LEARNING CONNECTION
Appendix F4: Academic Learning Support Requests [Acct. Category 2000]
Audience: Administrators, PRBC, Learning Connection
Purpose: Providing explanation and justification for new and replacement student assistants (tutors,
learning assistants, lab assistants, supplemental instruction, etc.).
Instructions: Please justify the need for your request. Discuss anticipated improvements in student
learning and contribution to the Strategic Plan goal. Please cite any evidence or data to support your
request. If this position is categorically funded, include and designate the funding source of new
categorically-funded position where continuation is contingent upon available funding.
1. Number of positions requested: ______
2. If you are requesting more than one position, please rank order the positions.
Position
Description
1. $10,000 for LA’s
To replace a small percentage of what was
previously cut to serve faculty requests for
support in large courses unable to meet in labs
2. $20,000
To offer scalable study groups in low success
courses every study must take (GE’s, basis
skills)
3. $27,000 from Perkins
Current allocation, without which we couldn’t
run the program.
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3. Rationale for your proposal based on your program review conclusions. Include anticipated impact
on student learning outcomes and alignment with the strategic plan goal. Indicate if this request is
for the same, more, or fewer academic learning support positions.
History: In the last three years, our total budget has been cut almost 60% and we have lost 1.5 staff
positions.
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We run waitlists for our many subjects, especially Math
We are unable to meet requests from faculty for study groups, conversation groups, drop-in
hours, etc…
Offering these successful programs is an inexpensive way to meet our strategic plan goal to
increase completion rates. Students who pass a class the first time do not expend future college
resources.
Altercations in PATH over who is in line first to schedule appointments
Appointments with tutors that are canceled can’t be replaced since list of tutors has shortened
in primary areas.
No longer funding LA program
Drop-in hours cut (Chem and BUS)
NOTE: Disciplines across campus will complete this section of Program Review in hopes that the time and effort
they expend to design and request student support will be supported by the college. Our ability to implement
their plans depends on adequate facilities, staffing, and tutors. Some requests do not require additional funds.
Even these requests will remain unmet due to lack of space. See chart in previous section.