Resource Allocation and Facilities Committee

Guiding Principles

The Resource Allocation and Facilities Committee is committed to clearly communicating our processes and recommendations.  In the resource allocation process, we will ask the questions:

• Does it help students reach their educational goals?  
• Does is promote student equity?
• Is it reasonable?
• Is it allowable?
• Is it essential?
• Is it sustainable?

The direction of the Resource Allocation and Facilities Committee is based on the following established Guiding Principles: 

• Valuing stewardship and integrity in recognizing our fiduciary responsibility to ensure fiscal stability and sustainability of physical resources
• Taking an institutional approach to decision-making
• Allocating physical and fiscal resources strategically to strengthen learning and support services that improve student success
• Advocating and articulating college needs through planning documents and a defined and documented process
• Using relevant, well-defined, agreed upon data in a consistent manner for decision-making
• Leveraging of current physical and fiscal resources proactively, regardless of fiscal climate
• Operating under established timelines
• Assessing, refining, and communicating the resource allocation model and processes regularly
• Propose and prioritize ADA and other legislative compliance

2023-2024 Goals

1. Regularly review the MJC Strategic Plan as our guide to sound decision making.
2. Continue communicating with the college regarding the District and College Budgets, the resource allocations and campus facilities improvement.
3. Ensure that units that received allocations in the previous cycle, report their return on investment highlighting how the allocation has helped students meet their educational goals.
4. Create a long-term strategic financial plan.