EDUCATIONAL MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE MEETING In Attendance: Mark Clair, Fay Freeman, Carol Golliher, Doug Hannaman, Steve McDevitt, Pamela Penland, Marc Skuster, Paul Tonning, Jim Williams 1. Highlights from the previous meeting: the highlights were approved. 2. Update on forecasting completions: Tom shared that some departments still have not completed their program forecasts. It is important that we get these in so no one will be left out of the process. Tom will have the reports categorized soon. 3. Update on revised Mission Statement: Fay stated that the revised Mission Statement has been presented at Cabinet and at the Leadership Team Meeting. It is now ready to go to College Assembly. Jim said that Cabinet wanted it to go out to all areas of the college for input. Tom noted that members of the Board of Trustees and the VVC Foundation will be present at our next meeting on May 2. They will give input on the Mission Statement. Tom stated that any input should come back to the Integrated Planning Committee. Tom noted that it is difficult to begin work on goals before the Mission Statements is approved, as goals flow from the Mission Statement. 4. Student Learning Outcomes Meeting: Fay reported that there was much interesting dialogue at the initial Student Learning Outcome (SLO) meeting. Steve stated that the meeting was exploratory and served to expose members to SLO’s. We need to look at what others are doing in this area to avoid re-inventing the wheel. Fay announced that the next SLO meeting will be on April 25 at 2:00 p.m. Mark noted the similarities between the SLO and Program Review concepts. Tom said that we need to decide where SLO’s “fit”, under planning or program review. Mark asked if the goal is to integrate SLO’s into every department. Marc responded that the accreditation standards do relate SLO’s to every department. Fay noted that the accreditation site visit team will be looking at both direct and indirect SLO’s. 5. Tech Plan Update: Paul distributed a draft of the Table of Contents for the technology plan. A working draft of the plan will be at http://mugsy@victor.edu/techplan Paul will incorporate elements of the self-study, program review and personal interviews, and will educate VVC employees on what technology is in the field of education and how much it costs (total cost of ownership.) The goal is to have an operational/tactical plan; people will be able to pull data from the document to form our own Standard of Operation. Fay asked how will the Tech Plan integrate with the Ed Master Plan. Paul replied that many on campus do not know there is a Tech Plan, which needs to meet Ed Master Plan requirements and be operational as well as strategic. Fay noted the need to integrate the Facilities Plan and Ed Master Plan process. Jim stated that the Michael Maas Group is taking the lead, ascertaining what we have now, against our growth data. Doug noted that Maintenance and Operations works hand-in-hand with Tech Planning to plan the future needs of the college. Paul asked which plan drives the others? Tom replied that the Ed Master Plan drives everything. Paul asked for input for the format of the Tech Plan. Fay stated that the accreditation standards on technology and resources need to be included in the plan. We need to systematically plan, implement and evaluate. The plan needs an evaluation component. We are looking for campus-wide improvements. Paul said that he is looking for a data storage area where instructors could store class data. 6. Bond Process Update: Jim distributed a Bond Information Timeline prepared by William Berry Campaigns to the committee. Berry will conduct a bond feasibility survey. In October we will ask the Board of Trustees to approve a Bond for 03-04. It is important to have Board and community support. Jim noted the State is always behind, for example, the ATC building is already full, and construction has yet to begin. Tom noted the need for a 2nd campus, ideally a High Desert Higher Education Center that is shared by all the college/university level programs in the Valley. Tom noted that William Berry Campaigns is working closely with VVC. They are taking input from Tom, Mark Clair, and others. Jim stated that Joyce Black will be on campus during spring break to measure our various facilities, as Maas needs accurate square footage to develop a facility plan and space inventory. 7. Revision of General Goals: this was tabled until our meeting on May 2. 8. Sub-group Task Areas: These are the areas that Tom is breaking down data for. Tom asked if anyone wanted to be attached to any particular area. All committee members are encouraged to get others involved. 9. Other: Tom noted that we now have a functioning budget committee. Jim stated that revenue for next year has been estimated. He is going to each director to make sure all salaries and benefit amounts are correct. The administration is asking for input on ways to make budget cuts in the 4000, 5000, 6000 categories. Augmentation forms will be used to see where each department can make cuts, as well as budget requests. 10. Next Meeting: Will be on May 2, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. in the
Board Room. Please note the time has changed (for this meeting
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