COE: Advanced Program Committee
Revised: November 3, 2011
The following is an action plan to help guide our committee’s work. Items 1-5 are immediate priorities and must be accomplished in a short timeframe with
action taking place prior to the end of the fall 2011 semester. Items 6-9 are essential to long term programmatic assessment/improvement and need to be
completed by end of spring 2012 semester. Items 10 & 11 are important to achieve and communicate the goals of our committee.
Goals
Strategies to Achieve Goals
Timeline
Who’s responsible
Evidence of Completion
1. Finalize assessment
Today’s meeting then
Vote by the APC to finalize,
transition points for NCATE
Review AP Assessment Alignment
forward to
Dr. Starmack and Dr.
revisions made and delivered to
visit and Dean’s office to
Guide and make recommendation
Assessment
Krause
Dr. Gates, Chair of the Assessment
continue data collection
to have finalized
Committee
Committee
2. Revise the PBLE
documents and procedures
for the November 9th
Session
3. Recruitment of students
for November 9th PBLE
4. Final Preparations for
November 9th PBLE
5. Revise Policy 3810
Discuss the data from the June 22nd
PBLE; revise documents and create
clear directions for participants and
faculty evaluators
Each AP will identify four (4)
students to participate in PBLE,
names and emails will be
forwarded to Dr. Starmack for
compilation and preparing
communications.
Secure room locations, duplicate
and disseminate communication of
PBLE to all students and APC
members, and evaluations/rubrics
are prepared for electronic
collection of data
A. Review the existing policy
B. Look at revised draft provided by
Dr. Krause
C. Make recommendations for any
revisions
D. Vote on the finalized Policy
Begin work today and
attempt to complete
at October 12th
meeting
APC members with Dr.
Starmack completing the
revisions and preparing
documents.
Final spreadsheet that displays
transition points, assessments,
courses, and CF areas being
assessed
October 26, 2011
Members of the APC,
Program Coordinators, and
Dr. Starmack
Final spreadsheet that displays
transition points, assessments,
courses, and CF areas being
assessed, and NCATE Standards
met
Begin immediately
and commence on
November 9th
Dr. Starmack and Dr.
Krause
Successful completion of the PBLE
with appropriate data collected.
Begin immediately
and commence by end
of Fall 2011 semester
APC Committee Members
working collaboratively
Minutes from meetings and final
policy being forwarded to the
Dean
Goals
6. Develop One Credit
Graduate Forum
6. Make decision on how to
formalize all Students solving
problems with diverse peers
Strategies to Achieve Goals
Timeline
Who’s responsible
Evidence of Completion
A. Develop expectations, content, and
format
B. Complete Omnibus form for
approval process
C. Work collaboratively with Dean Fritz
to establish sections and when offered
Begin November and
have for implementation
in Summer or Fall 2012
APC Committee Members
working collaboratively w/ Dr.
Starmack as main facilitator
Successful change in program
requirements and first session being
posted by registrar
Review data from both PBLE; have
discussions and develop a plan to
institutionalize AP students meeting
the competency
Begin November 16,
2011 complete
March/April 2012
Committee members
Begin December 7, 2011
complete March/April
2012
Committee members or subcommittee
Begin December 7, 2011
complete March/April
2012
Committee members or subcommittee
Begin December 7, 2011
complete March/April
2012
Committee members or subcommittee
Meet with Dean periodically through
planning stages and with final plans
Ongoing
communication: May
2012
Dr. Starmack, Dr. Krause and
any other member
Deans Advisory Council and
department meetings
Ongoing
All committee members
7. Review data from the Jones
Summer Institute and make
decision on how to formalize
Students engaging with Diverse
Faculty and professionals from
the field
Discuss the data collected; develop and
communicate a plan to institutionalize
AP students meeting the competency
8. Discuss activities for students
to engage with diverse PK-12
students
Discuss any data collected; develop
and communicate a plan to
institutionalize AP students meeting
the competency
9. Make programmatic changes
based on data collected
Review assessment/evaluation tools
and data, make revisions and
recommendations for programmatic
changes based on data collected
10. Secure resources and
commitment from Dean to
implement plans [2-4 & 6-8]
11. Communicate work with
other committees and all
departments
A. Minutes from meetings, activity
being completed
B. Formal Written long term action
plan with
documents/communications to
students and faculty
A. Minutes from meetings, activity
being completed
B. Formal Written long term action
plan with
documents/communications to
students and faculty
A. Minutes from meetings, activity
being completed
B. Formal Written long term action
plan with
documents/communications to
students and faculty
A. Minutes from meetings, activity
being completed
B. Action or programmatic revisions
made through proper University
protocol
Dean attends committee meeting(s)
or communicates support of
resources to achieve APC goals
Communications are reflected in
minutes from meetings.