Peralta Community College District Annual Program Update Template 2010-2011 Each discipline will complete this form to update program reviews developed in 2009-2010. These will be reviewed at the college level and then forwarded to the district-wide planning and budgeting process. The information on this form is required for all resource requests – including faculty staffing requests – for the 2011-12 budget year. I. Overview Date Submitted: 10/13/10 Dean: Linda Sanford BI Download: 10/07/2010 Dept. Chair: Tamika Brown Discipline: NATAM Campus: Laney Mission The mission of the Laney College Ethnic Studies Department is to educate the community on critical race and resistance studies. Our department offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that advances the General Education goals of the college. We provide students with knowledge and skills to respond to the challenges facing a multicultural and globally interdependent world. The Department is comprised of four areas of study: • African American Studies • Asian/Asian American Studies • Mexican/Latin American Studies • Native American Studies Page 1 of 5 II. Student Data A. Enrollment Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Census Enrollment (duplicated) Fall 2008 34.0 26.0 Sections (master sections) 1.0 1.0 Total FTES 3.63 2.6 Total FTEF 0.2 0.2 FTES/FTEF 18.15 13.0 Enrolled 31.0 N/A Retained 24.0 % Retained 77.0 N/A N/A B. Retention C. Success Total Graded Success % Success Withdraw % Withdraw III. N/A 31.0 14.0 45.0 7.0 22.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A Faculty Data (ZZ assignments excluded) Fall 2010 Contract FTEF Hourly FTEF Extra Service FTEF Total FTEF % Contract/Total 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 IV. Faculty Data Comparables F2010 (ZZ assignments excluded) (Z assignments excluded) Contract FTEF Hourly FTEF Extra Service FTEF Total FTEF % Contract/Total Alameda Berkeley Laney Merritt 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Page 2 of 5 V. Qualitative Assessments CTE and Vocational: Community and labor market relevance. Present evidence of community need based on Advisory Committee input, industry need data, McIntyre Environmental Scan, McKinsey Economic Report, licensure and job placement rates, etc. Transfer and Basic Skills: Describe how your course offerings address transfer, basic skills, and program completion. N/A We currently only offer one transfer level course in Native American History. VI. Strategic Planning Goals Check all that apply. Describe how goal applies to your program. Advance Student Access, Success & Equity Engage our Communities & Partners Build Programs of Distinction Create a Culture of Innovation & Collaboration Develop Resources to Advance & Sustain Mission n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a VII. College Strategic Plan Relevance Check all that apply New program under development Program that is integral to your college’s overall strategy Program that is essential for transfer Program that serves a community niche Programs where student enrollment or success has been demonstrably affected by extraordinary external factors, such as barriers due to housing, employment, childcare etc. Other Page 3 of 5 VIII. Action Plan Please describe your plan for responding to the above data. Consider curriculum, pedagogy/instructional, scheduling, and marketing strategies. Also, please reference any cross district collaboration with the same discipline at other Peralta colleges. Include overall plans/goals and specific action steps. The Chairperson of Ethnic Studies recommends that this area of study be cross listed or “deactivated”. We only have one part-time instructor in this discipline. Native American History is only taught once a year and NATAM is cross-listed with Racism in America and Women of Color. The number of students in this major area of study are very limited. IX. Needs Please describe and prioritize any faculty, classified, and student assistant needs. n/a Please describe and prioritize any equipment, material, and supply needs. n/a Please describe and prioritize any facilities needs. n/a X. Course SLOs and Assessment Fall 2010 Number of active courses in your discipline 1 Number with SLOs 1 % SLOs/Active Courses 100% Number of courses with SLOs that have been assessed 0 % Assessed/SLOs 0 Describe types of assessment methods you are using n/a Describe results of your SLO assessment progress n/a Page 4 of 5 XI. Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment Fall 2010 Number of degrees and certificates in your discipline 4 Number with Program Learning Outcomes 3 Number assessed 0 % Assessed 0 Describe assessment methods you are using Our goal is the assess the program learning outcomes by Spring 2011 Describe results of assessment n/a Page 5 of 5