New CUNY SPS Office Explores How Data Can Inform the School’s Strategic Goals
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e h t m r o f n I n a C a t a s l How D a o G c i g e t a r t S School’s Colleges and universities are increasingly responsible and accountable for gathering and interpreting data to help guide and implement their missions and visions. At CUNY SPS, this charge has been led by the school’s new office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning (IE&P). Formed in February 2019, IE&P’s stated mission is to provide leadership, support, and resources to help cultivate evidence-informed decision making that will continuously improve student learning, educational programs, and administrative and educational support services, as well as advance innovative strategies to serve adult learners. IE&P will engage the School to use evidence efficiently and effectively to focus on equity, student success, and accountability.
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To achieve this, IE&P collaborates with academic programs and units to tell the story about the teaching and learning experience. This process starts by asking questions about students’ progress, whether they graduate with the knowledge and skills programs are designed to deliver, and whether students are satisfied with their experiences at CUNY SPS. With this general approach in mind, IE&P focuses its work on five ‘priority areas’. These include accreditation, assessment, data management and reporting, institutional research and analytics, and planning. Since its launch, IE&P has successfully carried out a number of initiatives within these five areas.
