PRT vs a Mini-PRT: Which one is right for you?

IEPI makes technical assistance available to institutions through full Partnership Resource Teams (PRTs) and Mini- Partnership Resource Teams (Mini-PRTs). Each full PRT will visit the client institution at least three times to understand the issues thoroughly, help the institution develop an improvement plan called the Innovation and Effectiveness Plan (I&EP), and provide follow-up guidance during early implementation of the Plan.

The typical Mini-PRT, which focuses on a narrow set of institutional needs, includes a virtual meeting and one visit, to help the institution develop its I&EP.

Common Areas of Focus (AOF):
  • Enrollment Management
  • Fiscal Management and Strategies
  • Governance, Decision-Making, Communication
  • Integrated Planning and Resource Allocation
  • Pathways Infrastructure
  • Professional Development
  • Research and Data for Institutional Effectiveness
  • SLO, SAO Assessment, Improvement, Integration
  • Social Justice and Inclusion
  • Student Equity
  • Student Services
  • Technology and Tools

Steps to prepare the Letter of Interest (LOI)

Requesting technical assistance and funding is easy. Simply submit a Letter of Interest (see steps below to start the process.

If you are interested in having a PRT visit to your institution, please send us a brief Letter of Interest with the following information:

  1. Your institution’s name.
  2. A description of areas in which your institution is doing well.
  3. A description of your institution's areas of focus for PRT or Mini-PRT assistance that will help advance your institutional effectiveness even more. Previous visits to institutions have addressed diverse topics such as enrollment management, student learning outcomes assessment, integrated planning, fiscal strategy, technology applications, and professional development.
  4. A description of the rationale for these areas of focus.
  5. A description of how these areas of focus relate to the Core Commitments in the Vision for Success and help advance Vision 2030.
  6. The signature of the institution’s CEO.

As a recipient of technical assistance, your institution may be eligible for a one-year seed grant of up to $250,000 for full PRTs, or $100,000 for mini-PRTs. The purpose of the seed grant is to help expedite implementation of the Innovation and Effectiveness Plan (I&EP). Institutions receiving seed grants will be expected to develop plans for institutionalizing their efforts.

Letters of Interest will be received and reviewed on an ongoing basis. After the initial review, you will be asked to provide a more detailed one- or two-page commentary on the areas of focus to help determine scheduling and prepare for the initial visit.

To submit a Letter of Interest, please email:

David C. Andrus, JD
Interim Superintendent/President
David.Andrus@canyons.edu

Daylene Meuschke, Ed.D.
Vice President, Institutional Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness
Daylene.Meuschke@canyons.edu

CC: Diane Rausch
Diane.Rausch@canyons.edu

Or mail:
College of the Canyons
Attn: IEPI
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91355