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Strategic Plans

Integrated, campus-wide strategic planning is CBT’s specialty and vital to the life of any college. Gaining consensus around the “road map” of how money will be spent, how goals are prioritized, and how individual roles and responsibilities are shaped will significantly increase your likelihood of success.

Call for a customized approach to:

  • Pre-planning assessment & needs analysis
  • Strategic planning & program development
  • Strategic plan implementation & facilitation
  • Organizational planning & development
  • Leadership training & development
  • Shared governance facilitation

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The CBT approach to Strategic Plans

The CBT approach to developing Strategic Plans begins with cooperation with both the internal and external stakeholders of the district. When completed, the plan will prompt institutional action leading to improvement in the services and programs designed to meet the needs of a diverse student population.

The specific goal of the strategic planning process is to identify the resources, facilities and actions necessary to meet the short and long-term goals of the district as determined by the comprehensive planning process. The strategic plan will address how the district can utilize the mission and vision to implement planned improvements resulting in better quality services to students and the constituents of college or district.

Working on campus and throughout the district across institutional lines with all district and campus groups as well as the larger service area, The College Brain Trust (CBT) consultants promote understanding and support among all college constituencies of the importance and value of a strategic plan, both in relation to accreditation and to the future success of the college or district.

The strategic plan – a description

The strategic plan is guided by the college’s mission, vision, and educational master plan. It places the goals and values of those documents in the context of the district’s relationship to its community, its students’ needs, and its human and fiscal resources. The plan will propose a series of concrete strategic goals buttressed by specific actions and activities within a set of timeframes. At a minimum, the strategic plan will include:

  1. Introduction – an executive summary, purpose and acknowledgements.
  2. Foundations for the Strategic Plan — college history, philosophy, core values, mission, functions, goals, objectives, institutional learning outcomes and organizational structure. The foundational planning statements must reflect and honor what is unique about the college or district and will be collaboratively determined.
  3. An Environmental Scan – analyses of key external variables impacting the college such as service area population demographics and projections, economic climate, and workforce needs.
  4. A SWOT analysis – A look at what is going on inside the college by identifying the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, including enrollment trend analysis, student demographics and projections, and participation rates.
  5. Incorporate the recently approved Mission, Vision and Values statements.
  6. Development of three-year goals - based upon the Environmental Scan and SWOT analysis and reflective of the values and goals embodied in the major institutional documents.
  7. Development of accountability measurements - how the goals are going to be reached (strategies, objectives, responsibilities and timelines).
  8. Recommendations and strategic directions for the future.

For information on how we can help your college or district with a strategic plan, contact us today.

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