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: ____Mathematics___________________
Program Review Authors: _______Bruce Wagner ____________________________
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Summary and Recommendations:
1. Program strengths:
Great faculty;
Huge number of students -FTES almost 600 last fiscal year;
High fill rates – overfilled; Eureka had 91%
Increased enrollments every year; up 11% last year;
Transfer student rate is good as is success of transfer
students; High end student into Berkeley, San Diego, MIT
2. Program challenges/obstacles:
Could have offered more sections with more faculty;
Not enough full-time faculty- at 2/3 strength district-wide
(down 2 in EKA, one each in DN and Mendo)
Funding for Math lab;
Lacking a full-time Math tutor coordinator
Technology replacement, updates
3. Commendations:
Emphasize the amount of community work done by the Math
department (ie Homework hotline, and participation in
Science Night and Math fair); Proactive work of department
in keeping text costs low;
Commendation to Bruce for pilot work on Program Review;
Creating own placement vehicle to enhance placement and
success
Devoted to student success, including out-of-class offerings of
opportunities for students to get additional help, two
textbooks written (helps hundreds of students each term),
online office hours, online mathematics testing and practice
program created and continually expanded, continually
working to improve communication with instructors and
students, spending significant out-of-class time to improve
courses for students (including regular course meetings),
Additional Comments:
Lack of replacement of lost faculty
Finding qualified faculty replacement
Maintenance is deficient;
Staffing, budget;
*Deferred maintenance is a problem campus-wide;
BSI funding uncertain
Recommendations:
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.
Supplemental enhancement work done just to aid students:
excellent website resources developed, including course
websites and two-year schedule of MSE course offerings to
help students plan; new course materials developed (videos,
textbooks, test banks, animations, applets, and
demonstrations).
Large extent of offerings of out-of-class bonding and learning
activities for students, such as Free Coffee table during
W.O.W., Pizza & Problems sessions (over a dozen throughout
the year), HSU Outreach Program with Pizza, End-of-Year
BBQ.
High level of student inclusion and participation in
supplemental learning activities (CR students judge
Humboldt County Science Fair projects; participate with the
public at Science Night, Math Festival at the Mall).
Involved with local K-12 educators (Eel River Math Vertical
Team, Wild Rivers Math Academy, Redwood Area Math
Project, Cal-PASS Math Professional Learning Council,
California Math Council local chapter, AR Liaisons,
"Homework Hotline," various professional development
offerings).
Work directly with local K-12 students, including
McKinleyville Middle School Math & Science Club, Jacoby
Creek School Math Counts and Math Camp, Redwood
Environmental Education Fair.
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4. Program Budget/Funding Sources:
Faculty replacement;
Equipment replacement;
Math lab maintenance;
Funding for math lab tutors
Replacement Staff (division secretary retiring)
Two server replacements within 2 or 3 years & Funding for
server software support
5. Program Goals/Plans:
Full time faculty hired;
Full time coordinator for Math Lab;
Developing Math assessment vehicle that more accurately
places students in various courses;
Begin moving categorical funding operations to district
funding operation
6. Program Outcomes Assessment (PLOs/SLOs):
Very well documented;
Well balanced across district;
Basic skills funding in the past was crucial to quality
of program; currently some funding available for
tutoring, but dedicated budget for tutoring doesn’t
exist;
Establish a process for funding software licensing
that is due every two years;
Begin moving categorically funded operations to
district funded
Entry and Exit surveys can increase student success,
retention and persistence;
Formalized tracking program for transfer students
and success
7. Student Success/Achievement Basic Skills
obstacles/challenges:
BSI funding uncertainty; funding math lab is critical for basic
skills;
Assessment test not adequately placing students
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.