Strategic Plan 2026 Archive
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Steering Committee Timeline & Workflow
March 2024
Leadership sets parameters
April 2024
All call for steering committee
- Plan structure with Liz, Dr. Corr
- kick off planning process
May 2024
Initial meeting of Steering Committee, initial meeting of tri-chairs
- College Town Hall: Parameters, establish pillars (take reaction?), what to expect, timeline
- Survey to current college leadership: committees, councils, LAB, Cabinet about what went well and what could have been better in planning and executing previous SP
- Liz run a session with Cabinet on expectations
- Liz run a session with DGB on setting the stage and parameters
- Plan Survey to students / constituents
- First convening of Steering Committee
- Create Focused Scan teams
- Future Look article assignments for summer
June 2024
- Stakeholder (External Constituent) Surveys – Liz , Steering Committe to review
- Use Previous Invitation List
- Include Save the Date for November Horizon Event
August 2024
Steering Committee work
- Review of Future Look articles
- Review timeline and flesh out activities
- Organize ourselves into Scan Teams (incl. Values)
- Update at All-Fall Town Hall August 5
- Feedback Cycle and Objective Rubric
(AWC login required)
September 2024
Steering Committee work
- Scan Teams complete early-mid September, Share out in workshop style
- Disaggregated Data Party
- Student Focus Groups – Mobile Pizza Party
- Update at September College Governance Council (CGC) - tentative share out measurement goals
October 2024
Steering Committee work
- Discovery: Develop potential projects within each theme
- Staff Survey – testing our early discoveries
- Update at October College Governance Council (CGC) - tentative share out measurement goals, updated
November 2024
Steering Committee work
- Update to DGB
- Update at October College Governance Council (CGC) - pace of the work, updates
- Horizon Symposium to test concepts with wider public, host speaking event
- Start writing the plan
December 2024
Draft test with Student Intercept surveys at all sites
January 2025
Plan Launch & Mobilization
- Strategic Plan launched; governance and implementation teams activated
- Initial priorities set across all five initiatives
- Budget alignment and early planning underway
February 2025
Foundation & Goal Setting
- District Governing Board Formally Adopts Strategic Plan of 5 Objectives at February 2025 Meeting.
- SMART goals finalized across all initiatives
- Early work begins on AI, scheduling, and access strategies
March 2025
Early Implementation
- Teams operationalized across all pillars
- Baseline metrics established (enrollment, completion, scheduling)
- Initial pilots begin (AI tools, scheduling redesign)
April 2025
Pilot Development
- Launch of early pilots in:
- AI integration (Center for the Future groundwork)
- Scheduling efficiency models
- Outreach planning begins for targeted populations
May 2025
Capacity Building
- Faculty/staff engagement expands (training, workshops)
- Experiential learning framework defined
- Industry and community partnership development begins
June 2025
Scaling Implementation
- Early gains in scheduling efficiency and course alignment
- Expansion planning for Early College, OTA, and workforce programs
- Continued AI strategy development
July 2025
Data & Strategic Alignment
- Institutional benchmarking and learning (Excelencia focus)
- Data analysis begins to guide equity and completion strategies
August 2025
Visible Progress
- Center for the Future: Leadership structure and AI initiatives advancing
- Scheduling: Increased 8-week offerings and improved alignment
- Access: Growth in Early College and expanded outreach programs
- Excelencia: Data disaggregation and student success focus
September 2025
Governance Update
- Formal progress update to District Governing Board
- Focus on Center for the Future, Entrepreneurial College, Excelencia
- Resource alignment and priority refinement
October 2025
Program Expansion
- AI Fellows program launched with solicitation of faculty, staff, and students engagement
- AI guidelines developed and implemented through the AI for All initiative
- Makerspace evolution into Center for Emerging Technology underway
November 2025
Workforce & Innovation Growth
- Final AI for ALL Guideline reference released
- Expansion of Entrepreneurial College programming:
- Wellton Accelerator
- Rural healthcare initiatives
- Apprenticeships and prison education programs
- New grant funding secured to support workforce development (~$3M+)
December 2025
Year 1 Momentum
- Record-setting enrollment trajectory established
- Continued scaling of AI, scheduling, and access initiatives
- Strong institutional performance and fiscal efficiency gains
January 2026
Measurable Outcomes Emerging
- Largest Fall enrollment in college history achieved
- Continued improvements in student satisfaction and experience
- Strategic Plan initiatives demonstrating early return on investment
February 2026
One Year in Review
- Centralized Scheduling (Major Breakthrough):
- Fall 2025:
- +10% FTSE growth
- +8.9% enrollment increase
- Spring 2026:
- Continued upward trend (+709 enrollments; +3.5% FTSE)
- 8-week courses expanded to 25%+ of total offerings (From Spring 2025)
- Nearly tripled GE course availability in 8-week format (47 → 132 sections) Reduced total sections while increasing enrollment → clear fiscal efficiency gains
- Fall 2025:
- Student Success Maintained:
- ~79–80% overall success rate despite increased scale
March 2026
“A Year of Impact” Milestone (Strategic Planning Report Release)
- Center for the Future
- Director of Emerging Technology selected and onboarded
- AI Fellows program operational (faculty, staff, students engaged in training and outreach)
- AI training topics expanding across disciplines (instruction + operations)
- Center for Emerging Technology advancing with infrastructure and leadership in place
- Access & Early College
- +15.3% total credit hour growth YoY
- +22.5% Early College credit growth
- Continued expansion of dual enrollment and new high school partnerships
- Early College delivering significant affordability (66% discounted tuition)
- Student Outcomes
- Record number of credentials awarded
- Strong student satisfaction and belonging indicators
- Clear alignment between programs and workforce outcomes
- Entrepreneurial College
- Launch and expansion of:
- Workforce accelerator near completion: Future48 – Wellton Manufacturing Center
- Industry-aligned programs and grants continue to be earned
- Continued growth in applied, experiential, and workforce-based learning
- Launch and expansion of:
- Excelencia (Culture & Belonging)
- Development of new SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) across the College
- Student progress notification
- Embedded academic support for gateway courses
- Focus areas:
- Reducing success gaps
- Increasing HSI awareness
- Creating clearer pathways to completion
- Ongoing professional development and institutional alignment
- Development of new SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) across the College
Feedback Cycle
Discover all the opportunities for input during the year.
Data & Survey Results
| Title/Filename | File/Link |
|---|---|
| FY25 Innovation Fund Townhall | Download |
| AWC Horizon Welcome | Download |
| Executive Summary Horizon Symposium | Download |
| Student Intercept Survey | View |
| 10 Themes of Survey | View |
| Common Themes Initial Surveys | View |
| Focus Group Schedule | View |
| AWC Strategic Plan 2028: Faculty & Staff Areas of Focus Survey | View |
| Steering Committee Final Themes (Buckets) | Download |