AlamoFORWARD

Alamo Colleges District’s Strategic Plan

Propelling Toward Our Moonshot

The Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees has approved the new priorities and goals that will anchor AlamoFORWARD, our new strategic plan for the next five years.

Over the past several months, the district has undergone a comprehensive strategic planning process to reach this significant milestone. This process included gathering feedback from over 200 individuals within the district community – faculty, staff, students, community representatives, and members of the Board of Trustees.

Strategic Plan Timeline

Phase 1: Launch & Discovery

Board Engagement

Previewed the timeline with the Board of Trustees , which approved organizational charges to the chancellor to execute a strategic planning process that captures stakeholder feedback and positions the Alamo Colleges District on a multi-year path while building on an award-winning foundation.

Community Input

Engaged approximately 200 stakeholders, including students, community-based partners, board trustees and staff from across the district and colleges through eight listening sessions, ensuring that AlamoFORWARD will be grounded in an understanding of current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges, both internally and across our landscape.

Phase 2: Refinement & Approval

Priority & Goal Development

Engaged approximately 50 district-wide staff and faculty, over four work sessions to translate listening session feedback into changes that build on an awardwinning foundation and create a multi-year path that anticipates future opportunities and shifts in our landscape, concluding with four new priorities and 12 goals.

Board Adoption

Conducted three Board of Trustees feedback sessions to review, refine, and adopt the final priorities and goals for the Learners, Talent, Community, and Performance Excellence areas.

Phase 3: Plan Development

Facilitated six district-wide, highengagement workshops with 80 staff, faculty, and students, each averaging three hours.

Finalized the AlamoFORWARD strategic plan that includes 36 key strategic actions and 12 indicators that will measure our success.

Phase 4: Implementation

Starting in 2025 and continuing through 2030, we will advance and monitor the impact of all strategies through shared leadership across the district, periodically providing updates to the Board of Trustees and our community.

A Message from the Chancellor

We will deepen our “Students First” commitment — delivering high-quality instruction, career-aligned pathways, and holistic support that helps every learner succeed.

From enhancing our nationally recognized AlamoADVISE model, to strengthening dual credit and early college programs, over the next five years, we will prioritize propelling our learners toward their aspirations and into prosperity.

– Dr. Mike Flores
Chancellor of the Alamo Colleges District

Our 2025-2030 Priorities

At the core of AlamoFORWARD are four key priorities that anchor the district’s mission, vision, and values.

These priorities organize and align current and future work, and represent the collective contributions and aspirations that will drive the Alamo Colleges District toward our moonshot: partnering to end poverty through education and training.

Each priority is a critical area of focus needed to create lasting impact over the next five years.

Learners

Propelling our learners’ success from connection through post-completion

Goal 1: Our learners connect to and enroll in a learning pathway aligned with their aspirations.
Goal 2: Our learners receive quality instruction and career preparation, with the support needed to persist along their educational journey.
Goal 3: Our learners complete their learning pathways, attaining necessary credentials, transferring to a higher education institution, and/or securing a job in a high opportunity field.

Talent

Nurturing a mission-driven workplace that enhances performance, collaboration, and leadership among all our employees

Goal 1: We attract, recruit, and retain exceptional talent to serve our learners and community.
Goal 2: We continuously learn and adapt to better serve our learners and community.
Goal 3: We partner to create a culture and environment where all employees thrive and are valued.

Community

Strengthening our community through collaboration and service

Goal 1: We engage and collaborate with our stakeholders to address the diverse needs of our learners.
Goal 2: We meet the demand for talent in high-opportunity occupations and industries.
Goal 3: We leverage our resources, investments, and services to improve our community’s economic and social mobility.

Performance Excellence

Delivering efficient and effective instruction, services, and operations

Goal 1: We practice exemplary stewardship through adept policies and procedures and principled governance.
Goal 2: Our instructional, operational, and financial processes are efficient, effective, and ensure accountability.
Goal 3: Our operations, facilities, and technology are sufficiently resourced to evolve with educational and workforce demands and innovations.

The 2025-2030 Strategic Plan

"This plan is our board’s promise to stay focused on what matters most: student success. It’s a continuation of our journey as a two-time recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, a distinction that recognizes our commitment to continuous improvement, excellence, and results.

AlamoFORWARD strengthens that legacy. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I want to thank everyone who contributed to this planning process."

– With gratitude,
Dr. Clint Kingsbery
Chair, Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees

Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees

Dr. Clint Kingsbery, Chair, District 8

Joe Alderete Jr., Vice Chair, District 1

Anna Uriegas Bustamante, Secretary, District 3

Gloria Ray, Assistant Secretary, District 2

Dr. Lorena “Lorraine” Pulido, District 4

Gerald Lopez, District 5

Dr. Gene Sprague, District 6

Dr. Yvonne Katz, District 7

Leslie Sachanowicz, District 9

Josiah Rodriguez, 2025-2026 Student Trustee