Assessment Committee Meeting Sept. 16, 2011 in AT 103 Members Present: Justine Shaw, Shannon Sullivan, Ken Strangfeld, Erik Kramer, Cheryl Tucker, Clyde Johnson, Toby Green (by phone), Hillary Reed, Rachel Anderson, Angelina Hill Reports 1. Updates to Web Page It is now easier to keep the Assessment webpage up‐to‐date because Crislyn Parker is now able to post to the Assessment webpage. It’s important to keep the webpage current because the ACCJC will start checking the webpage to see the progress CR is making. Justine Shaw is having an updated assessment stoplight every week or so. Once all the planning documents are turned in, Justine wants to have the assessment stoplight go live; clicking on the hyperlinks would pull up planning documents. Cheryl Tucker will forward the handbook and forms developed for Student Services assessment processes. 2. Handbook distribution The handbook was distributed during Convocation. Justine Shaw still has copies available for anyone who did not receive a copy. There is a pdf version of the handbook on the assessment page. 3. Recent Workshops Attendees gave positive feedback about the workshops held during Convocation. People were able to get their questions answered. ACTION ITEMS 1. Plan to assess GE during 2011‐2012 A plan to assess General Education was one of two items specifically brought up by the Accreditation Pre‐visit team. A plan needs to be in place when the Accreditation team comes in mid‐October. For this Fall Semester, Peter Blakemore and Justine Shaw will select 20 sections of GE courses taught by faculty that have assessment experience. The General Education outcome that will be assessed is Critical Thinking. Continue brainstorming on how to do assessment better in the spring semester and start closing the loop. For Spring Semester, a more random sample of GE sections will be selected and faculty will be asked to assess the same outcome. *Note – this has now been changed to a different outcome for the spring* By the time the Accreditation team gets here: Specific plan, instructor names, sections identified, rubrics will be all be in place 2. Plan to encourage “closing the loop” There will be another round of workshops will be scheduled, for later this fall, to explain how to close the loop. A way to report “closing the loop” needs to be developed. The committee has decided to add a checkbox to the reporting form and attach the “closing the loop” form. Justine Shaw will draft a form that she will circulate among committee members and the new form will be an action item at the next meeting. 3. Update 3‐year plan for AC The Committee re‐annotated the Three‐Year Plan due to changes the ACCJC made to the rubric. 4. Plan for workshops/drop‐in sessions on Sept. 30 Any committee members can come and help on that day to provide one‐on‐one help to workshop attendees. Next Meeting: October 21, 2011