Spring
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: Advising and Counseling Program Review Authors: Melissa Green, Jennifer Bailey, Cheryl Tucker, Carol Mathews, Michael Regan, Dave Gonsalves Summary and Recommendations: Additional Comments: 1. Program strengths: udent services being united under one building – easy cess should create better student success Good service in spite of logistical considerations 2. Program challenges/obstacles: DN needs a VDN and table Staffing; need for a counselor is a huge issue Matriculation officer Lack of funds for orientation Advising, counseling intervention team needed f Nearly doubled requests for advising Scattered locations for services 3. Commendations & Recommendations: Commendation for doing so well with shortages in staff, prioritize goals and funding 4. Program Budget/Funding Sources: In need of funding for orientation Excessive comp time due to work loads (325 earned comp hours) Only a 30% counselor at DN, a part time counselor at Eureka 5. Program Goals/Plans: Goals were overly ambitious and in need of prioritization Need a divider for advising staff for confidentiality Need a color copier at DN 6. Program Outcomes Assessment (PLOs/SLOs): With so many programs through this office, efficient analysis is difficult, even with student success Beginning the collecting of detailed data, and beginning assessment and utilizing of data 7. Student Success/Achievement/Basic Skills obstacles/challenges: Because of the overload on advisors and staff, student success is suffering Some goals were required under previous president initiatives; goals will be prioritized Process: Completed Executive Summary forms will be sent to program review authors. PRC will forward Executive Summaries to the appropriate integrated planning committees. 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.