Instruction Branch Five-Year Vision

The Instruction Branch consists of dedicated deans, directors, faculty, and support staff responsible for, and committed to, excellence in learning and teaching.

• To promote excellence through leadership in learning and teaching. 
• To recruit and develop quality faculty and intellectually curious students. 
• To foster ethical citizenship and holistic education by cultivating critical thinking, creative problem solving, awareness of international impacts while advancing strong learning and technical expertise.

1. Build seamless pathways to 21^st Century careers
   1. Identify skills and knowledge required for careers
   2. Identify population and current skill sets
   3. Evolve programs and support services to meet those needs
2. Foster excellence in learning and teaching
   1. Create a center for learning and teaching
      • Instructional design
      • Professional development
   2. Design and deliver quality alternative learning environments
   3. Build partnerships
3. Improve outcomes by creating and fostering a culture of inquiry
   1. Train employees to use inquiry methodologies
      • Observation
      • Questions
      • Hypothesis
      • Collect relevant data
      • Analyze data
      • Draw conclusions
      • Make recommendations
   2. Identify standards and benchmarks
   3. Expand support for institutional research and planning
4. Develop a system to procure additional resources for Instruction Branch initiatives
   1. Educate administration about current funding streams
   2. Collaborate with Resource Development and Governmental Relations
   3. Train faculty and administration in effective grant writing
   4. Pursue community outreach and partnership development

1. Infrastructure

• Learning and teaching center space
• Institutional research and planning center
• More classrooms/offices/labs
• Cutting-edge technology
• Reliable technology and support

2. Personnel

• Added support staff
• More full-time faculty
• Increased opportunities for professional development and training for full-time and adjunct faculty

3. Resources

• Increased funding for instructional and operational budgets
• Funding for contracting needed services
• Equipment

The Instruction Branch has endorsed and is committed to our collaborative vision and the continuous improvement critical to reaching it.  The Instruction Branch supports all learning in the quest for knowledge and personal efficacy.

• Credit hours generated by department and division
• Average class size
• Retention within semester
• Retention between semesters
• GPA comparison of KCC transfer vs. students native to colleges and universities
• Percent of courses taught by adjunct
• Student success rate (from Grade Distribution report)
• Enrollment by program
• Placement scores
• Graduation rates

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