Operational Task 2
• Building on the comprehensive assessment , develop and implement partnerships , technology , and other recruiting strategies that enhance access to more deserving and qualified candidates .
Metrics
• Alongside an audit of existing and potential opportunities , key performance targets ( indicators ) for each functional area established within the first 6 months .
• Most of newly established key performance targets attained within the first three years .
Operational Task 3
• Develop a process by which new engagement strategies can be introduced , reviewed , resourced , and implemented by various departments and partnering organizations .
Metric
• Process by which engagement strategies are routinely assessed developed within the first 12 months .
Operational Task 4
• Implement a new , comprehensive admissions and marketing strategy , employing a variety of tools and technologies to recruit and engage prospective students .
Metrics
• New admissions and marketing strategy established and implemented within the first 6-12 months .
• Attain a 4:1 ratio of qualified to selected applicants in each trade program by 2026 .
• Attain a 75 % student Pell Grant eligibility rate per trade program
Strategic Goal Two ENHANCE RETENTION
Objective 1 : Harness Innovative Assistance Programs to Aid Students Persist to Graduation
Initiative 1 . . . Create comprehensive programs aimed at decreasing achievement gaps among students from first-generation , low-income , underrepresented , and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds .
Operational Task
• Canvas effective programs from other institutions and community organizations focused on fostering the success of first-generation , low-income , underrepresented , and educationally disadvantaged students to implement best practices for Williamson .
Metrics
• Canvasing completed within the first two years .
• Current success strategies enhanced and / or new success strategies implemented within the first three years .
• Implemented best practices to increase retention to 85 % within the first five years .
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