- First Things First

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The next College Master Plan (CMP) will follow many of the same principles established for the first, and successful, College Master Plan (1995-2001).

- What is Cabrillo's Plan?

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The College Master Plan is the guiding document for decision-making, budgeting and planning for the college and it is a living document.

- Factor One - Participation

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The College Master Plan will be a product of shared governance, collective wisdom and thorough research. Faculty, staff, and students will be involved from the beginning and throughout the duration of the College Master Plan. Faculty, staff and students will be represented in the entire process.

- Factor Two - Process

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- Factor Three - Product (what we get)

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• College Master Plan
• Annual Progress Report
• Departmental Planning Documents
• Websites (External and Internal)

- Factor Four - Phases

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• Phase One of Three:
  • April, 2000 - Presentation to CPC
  • May, 2000 - Mission Statement
  • May, 2000 - Approval of CMP Process by CPC
  • May, 2000 - Appointment of CMP Task Force
  • June, 2000 - Environmental Scanning
  • September, 2000 - Planning Assumptions
• Phase Two of Three:
  • September, 2000 - CPC Goal Setting Mini-retreat
  • October, 2000 - Board review of Goals
  • November, 2000 - Board adoption of Goals
  • November, 2000 - Develop CMP Websites (Internal first)
  • November, 2000 - Develop CMP Objectives and Indicators (Starting in November and continue till January.)
  • December, 2000 - Develop Master Calendar, Planning Cycles
• Phase Three of Three:
  • February, 2001 - Training on drafting Strategies for CMP
  • March, 2001 - Accreditation Team Recommendations
  • March, 2001 - Incorporating Accreditation Self-study Recommendations
  • April, 2001 - Identifying Strategies (annual plans 2001-2002)
  • May, 2001 - Present for review/comment by Board
  • June, 2001 - Present CMP to Board
  • July, 2001 - Publishing Goals and Objectives online
  • October 2001 - January 2003, On-going Evaluating
  • October 2001 - January 2003, On-going Departmental Planning
  • June, 2004 - Third CMP Planning Process Starts

- CMP Design - How it all ties together

Definitions:

• Mission and Goals
  College Mission - It explains the main reasons for the existence of this college. It is simple and congruent with the California Community College Mission defined in Title 5.

  College Master Plan Goals - General statements of the major accomplishments to be achieved. They are relatively constant over the life of the Master Plan. The College Mission and environmental scanning determine them.

  Example:

  • Goal 1:Offer curricula which respond to present and anticipate future community needs with an emphasis on occupational and transfer education.
  • Goal 5: Provide and maintain the technology and staff training to support student learning and the information management throughout the college.

 

• Objectives

  Objectives - These are created to achieve the college goals. They are measurable targets for the college's performance in key areas and are a combination of college specific and system required measures the college collectively will achieve. They are quantitative and time sensitive.

  Examples:

  • 1.3 Increase by 10% the number of students age 25 and older enrolled in credit programs.
  • 1.8 Increase success in Basic Skills Improvement to that of the state average.
  • 5.3 Establish a college technology team by Summer 2002.
  • 5.5 Develop, by July 2000, a college data warehouse and perform on-going maintenance.

 

• Outcomes

  Related to Objectives, these are general and quantified indicators of target achievements of the college's performance in key areas and are a combination of college specific and system required measures (Objectives).

• Strategies

  These are specific actions designed by components to achieve the Objectives. They are related to the Objectives of the college master plan.

• Results

Related to Strategies, these are check boxes of "Yes" or "No". Qualitative statements help justify boxes where "No's" are marked.

• Annual Plans

  Planning efforts taking place at the departments/units with review and approval at the component level To achieve this, departments/units conduct annual planning sessions on a yearly basis following a pre-determined calendar, whether or not they are going through program planning.

• Components

  Defined by the major areas of a college: Instruction, Student Services, Business Services, and the President's Office. (see Cabrillo College Organization Chart in the 1999-2000 Fact Book).

• Departmental Planning

  Also called program planning or instructional planning. They are planning efforts taking place on an on-going basis in the smallest organizational unit of the college. Planning at this level is most dynamic and it follows a six-year cycle. In the first five years, all units in a component are reviewed in batches or as determined by external requirements. Program planning will produce new targets and issues that will be examined in the annual planning within the components.

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