Fiscal Year: 2011-12
College of the Redwoods
Program Review Committee Summary
As per its Mission, the Program Review Committee reviews Annual and Comprehensive Program Reviews to provide the foundation upon which the district
develops, identifies, and documents the direction of the prioritization of planning. Our objective is to provide an evaluative Executive Summary of each
program’s review for authors, Integrated Planning Committees, and the District.
Program Review Subject Area:
Program Review Authors:
Area Administrator:
ECE
Sidney Fisher Larson, Phil Freneau
Rachel Anderson
Performance Indicators for Instructional Programs
1. Program Access/Demand
Enrollment Trends
Satisfactory
X
Unsatisfactory
FTES (Comprehensive reviews
X
Should be noted that this program links up to HSU
X
Required
NA
(Comprehensive reviews only)
Funding/Grant support
3. Program
Efficiency/Productivity
Fill Rate (at Census)
Program/Course Outcomes
Course Retention
Course Success
SLO assessment Schedule
PLO assessment Schedule
GE assessment
Other:
Committee Comments
Very stable program; kudos for coordinating district wide inclusion; ECE 9
enrollments decreased;
NA
only)
Job Availability (based on
labor market data)
Advisory Committee
Activities*
2. Program Resources
Full-time/Part-time FTE Ratio
NA
X
Program dependent on grant funding; CTEA funding only
X
X
X
X
X
ECE 9 success increased
Closing the loop box checked, but not yet to Justine
NA
Basic Skills: Engl 1a and Math 120 are required for the Child Development permit.
Students are encouraged to take placement tests in both. Students with developed
reading and writing skills have more success in ECE courses. The correlation
between math and ECE success is not clear cut, but students with higher-level math
have better critical thinking skills and course success.
PRC recommends noting that the online courses are picking up, but many students
taking only as “filler,” and are unprepared for the nature of the courses.
Student services advising could be better; this is currently being looked at.