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| Board Approves New Mission Statement |
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The Carroll Community College Board of Trustees has approved a new college mission statement for submission to the Maryland Higher Education Commission. On February 15, 2012, the Board voted to approve the new mission statement, which had been developed and recommended by College President Dr. Faye Pappalardo. In accordance with Maryland law, the president and the Board of Trustees have reviewed the mission statement every four years. During the college's self-study in preparation for the Middle States reaccreditation visit in April, 2011, the president determined that a comprehensive, college-wide review of the institution's mission was warranted. Dr. Pappalardo appointed a committee, chaired by Dr. Craig Clagett and Dr. Janet Ohlemacher, to develop recommendations for revising the mission statement. The 12-person committee represented all areas of the college and included the chair of the Board of Trustees. The committee was charged with bringing a recommendation to the Planning Advisory Council in November, 2011. Members of the committee met with the faculty, Administrative Services and Continuing Education staff, the College Senate, and the Student Government Organization during development of their recommendation. The president e-mailed the draft recommendation to all college employees in October, with an invitation to provide comments and suggestions to the committee by November 11. The committee met on November 14 to finalize their recommendation and presented it to the Planning Advisory Council on November 21, 2011. With one amendment, the council unanimously endorsed the proposal and forwarded it to the president. Dr. Pappalardo approved the new mission statement after the meeting and placed it on the Board's agenda for review at their January retreat and formal adoption at their February meeting. With the new mission statement approved, on February 20th the Planning Advisory Council began a review of the college's Institutional Effectiveness Assessment Measures. These high-level accountability measures are one way the college assesses its mission accomplishment. The first set of Institutional Effectiveness Assessment Measures was developed by the Planning Advisory Council and approved by the president and Board of Trustees in 1999; the measures were revised in 2003 and again in 2008. The Board receives a report on the measures every December; in the spring the measures are submitted to the County Commissioners. The Planning Advisory Council is currently developing recommendations for measures under each of the 10 mission goals in the new mission statement. Once the measures are approved by the president and the Board, Dr. Pappalardo will determine the target values or benchmarks for each measure. The college's performance will be assessed against these benchmarks twice a year.
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