Baldrige Model

The Alamo Colleges use the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence as an organizational self-assessment and self-improvement framework to increase efficiency, operate effectively, and be accountable to all stakeholders. Baldrige helps us assess and improve the approach, deployment, learning (improvement), and integration of key management processes (1-6). It also helps us examine our performance and improvement in student learning outcomes; customer-focused outcomes; budgetary, financial, and market outcomes; employee-focused outcomes; process effectiveness outcomes; and leadership outcomes (7). This leads to increased value to stakeholders; organizational effectiveness, capabilities, and sustainability; and personal and organizational learning.

Baldrige Core Values and Concepts: Visionary leadership, Learning-centered education, Organizational and personal learning, Valuing employees and partnership members, Agility, Focus on the future, Managing for innovation, Managing by fact, Societal responsibility, Focus on results and creating value, Systems perspective.

Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Award Recipients in Higher Education:
2005: Richland College, DCCCD (Profile | Winning Application)
2004: Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business, University of Northern Colorado (Profile | Winning Application)
2001: University of Wisconsin-Stout (Profile | Winning Application | Presentation)
 

• Decision to Adopt and Implement Baldrige at the Alamo Colleges District 
• Alamo Colleges Educational Philosophy Based on Baldrige 
• Are We Making Progress in Baldrige? Click here to find out. If you are a leader, click here to find out.
• Quality Texas Foundation's Newsletter 
• Texas Award for Performance Excellence (TAPE) Program
   
• Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
   
• The Alliance for Performance Excellence
   

 

No Improvement Without Action
No Action Without Decision
No Decision Without Discussion
No Discussion Without Facts
No Facts Without Analysis
No Analysis Without Data
No Data Without Checking
No Checking Without Control Points
No Control Points Without Adherence
No Adherence Without Process
No Process Without Standards
No Standards Without Planning
No Planning Without Policies
No Policies Without Values
No Values Without Mission
No Mission Without Vision
(Source: Quality Texas Foundation)

District's Baldrige (TAPE) Application Resources:

• TAPE Criteria for Performance Excellence 
• Alamo Colleges Core Competencies 
• Baldrige Category Questionnaires:
  • Organizational Profile 
  • Category 1 
  • Category 2 
  • Category 3 
  • Category 4 
  • Category 5 
  • Category 6 
   
• District's Baldrige Workshop Evaluation Results