Strategic Planning
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2018 Strategic Planning Retreat
Videos and support documents are available on the ICC Intranet. Please note that you will need to be on-campus or have VPN access to view.Strategic Goal Team Charters
Advising
Increase completion rates for all student, particularly underperforming student groups. This goal will address creating systems that improve the outcomes of all student while targeting groups with high completion rate gaps (African-American, Pell-eligible, and part-time students). It will also consider the unique needs of adult students in programming redesign that aligns with career and academic goal attainment for returning adults. Institutional Operational Goal 20 Explore and design a college-wide advising, delivery model for more effective case management.College Readiness & Multiple Measures
Improve college readiness, career readiness, and student transitions across the educational ecosystem. This goal will address issues such as early high school interventions in English and Math, creating pathways from high school to ICC to transfer institutions/workforce, and improving success rates of students who begin in developmental courses. Institutional Operational Goal 15 Expand and formalize Early College and college readiness models. Operational Goal 18 Scale multiple measures and bridges for academic placement at college level.Curriculum Templates
Align curricula with workforce, transfer institutions, and community needs to ensure ICC meets regional demands. This goal will address curriculum alignment with partners, which may include businesses, community groups, economic development agencies, state and federal agencies, and funding/granting agencies. Additionally, it will address building and sustaining partnerships to guide pathways, scheduling, and work-based experiences while seeking resource-sharing and explicit outcomes. Institutional Operational Goal 18 Update curricular planning templates for transfer and career programs to support student outcomes.First-Semester Experience
Enhance the student-focused culture to increase student engagement. this goal address the redesign of our students’ experiences for ease of engagement, which may include on boarding, scheduling, advising and enrollment. Additionally, it address the delivery of student-learning services and ensures academic innovation. Institutional Operational Goal 14 Explore and design the project phases for a common First Semester Experiences (FSE) for all degree/certificate seeking students.Employee Change Management Training
Build capacity for change to support employee engagement in the strategic agenda. This goal addresses employee support through professional development, active involvement, and transparent communications, while enhancing employee opportunities for job-sharing and cross-training. Institutional Operational Goal 1 Design employee training programs to build shared understanding to create capacity for change. Institutional Measure: Student advancement RateCelebration of Learning
On Tuesday, August 15 during ICC’s Annual Celebration of Learning, employees were apprised of the next steps in the planning process and learned how each can participate in the on-going development and implementation of the plan. Please watch the recording of the session below!Community Strategic Planning Conference
On March 23-24, 2017, ICC held a Community Strategic Planning Conference. Below you will find information on five of the presentations delivered.Strategic Directions and Goal Statements
Strategic Directions and Goal StatementsFeedback Surveys
Employee Feedback | Participants Feedback | Invited Speakers FeedbackDay 1
Educational Attainment and the New Economy Haley Glover, Strategic Director, Lumina Foundation (via skype) Presentation Video | Slide Content Educational Transitions Dr. Lazarao Lopez, Chair, Illinois Community College Board Presentation and Panel Discussion Video | Slide Content Aligning Workforce and Education Jeff Mays, Director, Illinois Department of Employment Security Presentation and Panel Discussion Video | Slide Content Serving Adult Markets: Filling the Pipeline through Innovative Programming Deborah Davidson, Vice President of Business and Workforce Solutions, Gateway Technical College Presentation and Panel Discussion Video | Slide Content Group Work – Strategic Directions Report Out Video Group Work – Goal Themes Report Out VideoDay 2
Community College Integrated Model Dr. Susan Mayer, Senior Partner, Student Achievement Initiatives, Miami Dade College Presentation Video | Slide Content Group Work – Goal Themes Report Out Video Group Work – Strategic Directions Report Out VideoRead what other institutions have learned going through a similar process: