1. “INNOVATION FORUM—A STRATEGIC PLANNING MODEL”

2. What IF?
What IF? There was an office located on your campus that welcomed anyone in to share ideas for student success?
What IF? This office took these ideas and turned them into initiatives?
What IF? This office processed and prioritized request by the greatest value to the institution?
What IF? This process considered total cost, and not just first cost?
What IF? This process not only did all of this, but also encouraged individuals to bring forth their innovative ideas. Their own What IF’s?
What IF? This office was called your Innovation Forum?

4. Institutional Planning Process
Define Institutional Planning Process. The next slide

5. Institutional Planning Process
Define Idea
Department Owner Approval
Begin Evaluation (DREAM Score)
Non-Biased Committee Review
Determine Cost per Student
Determine Community Impact
Final Review and Approval

6. Define the Idea What would you like to do?
Why you feel your initiative would support student success?
Where should it happen?
When should it be implemented?
Elevator Speech
This becomes the business plan for all new projects and academic programs

7. Department Owner Approval
Primary Filter
Immediate Go
No Go
District Go
Go through the Model
Go Filters - anything that will directly affect safety or urgent maintenance
No Go Filters - anything that is unlawful
District Go- is this something that can happen district wide?
Go through Model and allow the vetting based on what’s important to our institution.

8. We use this to determine how well an Initiative fits the Colleges Goals, Mission, and Vision.

9. Not at all: Component* is not impacted by the initiative
Goal
Score
Weight
Weighted score
Diversity
30%
Relevance
10%
Engagement
20%
Access
Metrics
Total weighted score:
Central: Component* is the or an impetus for the initiative; component is of the greatest importance in initiative implementation; principal or essential to the initiative’s purpose
Direct: Component* is a result of implementing the initiative; component is affected by the initiative without intervening factors or intermediaries.
Indirect: Component* is a secondary, ancillary, unintended or incidental result of implementing the initiative; component is not directly caused by or resulting from implementation.
Not at all: Component* is not impacted by the initiative
Diversity – Increase our Diversity Goals
Relevance - Increase students employability
Engagement – Increase the students ability to engage with the faculty, the College, or the subject matter
Access – Adding students to the degree, the program, or a university transfer program
Metrics – improves continues enrollment or degree or course completion
***Pass out literature*** Audience will be paired into groups of five to completed a dream score – much like a nonbiased committee.

10. NONBIASED COMMITTEE The purpose:
The Non-bias committee is a group of unbiased individuals who are responsible for vetting any and all subjective data involved in the creation of ideas to improve student success at Tarrant County college.
The committee:
The committee consists of five members and is made up of individuals from TCCD staff, administration, faculty, student, and community.

11. Cost Per Student HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE IMPACTED BY INNOVATION
TOTAL COST OF INITIATIVE
HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE AFFECTED BY INNOVATION – Project the number of students yearly to 2020 for renovation and 2030 for new buildings, if required.
TOTAL COST OF INITIATIVE - including personnel requirements, IT needs, marketing, facility requests.

12. Community Impact
Impact of TCC Tuition dollars through additional participation
Impact of additional staff salaries or organizational structure changes
Effect on student job placement rates and their annual salaries
Flow of Tuition dollars to four-year institutions as a result of additional transfers
Pass out a CELT Summary here to show audience what this looks like.

13. Plot and Prioritize
All initiatives are plotted and prioritized. All initiatives must receive a Dream Score between 1-3, Cost per Student of $3,000 or less, and community impact dollars before being presented to CELT.

14. Why are Innovation Forums beneficial
to the college?
They Increased Participation at all levels
They Encourages New and Innovative Ideas
They Clarify Total Project Cost
They Plot and Prioritize within fund availability
They Align The Master Plans
Encourages participation at all levels of the College from grounds keepers to senior administrators
Reduces the ability of supervisor to stifle new ideas
Allows the College to understand the total potential cost of any new project or academic program
It allows the College to prioritize the projects to fit within the funds available
It aligns the Academic and Facilities Master Plans

15. Proven Results Initiatives Evaluated – 239
Initiatives Presented For Approval in 2016– 47
Total Cost Of Initiatives Processed in $114,732,601
Total Of Students Impacted In One Year - 1,611,705
Total Cost Of Initiatives Processed- $88,281689
Total Number Of Initiatives Approved And Funded -43

16. Examples of Approved and Funded Initiatives
Youth Education Town
Center of Excellence of Energy Technology
Early College High Schools
Supplemental Instruction
Riverside Multipurpose

18. QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT OUR DISTRICT OFFICE: Margaret Lutton
Executive Director of Institutional and Strategic Development
Real Estate and Facilities Development
Tarrant County College District| Office: DMOC 1125B
1500 Houston Street| Fort Worth, Texas |Off
Chad Crocker
Director of Facilities Operations
Tarrant County College District
828 W. Harwood Road |Hurst, Texas 76054| Off