College of the Redwoods Program Review Executive Summary Items FY 2014-15 Following are the notes set aside for inclusion in the Program Review Committee’s Annual Executive Summary: 11/14/14 Meeting: Area 3.0 in the Student Services PR template is unclear: Student Learning Outcomes & Program Outcomes Assessed in the Current Cycle. Some programs report their activity, other areas interpret this as a heading, but not a question to be answered and leave it blank. Consider revising language in the student services template Section 3 to prompt programs to reflect on how the results lead to program improvement. The instructional template prompt is: “Describe your assessment results and related findings. Describe how this information will be used to improve student learning and achievement of the outcome,” which meets the ACCJC requirement for “continuous quality improvement.” Upward bound will be added to the student services assessment pages. Office of Instruction and Student Development program review should be moved to the administrative area: need to assess the office, not a summary of the instructional/student development areas. Measureable outcomes need to be determined and assessed. 12/12/14 Meeting: Concerns about faculty and staffing prioritization in advance of receiving program review committee feedback. Signatures (supervisory) must be included on the final submission PRC noted that administrative services areas might work with the assessment coordinator or someone, to assist in determining measureable program outcomes, and in developing an assessment plan; provide a better understanding of what outcomes are and how to write the assessment reports. Supervisors need to oversee that program reviews from their areas are submitted complete. (Admin services submitted some incomplete reviews). Crislyn: All reviews must be submitted in word format. Johanna: Add to resource requests column for increased operational budgets 1/23/15 Meeting FYI: Cabinet discussed the administrative PR process and are on board to improve assessment Discussion and suggestion that assessment reporting should be monitored for relevancy and detail. Some programs need to improve “meaningful assessment” by linking their assessment to improvements and planning. 3/13/15 Meeting Instruction, Student Services and Administrative Services all have different assessments and outcomes o Instruction and Student Services are now locked in. o Administrative Services still needs some work. No required supporting documentation. o Feedback – closing the loop o PRC having more of an impact, giving clearer guidelines to the Deans, providing the rubic for prioritize resource request. (assessment and planning) Noncredit – should be using Instructional template Adding an Author response, add a step of closing the loop 3/27/15 Meeting Add program included in data set in addition to what degrees and certificates that are related to the program review. Revised assessment questions on the Administrative Services template. Revise program review template questions, o List your specific plan(s) to satisfactorily address assessment process (connected to PLO’s). o List your specific plan(s) to satisfactorily address enrollment, success/retention, persistence, or completer issues. o List your specific plan(s) to satisfactorily address student equity issues. o List your specific plan(s) to satisfactorily address FTES/ FTEF issues. o List your specific plan(s) to satisfactorily pass accreditation standards for CTE/ Occupational Programs. o List your specific plan(s) to satisfactorily address safety, accessibility, or compliance requirements? o Do the Plans listed above align with your resource requests? Administrative Services needs training on outcomes, what needs to be provided on program reviews. Communications/Marketing