Institutional Effectiveness (IE) and Strategic Planning (SP) processes are integrated to assist the college in planning for the future, setting goals, determining budget and helping to ensure student learning.  The institutional effectiveness and strategic planning process allows faculty and staff to develop a single set of comprehensive goals and objectives for their department that will help the college reach its overall goals.   Each department is asked to develop a minimum of 2 to 3 objectives for this assessment. In order to ensure that departments have the necessary resources to accomplish their objectives, budget priorities have been identified for the 2011-2012 year that align with the College's Strategic Plan.  Please refer to the listing of budget priorities below. Please include funds in your departmental budget for implementing your identified goals/objectives.

Instructional Departments: Instructional areas will need to develop at least 2 student learning objectives and at least one other objective that addresses the strategic planning initiatives.  Instructional areas please refer to NCTC Student Learning Outcomes Handbook. Please note that your assessment results (Column 5) needs to be completed prior to December 15, 2011 so you may incorporate your results into your IE/SP assessment. Please complete you use of results (Column 6) no later than January 31, 2012.

To access the Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning document, please go to the  Faculty and Staff page on the college's website (Username: nctc  Password: facstaff).  Click on the New Strategic Planning Webpage at the top of the Faculty/Staff page. On the Strategic Planning webpage, click the Action Plans and IE tab and on the drop down list click on IE/SP Assessment.  Open up the Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning Assessment form.  Save this form with a new name (Ex: IESP Math) to your local drive and then begin entering your information.  If you do not save it to your drive you will not be able to save your work.  You can also access other reference materials at this location -- IE/SP Guidelines, Example forms, etc.  Please print off the signature page (located under the Action Plans and IE tab) and have all faculty and staff who have participated in this process sign the signature page.

Please e-mail a copy of your assessment form (Column 1-4) to David Brown at dbrown@nctc.edu by the date shown below.  Instructional Departments please refer to the Student Learning Outcomes Handbook for specific details and deadlines.  Please send a hard copy of the signature page (Appendix B) to David Brown in room 118 on the Gainesville Campus.   The following is the timeline for the Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning Assessment.