Planning Documents

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 due; PEPs due; PRUs due; Institutional Effectiveness and Planning distributes materials for Staff Prioritization and Equipment 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; Staff Prioritization takes place; summer schedule uploaded to website and published

May:

Purchasing deadlines; May state budget revise announced; Equipment Prioritization takes place; fall schedule uploaded to website and published; schools receive spring semester scheduling timeline and materials

June:

Staff Prioritization and Equipment Prioritization scored requests lists reviewed by Budget Subcommittee; schools make revisions to spring semester schedule and return draft to Scheduling

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; Institutional Effectiveness and Planning distributes materials for Faculty Prioritization; 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:

Faculty Prioritization pre-meeting takes place; Superintendent/President announces funded staff positions and equipment items from the previous spring's prioritizations

October:

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

October/November:

Faculty Prioritization takes place

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; faculty positions approved for recruitment announced by Superintendent/President; faculty recruitments begin for subsequent year; schools submit proposed fall schedule draft, schools receive first draft and finalize changes

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 2022

College Plan: Student Equity Plan

Cycle Length: three years
Current Cycle Status: revise plan/review documents spring semester 2022; plan due fall semester 2022

College Plan: Strategic Master Plan

Cycle Length: five years (sixth year added to current cycle due to Superintendent/President recruitment)
Next Cycle Begins: fall semester 2022

College Plan: Educational Master Plan

Cycle Length: five years (sixth year added to current cycle due to Superintendent/President recruitment)
Next Cycle Begins: spring semester 2023

College Plan: Technology Master Plan

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

College Plan: Enrollment Management Plan

Cycle Length: five years
Next Cycle Begins: spring semester 2023

College Plan: Accreditation

Cycle Length: seven years
Next Cycle Begins: spring semester 2023; institutional self-evaluation report due fall semester 2023

College Plan: Facilities Master Plan

Cycle Length: ten years, with a midterm review at five years
Next Cycle Begins: spring semester 2023 (midterm review)

College Plan: Institutional Learning Outcomes

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