FY 2020 Strategic Plan Update and Budget Report

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Introduction
The annual budget for Texas State Technical
College (TSTC) is submitted to the Board of
Regents (Board) at a special budget meeting the
day before its regularly scheduled August Board
meeting. The fiscal year for the College begins
September 1 and ends August 31. Management
updated the TSTC Strategic Plan and proposed
the Fiscal Year 2020 budget to the TSTC Board
of Regents on August 14, 2019.
Strategic Plan Highlights
TSTC’s strategic plan was adopted in August
2017 with the launch of the first phase in
Spring 2018. The first phase focused on TSTC’s
student success goal. Leadership and the Board
reviewed progress on the plan in January 2019.
The Board provided feedback and this report
includes revised goals for consideration with
the Fiscal Year 2020 budget.
Phase 1 of TSTC’s strategic plan engaged all
instructional programs to focus on one of five
elements of program vitality: placement, wages,
persistence, enrollment and net contribution
margin. The majority of programs realized
gains in their respective areas of focus,
continuing the College’s growth trajectory for
more anticipated graduates and offsetting the
effects of program closure decisions made to
focus on high quality programs.
Phase 2 of the strategic plan will launch on
January 1, 2020. This phase is focused on
Organizational Health. Pre-launch activities of
planning, developing, training and a soft launch
for select departments are currently underway.
TSTC managers will be responsible for
executing commitments toward the successful
attainment of our organizational health
goal. In addition, the College is deploying a
comprehensive management training program
to apply leadership practices and behaviors
to improve the overall level of employee
engagement.
Operational Planning
Throughout the College, operational plans are
generally focused on several key areas:
Increasing Capacity and Flow Through
the Learning Infrastructure and Pipeline
Top initiatives include prioritizing
resources to highest yielding programs,
strengthening capability for attracting
and retaining talent and engaging crossfunctional
collaborations in enrollment
planning and management. TSTC
capabilities are reaching new levels
of maturity with new approaches for
managing facilities, human capital and
scheduling. State and local leadership
are identifying and removing constraints
to maximize the conversion of applicants
to students, thereby driving increased
placements. Ultimately, continued
progress and related growth will rely on
the alignment of people, processes and
technology towards a reimagined way of
doing business.
Launching New Modalities,
Products and Markets
TSTC is launching a Performance-Based
Education (PBE) modality for select pilot
programs in Fall 2020. This development
effort includes introducing entirely
new online products, validating skill
requirements directly with employers,
integrating essential employability skills
into curriculum and creating new offcampus
learning delivery channels. This
results in students spending less time
enrolled, paying less tuition, getting into
the workforce quicker and having a more
immediate impact on the Texas economy
and TSTC’s funding formula.
Developing New Quality Control
The 2019-2020 accreditation reaffirmation
process requires the development and
explanation of performance standards
and related practices. Departments
statewide are implementing the necessary
quality control methods to sustain the
reaffirmation effort.
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