Title III -- Strengthening Institutions Program
February 2006 Progress Report

Objective	Action Required to Meet Objective	Personnel	Outcome
Liz Crickard starts work as CR IR Director	Hiring approved by Board of Trustees; office computer and phone set up; welcome announcement sent to district employees and welcome reception held	Board of Trustees, Title III staff	CR has Director of Institutional Research on staff
Title III staff provide opportunities for CR employees to discuss data needs and indicators	Title III office hours and informal discussion times scheduled	Danielle Petersen, Cathy Dickerson	College community discuss Title III activities and data needs
Data and research resources purchased for Institutional Research office	Resources researched, selected and purchased	Danielle Petersen, Liz Crickard	IR Resource Library started
IR Director joins California IR and other IR organizations	Payments and membership application forms completed	Danielle Petersen, Liz Crickard	CR IR Director linked to other IR professionals and organizations
Series of sessions on Title III and the CR Budget offered District-wide	Sessions and presenters are scheduled; promotional materials distributed through campus mail and email, first session held Feb 24	Danielle Petersen, Casey Crabill, Ron Cox, Cathy Dickerson	College community provided opportunities to learn about Title III and the CR budget
Mission statement for CR Institutional Research drafted	IR Advisory Committee members review other college IR mission statements and draft a mission statement for CR IR	Danielle Petersen, IR Advisory Committee	Mission Statement for CR Institutional Research function drafted
Title III updates offered to college	Updates provided at Combined Cabinet, Administrative Team, and Academic Senate meetings, issue 2 of Title III Activities Update newsletter published and distributed district-wide; Title III webpage developed	Danielle Petersen, Cathy Dickerson	College community is updated on Title III activities underway
Title III budget reviewed	Staff review budget reports	Cathy Dickerson, Kathie Simas	Title III activities are within budget