LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT

STRATEGIC PLANNING KICK-OFF

The Road To Strategic Plan 2012 - 2017

May 24, 2011

VISION 2017
Next Exit

Road To STRATEGIC PLAN 2012-2017

AGENDA

AGENDA
Chancellors Welcome and Introductions Committee Charge, Vision, and Timeline

Status and Evaluation of the Current Strategic Plan

Follow-up Accreditation Action Plans

OBJECTIVES
Reach consensus on the timeline and vision Review and validate evaluation of the 2006-2011 plan Reach consensus on those parts of the old plan we want to keep Agree on who owns the follow-up accreditation action plans and the timeline for completing it.

COMMITTEE CHARGE
To develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the Los Angeles Community College District that will articulate a shared mission and vision for the nine LACCD colleges and establish a clear series of District goals, implementation strategies, and benchmarks that can be used to guide local college planning efforts.

VISION AND TIMELINE

STRATEGIC PLANNING
Strategic planning consists of the answers to a series of questions:

Mission: Vision: Goals:

Who are we? What is the LACCD about? Where do we want to go? What do we need to do to get there?

FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS
Where are we now? (Assessment) Where do we need to be? (Gap / Future End State)

How will we close the gap? (Strategic Plan)

How will we monitor our progress? (Outcome Measures)

10 STEP Process
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Planning Process Initial Assessment External Scan and Analysis Internal Scan and Analysis Preliminary Report on Planning Themes External and Internal Focus Groups and Online Forum 7. District-wide Strategic Goals 8. District-wide Strategic Initiatives 9. Links to College Strategic Plans 10.Periodic Assessment Process

COMMON ERRORS
The assumption that you can do without a strategic plan, and figure it

out as you go along.

Creating a strategic plan without the participation of the people whose buy-in is needed for it to become a reality. Making decisions about the content of a strategic plan without consensus.

Having a strategic plan focus on short term problems, or problems that can be solved quickly or relatively easy.
The strategic plan is too wordy, general or abstract. Stopping with vision and not following up with strategies and action plans.

STATUS OF THE CURRENT PLAN

Background to 2006-11 District Strategic Plan
Developed in 2005 Response to accreditation need Set up planning framework including: Cycle of activities and reports Oversight District Planning Committee (DSP) Developed 5 goals and 33 objectives Utilized a variety of outcome measures Example: Effectiveness Report

STATUS OF THE CURRENT PLAN

Conducted summative assessment and score card (handouts) DPC Recommendations Continue Goals and Objectives

Recommendations for 2012 plan

Limited number of goals and objectives Prioritize goals (e.g., fiscal stability, student success) Consider goals more closed related to LACCD core mission Utilize common and well understood measures Associate outcomes with intentional actions Be able to track and reporting on outcomes (including showing results of these) Tracking system (IES) Less prescriptive overall

Small Group Activity

Working Groups
Everyone has been assigned to a working group
Each group is asked to take at least two of the five goals from Strategic Plan 2006-2011 to evaluate

Worksheet

For Each Goal

In In 2011, does this goal and the objectives still In 2011, does this goal and the objectives still make sense? If so, what three objectives would your group recommend keeping?

What additional questions or outstanding issues needs to be addressed before a decision to keep this goal for our next Strategic Plan can be made?

2011, does this goal and the objectives still make sense? If so, what three objectives would

Reporting Out
At the end of the activity, each group will report out the key highlights of their discussion If your group did the same goal, we will ask you to add your input These will be compiled for future reference

Identify Roles in your Group

Organizer: keep everyone on track Note-taker: fill out the forms Reporter: report out orally at the end Timekeeper: keep track of time

Follow-up Accreditation Action Plans

Thanks for your participation!