AQIP 2007 Systems Portfolio - San Juan College

San Juan College – AQIP Systems Portfolio- November 2007Table 7.3 SJC Performance MeasuresNew Mexico Performance Measures are defined bythe State. The measures are reported annually to theLegislative Finance Committee along with annualtargets established by the institutions. Theperformance results become part of the annual NewMexico State legislative funding bill for HigherEducation. The results of all the measures from theNew Mexico 2-year schools are compared andanalyzed within the College. Comparative evaluationand operating plans are created by the College’sexecutive staff.Improvement (I)7I1 San Juan College strives for continuousimprovement in all it does. In the area of measuringeffectiveness, the college is• working to improve tracking processes forstudents who have graduated, transferred, orhave been placed with employers.• developing a data warehouse, to store trendinformation allowing longitudinal studies andprogram review by providing dash boardviews of 70 pre-defined reports such asstudent head count, number of students inprograms, student FTE count, etc. Inaddition, a data warehouse will allow usersto create their own ad-hoc reports.• developing timelines and content for periodicinformational reports, and• working with stakeholders to develop reportcontent based on student, program and userneeds.• tracking graduates and student successthrough employers7I2 San Juan College engages in a continuousprocess for improvement, prioritizing improvements,and communication the results with our stakeholders.• The college sets annual targets afteranalyzing institutional data and comparing itto benchmarks established by otherinstitutions.• The college considers current and historicdata and aligns it with our Strategic Plan.Our improvement priorities includeenrollment growth, retention, and studentsuccess. Their priorities are monitoredthrough regular information sharing whichincludes institutional performance scorecards, reporting to state agencies,presentation to the Board of Trustees, andreports to school deans.• Based on information contained in the PACEsurvey, a cross-functional Communicationand Input Design Team has been chargedwith benchmarking collaborative institutionalsystems and structuresResults used to develop operational plans forimprovement that are linked to annual budgets andthe college’s strategic plan.AQIP Category Seven: Measuring Effectiveness 68