Maricopa Community Colleges

District Office Improvement Team (DOIT)

DOIT Strategic Planning Team

The DOIT Strategic Planning team has been charged with the identification of the Strategic Plan for the District Office. The plan includes the Strategic Goals/Priorities of the District Office and the Operational Plans required to accomplish the goals.

The first task of the team included revisiting the vision, mission and values for the district office. They are included in the Strategic Plan document for 2005-06.

The team meets approximately 2-3 hours per month. Subteams may meet outside of the full team meeting. If you are interested in participating on the team, please contact DOIT!

District Office Mission

The District Office provides Service, Support, and Leadership for quality education in partnership with our colleges and diverse communities.

Vision and Values

As an entity of the Maricopa Community Colleges, the District Office employee's embrace the vision and values established for the organization by our Governing Board.

Vision

The Maricopa Community Colleges strive to exceed the changing expectations of our many communities for effective, innovative, student-centered, flexible and lifelong educational opportunities. Our employees are committed to respecting diversity, continuous quality improvement and the efficient use of resources. We are a learning organization guided by our shared values.

Values

Value Education
We value lifelong learning opportunities that respond to the needs of our communities and are accessible, affordable, and of the highest quality.

Value Students
We value students as the primary reason we exist. We respect their diverse life experiences, value their achievements, and appreciate their contributions to our learning community.

Value Employees
We value all our residential faculty, adjunct faculty, administration, professional support staff, crafts, and maintenance and operations personnel, respect their diverse life experiences, appreciate their contributions to our learning community, and encourage their individual professional development.

Value Excellence
We invite innovation, support creative problem-solving, and encourage risk-taking. We value teamwork, cooperation, and collaboration as a part of our continuous improvement efforts.

Value Diversity
We celebrate the diversity of our communities and pledge to promote and recognize the strengths as reflected in our employees and students. We believe no one is more important than another, each is important in a unique way, and we depend on each other to accomplish our mission.

Value Honesty and Integrity
We believe academic and personal honesty and integrity are essential elements in our learning environment. Employees and students must speak and act truthfully.

Value Freedom
To foster our learning environment, we respect individual rights and the privacy of our employees and students, and encourage dialogue and the free exchange of views.

Value Fairness
We advocate fairness and just treatment for all students and employees.

Value Responsibility
We believe employees are accountable for their personal and professional actions as they carry out their assignments. We are all responsible for making our learning experiences significant and meaningful. We are accountable to our communities for the efficient and effective use of resources.

Value Public Trust
We honor the trust placed in us by the community to prepare our students for their role as productive world citizens.