DSAES Assessment Plan for AY 2015-2016 Department/Program Name: Director: Children's Learning Centers Jennifer Skopal Department/Program Assessment Contact(s) (in addition to above): Department Mission Statement: Department Vision Statement: 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. CLC will collaborate with departments within DSAES to create opportunities for self-discovery and professional/academic success for UH students. (DSAES 1.c) #2. CLC will explore opportunities to expand internships and the application of academic disciplines for UH students. (DSAES 1.f) Department FY16 Goals: (include all #3. CLC will attract and maintain a consistently qualified, well-trained staff who continuously strengthen their leadership skills and relationships with others and work to improve the conditions of children and families within our programs. (DSAES 2.a) department goals and DSAES strategic plan mapping) #4. CLC will assess student employment and internship opportunities and provide professional development training and preparation in adult supervision, mentoring, and leadership development to teaching staff who supervise or mentor other staff members. (DSAES 2.c) #5. CLC will establish intentional practices designed to foster strong reciprocal relationships with families and UH students from the first contact and maintain them over time. (DSAES 2.e) 1 DSAES Assessment Plan for AY 2015-2016 Program or Services Being Assessed (Assessment Activity #1): CLC Student Employee Development Program/Goal development Learning Outcome(s) and/or Assessment Activity Objective(s) The CLC student employees will be able to formulate excellent rated professional development S.M.A.R.T. goals for the following semester as a result of synthesizing his/her CLC work experiences. Purpose of Assessment Activity Method To measure the CLC student employee’s ability to formulate professional development goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timespecific (S.M.A.R.T.) At the end of the semester, CLC student employees employed, for more than 3 mos., will engage in one on one coaching sessions with CLC site managers to discuss their evaluations and self-assessment surveys. The students will be asked to formulate professional development S.M.A.R.T. goals for the next semester based on discussions during the coaching session. The goals will be evaluated utilizing a Campus Labs rubric. Frequency / Timeline Summary of this activity (to be completed at the end assessment cycle for this activity) Results (i.e. data collected): Action (i.e. what will change in the department or program as a result of the data collected): 2 FY16 Goal(s) Supported For CLC student #1, #2 & #3 employees employed in the fall, S.M.A.R.T. goals will be developed in December/January and evaluated during the spring semester. For those employed in the spring, S.M.A.R.T. goals will be developed May/June and evaluated during the summer semester (or the next fall if they were not employed during the summer). DSAES Assessment Plan for AY 2015-2016 Program or Services Being Assessed (Assessment Activity #2): CLC Student Employee Development Program/Goal attainment Learning Outcome(s) and/or Assessment Activity Objective(s) The CLC student employee will be able to complete excellent rated professional development S.M.A.R.T. goals developed the previous semester as a result of synthesizing his/her CLC work experiences. Purpose of Assessment Activity To measure the CLC student employee’s ability to meet excellent rated professional development goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timespecific (S.M.A.R.T.). Method Frequency / Timeline At the end of the semester, the students who developed excellent rated S.M.A.R.T. professional goals the previous semester (Assessment Activity #1), and continued employment at CLC, will be asked to evaluate their degree of goal attainment utilizing a Campus Labs rubric. Summary of this activity (to be completed at the end assessment cycle for this activity) Results (i.e. data collected): Action (i.e. what will change in the department or program as a result of the data collected): 3 FY16 Goal(s) Supported For CLC student #1, #2 & #3 employees who completed Assessment Activity # 1 in the fall, S.M.A.R.T. goal attainment will be evaluated during the spring semester. For those completed Assessment Activity # 1 in the spring, S.M.A.R.T. goal attainment will be evaluated during the summer semester (or the next fall if they were not employed during the summer). DSAES Assessment Plan for AY 2015-2016 Program or Services Being Assessed (Assessment Activity #3): CLC Enrollment Termination Review Learning Outcome(s) and/or Assessment Activity Objective(s) Purpose of Assessment Activity CLC will analyze baseline information To review completed CLC Enrollment collected from the CLC Enrollment Termination Forms to determine if any Termination Forms in an effort to trends exist in the data collected. improve customer satisfaction. Method Frequency / Timeline FY16 Goal(s) Supported CLC administrators will track baseline data August, December and #3 & #5 collected from the CLC Enrollment May Termination Forms, completed by parents of enrolled children, at the end of each semester using Baseline. Summary of this activity (to be completed at the end assessment cycle for this activity) Results (i.e. data collected): Action (i.e. what will change in the department or program as a result of the data collected): 4 DSAES Assessment Plan for AY 2015-2016 5 DSAES Assessment Plan for AY 2015-2016 6