EDUCATIONAL MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING Present: Peter Allan, David Bell, Mark Clair, Tom Miller, Kathleen Moore, Pamela Penland, Marc Skuster, Jim Williams Highlights from the meeting of 2/7/03: The highlights were approved. Update on Mission Statement: The Mission Statement should be on the agenda for the next Cabinet meeting. The Mission Statement will go to the Academic Senate, Superintendent/President, Cabinet and College Assembly. There was discussion about how to disseminate the Mission Statement to CSEA. Peter noted that CSEA is represented at College Assembly. The Mission Statement should also be reviewed by the VVC Foundation. Jim shared that management has a team of four people that meet and confer: Willie Pringle, Sheri Foster, Jeffrey Holmes, Robert Sewell. We could give a copy of the new Mission Statement to any of these people. Marc asked how we should deal with any changes or revisions that may be suggested. Tom replied that any changes should come back to the planning committee. Tom stated that we are still waiting on four academic and several non-academic short forms. He is still working on breaking down the data. Review of 1998 Goals: Tom reviewed the strategic goals from our last Ed Master Plan. Tom asked if we want to keep these goals, or come up with new ones, incorporating more current themes, such as student learning outcomes. Marc noted that most colleges have fairly generic overall goals. Marc feels that the goals should be revised and re-shaped. Jim asked “when the Mission Statement is finalized, won’t it drive the goals? How do we get there, do we scan the community, businesses, the Board of Trustees, CSEA, CTA.” Tom asked if there was a current group that encompassed all of these entities. Peter said that everything should derive from the Mission Statement. The Board must approve the statement, then we can forge ahead with the goals. Peter stated that we can begin work on the goals now, under the assumption that the Board of Trustees will approve the Mission Statement. Program Review: Peter asked how program review will affect this process. Tom stated that themes will come from the bottom up, beginning with program review. Tom noted that two themes have emerged from the program review updates so far: technology and inter-disciplinary courses. Peter stated that we need to look at many different ways to attain student success. Discussion followed regarding goals and student success. Peter noted that we first have to define student success. David stated that our goals should have measurable outcomes. Jim said that students should be able to demonstrate what they have learned. Mark added that instructors should avoid “teaching to the test.” Tom stated that he hoped we could complete this goal-setting process by the middle of next year. Jim suggested using the planning group to start on goals. Goals will help us focus. Tom asked committee members to take a few minutes and formulate a few goals. Marc noted that there are two levels of goals; 1st level – general goals, 2nd level- more specific goals. Plan linkage budget process: Tom said if we detail the “short form”, it could serve as a budget augmentation. Peter noted the need to set guidelines and parameters on budget requests. Other: Our next meeting will be on April 4 – it will not be in the Board Room. Tom will send out an email telling the committee where it will be. Tom asked if we could begin our May 2 meeting at 11:00 a.m., as he has prior commitments. The committee agreed to this. Postscript: The April 4 meeting will be in BU 5.
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