Motlow State Community College
Action Plan & Outcome Assessment Report for Institutional Effectiveness
Planning Year: July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015
Assessing Year: July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014
Unit: Languages
Related Strategic Goal:
3.1 Monitor and improve the effectiveness of educational programs and services.
Action Plan #: LANG-02
Action Plan Title: Creation of Best Practices memos for READ 0810 and ENGL 0810
Desired Outcome: By June 30, 2014, 72% of students attempting the Learning Support Program
reading and writing courses will successfully complete the program with an A-C grade.
Description of Action Plan and Related Activities: The Learning Support team (faculty, staff, and
administrators) will create Best Practices memos that compile successful teaching strategies
determined by the faculty to result in higher student completion rates and will then
communicate these best practices to all faculty teaching READ 0810 and ENGL 0810.
Implementation Timeline: Best Practices memos will be in place by Dec. 15, 2013.
Team Members: Learning Support faculty, English faculty, administrators, and Admissions and
Records.
Timeline: Review and evaluate on December 15, 2013.
Est. Cost: ?
Budgeted: Funding other than budget
Evidence of Success: Pass/Fail rates of READ 0810 and ENGL 0810
Complete the following when assessing a plan
Current Status: Behind Schedule
Describe Progress: This Plan was overtaken by events and is considered on-hold by the
department. We are currently redesigning both ENGL and READ learning Support courses per
TBR mandate and will pilot the new design in F14. We will then pick up this Plan after the
redesign and create Best Practices documents for implementation in F15.
Fall 2013-Spring 2014
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Fall 2012-Spring 2013
Below are pass/fail rates for READ 0810 and ENGL 0810. We will use pass/fail data for these
classes in S14 for comparison to determine success:
Learning Support Students w/ Pass Rate
Fall 2012 by Site
ENGL 810
Campus
Fayetteville
Attempted
READ 810
Grade A-C
%
Attempted
Grade A-C
%
32
24 75%
41
29 71%
McMinnville
29
21 72%
27
25 93%
Moore
84
40 48%
78
58 74%
Smyrna
133
88 66%
108
82 76%
Total
278
173 62%
254
194 76%
Learning Support Students w/ Pass Rate
Spring 2013 by Site
ENGL 810
Campus
Fayetteville
Attempted
READ 810
Grade A-C
%
Attempted
Grade A-C
11
10 91%
0
McMinnville
21
11 52%
12
8 67%
Moore
63
38 60%
44
27 61%
Smyrna
65
41 63%
54
32 59%
160
100 63%
110
67 61%
Total
0
%
0%
Describe Needed Changes: See above.
List of Supporting Documentation: Original redesign TBR proposal explaining the redesign
Date Last Updated: 6/15/2014