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of the two acts.
However, Zeigler believes aware-
ness is increasing at a good pace and
the committee will continue to moni-
f
SAC retention increases
Pursuing goals set by the stra-
tegic planning committee at St.
Philip's College could enhance
the college's teaching and learn-
ing environment over the next
five years, the president said at a
forum Sept. 24.
Goals set by the strategic plan-
ning committee are to:
• Preserve the college culture,
climate and image;
• Strengthen and create pro-
grams that position the college
for recognition
• Create a culture of student
success through excellence in
teaching and learning
• Respond to economic and
human resource needs of the
College continues
disability awareness
region and provide infrastructure
to support excellence in teaching
and learning.
President Angie Runnels said
there are objectives and plans for
each goal.
Runnels said the committee
developed 72 plans, but 14 plans
will be focused on for this year
for the college.
One plan is to develop an
honors program at St. Philip's,
Runnels said.
She said the college started
researching university literature
on honors programs around the
country.
She said many people see
community colleges as institu-
tions that mainly focus on fulfill-
ing student's prerequisites, but
ger have to worry about being
dropped from all courses.
"It (the law) is going to have
some kind of impact," he said.
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percentage) over more than a
preliminary reviews of the plan-
ning will take place Nov. 10-26.
Burmeister said the planning
will focus on analyzing strengths
and weaknesses of St. Philip's.
She said the planning allows
for faculty and staff to under-
stand what challenges St. Philip's
will face during strategic plan-
ning.
Without unit planning, it
would be difficult to implement
strategic plans, Burmeister said.
Faculty and staff will submit
final unit plans to the strategic
planning committee Dec. 15.
During the meeting, Runnels
reviewed the annual budget, not-
ing major expenses.
"Certainly a major expense for
us is in personnel," Runnels said.
the process of replacing person-
nel who retire, resign or die.
She said they will look at each
department's need of the posi-
tion and decide if the employee
replacement should be directed
to a different department.
Runnels said other expendi-
tures come from personnel reas-
signments.
She said the district has a long
history of shifting personnel from
other campuses to St. Philip's.
Last year, $500,000 was spent
to adjust for the payment of re-
assignment salaries, Runnels
said.
For example, former student
life director Kathy Armstrong
was reassigned from this college
to Southwest Campus.
Then the employees are required
to sign a verification that they have
received the information.
Zeigler, who headed the commit-
tee when the report was compiled,
she said St. Philip's can support
academic achievers.
"We can create an environ-
ment that can be very attractive
to scholars," Runnels said, adding
that faculty who have an interest
in developing the program will
design the course model.
She said the suggestion
came from the Technological
Trends Academic Standards
Subcommittee of the Strategic
Planning Committee.
Runnels said costs are difficult
to determine.
Dr. Maritha Burmeister, direc-
tor of research, planning and
effectiveness, said unit planning
will begin this month.
Planning will take place dur-
ing workshops Oct. 20-24 and
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According to a budget distrib-
uted at the meeting, St. Philip's
will spend $23,958,804 on pay-
roll.
Runnels said the costs make
up 80 percent of the college bud-
get.
She said St. Philip's spends
a lot on personnel because they
support St. Philip's Southwest
Campus and share Northeast
Campus expenditures with this
college.
No percentage goal has been
set for personnel cost.
"We have a very large person-
nel cost," Runnels said. "We are
looking very closely at our per-
sonnel cost."
Runnels said the administra-
tion will be carefully evaluating
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drop of more than 2 percent in 1998 and
1999.
Zeigler was unsure of the reason for
the drop and called David Mrizek, chief
financial officer for this college, to ask.
When no internal or external factors
could explain the drop in num-
bers, both concluded it was an
anomaly.
The second objective,
which is similar to the
first, states that by August
2002, 76 percent of students
enrolled in developmental /
courses in the fall will have /
completed the course. /
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and exceeded by 1.1 percent,
though it will continue to be tracked. This
objective also shows the anomalous dip
in 1998 and 1999, but the fall off was 5
percent.
The goals of 76 percent were set in 1996
although the report states retention was
at 79.6 percent the previous year.
Mrizek said this college was using data
from a different report at the time which
showed retention rates below 74 percent.
An overview of the two objectives
shows a slight difference in the two stud-
ies. The first objective is slightly under
goal and the second is slightly over.
The first two of six strategic goals are
the most important, President Robert
Zeigler said. The two involve increasing
retention rates.
According to a progress and achieve-
ments report compiled by the office
of institutional effectiveness, the first
objective aimed at retention states that
by August 2002, 76 percent of students
enrolled in college-level courses each fall
will have completed the course.
The goal of 76 percent was determined
by the Institutional Effectiveness Steering
Committee headed by Zeigler.
The committee set its goals according
to trends within this college, Zeigler said.
"We're shooting at a target that's within
reach," he said. "And we did make it"
However, as of 2002, this college was
at 75.8 percent, just shy of its goal for the
first objective.
The report conceded that the objective
had not been met, but improvement was
evident and the objective should continue
to be tracked. A target date for reaching
the objective is now set for 2005.
In the seven years retention has been
tracked, the percentage of students
completing their courses has remained
steady with the exception of a sharp
St. Philip's takes aim at goals to enhance college culture, allure
Commission, Title 1 of the ADA
prohibits private employers, state
President Robert Zeigler said Oct. and local governments, employment
14 he believes this college is mak- agencies and labor unions from dis-
ing progress in ensuring employee criminating against qualified indi-
awareness and compliance with viduals with disabilities.
two congressional acts dealing with A progress and achievement
people with disabilities. report for 2001-02 compiled by the
The third of six strategic committee states only 74 percent
goals developed by this college's of employees have participated in
Institutional Effectiveness Steering activities to heighten their awareness
Committee states this college will
support employee opportunities for
personal and professional develop-
ment and its main objective states
that by 2002,100 percent of full-time, tor progress. Each year, a reminder is
permanent employees of this college sent to departments reminding them
will have been made aware of the to make information about the acts
Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 available to all employees,
and the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990.
According to Section 504 of the
first act, (the act) "forbids discrimi-
nation, on the basis of disability, in
any program or activity receiving said the committee chose to elimi-
money from the U.S. Department of nate the objective from the strategic
Education." goals because ensuring awareness
According to the Web site for the of the two acts is a normal operating
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity procedure.
I "We'll have to look at it (the
year to be accurate."
However, Zeigler believes it
v would be shortsighted for any
student in developmental courses
to drop the course. "You've taken the
course because you've shown the need to
build skill."
Eventually, a student will have to take a
college-level course in the subject, he said.
"Dropping the course only postpones the
inevitable."
This college has set up a committee to
try to assess the impact the law will have.
Zeigler also said a districtwide ad hoc
committee chaired by Craig Hudspeth,
dean of arts and sciences at St. Philip's
College has been set up, and its approxi-
mately 20 members will focus only on the
affects of the new law.
A new state law allows students
enrolled in developmental courses to
drop the course without being dropped
from all classes.
Zeigler predicted the percentage of
completers in the second study may fall
off because students will no Ion-
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