Group B: Currently on Two-year Cycle

Plans are due February 2, 2018

 

Semester	Plan	Do	Study	Act
Spring 2018	Group B	Group B
Fall 2018		Group B
Spring 2019			Group B
Fall 2019	Group B			Group B
Spring 2020	Group B	Group B
Fall 2020		Group B	Group B

Subject	Coordinator/ who submits	Dean
ABE	(open)	Kunce
Biology	Nicolas Halm-Lutterrodt	Prendergast
CNA	Rebecca Wolfe	Fawcett
Counseling	Sarah Hein and Shannon Word	Hughes
Chemistry	Christine Brooms	Prendergast
Criminal Justice	Fawcett
Developemental English	Jason Evans	Wilson
Early Childhood Education	(open)	Kaushal
Education	Chris Fogarty	Wilson
ESL	Jennifer Eick-Magan	Kunce
Fire Science Technology	Chad Vlietstra	Fawcett
Graphic Communications	Becky Slagle	Kaushal
HVAC	Chad Vlietstra	Kaushal
Industrial Electricity	George Karras	Kaushal
Manufacturing/ Welding/ CADMD	Marty Wolfe	Kaushal
Music	Valerie Nicolson	Wilson
Music Production	Jonathan Pierre	Kaushal
Physical Science	Lee Anne Burrough	Prendergast
Physics	Mohammed Salami	Prendergast
Social Science	Lalinda De La Fuente	Wilson

Group A: Currently on One-year Cycle

Two-year cycle begins Fall 2018. Reports are due March 30, 2018

 

Semester	Plan	Do	Study	Act
Spring 2018			Group A
Fall 2018	Group A			Group A
Spring 2019	Group A	Group A
Fall 2019		Group A
Spring 2020			Group A
Fall 2020	Group A			Group A

Subject	Coordinator/ who submits	Dean
Automotive	Tony Gumushian	Kaushal
Business	Marci Schusler	Kaushal
Communication	Dana Trunnell	Wilson
Dental Hygiene	Carol Braun	Fawcett
English	Jessica Gravely	Wilson
Fine Arts	Paul Rinaldi	Wilson
Fitness and Excercise Program	Carol Fawcett	Fawcett
Humanities/Philosophy	George Streeter	Wilson
IT	Jackie Dennis	Kaushal
Library	Thane Montaner	Ciesla
Math	Kate Sims-Drew	Prendergast
Nursing	Pattie Eberhardt	Fawcett
Photography	Becky Slagle	Kaushal
Psychology	Dianne DeSousa	Wilson
Spanish	Teresa McCann	Wilson

Meeting Dates

Date	Time	Location
January 10, 2019	2:30 p.m.	Rm. 2608
February 25, 2019	2:30 p.m.	Rm. 2608
March 18, 2019	2:30 p.m.	Rm. 2608
April 15, 2019	2:30 p.m.	Rm. 2608
May 13, 2019	2:30 p.m.	Rm. 2608

Duties and Structure of the Assessment Council

Duties and structure of the Assessment Council, in order to fulfill its charge:
Initial duties in 2016-2017:

• Review, revise, and implement assessment plan forms and report forms
• Review, revise, and implement timelines for assessment plans and reports
• Review and update “Learning Assessment at Prairie State College”
• Review all assessment plans and provide peer-review/feedback
• Develop assessment plan for the next three years
• Update current pages on website, including “Curriculum and Assessment” page
• Develop a common language
• Engage in professional development and remain current in assessment research and best practices

Membership:

• Elected Department Chairs (12)
• Dean of Assessment
• VPAA
• VPSA
• Manager, Planning, Effectiveness, and Accreditation
• Director, Institutional Research and Planning
• Faculty Volunteers (3-4)
• Representative from CWGELO and faculty development committees and FYE
• Students (3-4)

AC Leadership:

• Co-chairs (VPAA and a department chair chosen by department chairs)
• Secretary/recorder (Dean of Assessment)

Member meetings:

• 1st Monday of each month, entire Assessment Council
• 3rd Monday, in working groups

Decision-making process:

•  A quorum (50% plus 1) must be present for any decision to be made.
• Decisions, when called for, should be made by consensus.
• When consensus cannot be reached after 30 minutes of discussion, a vote may be taken.
• A motion must receive a majority of those present to pass.

Summary charge of the Assessment Council

• The AC shall serve as a clearinghouse, a think tank for all activities involving assessment at the College
• The AC shall have a number of roles
  • Support role (to support faculty coordinators and others who are actively engaged in assessment)
    • Plan and provide professional development on assessment
    • Maintain resources for assessment, including tutorials
    • Encourage faculty (employee) conversations and collaboration on assessment
    • Serve as engaged, supportive readership at every stage of the assessment process.
    • Provide constructive and critical feedback for all engaged in assessment
  • Leadership role (to establish a vision, standards, and goals for assessment at the College)
    • Develop and promote a vision for assessment at Prairie State College
    • Facilitate a collaborative culture of student learning outcome assessment by engaging students, faculty, staff and administration in assessment activities across the institution at the general education, program, course, and co-curricular levels
    • Analyze and articulate trends revealed through assessment of student learning outcomes at the College
    • Establish “good practices” for effective assessment
  • Coordination role
    • Gather and review assessment plans and reports
    • Establish working groups as appropriate
    • Recommend changes and improvements in assessment efforts
    • Ensure that assessment is completed at the course, program, co-curricular, and general education levels.
    • Provide opportunities to discuss assessment results, implications, and improvements.

Conceptual Framework

• Assessment is “first and foremost about student learning....” (Angelo, May 1999)
• Assessment should be “intellectually compelling, professionally rewarding, and relatively unburdensome.” (Angelo [in Banta, 2002])
• Assessment should be cultivated throughout the College in academic, co-curricular, and non-instructional areas.
• Assessment should be used to measure, improve, and document what the College does.
• Assessment should involve both full-time and part-time faculty, staff, administration, students, and members of the community.
• Assessment should be an ongoing process of reflection and improvement.
• Assessment results should be shared appropriately with the community served by the College.
• Assessment is separate from the faculty evaluation process and assessment results are never used to evaluate faculty performance in the classroom.