DSA Assessment Plan
Department Name:
Assessment Plan for Academic Year:
Director:
Assessment Contact(s)
Department Mission Statement:
Department Vision Statement:
Department Goals:
Children's Learning Centers (CLC)
2013-2014
Jennifer Skopal
The mission of the Children’s Learning Centers (CLC) is to provide a nationally accredited exemplary early childhood program
that supports the student, staff, and faculty of the University of Houston (UH) while at the same time, encourages UH
student success by offering opportunities for learning, discovery and engagement.
To be a program that: honors the young child and their family; advocates for young children, current research, and the early childhood profession; and
demonstrates a commitment to the University of Houston (UH) and student success. The Children’s Learning Centers wants to maintain a strong focus on
resource management that enables CLC to identify revenue opportunities for building a new (or renovating the current) centers so that the CLC facility
reflects both the University of Houston’s Tier One status and an exemplary early childhood program.
1. The Children’s Learning Centers will utilize available resources and seek new funding opportunities to enhance the children’s and UH
student experience.
2. The Children’s Learning Centers will create new opportunities and build upon ongoing programs to facilitate success through learning,
engagement, and discovery for children and UH students.
3. The Children’s Learning Centers will continue to promote a culture of accountability that aligns with local state standards, national
accreditation criteria, federal grant guidelines, as well as, the Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Services and University of Houston
policies, processes and procedures.
4. The Children’s Learning Centers will create and engage in strategic partnerships.
5. The Children’s Learning Centers will cultivate a collective identity that demonstrates a united vision on campus.
6.The Children’s Learning Centers will foster the creation of a global learning community that actualizes and embraces inclusion while
preparing children and UH students to become active citizens.
Program or Services Being Assessed: CLC Student Employee Development Program
Learning Outcome(s) and/or
Program Objective(s)
The CLC student employee will
demonstrate skills that promote
professionalism in the workplace as a
result of the CLC Student Employee
Development Program.
Method
CLC teachers will provide
orientations, trainings, and
coaching to the CLC student
employees that they
supervise. It will be measured
using the Student Staff
Performance Review
evaluation form. The students
will be rated using the
following scale for each
criteria: poor, good, excellent
and exemplary.
Frequency
Timeline
(Month)
At the completion of December, May, and
each semester
August
worked
1
Purpose
To evaluate the CLC student
employees on their work
ethic/practices in the
following areas: Adherence to
schedule, customer
orientation, personal skills,
policies and procedures,
productivity and work
relationships.
Goal(s) Supported
Goals: #2 & #6
Status: This is the
first time the
outcome is being
asssessed; the
measurement tool
has been used in
previous semesters.
DSA Assessment Plan
Program or Services Being Assessed: CLC Student Employee Development Program
Learning Outcome(s) and/or
Timeline
Method
Frequency
Program Objective(s)
(Month)
CLC
student
employees
will
The CLC student employee will
At the completion of December and May
self-report the extent to which
reflect on and assess the impact of student employment at CLC the fall and spring
CLC employment in skill acquisition has developed their skills and semesters worked
competences through a
and competencies.
Campus Labs survey.
Program or Services Being Assessed: CLC Student Employee Development Program
Learning Outcome(s) and/or
Timeline
Method
Frequency
Program Objective(s)
(Month)
CLC
student
employees
will
The CLC student employee will
At the completion of December and May
engage in one on one
synthesize their work experiences
the fall and spring
coaching sessions with CLC
and formulate goals for areas of
site managers to discuss their semesters worked
evaluations and selfgrowth.
assessment surveys.
Program or Services Being Assessed: CLC Student Employee Development Program
Learning Outcome(s) and/or
Timeline
Method
Frequency
Program Objective(s)
(Month)
Exit
questionnaire;
CLC
will
CLC will assess the Student
Upon termination
Ongoing
Employment Program through exit analyze information gained notification
from an exit questionnaire
questionnaires in order to make
to assess what should be
future improvements if needed.
improved, changed or
remain intact.
2
Purpose
To evaluate CLC
student employee
skill development as a
result of CLC
employment.
Purpose
To evaluate CLC
student employee
skill development as a
result of CLC
employment.
Goal(s) Supported
Goals: #2 & #6
Status: The outcome and
measurement tool have
both been used/assessed
in previous semesters.
Goal(s) Supported
Goals: #2 & #6
Status: This is the first
time the outcome is being
asssessed; the
measurement tool has
been used in previous
semesters.
Purpose
Status
To gather information
on why the employee is
leaving and comments
about the CLC
employment
experience.
Goal: #2
Status:
This is the first time the
outcome is being
asssessed and the first
time the measurement
tool has been used.