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Board Goals 2025-2026 to 2027-28

Adopted December 4, 2025

Budget Preparation and Fiscal Responsibility. Promote a sustainable economic future for the District through advocacy, policy, monitoring, and adoption of a strategy to maintain accreditation and independence for the District.
Board Relations. Build capacity for effective Board governance and the fulfillment of the Board’s fiduciary responsibilities.
Accreditation. Continue to take actions that ensure that the District remains in accredited status on a continual basis.
DEI/Social Justice. Take actions to ensure the District is welcoming, is representative of the community, and supports the success of all students and employees, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, disability, immigration status, learning differences, sexual orientation, religion, or veteran status.
Education Quality and Student Success. Monitor academic excellence and student success with a special focus on closing opportunity gaps.
Safety and Security. Support measures that promote a healthy and safe learning and work environment.

Note: The order of these goals is not intended to indicate level of priority. For more information, please see: Board Goals 2025/26 - 2027/28 - Metrics & Monitoring

2018-2027 Institutional Goals

Improve the student experience
Institutionalize equity
Improve communication
Strengthen credit and noncredit programs
Improve the operation of the College
Strengthen community, education, and industry partnerships
Maintain, improve, and build facilities
Expand and encourage opportunities for professional development

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Board Goals & College Priorities 2019-2020

Adopted December 12, 2019

Board Goals 2019-2020

Facilities Master Plan. Monitor implementation of the Facilities Master Plan to meet bond language and create and implement the sustainability plan. Leverage all stakeholders to address the climate/environmental crisis. (Institutional Goal VII)
Path to 32,000. Monitor that an enrollment management plan that includes exploration of a long-term class schedule is developed and that an increase of 2500 FTES is achieved in 2019-20. (Institutional Goal IV)
Budget Discipline. Receive and review regular budget reports so that appropriate adjustments and efficiencies will be made to maintain a balanced budget. (Institutional Goal V)
Student Equity: Completion. Receive and review reports on (1) student success outcomes for all historically underrepresented groups and measurable progress toward closing the achievement gap graduation rate for African-American, Latino and Pacific Islander students and (2) data on faculty demographics to achieve greater diversity in hiring. (Institutional Goal II)
Advocacy and Resource Development. Actively engage educational partners and the San Francisco political and civic community to achieve a measurable increase in government and NGO grants, in private donations to the CCSF Foundation and an enhanced public image for San Francisco. (Institutional Goal VI)
College Climate. Maintain a mutually supportive relationship with the Chancellor and foster a climate of trust and respect among all stakeholders of City College, especially the participation of students in governance. (Institutional Goals I and IV)
College Plans. Monitor the development and/or implementation of the following: mid-term accreditation report; comprehensive IT plan to include a complete upgrade of web registration plan; and emergency preparedness plan to improve safety and security. (Institutional Goals I and IV)

2018-2025 Institutional Goals

Improve the student experience
Institutionalize equity
Improve communication
Strengthen credit and noncredit programs
Improve the operation of the College
Strengthen community, education, and industry partnerships
Maintain, improve, and build facilities
Expand and encourage opportunities for professional development

Board Goals & College Priorities 2018-2019

Adopted August 30, 2018

Core Values of the Board

STUDENTS FIRST
STUDENT EQUITY
SUSTAINABILITY
TRANSPARENCY
DIVERSITY IN HIRING
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Board Goals 2018-2019

EDUCATIONAL MASTER PLAN. To complete an updated seven‐year EMP that prioritizes enrollment growth and development of in‐demand programs for degree/transfer and workforce certificates.
FMP AND BOND CASE STATEMENT. To complete a seven‐year facilities master plan for modernization of the main campus and other projects to ensure academic excellence; to provide adequate affordable employee and student housing; and to implement a sustainability plan to achieve zero‐carbon footprint. The FMP will serve as the case statement for a possible future bond ballot initiative.
PATH TO 32,000. Monitor that an enrollment management plan and implementation system is in place to achieve an increase of 2500 FTES in 2018‐2019.
BUDGET DISCIPLINE. To receive and review regular budget reports so that appropriate adjustments and efficiencies will be made to stay on the adopted final budget for 2018‐2019.
STUDENT EQUITY: COMPLETION. Regularly assess student success outcomes for all historically underrepresented groups; and to make measurable progress toward closing the achievement gap graduation rate for African‐American, Latino and Pacific Islander students.
ADVOCACY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT. Actively engage educational partners and the San Francisco political and civic community to achieve a measurable increase in government and NGO grants; in private donations to the CCSF Foundation; and an enhanced public image for CCSF.
COLLEGE CLIMATE. Maintain a mutually supportive relationship with the Chancellor and foster a climate of trust and respect among all stakeholders of City College.
CONDUCT OF BOARD MEETINGS. Implement continuous improvements to conduct more efficient and effective business meetings in the public interest.
BOARD PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Participate in Board‐approved activities, conferences and programs to improve trustees’ effectiveness and accountability.

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