Assessment Committee Meeting Report for October 1, 2007
Attendees: Paul Sukys, Tom Prendergast, Bruce Sliney, Mike Allen, Teri Kofod, Kate Peresie
Kate called and conducted the meeting.
TOPIC
DISCUSSION
ACTION STEPS
PERSONS
RESPONSIBLE
Kate
TIMELINE
Membership
The Committee approved the following membership policy:
Committee membership will consist of the Department Chairs, the
Assessment Coordinator (also chairperson of the Committee), a
liaison from the Curriculum Committee, a Dean, a member of the
Institutional Research/Grants Department, the Assistanct to the VP of
Learning and a faculty member from each division (the latter
appointment for one year).
Post Policy on web site
Invite Anne Vinson to
continue as faculty rep from
HS/PS.
Kate
By
10/15
Recruit a faculty rep from
BU/ED.
Mike
By
10/15
Recruit a faculty rep from
Technology.
Kate/Randy
By
10/15
Notify Don.
Kate
Make request at Deans Plus
meeting that reports be sent to
Bruce
By
10/15
Next
Deans
By
10/29
Current membership: Department Chairs are Mike Allen, Janet
Boeckman, Jay Jacquet, Teri Kofod, Rob Slabodnick, and Randy
Storms. (Two Department Chair positions are unfilled at the College.)
Assessment Coordinator is Kate Peresie. Dean is Terry Coleman.
Curriculum Committee liaison is Paul Sukys. IR/Grants member is
Tom Prendergast. Assistant to the VP of Learning is Bruce Sliney.
Faculty members are needed.
5 Column
Reports
Don Plotts will be excused from the Committee as he has resumed his
prior duties at the College.
5 Column Reports for end of 06/07 have been submitted by CRJ,
Police Academy, Respiratory Care, and Human Services – that’s all.
Kate has sent e-mail requests to the DCs for more reports. These
reports are public, posted on the Student Success Plan web page.
CLOs
Kate by end October
Plus
Mtg
Any new degrees that are launched will also have to do
pgrogram/department level learning outcomes assessment (5 Column
reports).
There have been no responses to the invitation to join a CLO-based
learning community for faculty (presented at Professional
Development Day, 9/07).
WAC/SpAC for 07 – participation has fallen off. Tom will work on
generating a report for the data we have. Teri has data to share with
Tom.
Send WAC/SpAC data to Tom
Teri
By
10/15
Send follow-up e-mail to
faculty
Work through DCs to set
schedule
Kate
By
10/29
By
10/29
Present plan for spring pilot to
Committee
Check on Carmen Morrison’s
Paul
CAAP Critical Thinking for 07 – Tom presented the report, results are
good (comparable to other, like institutions). HS scored lower – Tom
has talked to Dean Jim Hull about that.
The syllabus (sticker) project – faculty were engaged in the project
(begun at Professional Development Day, 9/07). The Committee
decided to:
 Send a follow-up message/reminder re: purpose, next steps.

Set up a syllabus review schedule – each department/program
to bring in 1-3 syllabi, Committee to provide feedback on
CLOs and assessment.
The CLO Assessment schedule was approved. (See addendum.) The
various assessment measures are conducted every other year,
minimizing costs and impact on capstone courses. For this year:
 Will use data from CCSSE survey conducted for AtD – will
need to select from the population those students who are near
graduation (and go back to 2005/06 CCSSE data to do the
same for comparison). CCSSE provides information on
Communication, Computer Literacy, Culture and Community,
and Critical Thinking.
 Will do a pilot of the essay process for Culture and
Community.
 Will do a pilot of the First Advantage testing for Computer
Kate
Tom
By
11/26
By

Course
Syllabus
Template
Job
Description
Literacy.
Will need to develop assessment process for Computation.
The Committee needs formal acceptance from the Curriculum
Committee for the latest iteration of the course syllabus template.
Then send to Faculty Caucus for approval.
The Committee discussed whether to drop the now 2-year attempt to
add assessment to formal job descriptions. The recommendation has
been languishing with the Faculty Caucus. The Committee was
interested in pursuing this further and in developing a form to better
collect assessment data from faculty teaching various sections of a
course.
Goals for
The Committee’s goals for 07/08 are:
07/08
 Improve CLO assessment:
o Increase participation in CLO assessment. (Strategies
include communicating CLO assessment schedule,
advocating for including assessment responsibility in
job descriptions.)
o Pilot Culture and Community Essay assessment.
o Pilot First Advantage Computer Literacy assessment.
o Develop plan for Computation assessment.
Keep current with Program/Department Level Learning Outcomes
Assessment (5 Column Reports) on the Student Success Plan.
Next Meeting Monday, October 15, 12:00 149F
status/role in the pilot project
Ask Ben Rountree to establish
a team to work on
Computation
Get formal acceptance
Tom
10/15
By
10/15
Paul
By end
Nov
Contact Faculty Caucus re:
recommendation
Kate
10/29.
Develop form
Teri and
Mike
10/29
Addendum: Core Learning Outcomes Assessment Schedule
Computer
Literacy
CCSSE (w/ AtD)
Pilot First Adv
08/09 WAC/SpAC
Culture &
Community
CCSSE (w/ AtD)
Pilot Essay
Essay
09/10 CCSSE (w/ AtD)
CCSSE (w/ AtD)
CCSSE (w/ AtD)
First Adv
10/11 WAC/SpAC
Essay
11/12 CCSSE (w/ AtD)
CCSSE (w/ AtD)
07/08
Communication
CCSSE (w/ AtD)
Shaded items occur in capstone courses.
CCSSE (w/ AtD)
First Adv
Computation
Develop
Critical
Thinking
CCSSE (w/ AtD)
Pilot
CAAP
?
CCSSE (w/ AtD)
?
CAAP
?
CCSSE (w/ AtD)