Title III -- Strengthening Institutions Program
May 2006 Progress Report

Accomplishment	Action Required to Meet Objective	Personnel	Outcome
Key “institutional indicators” for college researched and agreed upon	Institutional indicators researched across similar institutions and discussed at IR Advisory Committee meetings	IR Advisory Committee, Liz Crickard, Casey Crabill	IR Office produces a report of available data indicators for CR
Solutions for data warehouse needs researched and explored	IR organizations and Datatel-using institutions are queried about data warehousing options; vendor products are showcased for Technical Advisory Group and IR Advisory Committee members	Liz Crickard, John McBrearty, IR Advisory Committee members, Technical Advisory Group members	Potential solutions for creating a centralized data collection system are listed and previewed by advisory groups
3^rd issue of Title III Activities Newsletter produced and distributed to all college employees before end of spring semester	Newsletter articles brainstormed and prioritized with input from IR Advisory Committee; newsletter drafted, edited, printed and distributed to all	Danielle Petersen, Cathy Dickerson, IR Advisory Committee, Printing Services, Mailroom personnel	All college employees are informed of progress in important Title III activities
IR Website published http://www.redwoods.edu/District/ir	IR Office provides content to Webmaster for creation of Office Website; site is fine-tuned, uploaded to live College Website and announced to the College	Liz Crickard, IR Advisory Committee, Brian Van Pelt	IR Office has public Web presence
Board of Trustees updated on Title III activity progress	Presentation offered at May meeting of Board of Trustees	Cathy Dickerson	College is informed on Title III activity progress
Interim progress report prepared and sent to Department of Education	Salaries, benefits & expenses and written summary of progress reported as required 6 months into first year of grant using format required by the Department of Education	Cathy Dickerson	Department of Education informed of CR’s progress in implementing Title III grant