The Institutional Effectiveness Council

The Institutional Effectiveness Council (IEC) has the responsibility to oversee the college’s planning process, coordinate and assess the strategic direction of the College, including review of the College’s Strategic Plan, and ensure that the college meets accreditation standards and implements the college’s accreditation planning agenda items. The Council ensures that the college budget supports the college’s mission and goals and links the college budget with college planning. Through the IEC, recommendations are made directly to the College President.

IEC Mission Statement

The IEC oversees, coordinates and assesses long-term planning and budgeting for the College as a basis for effective and informed decision-making through shared governance in alignment with the Educational Master Plan forwarding its recommendations to the College President.

LAVC Strategic Goals 

• Goal 1: Foster Student completion by supporting a learner-centered environment
• Goal 2: Increase equity by identifying gaps in achieving outcomes (transfer, associate degree, certificate, etc.) and implement effective models and programming to minimize gaps
• Goal 3: Through the College's shared governance structures, maximize institutional effectiveness through evaluation of environmental, human, physical and financial resources.

Annual Goals for 2020-2021

1. Monitor and advise on the short-term and long-term effects of the pandemic.
2. Monitor and support the campus progress towards becoming an anti-racist and more student-ready campus.
3. Improve the communication process across campus departments and constituencies.
4. Monitor and advise on progress on attaining strategic priorities.
5. Promote engagement in participatory governance.

IEC Guiding Principles

1. Foster active participation and communication between all shared governance standing committees and workgroups.
2. Ensure all recommendations made to the College President are data-driven with factual and substantiated details. Specifically, collects and analyzes data to meet the objectives of the Educational Master Plan, as well as, the campus strategic and operational plans.
3. Be mindful of fiscal considerations in discussions but never to the detriment of student success.

Decision-Making: Participatory Governance Committee Structure

IEC Membership/Constituencies (PDF)

• Budget Committee (BC)
• Educational Planning Committee (EPC)
• Facilities Planning Committee (FPC)
• Program Effectiveness and Planning Committee (PEPC)
• Technology Committee (TECH)
• Work Environment Committee (WEC)

LAVC Participatory Governance Handbook (Approved 11/5/19)

IEC SharePoint site

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