In the final phase of the planning process, the task force meets in a goals conference to draft strategic goals for each of the concept paper themes and action plans to achieve each of the identified goals. The steering committee drafts these goals informed by the stakeholder perspectives and preferred future developed in the vision conference. The drafts of the strategic goals and action plans are reviewed by the President's Cabinet, College Council, and the campus community; the task force will use the resulting feedback to refine and finalize the goals and action plans.
The final goal statements and action plans will be clearly written and concise, no more than one or two pages for each strategic priority. Financial commitments, when necessary, should be clearly identified. The President's Cabinet is responsible for implementation and timing of the specific actions contained in the strategic plan. Implementation of the strategic plan will begin in 2014, with action to be taken on at least three strategic goals during that calendar year.
The strategic plan will be presented to the Board of Trustees in their January 2014 meeting. Once the Board of Trustees gives its final approval to the strategic plan, the task force’s responsibilities will be concluded and it will be dissolved.
(The January 2014 timing to seek approval of the final strategic plan and the conclusion of the task force was adjusted due to a change in the sequence of activities. The original schedule included conducting program prioritization concurrent with development of the strategic plan. It was determined by the task force the strategic vision was needed in order to effectively prioritize college programs. As a result of this change, the formal Strategic Plan was finalized and approved by the Board of Trustees on November 15, 2013. The program prioritization assignment is now in process with an anticipated completion date of March-April 2014.)
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