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Submitted by: Marcia Corcoran Date: November 6, 2015
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Course Level Outcomes assessed in Fall 14 and closed the loop in
Spring 15 for ENGL 70
(Report Writing) with recommendation for course revision to be made within a department
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Course Level Outcomes assessed and closed the loop in Fall 14 for
ENGL 10
(Undergraduate
Teaching Assistant); scores exceeded target
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Program Learning
Outcomes for English
(developmental, composition sequence,
AA and AA-T degrees) reflections: sharing complex academic texts, discussing department values, and developing student rapport; increasing number of and support for English majors; led to more bridges from
Find below goals, progress, accomplishments, and new initiatives in each category, aligned with the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
(ACCJC) i Standards indicated, as documented in the Program Reviews. Please refer to the Excel spreadsheets for specific resource requests in these areas.
Progress/Needs on
Student Learning/Service
Area Outcomes
Standards IIA and IIB
Instructional Programs
Standard IIA
Library/Learning &
Student Support
Standards IIB and IIC
Human Resources
(FT fac, reassigned, classified, student assts)
Standard IIIA
Physical & Technology
Resources
Standards IIIB and IIIC
Financial Resources
(Services, Contracts,
Conferences)
Standard IIID
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Integrate reading, writing, critical thinking at all levels; build meaning by connecting to student lives and passions; teach students to sustain and support arguments; teach writing as a process and grammar in context; connect writing to texts; approach basic skills as developmental providing additional support and time; support reading and writing across disciplines
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Offer courses in composition; creative writing; ethnic, women’s and world literature
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Created new AA-T degree, English; revised
AA, English; revised
Creative Writing
Certificate
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English/ESL discussing
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10-15 faculty in
English Equity Faculty
Inquiry Group (FIG) read and researched improving outcomes for students furthest from opportunity
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Growing Service
Learning to encourage community engagement
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Widening exposure of students, faculty and staff to a diversity of literary works through
Author Reading Series
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Request 4 full-time faculty (19 full-time and
46 part-time current numbers)
Need institutionalized reassigned time for
English Coordinator
(5.25 CAH) and English
Adjunct Coordinator
(3.75 CAH)
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Need facilitation and participant pay for
English Equity FIG
Need stipends for developing English tutoring/support class
(from Equity/Basic Skills funds)
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Need Instructional
Assistant in WRAC
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Need Assessment
Coordinator for facilitating English/ESL assessments and placement
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Need 7 tutors and 15 learning assistants to support Student
Learning Outcomes
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Writing Reading
Across the Curriculum
(WRAC) Center moved to Building 100
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Need software and technology to support students in WRAC and computer labs
(requesting “Write
Outloud” software)
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Need basic supplies and one-time decor for WRAC
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Value self-reflective teaching and investigation of new approaches to meet student needs
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Need professional development funds to share ideas and pedagogy, to implement new initiatives, to pay adjunct faculty, and to continue outreach w/ high school partners
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Need conference funds for small groups of English dept members to attend state and national writing and student success conferences to bring ideas back to department
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Need funds for speakers National
Equity Project consultation

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ESL to English program
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Program Learning
Outcomes for Creative
Writing and Literature electives (certificate,
GE, and transfer) reflections: Electives further develop critical thinking and communication, produce community, further students toward ed goals; led to expansion of course/degree opportunities pedagogy and curricular alignment;
 designing new course
Exploring ENGL 1A
 curricular options
Revising ENGL 115 tutoring/support class
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Requesting 6.65 increase in FTEF for core bottlenecked courses
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Growing Learning
Communities (Change
It Now or CIN, Puente,
Daraja, and other First
Year Experiences, including pathway to law) – include higher success rates i See Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (Adopted June 2014). Accreditation standards. Available: http://www.accjc.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Accreditation_Standards_Adopted_June_2014.pdf
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Need supplies and other services for
Equity FIG
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Need funds for
Student Awards
Ceremony (contracts for services for musicians, other services, and awards for students )
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Need funds for Author
Reading Series
(contracts for services for authors, other services, and support for student authors)
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Need funds for The
Living Narrative Arts
Project and Festival