QEP meeting notes

June 8, 2005

Present: Joni Caldwell, Jimmy Smith, Raphael Forti, Debra Morrissey, Debbie D’Anna, Lynn Lockard, Duane Shuttlesworth, Jackie Woodbury, Carol Clouse

Input from students

Discussed using student focus groups to elicit further input and information from students. Members will go into summer classes and have students complete a short survey which will be returned to Matt Wells in the Education office to tabulate.

EDUC 441 – Jackie EDUC 460 – Duane HIST 110 – Deb M

REL 479 – Carol SOC 241 – Debbie D PHED 201 – Deb M

Well 278 - Debbie Phed 202 – Lynn Soc 433 – Lynn

Surveys will be administered to Thursday, June 09, 2005 classes and results will be available for meeting on Monday, June 13, 2005.

Topic Discussion

2 areas of known weakness – key competencies and assessment

Final topic:

Improving Key Competencies

With sub-components of instructional strategies and advisement/follow-up

Reason for limiting: controllable amount of assessment and time constraints

Key Competencies

· Is this the term we should use? Basic skills is more to the point

· Term is from UC catalog – addresses the mission

· Read, Write, Math

· Include:

• Assessment
• Advisement or follow-up
• Data management – of assessment result and follow-up
• Instructional strategies
• Student engagement

Basic Skills Placement test

· Compass - $450/year site license and $1500 for all three (math, rdg, wtg) for 200 students

· Why do placement tests if we don’t have follow-up services or classes available?

· If criterion is set and students don’t make it – is there a learning disability or do they not have the skills?

• Learning disability – many faculty members do not have the training on accommodations. Student needs to have documentation before accommodations can be given.

Student Engagement – need to give Higher Education definition of term so all understand the term

Bring to next meeting:

· Information on basic skills assessment

· List of all tests/assessment currently used on campus

· General Education/major assessment information from Ella Hensley

· Ideas on how to implement

Consultant will be on campus on June 20-21

Dr Johnson will be available for reading before 6/27.

Debbie D’Anna, Gus Manganey (student VP for Academic Affairs) and Dr. McFarland will send msg to students about QEP and process.

** President deRosset sent message to students immediately following meeting – Do we still need to send one from Student Life/Acad Affairs?

Next meeting: Design Phase coordinated by Carol Clouse on Monday, June 13 @ 9:00 am

Lynn Lockard – Mon & Tuesday

Debbie D’Anna – after class on Monday/Tues

Duane – morning only

Raphael – morning only

Joni – 9-10 on both days

Deb M – out of town on Monday, will assist on Tuesday.