Call for Applications
from Cypress College Full-time Faculty for
Cypress College
Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator
The position of the Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator for Cypress College
is now open to FULL-TIME tenured faculty at Cypress College.
In Spring 2007, the coordinator will be expected to meet with the SLO Team to
make preparations for Fall 2007 and will be paid on a professional expert contract
for up to 8 hours a week outside of his/her teaching schedule.
In Fall 2007, the position is a 40% reassigned time position with a minimum of 16
hours a week on campus to provide coordination of the campus-wide student
learning outcomes training, implementation, and assessment efforts, particularly
as they apply to curriculum issues and accreditation reports. A full job description
is included on Page 2 of this document.
Application Process
1. Submit a resume and a letter of interest to Nancy Deutsch, SLO-CATs Team Leader, on or
before February 28, 2007.
2. Interviews will be conducted during the first full week in March.
3. The person selected will assume Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator responsibilities as
soon as possible, but no later than March 19, 2007.
4. If you have questions, please contact one or all of the SLO-CATs Team: Nancy Deutsch
ndeutsch@cypresscollege.edu at X47326, Dr. Randy Martinez rmartinez@cypresscollege.edu at
X48555, or Dr. Heather Brown hbrown@cypresscollege.edu at X47311.
The Student Learning Outcomes-College Assessment Techniques (SLO-CATs) Process to date:
Fall 2005: the SLO-CATs Team – Randy Martinez, Pychology; Betty Disney, faculty Online Coordinator; Nancy
Deutsch, faculty Staff Development Coordinator; and Heather Brown, Director of Institutional Research—planned
the process for writing and assessing student learning outcomes and reported the plan to the Academic Senate.
Spring 2006: Betty Disney and Randy Martinez, the SLO-CATs Facilitators, conducted Student Learning
Outcomes Workshops for 53 instructional departments. During the workshops, each department’s faculty wrote 35 student learning outcomes for at least one course in their curriculum and posted these SLOs on Blackboard.
Fall 2006: Randy Martinez conducted assessment workshops for 30 academic departments to help faculty write an
assessment plan for one of the SLOs they wrote in Spring 2006.
Spring 2007: Randy will work with faculty to implement their assessment plans and to report results. He will also
conduct additional assessment workshops for those departments that have not finished their assessment plans.
Cypress College
Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator
Job Description
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
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Serve as the day-to-day Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator.
Chair the SLO-CATs Team meetings to develop a cohesive, integrated process for assessing and
documenting SLOs, and reporting on that process and results.
Schedule, organize, set the agenda, and keep minutes for all SLO team meetings.
Organize faculty and staff dialogues to plan the direction of the SLO-CATs process.
Coordinate training and education opportunities for faculty and staff.
Work with Academic Senate, departments, administrators, and different constituent groups to
identify divisional/area representatives for the SLO-CATs Team.
Monitor departments’ progress in moving through the assessment process.
Track and follow up on the various SLO-CATs stages.
 Track participation in the various training events.
 Record the progress in developing SLOs campus-wide.
 Collect and archive assessment plans and reports.
Provide updates to appropriate audiences.
Distribute a regular newsletter to the campus community updating achievements related to SLOs.
Ensure campus-wide communication and discussion of SLOs and their assessment, via
Blackboard, @Cypress, and e-mail.
Write an annual executive summary of progress.
Serve as the lead advocate for the need for SLOs on campus and their influence on student
learning.
Required Qualifications:
 Full-time tenured faculty member
Desirable Qualifications:
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Demonstrated leadership abilities.
A thorough understanding of measurable student learning outcomes.
Experience in coordinating training and education opportunities for faculty and staff.
Program management experience.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to facilitate collaborative work across college divisions and departments.
Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and
ethnic backgrounds of students.
Commitment to academic excellence in diverse student populations.
Ability to write well.
An understanding of and ability to use Blackboard or other course management system, or
commitment to learn to use a course management system.
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