Spr
2011
College   of   the   Redwoods
Program   Review   Committee
Executive   Summary
Adopted   November   6,   2009
Mission   Statement  The College of the Redwoods’ Program Review Committee leads and facilitates authentic  assessment as it relates to student success and planning at the institution for all subject and service areas.
The committee reviews Annual and Comprehensive Program Reviews that provide the strong foundation  upon which College of the Redwoods develops, identifies, states and documents quality improvement plans  and goals including providing the direction of prioritization of funding, and support needs as organized under
the strategic planning objectives.
Objective:    To provide an evaluative Executive Summary of this program’s review for authors, the Integrated
Planning Committees, and the District.
Program   Review   Subject/Service   Area:    Addiction Studies     Program   Review   Authors:      Rachel Anderson
Summary   and   Recommendations:   Additional   Comments:
1. Program strengths:
Dedication of associate faculty has kept this program running fairly well
New curriculum and certificate renovations by associate faculty
Success and retention rates increased, except Mendocino has lower success rates
2. Program challenges/obstacles:
No full-time faculty leadership
3. Commendations
Expected growth for substance abuse counselors in this area
Data supporting conclusions used good examples.
4. Program Budget/Funding Sources:
Need to separate out of the ALSS division budget
There is enough demand to have a full-time faculty
Pink flag: likelihood of program succeeding without fulltime faculty or coordinator is low
& Recommendations:
This program could have good potential with minimal cost, but is in need of full time faculty leadership
5. Program Goals/Plans:
Full time faculty Program Coordinator (requested for 2years)
Create/maintain an advisory group
Creation of human service program and integrate with addiction studies program
6. Program Outcomes Assessment (PLOs/SLOs):
No clear and specific assessment plan, which should be remedied by April 8, with the creation of five-year assessment plans
7. Student Success/Achievement/Basic Skills obstacles/challenges:
Reading 360 appears to not be good preparation for success in
Addiction Studies courses
(HSU has a program that Addiction studies student could transfer into-if CR had better program leadership)
PRC Recommendation: 1) All programs would benefit from a formalized, institution-led follow-up system/tracking of our graduates. 2) Clarification/development of process from grant funded programs/positions to district funding.
3) District-wide plan for technology and equipment maintenance and replacement.
Process:
Completed Executive Summary forms will be sent to program review authors.
PRC will forward Executive Summaries to the appropriate integrated planning committees.