Committee members present – David Jordan, David Garza, Hahn Tran, Maury Pearl, Adrian Gonzalez, Richard Rains, Paul McKenna, Phoebe Rivera, Kathy Dawson, Robert, Patrick White, Jesus H. Ranon.
Agenda
Discuss the strategic plan
Review Strategies for Effective Technology Usage
Plan Activities and Meeting for Fall 2008
David Jordan:
1.A new committee member was introduced by David Jordan. She will be working on the
Strategic Plan.
2.David opened up for discussion and definition of a technology implementation and usage strategic plan to be presented to the college council as suggested by the accreditation commission upon completion of a favorable audit to our college conducted earlier this year.
3.David said the accreditation audit results were acceptable but stressed the importance and urgency of getting the strategic plan presented to the college council. David also referred to other colleges being on probation (SouthwestCollege) for not being able to implement a technology plan.
4.David encouraged and accepted opinions from all committee members for a proper definition of what the “strategic plan” concept should be. Several definitions were proposed by the membership.
5.David discussed Goal 5 of the five-year strategic plan to be implemented during the period 2008-2013. David also defined three tasks to be done by this committee:
1)Integrate a task force to review the technology strategic plan
2)A second group will review technology needs and requirements
3)Enhance use of technology
6.David suggests integrating subcommittees (task force groups) to begin working on the project. These subcommittees will present their results by the second meeting this month and continue working on their goals.
7.Alternative approach – The technology committee, as a whole, will work on all three agenda items:
1) Discuss the Strategic Plan
2) Review Strategies for Effective Technology Usage
3) Plan Activities and Meetings for fall 2008
Maury Pearl:
1.Maury labeled the “strategic plan” concept as a “collective thinking of the direction this college wants to go” in terms of implementing technology acquisitions and usage.
2.Maury pointed out that the accreditation commission critiqued MissionCollege’s lack of planning and integrating efforts to reconcile budgetary and resource allocation processes to effectively improve technology usage.
3.Maury proposed a college retreat for the purpose of developing strategies to improve effectiveness and efficiency through the use of technology, to maintain existing technology, and aid management and faculty make better use of technology. These strategic ideas should be presented to college council for approval.
David Garza:
1.David suggested keeping the committee together, to work on the Technology Master Plan sequentially.
Martha Rios:
1.She suggests creating tasks-force groups
Paul McKenna:
1.Paul suggests “not to divide the committee into groups but continue working on all agenda items throughout the semester.”
2.Contact college counsel to institutionalize committee efforts and get support to resolve all agenda items.
3.Paul recommends appointing a member of the Professional Development Committee to sit at this committee.
Phoebe Rivera:
1.Phoebe points out that the strategic plan structuring can be approached in two different
ways:
1)Ideal approach - This committee prepares a plan based on ideal concepts.
2)Reality-based approach – This committee will base its proposal on budgets, performance, user needs, available funds, and other facts.
David Jordan:
1.David suggests Maury and Hahn to work on preliminary technology plan updates first.
2.David suggest making a motion to define time table and how to approach the completion of the Strategic Plan project:
Motion:
Divide committee into three groups and complete first goal by October 8, the second
goal by November 12 and the third goal by December 10.
Motion unanimously passed.
Hahn Tran:
1.Will present a proposed training plan for administrative and faculty personnel by next
meeting (9/24). Will also invite Title V committee members (Susan and Young) and will coordinate professional development and training effort.
David Jordan:
1.Suggests conducting a survey to discover campus wide technology needs and usage.
Participants could formulate two or more survey questions to be submitted to Maury. Maury will email copy of last survey questions to participants.
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