| Initiative Title | Stabilize and sustain institutional reporting through the coordinated transition to Argos and the establishment of standardized documentation, validation, and reporting practices. |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | 2025 |
| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | The College is transitioning away from Banner ODS and Cognos while continuing to meet state, federal, and accreditation reporting requirements. A coordinated approach is necessary to ensure continuity, accuracy, and sustainability of institutional reporting. |
| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | Without focused attention, the College risks disruptions to critical reporting, inconsistent data, delayed submissions, and reduced confidence in institutional reports. |
| Department Goals | Ensure reliable and sustainable institutional data and reporting infrastructure |
| Programs | |
| Locations | Main Campus, Newburgh Campus |
| Estimated Completion Date | 08/01/2027 |
| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | Yes |
| Importance | High |
| Funding Source | Request for Prioritization |
| Created | 01/16/2026 12:33 pm |
| Updated | 01/16/2026 12:33 pm |
| Goal | How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
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This initiative will support Priority 4 by - ensuring accuracy of institutional reporting, disaggregated access to data for decision making and enable a stable and documented reporting process |
| Action Step | Responsible Party | Order |
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| Identify, inventory, and prioritize high-use and compliance-related reports | All functional data areas | 1 |
| Migrate and validate priority reports in Argos | ITS, IPAR, functional areas and VENDOR | 2 |
| Document report logic, definitions, refresh cycles, and ownership | ITS, IPAR, functional areas and VENDOR | 3 |
| Strengthen data validation and error-resolution processes | ITS, IPAR, functional areas and VENDOR | 4 |
| Monitor and respond to changes in reporting requirements | ITS, IPAR, functional areas and VENDOR | 5 |
| Transition current Cognos report and create needed new reports in Argos | ITS, IPAR, functional areas and VENDOR | 6 |
| Outcome | Order |
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| Continuity and accuracy of institutional reporting; stable and documented reporting processes; and improved readiness for external reporting and audits | 1 |
| Method | Description | Other Method | Responsible Party |
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| Tracking | Usage of programs, services, participation can be tracked; demographic information may also be able to be collected. | IPAR, ITS, Vendor and functional areas | |
| Document Analysis | Documents can be analyzed to provide information and meaning around an assessment topic | IPAR, ITS, Vendor and functional areas |
| INITIAL YEAR COST: | $50,000.00 |
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| RECURRING COST: | $0.00 |
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| CSS Contract with SICAS | $50000.00 |
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| TOTAL: | $50,000.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
| Need | Cost (Initial/Recurring) | Supporting Departments | |
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| TOTAL: | $0.00 / $0.00 | ||
This initiative is not ready for prioritization.
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
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