Luisito Amador

The Educational Master Plan for Cerritos College, titled 'Students First Framework', serves as a clear roadmap and vision guiding the college's program development process and overall campus growth strategy. Developed through consultation with college constituency groups and key community business partners, the plan aims to ensure a student-centric approach to institutional advancement.

Key discussions during the meeting included an enrollment update, highlighting historic headcount and FTES, the impact of the new funding structure, and the college's selection for IEPI strategic management training to enhance data usage. The committee also discussed refocusing its purpose to align with a single campus-wide enrollment management goal. Updates were provided on the non-instructional peer review process, which is currently being reviewed by Vice Presidents regarding templates and rubrics. A budget update highlighted a $324 million shortfall at P1 in the State budget, which affects community colleges, detailed by property tax expectations and SCFF costs. Other items included an announcement regarding Proctorio testing software representatives visiting the campus, a request for amenities near the new Performing Arts Center, and a proposal for a 'Sunshine Planning Meeting' on May 3 for simultaneous input on plans. Finally, it was noted that Dental Hygiene seniors passed their national boards.

This Strategic Plan serves as a mid-cycle working document to achieve outcomes established by the Educational Master Plan (EMP), providing a framework for Unit, Area, and College Annual Plans. The plan focuses on six key goals: strengthening the culture of completion, ensuring program alignment through partnerships, promoting leadership and staff development, improving internal and external communications, upgrading educational infrastructure, and enhancing organizational effectiveness. It aims to achieve these by addressing student success, equity, educational pathways, industry alignment, professional growth, communication strategies, and technology modernization.

The meeting included a budget update which covered the joint analysis of the State Budget, noting that the funding formula remains unchanged for another year, that there are no remaining one-time dollars, and mentioning the status of the Health Occupations modernization project in relation to Capital Outlay Projects. Discussions also involved the calculated COLA of 3.46% and preparation for an analysis regarding the Relief of STRS Costs. Furthermore, the committee reviewed the Planning and Shared Governance Committee calendar for 2018-2019, addressing concerns about the due dates for Unit Plans and the need for potential extensions. A note was also made regarding the release and due date for the Student Equity Plan template.

The committee discussed several topics, including an enrollment management update, a budget update, a shared governance evaluation update, strategic plan year 1 evaluation and year 2 planning, and ISLOs results. The Enrollment Management Committee reviewed and proposed goals to align the Enrollment Management Plan and Educational Master Plan, aid the development of the Facilities Master Plan, adopt a reporting protocol, analyze the impact of the new funding formula, and review and update Enrollment Management Plan activities. The committee also discussed the shared governance self-evaluation report for years 2016-17 and 2017-18, and the Strategic Plan 2017-2020 evaluation/report draft. Additionally, the committee reviewed the SLO Assessment from 2014-17 and discussed the creation of a subcommittee to connect the SLO's to the resource allocation process.