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The operational planning process provides a structure and consistency for the college to allocate resources in alignment with our strategic vision.ÌýIt provides an annual process for decisions regarding strategic planning, people, and space allocation.

The snapshot is a report that the college provides to each unit with the status of the strategic plan, finances, faculty and staff positions, and overall space allocation.

Based on your unit’s strategic vision and in alignment with the college’s strategic vision, describe your priorities for the upcoming academic year. Explain how success will be measured for each priority.

Define specific, measurable indicators that will help track progress and achievement of your strategic goals.

Review your budget data from the financial section of the operational snapshot. Clearly outline how the current and anticipated budgets will be employed to achieve your goals in the next year.

Identify any budget gaps in your operational plan and propose how you plan to address these gaps, such as the utilization of reserves or other funding sources.

Indicate how one-time funding sources will be used and how they align with your strategic priorities for the fiscal year.

Requests in the operational planning process in this area should be for anything outside of Human Capital and Space/Infrastructure needs.ÌýLargely this would include programmatic funding, student hourly and grad student support, seed funding for new initiatives, and other like items.

Provide an updated Visio unit organizational chart that includes current and requested positions, reflecting any changes in staffing needs.

Include a narrative that details the headcount ratio (where applicable), the necessity of additional positions, and how they will help achieve your unit’s strategic goals.

Identify any gaps in your staffing and provide a clear plan for addressing these gaps, including any recruitment or development strategies.

Tenure-track faculty approvals occur at the campus level, around July and the college communicates final allocations to units no later than August.

Tenure-track allocations are discussed and agreed upon with the dean and chairs as a group each spring for the following academic year.ÌýNew position allocations are based on factors that include the college and unit strategic plans, college and unit budgets, current faculty headcounts, student headcount and enrollment trends, research opportunities, faculty retirements and departures, and other factors that may arise each year.

Teaching faculty allocations are made at the unit level for departments.ÌýAllocations are made at the college level for programs.ÌýAllocations at both levels are informed by the operational planning process and based on factors that include college and unit strategic plans, college and unit budgets, current faculty headcounts, student headcount and enrollment trends, faculty retirements and departures, and other factors that may arise each year.

Review the current space allocation data from the operational snapshot and include this information in your operational plan.

Clearly outline your space requirements and provide a narrative explaining how the additional space will support your year-one goals.

Consider the functional needs of your unit, the anticipated growth, and how the new space will enhance your ability to meet strategic objectives.