Planning
at the College...
At Cleveland
Community College the functions of planning and institutional effectiveness
are considered a unified function, for planning without action and evaluation
is futile and action and evaluation are not possible until the College has
determined its direction. By uniting planning and institutional effectiveness,
the College can ensure that the critical needs of the College will be identified
and addressed.
Assessment and evaluation of the effectiveness of academic and
support programs at the College is evolutionary and continuous and includes
both strategic planning and operational planning. The foundation of the planning/evaluation
process lies in the College's Mission and its strategic goals and initiatives
which incorporate the performance measures of the North Carolina Community
College System and various accrediting agencies’ criteria. From
the College's Mission Statement
and strategic goals and initiatives, each major Unit (major operational division)
of the College—General Administration, Academic Programs, Student Services,
Finance/Administrative Services, Continuing Education—has developed a strategic vision (an expansion
of the College's Mission Statement), general goals, objectives, and action
plans with assessment criteria for meeting those goals and objectives. Each
Unit level plan also has program level plans and individual professional development
plans which support the Unit’s plan and ultimately the College's system of
planning—Cleveland’s Continuous Improvement Plan for Student Success. Thus,
the success of the system requires “top-down” and “bubble up” efforts of
all of the College's constituencies—including students—and is contingent upon
active collaboration of those constituencies. In addition, the improvement
of College-wide plans such as the Enrollment Management Plan and the Information
Technology Plan are incorporated into the system of planning as a general
goal of a particular unit level plan. (See the College
Strategic Planning System Model and the Unit Level
Plans Model) The heart of the strategic planning system is the Academic
Programs Plan and its concomitant program level plans. All other plans provide
the educational support services integral to a sound academic program.
The Cleveland Community College
Planning Council—composed of representative faculty/staff
and key administrators, including the President—is the entity responsible
for determining the strategic process and plan for the vision of the College.
The Council meets on the first Monday of each month unless otherwise planned.
At these meetings the Council addresses significant issues affecting the College
and monitors the progress of the various units in their planning efforts.
In addition, the Council attends an annual spring retreat and may also have
called meetings. The Chair of the Planning Council is the Assistant to the
President for Planning and Institutional Effectiveness. Although the Assistant
to the President is responsible for coordinating institutional planning activities,
the responsibility for ensuring that planning and evaluation are conducted
according to the established guidelines resides with Unit leaders and each
member of the College community.
Each year, beginning in April, the College follows its planning process steps—utilizing
the Nichols Model and storyboarding—which result in the continuous improvement
of the College's educational programs and services.
The Planning Process at the College
History of Planning at the College
College Planning Council
Indicators of Student Success 1999-2000
Indicators of Student Success 2000-2001
Indicators of Student Success 2001-2002
Indicators of Student Success 2002-2003
Indicators of Student Success 2003-2004
Indicators of Student Success 2004-2005