Steering Ships: Institutional Efforts to Serve Students in Developmental Education League for Innovation in the Community College Innovations 2012 Conference March 5, 2012 Gregory Anderson Dean, Learning Resources Karen Chow Instructor, English Jerry Rosenberg Dean, Physical Sciences, Mathematics, & Engineering Rowena Tomaneng Associate Vice President, Instruction De Anza: The Ship at-a-Glance Location Cupertino, CA Student Body 23,000 FTE Faculty 300 FT / 635 PT Administrators 15 Transfer Rate 1,800 per year Students at Basic Skills Level 70% of incoming Context: Before & After DARE Disjointed Integrated Inefficient Efficient Cross Institutionally Purposes Integrated Purposes Good Independent Good Collective Intentions Intentions Fast forward to the present and the guiding principles that got us to where we are today GUIDING PRINCIPLE #1 Deliberative Process & Early Infrastructure: Charting the Voyage and Assembling the Crew If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable. - Seneca Membership in Core and Full Task Force Inclusive, Diverse Representation Faculty, students, staff, administrators Instruction / student Services Basic skills / transfer Academic / workforce Charge, Mission and Authority Established who we served Developed mission statement and core values Gained Presidents formal support Launched with authority Institutional Integration Long-term vision tied to resource allocation Linked to existing governance structures Met needs of integrated planning in accreditation process GUIDING PRINCIPLE #2 Maximizing Assets: Assessing Existing Ports and Running a Tight Ship Assessing and Maximizing Funding Resources Title III federal grant California statewide Basic Skills Initiative AANAPISI Part A and F Federal Grants College one-time funds DARE Budget Planning Deliberative process guides review of overlapping project needs Funding recommendations Role of DARE Core Targeted supported categories Instructional Divisions: - Academic Services - Learning Resources - Language Arts - Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering - Continued All Hands on Deck: Campus Partnerships Campus Partnerships Student Services Divisions: - Admissions and Records - Counseling and Matriculation - Outreach and Relations with Schools Student Cohorts Office of Organizational and Professional Development Campus Partnerships Assessment Center - Contributed to research on campus practices - Supported drafting assessment practices report with institutional recommendations GUIDING PRINCIPLE #3 Institutionalizing DARE: Keeping on Course Successful Voyages Re-organization of academic support Department Retreats Curriculum Direct academic support Visiting speakers Trusted Voice Ongoing commitment to colleges direction GUIDING PRINCIPLE # 4 Transparency: Emerging From the Fog Data Driven Value complementary nature of qualitative and quantitative data Model research and interpretation for organizations that DARE supports Ensure data's prominence in reports produced Shedding Light Budget Transparency - Sources of Income - Spending Information Based Navigation Mapping the Problems Researching & documenting the issues Documenting the outcomes Requiring assessment Displaying Our Colors Disseminating the Results Documents and reports Open and inviting meetings Active web & print presence Ongoing DARE Challenges: Trimming the Sails Developing more structure/focus to complete projects in more timely fashion given current meeting structure / workload while maintaining the space for free-flowing and idea generating discussions Trimming the Sails Highlighting and building on concrete actions Struggle to break/work through organizational / departmental silos Reflecting on the Water What college-wide challenges does your institution face?