District discipline lead spring meeting agenda Brenda Kihl and Kathleen Fenton

Role of District Discipline Leads Serve as primary district-wide contact for program/area of emphasis Schedule annual district-wide discipline meetings Submit annual improvement plan and discipline meeting minutes Serve as or designate a data coordinator Serve as or designate discipline lead for periodic program assessment Formalizing and documenting a process currently in place Approved by dean Included in SACS report submitted in October Improvement plans are currently submitted for select core courses A similar process must be implemented on the program level…

SACS Program Assessment Requirements For each curricular area of emphasis, the institution assigns responsibility for program coordination as well as curriculum development and review, to persons academically qualified in the field (CS 3.4.11) Background for the creation of the discipline lead Chairs provide the coordination, but not necessarily the curriculum development and review There is a requirement for curricular review by “academically qualified” faculty This was a process the college used to conduct, but discontinued in 2005ish

SACS Program Assessment Requirements Institutions must have a planning and evaluation process for producing improvement and accomplishing its mission (CR 2.5) For educational programs, institutions must identify outcomes, evaluate achievement of those outcomes and demonstrate improvement based on the results (CS 3.3.1.1) We are living in a time where there is a demand for transparency We have complied with 3.3.1.1 at the course level, but need to focus on program level outcomes and document outcomes, evaluation, and improvements based on results at the institution level Call for Instructional assessment team soon.

Review Catalog Information Review current catalog narrative for emphasis area and revise as necessary Submit 2011-12 catalog changes to curriculum representative by Feb 1

Collin – University Alignment Identify 2 universities offering majors in the emphasis area Review lower-division requirements [UTD] Determine consistency between Collin’s recommended electives and university requirements Submit recommended catalog changes by Feb 1 for inclusion in the 2011-12 catalog or Oct 1 for the 2012-13 catalog Each of the tasks can be completed by different faculty University list Link to equivalency table Link to ACGM

Establish Program Learning Outcomes Identify up to four program-level student learning outcomes Workshops offered throughout the spring semester Complete a program profile by May 15 All areas of emphasis will be assessing program outcomes beginning 2011-12

Review Course SLOs Review course SLOs to ensure alignment THECB is expected to require core courses to address specified Texas Core objectives Incorporate critical thinking and communication into all core course SLOs by fall 2011 Submit revised syllabi by April 1 GEO Forum II – in process of establishing criteria for inclusion in core -recommends adopting Texas requirements

Summary of Deadlines February 1, 2011 – Catalog Narrative Revisions April 1, 2011 – Core Course SLO revisions to include critical thinking and communication May 15, 2011 – Program Profile October 1, 2011 – Curriculum Alignment