ASL
Appendix E: Proposal for New Initiative 1
Audience: Deans/Unit Administrators, PRBC, Foundation, Grants Committee, College Budget Committee
Purpose: A “New Initiative” is a new project or expansion of a current project that supports our Strategic
Plan. The project will require the support of additional and/or outside funding. The information you
provide will facilitate and focus the research and development process for finding both internal and
external funding.
How does your initiative address the college's Strategic Plan goal, or significantly improve student
learning?
The plan is to create a SL 67 class, which would be an advanced American Sign Language class. Students
will then be able to take 4 consecutive semesters of ASL and therefore become fluent in the language.
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
Our goal is to increase the number of students in SL 66 to stand alone as a class instead of being
combined with SL 65. When this is accomplished, then SL 67 would be created for students in SL 66 to
continue on and complete 2 academic years of ASL.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Target
Completion
Date
Increase the number of students in SL 66 and become separate Fall 2014
from SL 65.
Develop proposal of course outline and syllabus for SL 67
Spring
2014
Complete proposal and submit to necessary personnel making Fall 2014
any changes necessary
Begin offering SL 67
Spring
2015
Activity (brief description)
Required Budget (Split out
personnel, supplies, other
categories)
None
None
None
Addition of one faculty
member
How will you manage the personnel needs?
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions: 1
Classified staff # of positions
Reassigning existing employee(s) to the project; employee(s) current workload will be:
Covered by overload or part-time employee(s)
Covered by hiring temporary replacement(s)
Other, explain
At the end of the project period, the proposed project will:
Be completed (onetime only effort)
Require additional funding to continue and/or institutionalize the project
(obtained by/from):
Will the proposed project require facility modifications, additional space, or program relocation?
No
Yes, explain: an additional full time faculty member will be needed to cover the
additional class
Will the proposed project involve subcontractors, collaborative partners, or cooperative agreements?
No
Yes, explain:
Do you know of any grant funding sources that would meet the needs of the proposed project?
No
Yes, list potential funding sources:
Appendix E: Proposal for New Initiative 2
Audience: Deans/Unit Administrators, PRBC, Foundation, Grants Committee, College Budget Committee
Purpose: A “New Initiative” is a new project or expansion of a current project that supports our Strategic
Plan. The project will require the support of additional and/or outside funding. The information you
provide will facilitate and focus the research and development process for finding both internal and
external funding.
How does your initiative address the college's Strategic Plan goal, or significantly improve student the
learning?
The American Sign Language department is in the process of creating an Associate’s degree in ASL.
Students would have the opportunity to receive an AA degree in ASL and then transfer to a university to
pursue a degree in Deaf Education, Interpreting or other areas related to working with Deaf people.
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
Our goal is to offer an AA degree in ASL for students to transfer to a university. Students will be able to
complete the program in 4 full time semesters and leave our program fluent in ASL.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Activity (brief description)
Determine courses needed to make up the 60 units required
for an AA degree (including the new course SL 67)
Propose courses to personnel and make necessary changes
Approval of AA degree
Target
Completion
Date
Fall 2013
Required Budget (Split out
personnel, supplies, other
categories)
None
Spring
2014
Spring
2015
None
None
How will you manage the personnel needs?
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions:
Classified staff # of positions
Reassigning existing employee(s) to the project; employee(s) current workload will be:
Covered by overload or part-time employee(s)
Covered by hiring temporary replacement(s)
Other, explain
At the end of the project period, the proposed project will:
Be completed (onetime only effort)
Require additional funding to continue and/or institutionalize the project
(obtained by/from):
Will the proposed project require facility modifications, additional space, or program relocation?
No
Yes, explain:
Will the proposed project involve subcontractors, collaborative partners, or cooperative agreements?
No
Yes, explain:
Do you know of any grant funding sources that would meet the needs of the proposed project?
No
Yes, list potential funding sources:
Appendix E: Proposal for New Initiative 3
Audience: Deans/Unit Administrators, PRBC, Foundation, Grants Committee, College Budget Committee
Purpose: A “New Initiative” is a new project or expansion of a current project that supports our Strategic
Plan. The project will require the support of additional and/or outside funding. The information you
provide will facilitate and focus the research and development process for finding both internal and
external funding.
How does your initiative address the college's Strategic Plan goal, or significantly improve student the
learning?
The ASL department would like to add a one-unit lab to each course level. This lab would enable
students to expand their learning and study using an online program.
What is your specific goal and measurable outcome?
The goal is to create a one-unit lab that students will take in conjunction with their ASL class. The class
will consist of an online component where students can practice as a group or independently.
What is your action plan to achieve your goal?
Activity (brief description)
Develop curriculum and class outline for each lab class
Approval of lab for each ASL class
Target
Completion
Date
Spring
2014
Spring
2015
Required Budget (Split out
personnel, supplies, other
categories)
Online curriculum costs if
any do exist
How will you manage the personnel needs?
New Hires:
Faculty # of positions: 1
Classified staff # of positions
Reassigning existing employee(s) to the project; employee(s) current workload will be:
Covered by overload or part-time employee(s)
Covered by hiring temporary replacement(s)
Other, explain
At the end of the project period, the proposed project will:
Be completed (onetime only effort)
Require additional funding to continue and/or institutionalize the project
(obtained by/from):
Will the proposed project require facility modifications, additional space, or program relocation?
No
Yes, explain: an additional full time faculty member would be used to cover the
additional units offered when labs begin.
Will the proposed project involve subcontractors, collaborative partners, or cooperative agreements?
No
Yes, explain:
Do you know of any grant funding sources that would meet the needs of the proposed project?
No
Yes, list potential funding sources: