Science and Math Program Review Summary
April 22, 2011
Part A – Trends: Describe the broad trends you see within your division/area. Cite specific internal
or external data when necessary. Please include any trends you see in technology and staff
development/training needs.
Awareness & Access
 Outreach to local schools
1. Doing presentations in high schools and participating in Science and Math Events coordinated by
other schools in our area.
2. Use service-learning opportunities to reach out to local elementary, middle and high schools in area.
 In-reach to current students to expose and encourage more Hispanic and African American students to
enter science and math fields.
Student Success
 Increase availability of up to date technology in the classroom to enhance learning and assessment of
student learning.
1. Ensure reliable, updated computer equipment
2. Ensure that software products are up to date and expose students to cutting edge technology in
science and math
 Curriculum development
1. Update current curriculum to meet student/community needs and to facilitate completion
 Student Learning Outcomes/Program Learning Outcomes
1. Gather and evaluate data collected and make adjustments to course or evaluation process as
needed to complete the continuous improvement loop.
2. Research common exams & pre/post testing to determine student learning in a particular class.
 Develop and seek funding for cohort learning in our science and math majors
 Research and develop MESA (Math, Engineering, & Science Achievement) Program to address student
success rates of underrepresented students
 Implement NIH Bridges Grant in collaboration with UC Berkeley and Merritt College
Community Partnerships
 Create linkages with industry, k-12’s, universities, and community based organizations to:
1. Research and develop internship opportunities for students through collaborative grant efforts
2. Research and develop fellowships for faculty through collaborative grant efforts
3. Seek collaborative grants that support student success and completion in math and science fields.
 Support the development of future Science and Math K-12 teachers in collaboration with CSU, UC, and
foundations with programs like the East Bay Teacher Pathways Program and the Summer Science
Institute
Vision, Leadership & Innovation
 Adjunct Coordination
1. Provide leadership for adjunct collaboration regarding SLO’s, PLO’s, and curriculum standards and
changes
2. Provide mentoring and support for adjuncts
3. Increase communication to adjuncts by providing semi-annual collaboration days in addition to flex
days.
 Facilities
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1700 & 1800 renovation project
Update equipment in science area
Provide trainings to support new equipment
Present need and advocate for a new Biological Sciences Building to better serve students and
address safety issues.
Funding
1. Ensure supply budget in science areas meet the needs of labs
2. Ensure Lab tech support are appropriate for course offerings
3. Ensure proper maintenance of new equipment
Part B – Staffing Priorities: Prioritize the most urgent and immediate staffing requests that need to
be fulfilled.
In priority order:
1. Division Administrative Assistant
2. Math Instructor
3. Student assistants to support science lab areas
Part C – Enrollment Management Priorities: Describe the changes or adjustments that need to
be made to enrollment management and FTEF allocations.
For the 11-12 year, the Science and Math Division is allocated 120.26 FTEF. This is reflects a reduction of 12.47 FTEF
from 10-11.
With this reduction our priorities have been to:
 Maintain a balanced level of offerings in major sequences so that we are providing all students who enter the
sequence with an opportunity to access the following sequential courses.
 Maintain a proportionate amount of basic skills math courses in comparison to previous years.
 Maintain faculty load
If further reductions are to occur, the science and math division will not be able to absorb any further reductions without
compromising one or more of the above priorities. At that time we
will look to the College Enrollment Management Committee, as well as other divisions within the college, to determine the
best route of action for the college as a whole.
Part D – Supplies, Services and Equipment Priorities (4000, 5000 & 6000 categories): Please
include your spreadsheet indicating your priorities (i.e. Priority 1, 2 or 3).
Please attach spreadsheet
Part E – Challenges and New Initiatives: Describe current challenges and most promising new
initiatives in your area.
Challenges:
 Access to data regarding students who have declared science and math majors
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1. Collecting a list of students who are new and have declared a science and math major
2. Determining where our science and math major students assess into in math
3. Longitudinal studies that will help us better understand completion rates and exit points for our
students.
Ability to know what majors our students have declared on the instructor roster.
1. In areas in which we serve students across the campus like our basic skills math and general education
classes, faculty will be able to better serve students if they know their student’s educational goal. This
information will enable faculty to contextualize the content and better connect with students and their goald.s
Adequate support to keep up with technology and innovation so that our students are able to learn in a cutting
edge environment.
New Initiative:
 Cohort learning for majors
 Collaborative grant opportunities with schools, universities, industry, and community based organizations
 Assessment and evaluation of our curriculum and pathways to better serve students in a time of reduced
resources.
Part F – Was there anything else that you feel needs to be included that was not already included?
Not at this time.