Educational Strategic Plan

Introduction

Diablo Valley College (DVC) is developing its next five-year Educational Strategic Plan (ESP) for 2026–2031. This plan will:

• Revisit and update the college’s mission, vision and values.
• Establish college-wide strategic goals with supporting action steps that align with the college mission.
• Serve as DVC’s roadmap for the next five years across academic programs, student learning, facilities, technology, and workforce investment.
• Become the guiding document for DVC’s strategic priorities, resource allocation, and institutional growth over the next five years.

Please check this page periodically for updates, draft documents, and invitations to contribute your feedback and participate in the process.

Project Leads

DVC has formed an ESP Taskforce and partnered with Gensler, a higher education consulting team, to guide and support this important planning initiative. The Gensler team is comprised of seasoned professionals who bring decades of combined experience in strategic and educational master planning, serving colleges throughout California and across the country.

The ESP Taskforce, comprised of faculty, classified professionals and managers, plays a key role as the collaborative working group shaping the plan. Facilitating the effort is Lindsay Kong, Dean of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation, who oversees coordination between the college and Gensler. Together, this partnership will ensure the ESP reflects our community’s shared priorities and aspirations.

Process

The ESP development process involves:

• Review and update of mission, vision and values.
• Analysis of student access, achievement and local/regional trends.
• Gathering of meaningful input from students, employees and community members through a variety of engagements:
  • Two all-college workshops (Register on Grow@4CD): November 5, 2025, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and March 4, 2026, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00p.m.
  • Multiple focus groups: November 19 & 20 and December 2
  • Two community forums: November 20 (San Ramon); December 2 (Pleasant Hill)
• Development of college-wide strategic goals and action steps.

Timeline

• October 2025: Project kickoff with introductory meetings
• November 2025 – March 2026: Workshops, forums, data review, engagement sessions, task force meetings
• March – July 2026: Draft ESP finalization followed by college-wide review and approval by the Board of Trustees
• Fall 2026: New ESP takes effect and begins guiding DVC’s strategic priorities

Please direct questions about the ESP writing process to project lead Lindsay Kong at lkong@dvc.edu.