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:
10/14/10
Dean:
Stacy Thompson
BI Download:
10/07/2010
Dept. Chair:
Christine Olsen
Discipline:
CHDEV
Campus:
Merritt
Mission
II.
Student Data
A. Enrollment
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Census Enrollment (duplicated)
867.0
1,085.0
766.0
Sections (master sections)
31.0
28.0
19.0
Total FTES
92.53
110.08
84.4
Total FTEF
6.49
5.89
4.4
FTES/FTEF
14.25
18.69
19.18
Enrolled
829.0
1,047.0
N/A
Retained
676.0
904.0
% Retained
81.0
86.0
N/A
N/A
829.0
571.0
68.0
153.0
18.0
1,047.0
773.0
73.0
143.0
13.0
B. Retention
C. Success
Total Graded
Success
% Success
Withdraw
% Withdraw
Page 1 of 7
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
III.
Faculty Data (ZZ assignments excluded)
Fall 2010
Contract FTEF
Hourly FTEF
Extra Service FTEF
Total FTEF
% Contract/Total
1.65
2.47
0.29
4.4
37.42
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
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.65
2.47
0.29
4.4
37.42
Page 2 of 7
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.
One of the goals in the Early Care and
Education Profession is to advance the
education level of ECE providers. The
statewide Curriculum Alignment Project of
which Merritt is a member, developed a
statewide common transfer degree from
community colleges to state universities. This
will support SB 1440 which was recently signed
into law. By 2013, Headstart teachers must all
have an A.A. to keep their teaching jobs.
Professional development of the work force to
build quality ECE programs for young children
is the focus of the industry.
Transfer and Basic Skills: Describe how your
course offerings address transfer, basic skills, and
program completion.
Our recently revised 8 courses known as the
lower division 8 have been submitted the the
Curriculum Alignment Project. We will redesign
our CHDEV major and A.A. degree to include
these eight courses.
The Professional Providers Program, Emergent
Teacher Project, and TANF CDC program
support our basic skills and ELL students with
cohort learning communities, tutoring, and book
loans.
Page 3 of 7
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
The CHDEV department continues to organize
the shedule of classes around the needs of the
working student. The majority of classes are
offered in the evenings and/or weekends. Due
to the current state budget crisis, we had to cut
back on classes in the community. Spring
2010 we have restored 3 of the previous 8
community classes.
The Emergent Teacher and Professional
Provider Program are based on a learning
cohort model and support CHDEV students
who are working on their Associate and
Teacher Permits. They advance student
access, success & equity and are programs of
distinction.
The CHDEV Department has build partnerships
with three local Headstart Agencies (Unity
Council, City of Oakland and Berkeley/Albany
YMCA by running contract ed. classes at their
sites. In addition to engaging our communities
and partners, it advanced student access and
success by running the lab practicum class in
the Headstart classrooms.
The Merritt College CHDEV department has
collaborated with Child Development
Departments throughout the state with the
Curriculum Alignment Project, to develop a 24
unit transfer degree.
Page 4 of 7
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
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.
Our transfer degree is the new program under development. The department has submitted its 8
courses to The Curriculum Alignment Project, which brought child development departments across the
state together to develop a 24 unit common transfer package in Child Development. With SB 1440
recently signed into law, the Merritt Child Development Department will have a transfer degree that will
be aligned with the CSU Child Development Departments.
The CHDEV TANF/CDC program serves students who have been affected by extraordinary external
factors. The Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC) supports CHDEV students who are
currently working at a child care center and taking classes to obtain or upgrade their permits.
The Professional Providers Program and the Emergent Teachers Project are based on the learning
cohort model and provide basic skills and tutorial support to CHDEV students working toward an
Associate Teacher or Teacher permit.
In Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 we developed the Infant/Toddler Practicum to teach through contract ed
the teachers at three area Headstarts. In addition we taught through contract ed the 6 Infant Toddler
specialization courses.
Page 5 of 7
IX. Needs
Please describe and prioritize any faculty, classified, and student assistant needs.
There are currently two contract faculty andfifteen hourly faculty. We need to replace the 2 contract
positions lost to the retirement of Dr. Cynthia Whitfield and transfer of Dr. Stacy Thompson to
administrative position of Division 1 Dean.
Please describe and prioritize any equipment, material, and supply needs.
New desks and tables need to be purchased; the classroom furniture is an odd assortment of old tables
and desks which do not meet the physical/academic needs of the Merritt students.
The classrooms lack basic technology: currently there are no DVD/LCD players, SmartBoards, etc. in any
of the classrooms. We need to upgrade the classrooms with technical/media/AV equipment.
There is a plan to upgrade the rooms in the A building to become "Smart Classrooms." This project is
scheduled to begin Fall 2010.
Please describe and prioritize any facilities needs.
The physical resources currently available to the Child Development department are inadequate. Immediate
steps need to be taken to improve the lighting, ventilation and heating in all of the Child Development
lecture rooms in the A building.
X.
Course SLOs and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of active courses in your discipline
46
Number with SLOs
39
% SLOs/Active Courses
85%
Number of courses with SLOs that have been assessed
0
% Assessed/SLOs
0
Describe types of assessment methods you are using
Describe results of your SLO assessment progress
We began this process Fall 2010; thus far 86% of the instructors have submitted their individual plan for
assessment (12 out of 14 instructors). These instructors will be assessing how well their assignments
assess their course SLOs this semester.
Page 6 of 7
XI. Program Learning Outcomes and Assessment
Fall 2010
Number of degrees and certificates in your discipline
6
Number with Program Learning Outcomes
1
Number assessed
0
% Assessed
0
Describe assessment methods you are using
Describe results of assessment
Page 7 of 7