Educational Master Plan 2007 - Santa Ana College

SANTA ANA COLLEGEEDUCATIONAL MASTER PLANPREFACEtoCommitmentLearning: 100 Years & BeyondSanta Ana College • Founded in 1915What is the Educational Master Plan?The Educational Master Plan (EMP) is an “umbrella document” utilizedto integrate practice and operations at Santa Ana College. All practicesand operations are clearly linked to the mission statement of the college,which is integrally connected to the Vision Statement of the Board ofTrustees of the Rancho Santiago Community College District.The EMP contains all college planning documents, including the StrategicPlan, the Technology Plan, budget development documents, the RSCCDBudget Allocation Model and the LPA Facilities Master Plan. The EMPalso contains the Month-by-Month Planning Calendar, the cycle throughwhich plans are operationalized.In addition to planning documents, the EMP contains the Santa AnaCollege Core Competencies and the guiding SLOs for all programs atthe college. Links to all Department Planning Portfolios (DPP) may beaccessed, and program review templates for Academic Programs, StudentServices Programs, Administrative Services and President’s Cabinet mayalso be found through a link to http://www.InsideSAC.net.How was the Educational Master Plan developed?The concept of the Educational Master Plan was developed by theInstitutional Effectiveness and Assessment Committee (IE&A). Themission of the IE&A within the participatory governance structure ofSAC is to review all college planning efforts and make recommendationsto the College Council regarding systematic, integrated planning. As such,IE&A is the oversight group of the Strategic Plan and remains closelyaligned with the Budget Committee (maintains integration with RSCCDBudget Allocation Model and SAC budget plans oversight), TechnologyAdvisory Committee (SACTAC—Technology Plan oversight), FacilitiesCommittee (LPA Facilities Master Plan oversight), the Academic Senate,College Council and President’s Cabinet. It is the group responsible formanaging the EMP as well as receiving recommendations regarding allprogram review efforts. Recommendations from the Teaching LearningCommittee (for Academic Portfolio Assessment/Program Review),Student Services and Administrative Services program review documentsinform updates and changes to the college Strategic Plan as well.Guiding Principles for the SAC Educational Master Plan and the Tableof Contents were developed and approved by President’s Cabinet onOctober 7, 2007. The EMP was presented to the RSCCD Board ofTrustees on July 21, 2008.Santa Ana College