Completing the Quality improvement Plan (QIP)
The Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) is intended to assist the program in thinking and
planning for a minimum of three years. The purpose of the QIP is to provide a format for
translating both the comprehensive review recommendations into actions for improving
and maintaining the quality of the program; it is also a mechanism for administrators to
determine input to the planning process. Because this document will be used to inform
planning processes, it is very important that all requested information be provided.
QIP Chart Format
Dental Assisting Program
1. Retain current accreditation standings by the Commission on Dental Accreditation at
the finish of the 2011 Comprehensive Self Study and Site Visit Review.
2. Obtain State Board approval and offer the Ultrasonic scaling in the Orthodontic setting
in the DA 164, Dental Specialties and Expanded Duties course in Spring of 2012.
3. Obtain State Board approval and generate revenue for the Dental Assisting Program
through the offering of various continuing education courses.
4. Succeed in having all faculty obtain or working towards a Career Technical Teaching
Credential.
5. View an updated, modern webpage for the Dental Assisting Program. Accrue annual
printing costs associated with distributing our modern and up-to-date brochure
throughout the district and beyond.
6. Have a revised Clinical Handbook that includes up-to date information and
clarification for the clinical experiences provided in the program.
Recommendation #
Recommendation:
Planned Implementation Date:
Estimated Completion Date:
Action/Tasks:
Measure of Success/ Desired
Outcome:
Estimated Costs:
Who is responsible:
Consequence if not funded:
1
Retain current accreditation standings by the Commission on Dental
Accreditation at the finish of the 2011 Comprehensive Self Study and Site
Visit Review.
Currently working towards accomplishing this goal
February 8 & 9 2011
Prepare the comprehensive self-study documents requested by CODA
Retain current accreditation standings "approval without reporting
requirements" by the Commission on Dental Accreditation at the finish of
the 2011 Comprehensive Self Study and Site Visit Review.
Time
Hillary Reed, Dental Assisting Program Coordinator
Loss of national accreditation and state approval
Recommendation #
Recommendation:
2
Obtain State Board approval and offer the Ultrasonic scaling in the
Orthodontic setting in the DA 164, Dental Specialties and Expanded
Duties course in Spring of 2012.
Planned Implementation Date:
Estimated Completion Date:
Action/Tasks:
Summer of 2010
Spring of 2012
Have all necessary associate faculty certified; apply to the California State
Dental Board; update current curriculum and SLOs in DA 164, Dental
Specialties and Expanded Duties
California State Dental Board Approval and added to the DA 164
curriculum
Time; $350 Dental Board application fees; $650 associate faculty
certification
Dental Assisting Program Coordinator; Associate Faculty
Ultra-sonic scaling in the orthodontic setting will not be added to the DA
164, Dental Specialties and Expanded Duties curriculum. Graduates will
not obtain all the necessary skills for employment in orthodontic offices
throughout California.
Measure of Success/ Desired
Outcome:
Estimated Costs:
Who is responsible:
Consequence if not funded:
Recommendation #
Recommendation:
Planned Implementation Date:
Estimated Completion Date:
Action/Tasks:
Measure of Success/ Desired
Outcome:
Estimated Costs:
Who is responsible:
Consequence if not funded:
3
Obtain State Board approval and generate revenue for the Dental
Assisting Program through the offering of various continuing education
courses
Summer 2012
Summer 2013
Apply to the California State Dental Board
Approval from the California State Dental Board to be a continuing
education provider
Time; application fee $350
Dental Assisting Program Coordinator
Local community needs will have not been met, requiring all assistants to
travel outside the area to to advance their skills as Registered Dental
Assistants.
Opportunity for additional funding source for the Dental Assisting
Program will have been ignored
Recommendation #
Recommendation:
Planned Implementation Date:
Estimated Completion Date:
Action/Tasks:
Measure of Success/ Desired
Outcome:
Estimated Costs:
Who is responsible:
Consequence if not funded:
Recommendation #
Recommendation:
Planned Implementation Date:
Estimated Completion Date:
Action/Tasks:
Measure of Success/ Desired
Outcome:
Estimated Costs:
Who is responsible:
Consequence if not funded:
Recommendation #
Recommendation:
Planned Implementation Date:
Estimated Completion Date:
Action/Tasks:
Measure of Success/ Desired
Outcome:
Estimated Costs:
Who is responsible:
Consequence if not funded:
4
Succeed in having all faculty obtain or working towards a Career
Technical Teaching Credential.
Currently working towards accomplishing this goal
Summer 2012
All courses taken to fulfill full-time and part-time Career Technical
Teaching Credentials for the entire Dental Assisting Program faculty
Increased student retention; further developed SLOs; improved
assessments
None (Faculty have agreed to pay privately)
Dental Assisting Program Coordinator; Associate Faculty
Instructors with minimal teaching skills; CODA accreditation warning
5
View an updated, modern webpage for the Dental Assisting Program.
Accrue annual printing costs associated with distributing our modern and
up-to-date brochure throughout the district and beyond.
Currently working towards accomplishing this goal
Summer 2010
Have all components of website working; include a video of our facility;
include student/ graduate interviews
Increase enrollment and graduate number; increase number of male
students; increase number of African American students; increase number
of out-of –the-area students
Time for Webmasters & Dental Assisting Program AOA III
Dental Assisting Program AOA III, Webmaster, Dental Assisting
Program Coordinator
Opportunity for outreach will have been ignored
6
Have a revised Clinical Handbook that includes up-to date information
and clarification for the clinical experiences provided in the program.
Spring 2010
Fall 2010
Completely revise the current Clinical Handbook
Create a Clinical Handbook that is clear and easy to understand for
students and staff alike.
Time and Printing
Dental Assisting Program Coordinator & Dental Assisting Program AOA
III
Opportunity for program development is ignored; CODA accreditation
warning
ECE Program Review
Fall 2009
Program Recommendations
5.01.3
1. Receive communication from Admissions and Records ot Institutional research
clarifying student goals at entry, progress towards their goals, and success in the job
market after they leave CR.
2. Develop two year (or more) course offering matrices for campuses so students can plan
their educational path.
3. Distribute the ECE brochure widely throughout the district. (Including the to-bedeveloped Spanish language version.)
4. Formalize and compensate the role of the ECE area coordinator as liasison between the
Eureka Campus Child Development Center and ECE instruction. (The role of the CDC
Director in this process is made clear in the job decription.)
5. Develop a way to ensure that ECE students receive accurate and appropriate advising
to ensure they achieve meet the Ttile 22 and TItle 5 regulations in a timely manner.
6. Formalize atriculation agreements with CSUs (starting with HSU) participating with
California Community Colleges in the Curriculum Alignment Project and with high
schools that have early childhood programs within our district.
QIP Chart
5.01.4
Recommendation #
1
Recommendation
Receive communication from
Admissions and Records ot Institutional
research clarifying student goals at
entry, progress towards their goals, and
success in the job market after they leave
CR.
Planned Implementation Date
Unknown
Estimated Completion Date
Unknown
Action/Tasks
To be determined by AR and IR
Measure of Success/Desired Outcomes
a. ECE faculty will know student
goals at entrance
b. ECE faculty will know rate of
students success
c. ECE faculty will know student
success in job market.
d. ECE faculty will be able to survey
employers to determine if
students have the skills local
employers need.
Estimated Costs
Who is responsible?
Consequence if not funded
Unknown
AR and IR
Potential loss of grant funds due to poor
information.
Recommendation #
Recommendation
2
Develop two year (or more) course
offering matrices for campuses so
students can plan their educational path.
Fall 2010
Spring 2010
ECE Faculty in collaboration with Deans
for each campus will develop the
matrices.
There will be a course offering matrix
available for students and advisors.
Time, printing
Dean for each campus
Not a funding but a time issue. If not
done students may not complete the
program in the most efficient and timely
manner.
Planned Implementation Date
Estimated Completion Date
Action/Tasks
Measure of Success/Desired Outcomes
Estimated Costs
Who is responsible?
Consequence if not funded
Recommendation #
Recommendation
Planned Implementation Date
Estimated Completion Date
Action/Tasks
Measure of Success/Desired Outcomes
Estimated Costs
Who is responsible?
Consequence if not funded
Recommendation #
3
Distribute the ECE brochure widely
throughout the district with the course
offering matrices. (Including the to-bedeveloped Spanish language version.)
Fall 2010
Spring 2010
a. Ensure that currently developed
brochures are distributed widely
throughout the district.
b. Translate brochure into Spanish
ECE Brochures will be available at each
campus, high-school, job market, and
college fair in the district.
Unknown
ECE Area Coordinator, Printing
Services
Program information will be unavailable
to potential students resulting in lost
enrollments.
4
Recommendation
Planned Implementation Date
Estimated Completion Date
Action/Tasks
Measure of Success/Desired Outcomes
Estimated Costs
Who is responsible?
Consequence if not funded
Recommendation #
Recommendation
Planned Implementation Date
Estimated Completion Date
Action/Tasks
Measure of Success/Desired Outcomes
Estimated Costs
Who is responsible?
Consequence if not funded
Recommendation #
Formalize and compensate the role of
the ECE area coordinator as liaison
between the Eureka Campus Child
Development Center and ECE
instruction.
Fall 2010
Spring 2010
Meeting with VP-SS, VP-AA, ECE Area
Coordinator, CDC Director. Other steps
to be determined after that meeting.
ECE instruction and CDC practice will
be consistent and will ensure that
students receive the best lab experience
possible.
Unknown
VP-SS, VP-AA.
CR will not be meeting the
recommendation of the CCCCO
(included in the 2008-2009 Program
Review) for college lab schools and
students will not be getting the best
possible educational experience.
5
Develop a way to ensure that ECE
students receive accurate and
appropriate advising to ensure they
achieve meet the Ttile 22 and TItle 5
regulations in a timely manner.
Unknown
Unknown
Meeting with VP-SS, VP-AA and ECE
area coordinator. Other steps to be
determined after this meeting.
Advisors and students will have a go-to
person to help them determine how
students can reach their career goals in
the ECE field.
Unknown.
VP Student Services, VP Academic
Affairs, ECE Area Coordinator.
Students will continue to misadvised and
take longer to complete their educational
goals at CR.
6
Recommendation
Planned Implementation Date
Estimated Completion Date
Action/Tasks
Measure of Success/Desired Outcomes
Estimated Costs
Who is responsible?
Consequence if not funded
Formalize atriculation agreements with
CSUs (starting with HSU) participating
with California Community Colleges in
the Curriculum Alignment Project and
with high schools that have early
childhood programs within our district.
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Meet with HSU articulation office and
Child Development Department Chair.
Students will transfer to HSU’s Child
Development Major as Junior’s in good
standing in the major.
None
ECE Area Coordinator, CR Articulation
Officer
Student may have to repeat course work
after they transfer to HSU.
LVN 2009-2010 QIP
These Objectives are organized according to the California Nurse Practice Act
CCR Sections:
Section 1426 (d) Sufficient Resources
Enhance use of technology capabilities’ for courses: syllabi, written work, course
testing
Objective
Action
Date
Person(s)
responsible
C/R educational
August 2009
Incorporate
1. Include
tech staff/ Faculty
available
instructional
technology
technology
resources into the
presentation in
curriculum
faculty orientation
days, include
computer testing
information used
in other Health
Occupations
courses
Faculty/students
September 2009
2. Begin
instructional time
at the newly
established
Humboldt Bay
Regional
Simulation Center.
Faculty / students/
October 2009
3. Establish base
C/R educational
line information on
tech staff
technology use
within each level
of the program.
3. Set goals and
Faculty
establish timelines January 2010
for incorporating
technology
consistently
throughout the
program.
Section 1424 (g) Faculty primary responsibilities for developing policies and
procedures, planning, organizing implementing, and evaluation all aspects of the
program.
Objective
Action
Date
Person(s)
LVN 2009-2010 QIP
1. Develop a
nursing program
faculty handbook
2. Involve both full
time and part time
faculty in policy
and procedures
1. Adapt current
associate faculty
handbook and
program handbook
specifically for
nursing faculty.
2. Interactive
orientation for all
associate and
clinical faculty to
the program and
college
3. Survey all full
time and associate
faculty re
orientation needs &
handbook
1. Create & post
electronic program
meeting calendar
with topics for
discussion
June 2010
responsible
HO Director
August 2009
Faculty/ Director
December 2009May 2010
Faculty/ Director
on going
Faculty
1426 (d) Theory and clinical practice: nursing areas…legal, social, and ethical
aspects of nursing, nursing leadership and management.
Full implementation of the laws and regulations in the publication California Nursing
Practice Act (NPA), nursing students to be knowledgeable about the legal scope of
practice of a registered nurse.
Implement the role of the professional registered nurse based upon the NPA and
professional decision making.
1429 (C) LVN: The nursing content include the basic standards for competent
performance prescribed in Section 1443.5 of these regulations.
Refer to recommendation in 1426 regarding nursing student knowledge and practice
application of the Nursing Practice Act which includes California Code of
Regulations, Section 1443.5 Standard of Competent Performance.
LVN 2009-2010 QIP
Objective
Action
1. Incorporate
explicit
information on the
NPA throughout
the curriculum
1. Review
curriculum re when
and where NPA
information is
currently addressed
2. Develop learning
objectives specific
to the NPA
3. Identify
activities and other
opportunities to
introduce NPA i.e.,
program
application
information,
student handbook,
faculty handbook
etc.
1. Create learning
objectives to
include in relevant
Health Occupations
programs
2. Provide
consistent
information on
NPA throughout
the HO programs
Date
Person(s)
responsible
August 2009 and as Director/
an agenda item for faculty//students
monthly
departmental
meetings
Revisions in Fall
2010 publications
and syllabi
Faculty
August 2010
Director/all faculty
RN 2009-2010 QIP
These Objectives are organized according to the California Nurse Practice Act
CCR Sections:
Section 1426 (d) Sufficient Resources
Enhance use of technology capabilities’ for courses: syllabi, written work, course
testing
Objective
Action
Date
Person(s)
responsible
C/R educational
August 2009
Incorporate
1. Include
tech staff/ Faculty
available
instructional
technology
technology
resources into the
presentation in
curriculum
faculty orientation
days, include
computer testing
information used
in other Health
Occupations
courses
Faculty/students
September 2009
2. Begin
instructional time
at the newly
established
Humboldt Bay
Regional
Simulation Center.
Faculty / students/
October 2009
3. Establish base
C/R educational
line information on
tech staff
technology use
within each level
of the program.
3. Set goals and
Faculty
establish timelines January 2010
for incorporating
technology
consistently
throughout the
program.
Section 1424 (g) Faculty primary responsibilities for developing policies and
procedures, planning, organizing implementing, and evaluation all aspects of the
program.
Objective
Action
Date
Person(s)
RN 2009-2010 QIP
1. Develop a
nursing program
faculty handbook
2. Involve both full
time and part time
faculty in policy
and procedures
1. Adapt current
associate faculty
handbook and
program handbook
specifically for
nursing faculty.
2. Interactive
orientation for all
associate and
clinical faculty to
the program and
college
3. Survey all full
time and associate
faculty re
orientation needs &
handbook
1. Create & post
electronic program
meeting calendar
with topics for
discussion
June 2010
responsible
HO Director
August 2009
Faculty/ Director
December 2009May 2010
Faculty/ Director
on going
Faculty
1426 (d) Theory and clinical practice: nursing areas…legal, social, and ethical
aspects of nursing, nursing leadership and management.
Full implementation of the laws and regulations in the publication California Nursing
Practice Act (NPA), nursing students to be knowledgeable about the legal scope of
practice of a registered nurse.
Implement the role of the professional registered nurse based upon the NPA and
professional decision making.
1429 (C) LVN: The nursing content include the basic standards for competent
performance prescribed in Section 1443.5 of these regulations.
Refer to recommendation in 1426 regarding nursing student knowledge and practice
application of the Nursing Practice Act which includes California Code of
Regulations, Section 1443.5 Standard of Competent Performance.
RN 2009-2010 QIP
Objective
Action
1. Incorporate
explicit
information on the
NPA throughout
the curriculum
1. Review
curriculum re when
and where NPA
information is
currently addressed
2. Develop learning
objectives specific
to the NPA
3. Identify
activities and other
opportunities to
introduce NPA i.e.,
program
application
information,
student handbook,
faculty handbook
etc.
1. Create learning
objectives to
include in relevant
Health Occupations
programs
2. Provide
consistent
information on
NPA throughout
the HO programs
Date
Person(s)
responsible
August 2009 and as Director/
an agenda item for faculty//students
monthly
departmental
meetings
Revisions in Fall
2010 publications
and syllabi
Faculty
August 2010
Director/all faculty