2020-2023 STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS OVERVIEW How did we get here? In 2019, Kaskaskia College intensified its efforts to enhance and modernize its planning processes to ensure the presence of the sustainable infrastructure necessary to provide the highest quality education possible. Strategies were developed to solicit feedback from both internal and external stakeholders and the resulting plan reflects this inclusive process. Since 2018, committees consisting of faculty, staff, and administrators have launched a series of surveys to students, employees, and members of the community. The committees also organized several focus groups comprised of students, college employees, and community leaders to gather more specific data about college operations, community partnerships, and student success. The data from those surveys and focus groups were analyzed by the college administration, Board of Trustees, and Quality Council members and results were shared during a series of informational sessions held on each campus in 2019. Future results will be shared quarterly through 2023. Based upon employee and Board of Trustee input during those sessions and supported through collected data, the Quality Council developed a series of priority items, which employees were asked to rank. The results of this prioritization survey led to the development of the four institutional goals and their strategic priorities found in the following pages. In February 2020, the Quality Council committee provided a draft of the Strategic Plan to the President’s Cabinet for review and made the draft available for public review on the College’s website. After incorporating additional feedback from various stakeholders, the plan was presented to the Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees for approval in March 2020. The Strategic Plan will help guide the College from fiscal years 2020-2023, with Cabinet leaders ensuring accountability for the implementation of the plan. To evaluate the progress of the plan, key performance indicators for each goal will be measured and reviewed on an annual basis, with College leadership setting annual targets for each key metric. Please note that this plan replaces a fifteen-year plan that will sunset in July 2020. The College leadership, coupled with suggestions from our stakeholders, determined that due to the ever changing climate of the community college setting, a three-year plan was more versatile and easily adaptable when compared to the previous plan. Because this plan was developed with institution and community-wide feedback, confidence level is high that the College will achieve the ultimate goal of aligning our resources with our mission priorities. The creation of this document is only the first step in a living process, a process that must be sustained with appropriate support and careful oversight. Guided by the four institutional goals, this new strategic plan will serve in alignment with other planning documents as the College’s road map for the future. The commitment and dedication of all KC employees will be critical in its success.
Community Engagement
Campus Engagement
Industry Engagement
Community Engagement Meetings
Climate Survey
Program Advisory Boards
Community College Month Open Houses
Presidential Student Forum
Critical Skills Gap Summits
External Stakeholder Luncheons
Student Satisfaction Surveys
Workforce Investment Opportunity Act
Educational Center Surveys
Customer Service Survey
Meetings of the South Central Illinois Growth Alliance (SCIGA)
CTE Delivery System of Marion, Clinton, and Washington Counties
Public comment at Board of Trustees meetings
High School Stakeholders
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