Instructional Planning Yearly Update
Date ________12/7/2013_________________
Department ________FT_________________
Division _____HASS____________________
Goals and Recommendations from Program Plan
List the top five Goals and Recommendations from the last Program Plan and indicate whether they have been met?
Goals / Recommendations from six-year plan In progress
Goal Met
Comments
(identify source
of funding)
X
Facilities Improvements for 1500 buildings
for space allocation and technology updates
Separation/Oversight of In Service program
from PS Programs to CEED.
X
X
.
Collaborate with CTE to develop internship
opportunities within local agencies.
Completion of Fire Management Certificate
and Degree Programs for students currently
employed in the fire service
Develop cadre of CSTI instructors for FT 190
courses
Revised September 28, 2012
X
X
New recommendations forwarded but not funded at this point.
Concerns also revolve over which division has budgetary
responsibility for upgrades in room1522 which is utilized by
both CEED and HASS
In service program continue to be coordinated by CEED
funded at a 100% rate rather than the 100 % classified position
and a 50 % student assistant previously funded. Public safety
still remains involved in the in service program as program
chair is the instructor of record for all in service courses.
Additionally the in service staff has been tasked to complete
all in service registration. This has only added to the workload
and diminishes the personalized service given to our
stakeholder agencies. The recommendation of the PS
program chair is to have in service returned to Public
Safety/HASS to avoid redundancy of effort and to centralize
the point of contact and maximize the potential growth of the
public safety program.
No internship programs were identified within our core
agencies. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff is currently
developing an internship program. Implementation of the
program has been delayed due to staffing/budgeting
considerations by the S.O. and no date for implementation has
been set.
Currently course equivalency is being determined on a case by
case basis by the program chair in conjunction with
counseling. Counseling is being provided with a post review
of courses accepted under the equivalency process.
Despite an open requisition during the past year no qualified
CSTI certified instructors have been recruited. Recruitment
continues although the 190 NBC and 190 HM have not been
offered in three semesters due to the lack of qualified
instructors.
New Goals and Recommendations
Goal/Recommendation
Authorization to fill the existing contract
faculty position in Fire Technology.
Review and determine the feasibility of
offering a Fire Fighter 1 certificate and a
paramedic program.
List any new goals and recommendations identified by the department
Cost
Explanation/Evidence of Need
72, 000 + benefits
The retirement of Kris Hurst left the EMT program and overall FT
program in a position to provide less the desirable staffing for the
EMT course (dual teaching etc.) due to a shortage of qualified
instructors. FT was not selected for the addition of a full time contract
faculty during the prioritization process in 2013. A determination will
need to be made in the near future to continue with two sections of the
EMT course.
Undetermined at
Discussions with stakeholder agencies (FT) have brought forward a
this time with a cost change in philosophy and hiring criteria concerning applicants with
analysis to be
FT – AS degrees. Agencies are requesting/requiring applicants to
conducted prior to a possess a Fire Fighter 1 and Paramedic certification/licensure as a
formal presentation minimum qualification.
SLO Assessment Progress: In a sentence or two, describe where your department should be on the Revolving Wheel of Assessment (what
assessment you should have done in the last year) and what was actually done. If you’re not sure where you should be on the Revolving Wheel
contact the SLO Coordinator (x6366). If any task was not completed, explain why.
The program plan was submitted in Spring 2010. The program is currently in year three of the revolving wheel assessment with all SLO’s
having been assessed. SLO assessments are taking place each semester with the result being results being discussed and reviewed during flex
week of both the Fall and Spring semesters.
Fill out the Assessment Results section below.
SLO Assessment Results: List SLO assessments, dialogues, and priorities identified as a result of your assessment below. Attach
Departmental Assessment Analysis Forms completed in the last two semesters.
Core Competency, Course
SLO, or CTE Program SLO
Revised September 28, 2012
Date of meeting where
analysis / dialogue took
Priorities identified for program as a result of assessment. Example:
Develop strategies for teaching research and documentation skills; share
Assessed. Example: all course place. Example: Department
SLOs for English 1A, 1B and 2 Meeting 8/27/10
All FT SLO’s
Completed 8/27/13 Dept.
Flex week meeting.
All FT SLO’s
Revised September 28, 2012
Beginning of each semester
rubrics for research papers; provide more instructional support outside of
class.
Additional written projects to further develop basic skills of students. The
addition of campus support services in syllabi to better inform students of
where assistance can be found for tutoring in a variety of basic skills.
Addition of SLO review has been added to the standard flex week activity.
Each course taught in the previous semester will be assessed in an on going
manner.