What is the Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative?

Presented by:Institutional Effectiveness, CCC Chancellor’s Office

Winter, 2016

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IEPI is:

• An initiative funded by the Legislature$2.5 million for Year One (2014-15)$17.5 million for Year Two (2015-16)$27.5 million anticipated for Year Three (2016-17)

• Administered by the CCC Chancellor’s Office

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IEPI Structure• Executive Committee

Chancellor’s OfficeCollege of the CanyonsChabot-Las Positas CCDFoothill CollegeAcademic Senate for California Community CollegesSuccess Center (funded by Kresge Foundation)

• Advisory Committee66 members from 20 statewide organizationsWorkgroups provide input to Executive Committee on the

initiative’s four major components

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The Desired IEPI Outcomes are to:

• Help make the California Community Colleges the most effective system of higher education in the world.

• Eliminate accreditation sanctions and audit findings at colleges.

• Enhance access, success, and equity for our students.

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IEPI Major Components

• Indicators• Professional Development• Partnership Resource Teams• Policy, Practice and Procedures

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Mapping New Statewide Initiatives:California Community Colleges Student Success Framework

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Professional Development&

Technical Assistance:

A. Access & AlignmentB. Intake & GuidanceC. Teaching & Student

Learning/ProgressD. Data to Inform

Decision-Making

Student Success:

A. GraduationB. EmploymentC. Other Goals

Professional Development

• Regional workshops and other face-to-face events

• Online clearinghouse of effective practices, trainings, and other resources

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Professional DevelopmentWorkshops / Convenings

• To date, well over 1,000 attendees have participated in IEPI-sponsored workshops

• The IEPI Approach to WorkshopsHeld at colleges whenever possible.Sessions are interactive.Teams from each institution attend.Product is a list of specific steps going forward.IEPI follows up on each team’s progress.

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Professional Development: Workshops / Convenings (Cont.)

• Student Support (Re)defined Workshops• Integrated Planning– January 22, 2016: Coast CCD– February 26, 2016: College of the Canyons

• Diversity in Hiring• Inmate Education• Audit and Fiscal Issues– February 19, 2016: College of the Canyons

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Professional DevelopmentOnline Clearinghouse

• Online Clearinghouse (Prof. Learning Network)Pulls together hundreds of resources by topic (e.g.,

basic skills, SLO assessment, integrated planning, etc.), highlighting exemplary practices

Will include system-wide calendar and other features

Soft launch in November 2015• The Professional Learning Network: pln.cccco.edu

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Partnership Resource Teams• Expertise is matched to Areas of Focus from pool of

over 230 experts• Not just a single visit: Each team commits to 3 visits

or more as needed• The visits are designed to:

Understand issues and identify scope of supportDevelop ideas for institution’s Innovation and

Effectiveness Plan to address Areas of FocusProvide follow up support as needed

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Partnership Resource Teams• Team visits started in May and June 2015.• 31 institutions selected to date to receive technical

assistance by PRTsSpring 2015 cohort 8 institutions; Fall 2015 cohort 15 colleges, 1 center, and 1 district;6 institutions tentatively designated for Spring 2016

• Institution CEO completes short letter of interest• Grants of up to $150,000 as seed money to expedite

implementation of institution’s Innovation and Effectiveness Plan (available until funds run out)

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Examples of Areas of Focus Identified by Institutions

• Integrated planning at all levels, with resource

allocation• Using student success and achievement data

for improving decision-making and institutional effectiveness

• Enrollment management, strategic and otherwise

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Areas of Focus (cont.)• Delineation of function between college and

district• Technology tools for monitoring and

management of institutional effectiveness processes

• Improvement of governance, decision-making, and communication

• Fiscal management and strategies

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Volunteer to join the pool!• Current non-faculty survey: https://

www.surveymonkey.com/r/IEPI-PRT-ExpertiseInventory2015-2

• Current faculty survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Faculty_PRT_team_survey

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