1. Identify funding sources and share information with appropriate faculty and staff; collaborate with faculty and staff as requested to write grants, particularly in programming areas heavily impacted by funding cuts or in areas that offer alternative methods of delivery, such as online learning.
2. Continue to seek funding for facility expansion through federal grants or private and corporate funding in collaboration with the MCC Foundation
3. Collaborate with Montgomery County Schools to write Early College/High School initiative grant

1. Dean will complete and submit in a timely manner the (required) SACS Fifth-Year Interim report as wells as any supplementary information requested by the Commission on Colleges.
2. Dean will document the method developed for tracking substantive change

1. Gather data and documentation for Interim report; review examples of successful reports; compile and submit report
2. Document the sources of information and the communication process used to track substantive change

1. SACS letter indicating acceptance/approval of the report
2. Document approved by Cabinet and on file in the Dean’s and President’s offices.

In December, the SACS Substantive Change Procedure was revised and submitted, along with accompanying documentation, to the President for approval. The document was received and approved.

The Substantive Change procedure will continue to be used to monitor changes at the college and ensure ongoing compliance with SACS policies.

1. Research the use of and implement a college facebook account
2. Research the use of and implement a college Twitter account to be linked to the college website
3. Develop a college social media code-of-conduct for employees

1. facebook: the number of “friends” and general response rate will be documented
2. Twitter: the number of “followers” and general response rate will be documented
3. Social media code-of-conduct will be developed and used to guide employees social media interactions

Although much initial research was conducted and a preliminary draft of a college social media code-of-conduct was created, this project was put on hold several months ago when it became apparent that the system-wide PIO group (PRIMA) was working in concert with the system office to develop statewide guidelines for social media use in the community colleges.

1. Division personnel will attend all state-level professional organization conferences appropriate to their duties each year
2. Division personnel will attend a national conference appropriate to their duties every third year

1. PIO will attend PRIMA and other regional professional development as appropriate
2. Dean will contact SACS representative regarding inclusion as part of a SACS visiting team within the year
3. Dean will attend: NC CORD, CC PRO (next national conference scheduled 2009-10)

A second form requesting inclusion as part of a SACS visiting team was sent to the Commission on Colleges. No response has been received.

1. The Director of Institutional Effectiveness will create a consistent appearance on all college web pages by transitioning existing pages to the newer, centered format.
2. Web page code will be consistent with currently accepted web standards, ADA compliance, and is SEO (search engine optimized).

1. Purchase and install latest version of Dreamweaver software (CS5) to ensure web code is consistent with currently accepted web standards, ADA compliance, and is SEO (search engine optimized).
2. Reformat older-style web pages; check validation compliance on newer web pages

1. The Director will attend the 2011 Institute on Quality Enhancement and Accreditation, July 17-20, Omni Fort Worth Hotel, Ft. Worth, TX.
2. The Director will contact the college’s SACS representative requesting inclusion as part of a SACS visiting team.
3. The Director will continue to attend in-state CC PRO conferences and meetings, as budget permits.