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Strategic Educational Master Planning

College of the Desert has over the past two years been in the process of creating a new Strategic Educational Master Plan. The most recent prior plan had been created in 2003, and the college has been creating an updated plan.

The creation of the Plan has been coordinated by the Planning Council (on-campus, off-campus) according to the recommendations of the SEMPC committee. The Planning Council contracted the Voorhees Group to facilitate the creation of the Educational Master Plan. (For an example of an Educational Master Plan created by the Voorhees Group see here).

As of May 1, 2008, the process had reached the point of creating a Strategic Education Master Plan, Version One. This Version One was reviewed over the summer and into the first weeks of fall semester and was finalized into a Strategic Education Master Plan, Version Two Final, as of November 1, 2008.

During the fall semester the Planning Council also reviewed and revised the Mission and Vision statements of the college ---- these are given below and on the College's Hompage; they are also to be found in publications of the college such as the Spring 2009 Class Schedule.

Questions regarding Planning may be addressed to the Office of Institutional Research at 776-7257.

Mission and Vision:

Mission Statement:: College of the Desert provides excellent educational programs and services that contribute to the success of our students and the vitality of the communities we serve.

Vision Statement : College of the Desert will be a center of innovations and collaborations for educational enrichment, economic development and quality of life in the Coachella Valley and surrounding communities.

Important final documents:

        Strategic Education Master Plan - Version Two Final
        Executive Summary
        Appendix A
        Appendix B
        Appendix C
        Appendix D
        Appendix E
        Mission and Values Survey Results
        Community Needs Survey Results
        Community College Inventory Survey Results
        Strategic Education Master Plan - Version One

May 13 - 14:

         Rick Voorhees May 13/14 visit schedule:
                  Tuesday, May 13, 2:00-4:00 Planning Council, SA6
                  Wednesday, May 14, 6:00-7:15 p.m. Forum, MALibrary
                  Wednesday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. Board presentation
         Deans' responses to Version One draft
         Mission, Vision, Value redraft 2.0

April 14 - 18:

        Rick Voorhees April Visit Schedule
                 Student Forum: Wed, April 16, 12:45-2:00 p.m., Pollock Theatre
        Student Forum Notes
                 Mega Forum: Thursday, April 17, 6:00-7:30 p.m., MALibrary

March 10 - 14 Visit:

Rick Voorhees March Visit Schedule
Notes from Student Forum 3/12

February 11-14 Visit:

Rick Voorhees February Visit Schedule
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