Generate more input for strategic themes Align strategic theme language and format Draft strategic plan Present Strategic Plan Draft to MCC Everyone Participate in belonging to our district strategic plan at in-service 2016 Align campus level initiatives and plans to the district strategic plan Summarize activities and outcomes to date Reconvene Strategic Planning Committee Inform the drafting process and provide updates November Spring 2017 September October November

Student Success Bobbie Gustin; Kate Ellis; Karen Moore; Utpal Goswami MCC will maximize student success through data-informed decisions to support excellence in teaching, learning, and student- centered support services.

Student Success Create and environment focused on student success by empowering faculty and staff to adopt best practices to improve student success and engagement; Establish Student Success Centers at all campuses with appropriate staffing and space; Move from a more generalized student success approach to adopting a personalized/individualized approach to student success; Meet state performance standard by increasing persistence, retention and completion for all students; Close the achievement gap for underrepresented students through the intentional use of data and metrics; Create robust support mechanisms and programs for underrepresented students; Redesign institutional approach to career/job placement and transfer to actively support students in achieving their goals; Review course schedule, enrollment and payment processes to identify and remove institutional barriers to student completion.

Focus on Student Success Is your functional area addressed in this theme? If not, suggest how this can be achieved. Does your campus have current initiatives that should be reflected in this theme? Can any of these strategies be generalized more, while still addressing the strategic theme? Each location is to submit handouts to moderators, such that areas not addressed in discussions can be used in the formalization of the Strategic theme report, prior to the next round of discussion.