PILLAR 1: Advance high quality and accessible learning opportunities

Priority 1: Establish a "Culture of Success" via student support systems including a student-centered service ethic.

• Emphasize advisement and course selection based on placement testing
  
  
• Provide incentives for professional development activities
  
  
• Improve pedagogical strategies and techniques
  
  
• Continue improvements of distance education delivery systems
  
  
• Establish job position to support faculty development of web-based learning objects
  
  
• Improve tutoring services
  
  
• Explore moving class cancellation day to the first week of classes
  
  
• Improve student discussion skills
  
  
• Promote greater enrollment in the college success strategies course and expand NAVIT central programs orientation
  
  
• Expand summer programs for children modeled on the Kids Summer Music/Theatre camp
  
  
• Assess the “early college” pilot program and expand, if warranted
  
  

Priority 2: Expand curriculum (programs) and course offerings in response to community and workforce needs and student interests

• Emphasize Certificate of Applied Science (C.A.S.)and Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) programs
  
  
• Develop new courses in conjunction with the S-STEM grant
  
  
• Expand internship opportunities
  
  
• Explore development of behavioral health A.A.S.
  
  
• Plan the introduction of new vocational programs in conjunction with NAVIT
  
  
• Work with tribal governments and Diné College to provide more offerings in Native American communities
  
  

Priority 3: Documented learning in all courses and programs

• Participate in the Higher Learning Commission’s Assessment Academy
• Revise and improve program review
  
  
• Work more extensively with advisory committees on documenting learning outcomes
  
  
• Continue departmental assessment of student learning
  
  
• Promote faculty journaling to document teaching innovations and learning outcomes
  
  

PILLAR 2: Strengthen Institutional Planning & Accountability

Priority 1: Determine service area needs

• Reestablish community advisory councils
  
  
• Identify local community representatives for involvement with NPC planning
  
  
• Conduct surveys of local businesses and industries to determine if college is meeting their needs
  
  
• Assess all current programs, partnerships, and services as they relate to community needs
  
  
• Prioritize program and course offerings that respond to current and future community needs
  
  
• Institute systematic evaluation of programs partnerships, and services as related to community needs
  
  

Priority 2: Enhance enrollment, recruitment & management procedures

• In conjunction with the Master Facilities Plan, develop a FTSE growth strategy that incorporates community needs, facilities capacity, and program growth capacity
  
  
• Identify resources needed to achieve annual goals
  
  
• Set annual FTSE goals for campuses, centers, sites and programs
  
  
• Set individual enrollment goals for instructors for the classes they teach
  
  
• Implement initiatives to locate qualified adjunct faculty members
  
  
• Encourage all college members to have a voice in FTSE growth 
  
  

Priority 3: Review and implement enhanced marketing & public relations initiatives

• Develop comprehensive long-term marketing and public relations plan
  
  
• Implement variety of short-term integrative marketing initiatives
  
  
• Streamline processes and procedures to publicize NPC services, partnerships, programs, and people
  
  
• Enhance utility of NPC website
  
  
• Develop marketing strategies that attract students and potential students to our webpage
  
  

PILLAR 3: Strengthen Technology to Support Learning and Services

Priority 1: Develop and implement technology master plan

• Conduct user needs assessment
  
  
• Prioritize upgrades and fixes for current technology weaknesses
  
  
• Enhance course management capabilities with integration of JICS platform
  
  
• Implement e-portfolio system
  
  
• Develop viable computer replacement schedule
  
  

Priority 2: Improve technology resources in support of classroom instruction

• Initiate faculty web spaces for all current classes
  
  
• Redesign and refit classrooms to meet computer usage, internet, and projection needs
  
  
• Expand current Smartboard/computer technology packages to more classrooms
  
  
• Investigate program to provide notebook computers to students
  
  
• Provide VOIP to increase technology options in all classrooms
  
  

Priority 3: Enhance distance education technology for all students

• Improve/expand integrative distance learning systems, particularly in remote areas
  
  
• Develop budget to systematically upgrade video/audio equipment
  
  
• Complete installation of Hopi T-1 line
• Implement replacement cycle for Tandberg video conference equipment
  
  
• Double amount of bandwidth from 1.5 to 3.0 Mbs for Centers
  
  

PILLAR 4: Strengthen Human Resources & Employee Relations

Priority 1: Establish stability, consistency & excellence in college staff & services

• Review all procedures and protocols for possible updating and/or elimination
  
  
• Establish procedures as needed to create universality and consistency
  
  
• Offer appropriate technology training to all employees
  
  
• Create employee orientation programs
  
  
• Require departmental training
  
  
• Develop employee mentoring program
  
  
• Provide job specific training
  
  
• Offer college-wide symposia on legal issues such as harassment
  
  

Priority 2: Strengthen hiring, evaluation, & compensation standards

• Assess staffing needs
  
  
• Enhance procedures that foster the hiring of quality personnel
  
  
• Budget additional money for interviewing purposes
  
  
• Standardize interview processes
• Revamp adjunct faculty employment standards & hiring procedures
  
  
• Evaluation & assessment of job performance
  
  

Priority 3: Foster an institutional environment that encourages teamwork, pride in job & institution, professional growth & development

• Develop incentive programs that  recognize individual and group achievement
  
  
• Promote professional development opportunities for staff and faculty
  
  
• Enhance and maintain employee reference resources
  
  

PILLAR 5: Strengthen Fiscal Resources to Support Critical Programs & Services

Priority 1: Identify & develop a variety of funding alternatives

• Seek grant opportunities
  
  
• Enhance awareness and effectiveness of NPC Foundation
  
  
• Support community development to maximize assessed valuation
  
  
• Expand operating and capital state aid through enrollment growth
  
  
• Seek support for capital funding
  
  
• Protect equalization aid
  
  
• Cultivate partnerships with business, industry, governments and other entities
  
  
• Appropriately obtain third party financing
  
  

Priority 2: Improve financial planning

• Strengthen linkage between the budget process and  planning
  
  
• Provide all budget managers with the ability to track expenditures through the financial management system
  
  
• Develop multiple year capital budget plans linked to technology and facilities plans
  
  
• Link program review and assessment to budget development
  
  

Priority 3: Improve accountability & transparency

• Define and document policies and procedures for a comprehensive system of internal controls
  
  
• Enhance disclosures, including a report on the effectiveness of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting (along with the external auditor attestation of that report)
  
  
• Develop community and management reports and a reporting calendar
  
  
• Develop procedures for the audit committee to address risk management and financial report monitoring
  
  
• Post all public data reports for access to statistics
  
  

PILLAR 6: Strengthen Facilities Through Planning & Development

Priority 1: Investigate and pursue funding options for capital and facilities development

• Identify and reach consensus on capital and facilities priorities
  
  
• Reach consensus on capital/facilities funding options
  
  
• Pursue funding options through partnerships with governmental and non-governmental entities
  
  
• Pursue grant funding opportunities that align with institutional priorities and capacities
  
  

Priority 2: Expand facilities to accommodate growth while developing functional facilities for end users

• Develop and implement a master facilities plan that  responds to current needs and provides capacity for growth
  
  
• Establish a preventive maintenance cycle for facilities and  consumable equipment
  
  
• Evaluate, prioritize, and respond to immediate storage and facility needs for programs and departments
  
  
• Develop construction trades program focused on experiential learning through construction of some college facilities
  
  
• Develop new and enhanced Career and Technical Education programs and facilities
  
  

Priority 3: Prepare, disseminate, and implement safety and emergency plan for natural disaster, manmade events, health threats, and HAZMAT events

• Update, expand and adopt draft safety plan from 2006-2007 to incorporate broader range of possible threats and crises
  
  
• Provide annual emergency plan/safety training to all College employees
  
  

Priority 4: Develop use plan for dormant donated properties

• Incorporate use/disposal plan for existing dormant properties into the master facilities plan
  
  
• Create and implement process for evaluating possible acceptance of future properties