At Foothill College, an Integrated Planning and Budget (IP&B) process is crucial to maintaining mission-based instruction and student services. As a part of this committment, the governance structure is continually assessed and evaluated on how it integrates the core missions of Basic Skills, Transfer, Workforce and Stewardship of Resources into the decision making process. To do this, the Office of Instruction and Institutional Research Office conducts a review of the process on an annual basis, and convenes a Task Force over the summer to assess where improvements can be made.

The 2010 Task Force met over the summer to review and reflect on the spring survey, which demonstrated the need to streamline the processes of PaRC, including Resource Allocation and Core Mission reporting. The new structure was the result of those meetings. The group decided the core missions of basic skills, transfer and workforce education needed to be more closely connected to PaRC. These committees are now called "workgroups" and incorporate the Strategic Initiatives into their goal planning. Each of these workgroups will then be able to work in tandem ultimately reporting to PaRC. A new calendar was also developed for PaRC and will cover a 3-year cycle (see Annual Planning Calendar).

Resource allocation and resource redirection requests are made through the annual Resource Alignment Process. All resource requests (personnel, B-budget, facilities, technology, equipment) are forwarded to and prioritized by the appropriate academic, administrative or student services division or by the subcommittee for prioritization of committee plans. All programs and services must first participate in the program review process that includes annual updates and summaries of progtam data. Program review and program review updates, Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment, and related supporting data will be reviewed as part of each resource request.

For further information on this process, see the Foothill College Integrated Planning & Budgeting Governance Handbook.