DAP
VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Annual Department Action Plan (DAP)
This form provides a documentation template for annual Department Action Plans (DAPs) designed to assess unit outcomes that are designed to impact the
learning environment and improve the educational programs and processes of VCC. Initial information and projections describe the PLANNING PHASE of the
process. At the conclusion of the project/activity time frame initial information and projections will be updated by completing an EVALUATION PHASE
including modifications, outputs and outcomes. Both planning and evaluation information will be organized according to parallel criteria including: (1) a formal
goal statement, (2) outcome measures, (3) collaboration with stakeholders, (4) evaluation methods and (5) use of results for improvement of unit performance in
meeting established outcomes. The overall process will effectively review and document specific measures of educational effectiveness.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UNIT: Student Affairs- Student Development
STEWARD: Chanda Torres, Student Development Director
TITLE OF PLAN: Student Leader Team
SUPPORTED BY COLLEGE FUNDS (If applicable, please provide approved amount):
DATE: June 2008
CRITERIA
1. Goal-principal purpose and objectives
of plan
2. Outcome Measures-how plan will be
reviewed and measured outcomes
PLANNING PHASE
Initial Information and Projections
To develop a comprehensive Student Leader Program
that will include college-wide standards, goals,
curriculum, and an effective assessment process.
1. Establishment of a Fall and Spring Student Leader
Retreat
2. Design of a standard campus -based training
curriculum.
3. Standardization of Leadership Stipend
requirements/curriculum.
EVALUATION PHASE
Modifications, Outputs, Outcomes
Developed a Student Leader Assessment Plan,
Standard Trainings and the Student Leader Award
Criteria.
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3. Collaboration with
Student Development Coordinators, Atlas Access
Established Fall and Spring Student Leader
Retreats
a. Created a college wide Cross-Training
Curriculum
b. Designed Student Leader Summer Retreat
Learning Objectives
c. Developed College-wide Refresh Trainings
in the Spring term
d. Development of a Standard Cross Training
Curriculum that will be implemented in July
08
2. Created curriculum for and held Campusbased Trainings
3. Created and implemented college wide
student leader award criteria
Meetings:
Stakeholders-individuals and groups
involved in the planning and
implementation
Managers, Peer Educator Advisors, Welcome Team
Advisors, Deans of Students and other participating
Student Leader programs.
4. Evaluation-process employed to
evaluate effectiveness
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Pre/Post Leadership Challenge Assessment
Focus Groups
Leadership Stipend Requirements/Curriculum
Retreat Evaluations
Student Leader Team including:
(Atlas, Welcome Team, Peer Educators)
Student Development Coordinators
Atlas Access Managers
Student Development Coordinators
Peer Educator Advisors
Focus Group Facilitator
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5. Use of Results-how plan will/has
impacted learning environment of VCC
and improvement of the educational
programs and/or processes
Enhance the communication among campuses thus
creating an effective Student Leader Team. Reengineering this program will also allow Student
Development to assess its effectiveness, raise its
standards, and validate its mission.
1.a. Student Leaders gained in Leadership
Behaviors related to all of the leadership
behaviors assessed in the Pre/Post Leadership
Challenge Assessment
b. 80% Retention Rate in the Student Leader
Program
2. As a result of the focus group, the student
leaders felt that they gained in the all
Leadership Challenge’s behaviors assessed but
more in the behavior of Modeling the Way
and less in the behavior Challenging the
Process
3. 60% of the students college wide completed
the new comprehensive Student Leader
Award
4. Based on the retreat evaluations, 95% of the
Retreat Learning Objectives were achieved
These results provided concrete evidence of the
effectiveness of Valencia’s student leader team
program, initiated the development and
implementation of the Student Leader Award, and
explained the importance of a standard curriculum
that focuses on collaboration and student learning.