1. Convocation Opening Address 2013

2. College of Sequoias Welcome&Introductions

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

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

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

8. 2013 COS Show Cause Report COS 2005 Master Plan (10 yr.) COS 2005 Master Plan (10 yr.) COS 2010-2015 Strategic Plan Review COS 2010-2015 Strategic Plan Review Governance & Decision-making Manual Governance & Decision-making Manual Integrated Planning Manual Integrated Planning Manual Resource Allocation Manual Resource Allocation Manual Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) Service Area Outcomes (SAO’s) Service Area Outcomes (SAO’s)

9. 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

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

22. 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

25. 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.

26. 2013 Strategic Plan Review Eight (8) Objectives 2013-14 Program Review (annual) Data driven Resource Allocation Implementation Outcomes & assessments College Report (annual) COS 2.0

27. 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

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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.

32. 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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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

38. 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

40. COS 2.0 A ugust, 2013 Senate organizational meetings Committee organizational meetings Operational councils continue Response Task Force concludes Accreditation Community Advisory

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

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