Convocation Opening Address 2013

College of Sequoias Welcome & Introductions

Thank you! Summer School Support Services Grounds – Custodial Maintenance Faculty & Staff

Restricted Funds - Matriculation State Budget 1.57% COLA General Fund 1.63% Growth & Enrollment $1.3M to GF Restricted Funds - Matriculation $1.7M annual deficit in 2012-13

Successful Accreditation COS Goals District Emphasis for 2012-13 Correct Deficit Spending Multi-Campus/Center District Successful Accreditation

COS 2.0 COS 2013-14 Accreditation UpDAte Since 2002, the state has been computing a district-wide API score which is a single score that represents the overall progress of a district in their efforts to improve student achievement. If we were to ask ourselves what gives us confidence that we as a district could improve student achievement for all children…increase academic skills and abilities…and have more children graduate at higher levels of proficiency…and achieve the dream of a quality life for themselves now and in the future? We would look at our data. All debating aside, the fact is that we have more students at all grade levels performing at higher levels of proficiency than ever before. These data results are not intended to be a point of argument or anxiety, they are simply the results. This is a significant increase in our overall student achievement and in preparing more students to higher levels of skills and abilities and for that your are all to commended…this does not happen for our students without you. Thanks for your hard work, caring and commitment to the students and families of VUSD. 7

2013 COS Show Cause Report COS 2005 Master Plan (10 yr.) COS 2010-2015 Strategic Plan Review Governance & Decision-making Manual Integrated Planning Manual Resource Allocation Manual Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) Service Area Outcomes (SAO’s)

Reviewed June 18 &19, 2013 Served as annual update of COS Master Plan (10- year) Reflects Institutional Objectives for 2013-14 Provides focus/alignment for action plans through Institutional Program Review Be our basis for 2014 Annual Report available online @ cos.edu

COS Board Policy 2510 Governance & Local Decision-making Ensures opportunities for participation Defines Ed Code Title 5 – “10-plus one” Clarifies legal responsibility of Board Board authority for “compelling” reasons

Decision-making manual COS 2.0 COS 2013 Governance & Decision-making manual Since 2002, the state has been computing a district-wide API score which is a single score that represents the overall progress of a district in their efforts to improve student achievement. If we were to ask ourselves what gives us confidence that we as a district could improve student achievement for all children…increase academic skills and abilities…and have more children graduate at higher levels of proficiency…and achieve the dream of a quality life for themselves now and in the future? We would look at our data. All debating aside, the fact is that we have more students at all grade levels performing at higher levels of proficiency than ever before. These data results are not intended to be a point of argument or anxiety, they are simply the results. This is a significant increase in our overall student achievement and in preparing more students to higher levels of skills and abilities and for that your are all to commended…this does not happen for our students without you. Thanks for your hard work, caring and commitment to the students and families of VUSD. 12

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District Governance Senate Academic Senate Student Senate Authorized by law Since 2002, the state has been computing a district-wide API score which is a single score that represents the overall progress of a district in their efforts to improve student achievement. If we were to ask ourselves what gives us confidence that we as a district could improve student achievement for all children…increase academic skills and abilities…and have more children graduate at higher levels of proficiency…and achieve the dream of a quality life for themselves now and in the future? We would look at our data. All debating aside, the fact is that we have more students at all grade levels performing at higher levels of proficiency than ever before. These data results are not intended to be a point of argument or anxiety, they are simply the results. This is a significant increase in our overall student achievement and in preparing more students to higher levels of skills and abilities and for that your are all to commended…this does not happen for our students without you. Thanks for your hard work, caring and commitment to the students and families of VUSD. 14

District Governance Senate Budget Committee Institutional Planning & Effectiveness Committee Institutional Program Review Committee Technology Committee Report to their Senate Since 2002, the state has been computing a district-wide API score which is a single score that represents the overall progress of a district in their efforts to improve student achievement. If we were to ask ourselves what gives us confidence that we as a district could improve student achievement for all children…increase academic skills and abilities…and have more children graduate at higher levels of proficiency…and achieve the dream of a quality life for themselves now and in the future? We would look at our data. All debating aside, the fact is that we have more students at all grade levels performing at higher levels of proficiency than ever before. These data results are not intended to be a point of argument or anxiety, they are simply the results. This is a significant increase in our overall student achievement and in preparing more students to higher levels of skills and abilities and for that your are all to commended…this does not happen for our students without you. Thanks for your hard work, caring and commitment to the students and families of VUSD. 15

Academic Senate Senate Distance Education Committee Curriculum Committee Equivalency Committee Outcomes & Assessments Committee General Education Committee Faculty Enrichment Committee Equity Committee Standing Committees Report to their Senate Since 2002, the state has been computing a district-wide API score which is a single score that represents the overall progress of a district in their efforts to improve student achievement. If we were to ask ourselves what gives us confidence that we as a district could improve student achievement for all children…increase academic skills and abilities…and have more children graduate at higher levels of proficiency…and achieve the dream of a quality life for themselves now and in the future? We would look at our data. All debating aside, the fact is that we have more students at all grade levels performing at higher levels of proficiency than ever before. These data results are not intended to be a point of argument or anxiety, they are simply the results. This is a significant increase in our overall student achievement and in preparing more students to higher levels of skills and abilities and for that your are all to commended…this does not happen for our students without you. Thanks for your hard work, caring and commitment to the students and families of VUSD. 16

Student Senate Inter-club Committees Student Senators/Commissioners Report to their Senate Since 2002, the state has been computing a district-wide API score which is a single score that represents the overall progress of a district in their efforts to improve student achievement. If we were to ask ourselves what gives us confidence that we as a district could improve student achievement for all children…increase academic skills and abilities…and have more children graduate at higher levels of proficiency…and achieve the dream of a quality life for themselves now and in the future? We would look at our data. All debating aside, the fact is that we have more students at all grade levels performing at higher levels of proficiency than ever before. These data results are not intended to be a point of argument or anxiety, they are simply the results. This is a significant increase in our overall student achievement and in preparing more students to higher levels of skills and abilities and for that your are all to commended…this does not happen for our students without you. Thanks for your hard work, caring and commitment to the students and families of VUSD. 17

Operational Groups Instructional Council Deans Council Management Council Facilities/Safety Council Senior Management Council Function of title/positions Since 2002, the state has been computing a district-wide API score which is a single score that represents the overall progress of a district in their efforts to improve student achievement. If we were to ask ourselves what gives us confidence that we as a district could improve student achievement for all children…increase academic skills and abilities…and have more children graduate at higher levels of proficiency…and achieve the dream of a quality life for themselves now and in the future? We would look at our data. All debating aside, the fact is that we have more students at all grade levels performing at higher levels of proficiency than ever before. These data results are not intended to be a point of argument or anxiety, they are simply the results. This is a significant increase in our overall student achievement and in preparing more students to higher levels of skills and abilities and for that your are all to commended…this does not happen for our students without you. Thanks for your hard work, caring and commitment to the students and families of VUSD. 18

Carry-out regular functions of departments/divisions Task Force Short-term body appointed by Senates as needed within appropriate scope of responsibilities and for specific purpose and duration Work Group Carry-out regular functions of departments/divisions Since 2002, the state has been computing a district-wide API score which is a single score that represents the overall progress of a district in their efforts to improve student achievement. If we were to ask ourselves what gives us confidence that we as a district could improve student achievement for all children…increase academic skills and abilities…and have more children graduate at higher levels of proficiency…and achieve the dream of a quality life for themselves now and in the future? We would look at our data. All debating aside, the fact is that we have more students at all grade levels performing at higher levels of proficiency than ever before. These data results are not intended to be a point of argument or anxiety, they are simply the results. This is a significant increase in our overall student achievement and in preparing more students to higher levels of skills and abilities and for that your are all to commended…this does not happen for our students without you. Thanks for your hard work, caring and commitment to the students and families of VUSD. 19

Senior Management Academic Senate Since 2002, the state has been computing a district-wide API score which is a single score that represents the overall progress of a district in their efforts to improve student achievement. If we were to ask ourselves what gives us confidence that we as a district could improve student achievement for all children…increase academic skills and abilities…and have more children graduate at higher levels of proficiency…and achieve the dream of a quality life for themselves now and in the future? We would look at our data. All debating aside, the fact is that we have more students at all grade levels performing at higher levels of proficiency than ever before. These data results are not intended to be a point of argument or anxiety, they are simply the results. This is a significant increase in our overall student achievement and in preparing more students to higher levels of skills and abilities and for that your are all to commended…this does not happen for our students without you. Thanks for your hard work, caring and commitment to the students and families of VUSD. 20

COS 2.0 COS 2013 Integrated planning manual Since 2002, the state has been computing a district-wide API score which is a single score that represents the overall progress of a district in their efforts to improve student achievement. If we were to ask ourselves what gives us confidence that we as a district could improve student achievement for all children…increase academic skills and abilities…and have more children graduate at higher levels of proficiency…and achieve the dream of a quality life for themselves now and in the future? We would look at our data. All debating aside, the fact is that we have more students at all grade levels performing at higher levels of proficiency than ever before. These data results are not intended to be a point of argument or anxiety, they are simply the results. This is a significant increase in our overall student achievement and in preparing more students to higher levels of skills and abilities and for that your are all to commended…this does not happen for our students without you. Thanks for your hard work, caring and commitment to the students and families of VUSD. 21

COS 2.0 Mission/Vision Master Plan (10 year) Strategic Plan (5 year) Program Review (annual) Data driven Resource Allocation Implementation Outcomes & assessments College Report (annual)

COS 2.0 COS 2013-14 Outcomes & assessments Since 2002, the state has been computing a district-wide API score which is a single score that represents the overall progress of a district in their efforts to improve student achievement. If we were to ask ourselves what gives us confidence that we as a district could improve student achievement for all children…increase academic skills and abilities…and have more children graduate at higher levels of proficiency…and achieve the dream of a quality life for themselves now and in the future? We would look at our data. All debating aside, the fact is that we have more students at all grade levels performing at higher levels of proficiency than ever before. These data results are not intended to be a point of argument or anxiety, they are simply the results. This is a significant increase in our overall student achievement and in preparing more students to higher levels of skills and abilities and for that your are all to commended…this does not happen for our students without you. Thanks for your hard work, caring and commitment to the students and families of VUSD. 23

Six (6) major Focus Areas Twenty (20) district-wide goals. One hundred and thirty-four (134) “measureable” objectives. 2013-14 June, 2013 review identified eight (8) measureable District Objectives.

COS 2.0 2013 Strategic Plan Review Eight (8) Objectives 2013-14 Program Review (annual) Data driven Resource Allocation Implementation Outcomes & assessments College Report (annual)

COS District Objectives Focus Area II. Students’ Success in Completing Their Education Goal IIA. Create a culture of achievement   District Objective #1 for 2013- 2014: Provide effective academic support services as measured by an increase in the rate at which students successfully complete courses

COS District Objectives Focus Area II. Students’ Success in Completing Their Education Goal IIA. Create a culture of achievement   District Objective #2 for 2013- 2014: Increase the percentage of faculty who use the Early Alert System to provide feedback on student progress

COS District Objectives Focus Area II. Students’ Success in Completing Their Education Goal IIA. Create a culture of achievement   District Objective #3 for 2013- 2014: Provide a level of counseling and library services for all District students that is equitable across the sites and instructional delivery modalities

COS District Objectives Focus Area III. Students’ Mastery of Basic Skills Goal IIIC. Ensure that students who place into a Basic Skills level class successfully complete the highest level Math and English courses established by their SEP   District Objective #4 for 2013- 2014: Pilot a program of deliberate counseling in which counselors and basic skills faculty collaborate to: individually contact all first-time students who declare an intent to complete the requirements for an associate degree, certificate, or transfer and who also placed into basic skills English or mathematics for the purpose of ensuring that this cohort of students complete their SEP in the first semester

COS District Objectives Focus Area III. Students’ Mastery of Basic Skills Goal IIIC. Ensure that students who place into a Basic Skills level class successfully complete the highest level Math and English courses established by their SEP   District Objective #5 for 2013- 2014: Pilot a program of deliberate counseling in which counselors and English faculty collaborate on the following: counselors visit English classes for the purpose of encouraging and scheduling counseling appointments.

COS District Objectives Focus Area III. Students’ Mastery of Basic Skills Goal IIIC. Ensure that students who place into a Basic Skills level class successfully complete the highest level Math and English courses established by their SEP   District Objective #6 for 2013- 2014: Accelerate the schedule for offering the basic skills sequence in English or mathematics

COS District Objectives Focus Area IV. Efficient and Effective College Practices Goal IVA. Maintain comprehensive, transparent, and accountable college operations at COS   District Objective #7 for 2013- 2014: Allocate resources based on an accountable and systematic District-wide planning and budget development process that links this allocation to Institutional Program Reviews and the Strategic Plan

COS District Objectives Focus Area IV. Efficient and Effective College Practices Goal IVD. Become recognized as a college where teaching and learning practices are focused on student success   District Objective #8 for 2013- 2014: Assess the effectiveness of the pilot program of requiring successful completion of English 251 as a prerequisite for social science transfer courses

COS Program Review In transition between 2013 and 2014 Fall 2013 scheduled Program Reviews continue Evaluation shifts from IPRC to Deans/VP’s IPRC plans for updated Program Review process December/January, 2014 district-wide training Spring, 2014 new “streamlined” Program Review Required for all Dept./Div. annually

Outcomes & Assessments Student Learning Outcomes in every course Stated on course syllabus Assessments for SLO’s (3-year cycle) Participation in professional reflection Service Area Outcomes Summarized in annual Program Review Compiled in TracDat data base

COS 2.0 COS 2013 Resource Allocation manual Since 2002, the state has been computing a district-wide API score which is a single score that represents the overall progress of a district in their efforts to improve student achievement. If we were to ask ourselves what gives us confidence that we as a district could improve student achievement for all children…increase academic skills and abilities…and have more children graduate at higher levels of proficiency…and achieve the dream of a quality life for themselves now and in the future? We would look at our data. All debating aside, the fact is that we have more students at all grade levels performing at higher levels of proficiency than ever before. These data results are not intended to be a point of argument or anxiety, they are simply the results. This is a significant increase in our overall student achievement and in preparing more students to higher levels of skills and abilities and for that your are all to commended…this does not happen for our students without you. Thanks for your hard work, caring and commitment to the students and families of VUSD. 37

COS Resource Allocation State Budget process begins in January SM & Board develop major budget assumptions FTES, F.O.N., Mid-size college incentive, 50% rule Budget Committee sharing February – May Dept./Div. budget drafts February – May Board-adopted annual budget – June Above-base funding – September Priority process for Above-base funding

COS 2.0 August, 2013 Senate organizational meetings Committee organizational meetings Operational councils continue Response Task Force concludes Accreditation Community Advisory

COS 2.0 Show Cause Report due October 15th Accreditation visit- November ACCJC meeting January, 2014 ACCJC Letters issued in February, 2014 Extension of our “Show Cause” period

All faculty report Department meetings Thank you! Best wishes for 2013-14 All faculty report Department meetings Meeting Adjourned!