Institutional Effectiveness Advisory Committee (IEAC)
Fourth Thursday of the month from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
Committee is dark in June and July.
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The Institutional Effectiveness Advisory Committee (IEAC) aids in the districtwide integration of institutional planning, resource allocation, program review, technology strategic planning, and upholding principles of DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Antiracism).
Functions
- Support the colleges' Institutional Effectiveness processes
- Be a resource and support the accreditation processes at the colleges and ensure related accreditation district entities (e.g., HR, Business Services, TESS) are meeting accreditation requirements.
- Recommend institutional priorities for inclusion into [the District] integrated planning and resource allocation.
- Ensure the colleges' Educational Master Plans inform the development of the DSO Strategic Plan.
- Develop and monitor implementation of the DSO Strategic Plan, ensuring that the District Strategic Plans (i.e., HR and TESS) align with the DSO Plan.
- Monitor the development of mechanisms to assess progress on major district plans (i.e., HR and TESS) and providing an annual report that can be used in the formulation of recommendations to Chancellor’s Council.
- Facilitate communications and resource-sharing across District and Colleges in order to better meet institutional research and planning needs.
- Develop mechanisms (e.g., self-surveys and rubrics) to assess effectiveness of district-level committees.
- Disseminate information and make recommendations to Chancellor’s Council as appropriate.
- Provide a status report for institutional plans to the Chancellor’s Council.
- Reviewing the recommendations of the IEAC subcommittees (Academic Calendar Subcommittee, TESS Subcommittees, DSO Planning & Program Review Subcommittee, etc). and move them forward to Chancellor’s Council as appropriate.
2024-25 GOALS
GOAL 1: STREAMLINE INTEGRATED PLANNING PROCESSES
Action: Finalize a unified framework for integrated planning by revising the Planning
+: Integrated and Student-Focused document.
GOAL 2: DEVELOP A DISTRICT-WIDE SURVEYING SCHEDULE
Action: Create an annual surveying calendar to minimize survey fatigue and implement
best practices.
GOAL 3: INFORM IEAC OF DEIA EFFORTS
Action: Seek training on DEIA best practices and allocate time during committee meetings
for brainstorming and goal-setting.
GOAL 4: UPDATE INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS WEBSITE
Action: Update the online resource repository for institutional effectiveness planning
materials by May 2025.