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: DSPS Program Review Authors: Chris Jones, Tamara Severn, Virginia Snodgrass Summary and Recommendations: Additional Comments: 1. Program strengths:
Good job of collecting data and working with IR
Doing more with less
10% increase in number of students served
2. Program challenges/obstacles:
More attention needs to be paid that CR is not
Categorical funding slashed
always ADA compliance
This is an open enrollment program, so difficult to track data
Staffing decreasing, increasing student need
3. Commendations & Recommendations:
Advisory committee meets regularly and accomplished a lot
Currently finding own funding sources
Tracking basic skills with IR
Created a behavior intervention team (which is not really part of this
division responsibilities) and graph
4. Program Budget/Funding Sources:
Categorical funding being slashed
Over the past two years, DSPS has suffered a 45% program budget
decrease; $240,000 in vacant staffing positions (4 on the Eureka Campus)
5. Program Goals/Plans:
Tracking basic skills with IR
Would like to see information in some areas
expanded beyond Eureka to include other
campus/site specific needs and issues
Moldy building/ but services will be moved to new
admin building
There is nothing directed at curriculum (guidance
classes)
6. Program Outcomes Assessment (PLOs/SLOs):
Recommend establishing baseline and revising
The numbers of BSI students enrolled in DSPS special classes have risen
forms
significantly, from 33% to 45% in the 2009-2010 year
Good effort to collect base-line data about amount and type of inquiries
made to DSPS
7. Student Success/Achievement/Basic Skills obstacles/challenges:
Tracking basic skills with IR
This is an open enrollment program, so difficult to track data
Success rates for Guidance courses are markedly lower than for PE
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.