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. authors, the Objective: To provide an evaluative Executive Summary of this program’s review for
Integrated Planning Committees, and the District .
Program Review Subject/Service Area: ____Earth Science/Astronomy___________________
Program Review Authors: _____Jon Pedicino ______________________________
Additional Comments: Summary and Recommendations:
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1. Program strengths:
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Quality of trends data and narrative
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Quality of faculty
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2. Program challenges/obstacles:
White boards need to be installed and/or replaced;
Technology is inadequate and needs updating/replacing
3. Commendations:
Excellent retention rates;
Goals and assessment tied together very well with other sites, centers;
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4. Program Budget/Funding Sources:
White boards need to be installed and/or replaced ;
Technology need to be replaced (projectors, computers,
ELMOs)
5. Program Goals/Plans:
Goals are continued improvement and areassessment based;
Goals and assessment tied together very well with other sites, centers
6. Program Outcomes Assessment (PLOs/SLOs):
Outstanding;
7. Student Success/Achievement Basic Skills obstacles/challenges:
Basic skills is a requirement for all sciences
Recommendations:
White boards need to be installed and/or replaced;
Replace, update technology (projectors, computers are beyond ancient, ELMOs)
Entry and Exit surveys can increase student success, retention and persistence;
Process:
PRC will forward completed Executive Summaries to program review authors.
Authors will have two weeks to provide feedback and corrections on errors of fact and/interpretation
PRC will forward Executive Summaries and authors response (if available) to the appropriate integrated planning committee and the CPC.

Issues Across all Disciplines:
Facilities and technology is deficient;
Maintenance is deficient;
Regular funding for software for all programs
Staffing and faculty budget is deficient;
Deferred maintenance is a problem campus-wide
Lack of replacement of lost faculty; finding qualified faculty to teach
Challenge that IT doesn’t support Mac Computers; most science, math and arts use Mac computers
Need for transcript evaluator and document imaging system will support all disciplines.
Need for a college-wide process to gather and assess information from students directly, both those who graduate and those who leave for other reasons, or from transfer institutions and employers. Entry and
Exit surveys to increase student success, retention and persistence;
General: Is there a budget set aside for bulb replacement for projectors, both campus and district wide?
Process:
PRC will forward completed Executive Summaries to program review authors.
Authors will have two weeks to provide feedback and corrections on errors of fact and/interpretation
PRC will forward Executive Summaries and authors response (if available) to the appropriate integrated planning committee and the CPC.