Planning Documents

July:

New fiscal year and budgets begin

August:

Data generated for upcoming program review cycle

September:

Current budgets reconciled and approved by Board of Trustees; Staff Prioritization takes place; second draft of winter intersession schedule due to Scheduling and drafts returned to schools for revision; schools make revisions to spring semester schedule and return draft to Scheduling

September/October/November:

Superintendent/President announces faculty positions and staff positions approved for recruitment; funded equipment/technology requests announced

October:

Final revisions to winter intersession schedule due to Scheduling and schools make final review

November:

Schools receive fall semester scheduling timeline and materials; final revisions to winter intersession schedule due to Scheduling, schools make final reviews, schedule uploaded to website; winter intersession load plans due; final revisions to spring semester schedule due to Scheduling, schools make final reviews, schedule uploaded to website and published; spring semester load plans due

December:

Mid-year budget review; schools submit proposed fall schedule draft, schools receive first draft and finalize changes

January:

Governor's budget announced; schools begin work on draft of fall semester schedule; schools receive summer scheduling timeline and materials

February:

Budget review; fall semester schedules returned to schools for final review and revisions; load sheets due for fall semester; schools submit proposed draft for summer schedule; schools receive first draft of summer schedule and start to finalize changes

March:

PEP-Ups/PEPs/PRUs due, documents posted on portal; Institutional Effectiveness and Planning distributes materials for Faculty Prioritization, Staff Prioritization, and Equipment/Technology Prioritization; summer schedules returned to schools for final review and revisions; load sheets due for summer term

April:

New department budgets submitted to Fiscal Services; summer schedule uploaded to website and published

April/May:

Faculty Prioritization takes place; Equipment/Technology prioritization takes place; prioritization results shared with College Planning Council, Budget Subcommittee, and Superintendent/President; fall schedule uploaded to website and published

May:

Purchasing deadlines; May state budget revise announced; schools receive spring semester scheduling timeline and materials

June:

Schools make revisions to spring semester schedule and return draft to Scheduling

College Plan: Program Enhancement Plan Updates (PEP-Ups)/Program Review Updates (PRUs)

Cycle Length: annual
New Cycle Begins: fall semester
Plans Due: spring semester

College Plan: Mission Statement Review/Revision

Cycle Length: three years
Next Cycle Begins: fall semester 2025

College Plan: Student Equity Plan

Cycle Length: three years
Next Cycle Begins: spring semester 2026

College Plan: Strategic Educational Master Plan

Cycle Length: five years 
Next Cycle Begins: spring semester 2029

College Plan: Technology Master Plan

Cycle Length: five years
Next Cycle Begins: spring semester 2025

College Plan: Enrollment Management Plan

Cycle Length: five years
Next Cycle Begins: spring semester 2025

College Plan: Accreditation

Cycle Length: seven years
Current Status: focused site visit September 2024

College Plan: Facilities Master Plan

Cycle Length: ten years, with a midterm review at five years
Next Cycle Begins: spring semester 2025 (midterm review)

College Plan: Professional Development Plan

Cycle Length: three years
Next Cycle Begins: spring semester 2024

College Plan: Institutional Learning Outcomes

Cycle Length: five years
Next Cycle Begins: spring semester 2026