ERIC Archive - Strategic Goals for 2000 

This is the 2000-2005 strategic plan at El Centro College (Texas). It discusses the college's mission, vision, and core values, and provides information on goals and success indicators. Goals include: (1) preparing students for careers and for transfer to four-year institutions (2) providing quality continuing/workforce education to enrich students' lives and upgrading their occupational skills; (3) offering basic literacy and developmental education; (4) implementing new technology that supports the teaching and learning environment; (5) having a student body that reflects the demographic characteristics of the Dallas county adult population; (6) creating a climate that affirms cultural diversity; (7) partnering with business, industry, and governmental entities; (8) providing students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in a global community; (9) developing programs of education and training that are adaptive to change; (10) maintaining the campus facilities to ensure that the physical environment is conducive to effective teaching and learning; (11) measuring instruction, recruitment, retention, learning outcomes, and college services and using the results for improvement; and (12) effectively utilizing allocated financial resources and pursuing opportunities to obtain additional resources. The report describes the environmental scan component of the planning process, provides an annual planning calendar, and discusses specific objectives. The appendix lists the college staff, offices, and committees responsible for developing the strategic plan. (MKF)