justice students to establish a cadet program aimed at providing escort assistance during evening hours to students, employees and visitors.
4. A bicycle patrol program to improve our community policing efforts.
c. Review adequacy of student health services, including mental health counseling, services to students with disabilities, and evaluate current policies on student health fees
d. Increase student awareness of safety and security measures at our colleges
7. Invest in the development of the Foundation to support its new mission:
a. Assist the Foundation in implementing its new three-year strategic plan.
b. Write policies and procedures for the Foundation.
c. Advise the Foundation on updates to its Master Agreement with the District and its by-laws.
d. Create a new endowment fund for student scholarships and book grants for low-income students from excess revenues generated by the operations of the district bookstores.
e. Seek funding for a multicultural leadership institute at one of our colleges
f. Hire an Executive Director for the Foundation
8. Improve services delivered by ITSS:
a. Review the district-wide organization and distribution of IT resources and develop a plan to maximize IT services incorporating the tools needed to provide for high quality instructional technology, excellent support services to meet student and employee needs, strong qualitative analytical tools to help assess our investments in student success and the infrastructure required to serve the mission of the District. Be prepared to invest in external experts to assist in the accomplishment of this goal.
b. Define and implement a training plan for the following software applications:
1. People Admin (employment applicant tracking)
2. Analytic Systems (new Windows-based budgeting software)
3. Datatel Admissions/communications management
4. Web CT 6.0 (course management)
5. A new approach (yet to be determined) to the existing Timekeeper software.
6. Discoverer (data mining/reporting)
7. WebReg (WebAdvisor) 3.0
8. Barracuda (SPAM)
9. Benefac (HR benefits)
c. Develop a long-range plan to bring VoIP to the campuses to enhance the current PBX system that has no more capacity for expansion.
d. Install a new MIS reporting system and enrollment management tools
9. Create Board adopted priorities and guidelines for community partnerships related to opportunities for educational collaborations, including a formal plan for a Milpitas Center.
10. Plan and implement new District purchasing processes that encourage more minority- and women-owned companies and proprietorships to do business with the District.
11. Design and implement a Basic Skills plan, using funds made available through the State Chancellor’s Office, setting benchmarks for student learning, research and staff development. This plan will incorporate themes that address cultural competence, immigrant education, and popular education pedagogy.
12. Formalize a relationship with the local adult schools with renewed articulation agreements and support services that transition students to our colleges.
13. Increase the participation of Latinos in ESL by 3%
14. Increase the retention of historically underrepresented students coming directly from local high schools in the first semester of the freshman year by 5%
15. Increase the retention of students of color, especially Latino, in elementary algebra by a percentage which is based on an analysis of historical trends.
16. Increase the persistence of students of color, especially Latino, from elementary Algebra to Intermediate Algebra, by a percentage which is based on an analysis of historical trends.
17. Increase the participation and completion of students of color in workforce programs. Objectives to be determined after analysis of current participation and success rates.
18. Develop a plan for coordinating workforce education in the district that incorporates the contract education services provided by IBP.
19. Increase the number of workforce programs offered in the district by four, including programs containing courses that are taught in languages other than English in order to provide workforce opportunities for residents in our community that have heretofore not been served.
20. Assess the quality of services and the comprehensiveness of educational opportunities available to evening students.
21. Complete an analysis of staffing and standards of excellence for the Office of Human Resources
22. Develop a responsible plan for managing retiree health benefits by working with a steering committee to define and implement a GASB 45 compliance plan to address the accrued unfunded liability for these benefits.