8I1 Improving Current Processes for Planning Continuous Improvement

These improvements include:

• Development of Strategic Goals and Plan
• Development of Institute AQIP Action Projects
• Administrative Planning Retreats
• Development of the STI Council
• Development of Program and Department Action Projects 
• Development of an Action Project Database
• Development of Institute Level Projects
• Periodic Review of Institute Level Projects by the STI Council and SF School Board

Regular review of STI planning processes and systems takes place at various levels.

• Meetings of the STI Council include updates of STI’s Institute Level Projects.
• Throughout the year STI’s administrators monitor the progress of their department or program action projects and make adjustments as needed.
• Annual reports on action progress are required of all STI programs.
• During the summer, STI’s Administrative Team reviews the results of the action projects, plans and strategies and discusses performance levels. In addition, the team determines new directions and changes for the planning process.
• Key performance indicators are updated and reviewed yearly to determine whether action projects are helping STI meet its strategic goals.

STI communicates results and improvement priorities in the following ways:

• STI monthly staff meetings – introduction and updates on institutional projects and AQIP action projects, as well as review of key performance indicators
• STInet site – program level key performance targets and action project database access
• President’s Report – reports on STI’s yearly progress to all stakeholders
• STI Teams and Committees – STI’s various committees are responsible for the completion of STI’s strategic and action projects and plans.
• STI Council meetings – priorities and results are both communicated to the Council throughout the year