Languages
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: ____Languages___________________
Program Review Authors: ____Ana María Romo de Mease, Patricia Padilla (CR Eureka); Martha RacineTaylor (CR Mendocino); Anita Janis and Kathy Imfeld, Sign Language associate language faculty (CR
Del Norte) _____________
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Summary and Recommendations:
1. Program strengths:
Solid, steady growth;
Revival of lagging courses (German, Japanese)
Languages can be used to fulfill Humanities requirements
Attrition is reasonable;
All faculty involved in the assessment process;
Full-time to associate faculty ratio good
2. Program challenges/obstacles:
Obtaining qualified instructors;
Standard classrooms not appropriate to language needs;
No language lab available;
Full-time instructors carry overload due to TLU’s
3. Commendations:
All faculty involved in the assessment process ;
Latino film festival is offered as a course and is done in
conjunction with HSU and the community ;
Great articulation with HSU;
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Additional Comments:
Recommendations:
Classrooms that are appropriate to language needs;
Provide a dedicated language lab
4. Program Budget/Funding Sources:
No budget to support program needs
Festivals are funded by outside means: donations or grants
Printing budget to aid in marketing festivals
5. Program Goals/Plans:
Establish a dedicated language lab
*communicating with architects on this issue
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.
Languages
6. Program Outcomes Assessment (PLOs/SLOs):
All faculty involved in the assessment process;
7. Student Success/Achievement Basic Skills
obstacles/challenges:
Students in 350 or 360 have better success rate
Issues Across all Disciplines:
Facilities and technology are deficient;
Maintenance is deficient;
Regular funding is needed for software for all programs
Staffing and faculty budget are 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.