1. Perkins 2015-16 End of Year Evaluation Wake Technical Community College

2. Perkins funding made a difference at our college by: Providing our students with structured pathways to maximize their time at the college. Providing students with timely guidance at every step along their journey. Providing faculty and administration with timely professional development opportunities to improve instruction, advising, assessment, data use, and program quality across the four divisions. Providing an avenue for collaboration between Wake Tech and Wake County Public Schools to bridge secondary and post-secondary CTE education.

3. Focus on the Measures Team of 4 Division Deans and Perkins Coordinator All spending is tied to one or more of the Performance Measures (1P1, 2P1, 3P1, 4P1, 5P1 and 5P2) What are others doing well? How can we tailor it to our needs? Discuss with department heads and faculty Choose spending options that align with measures

4. Our college’s best practice using Perkins funds is: eVising eVolution for Business Administration students Plan, Track, Achieve The eVising motto, "Plan, Track, Achieve," means you will be guided through every step of being a Business Administration student, from the beginning to the end of your academic journey...and beyond.

6. Our College Perkins Team: NameTitleE-MailPhone Sandra DietrichVice President, Curriculum Education Services sldietrich@waketech.edu919-866-5674 Diane AlbahrawyAssociate Professor and Perkins Coordinator dbalbahrawy@waketech.edu919-866-5771 Terri AllenSenior Director Career Pathways taallen2@waketech.edu919-866-5382 Walter Martin Patricia Godin Russell Wahrmann Molly Curry Angela Bequette Dean, BPSTD Dean, AET Assoc. Dept. Head, AET Dean, Health Sciences Dean, CT wmartin@waketech.edu pagodin@waketech.edu rawahrman@waketech.edu mpcurry@waketech.edu albequette@waketech.edu 919-866-5385 919-866-5170 919-866-5152 919-747-0007 919-866-5394

7. 1. We strengthened the academic, career and technical skills of our students by: Providing faculty opportunities to receive Industry Certifications to improve instruction and integrate innovation into curriculum. Providing faculty opportunities to return to industry to re-skill and re- tool for better integration of academics with career and technical education. Providing faculty and administrators professional development to re- skill and re-tool for better integration of academics with career and technical education. Providing faculty advisor support for Phi Beta Lambda and SkillsUSA.

8. 2. We linked career and technical education at the secondary level with career and technical education at the postsecondary level: Opening the lines of communication with Wake County Public Schools to create a new Local Articulation Agreement with Wake Tech. Opening the lines of communication between our Career and College Promise Coordinator, department head, program directors and other administrators to increase CCP/Dual Enrollment at Wake Tech. Creating more than 10 9-14 Career Pathways in the Applied Engineering Technology Division Increasing Career Development and Career Advising initiatives through Career Program Specialists and eVising course development.

9. 3. We provided students with strong experience in, and understanding of all aspects of an industry by: Providing faculty opportunities to receive Industry Certifications to improve instruction and integrate innovation into curriculum. Providing faculty opportunities to return to industry to re-skill and re- tool for better integration of academics with career and technical education. Providing faculty and administrators professional development to re- skill and re-tool for better integration of academics with career and technical education. Providing faculty advisor support for Phi Beta Lambda and SkillsUSA.

10. 4. We developed, improved, or expanded the use of technology in career and technical education by: Providing faculty opportunities to receive Industry Certifications to improve instruction and integrate technology into curriculum. Providing faculty and administrators professional development in Distance Education and new technologies for better integration of technology with career and technical education.

11. 5. We provided professional development by: * Using Applied Benchmarking projects as the basis of innovation and aligning those projects with in-time professional development opportunities for faculty, staff and administration. League of Innovations NACADA conferences for advising/ counseling Pastry Live NAYEC Early Childhood Education SkillsUSA Meetings and Competitions Phi Beta Lambda Meetings and Competition NACTEi Conference ACTE Conferences NCCCS Conferences By bringing guest speakers and educators to our faculty at Professional Development days.

12. 6. We developed and implemented evaluations of our career and technical education programs by: Monitoring and evaluating students receiving tutoring and academic assistance through the Disability Support Services Monitoring and evaluating the passing rate of students in developmental courses Monitoring and evaluating the success rate of Developmental students in subsequent College-level courses. Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of student success counseling Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of Career Counseling and workshops

13. 7. We Initiated, improved, expanded, and modernized quality career and technical education programs, including relevant technology by: Purchasing equipment to enhance our career and technical education programs and modernize the quality career technical education we provide to our students. WTCC measures this activity by students enrolled in and completing programs using new equipment purchased to initiate, improve, expand and modernize CTE programs. WTCC documents this activity by Quick Facts, the Annual Performance Measures Report, retention and completion rates.

14. 8. We provided services and activities that are of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective as evidenced by: a)Academic advisingOngoingStudent Services and Curriculum Education Services  WTCC measures this activity by the number of students served. WTCC documents this activity by records documenting the number of students served and how they are served. Activity records and evaluations are maintained by the Academic Advising Department. Advising forms are completed and maintained within our electronic imaging system. Evaluations are provided to students at the conclusion of the advising sessions. Managers and staff review this feedback on a regular basis. SENSE and CCSE data are also utilized to evaluate efficacy of this activity. a)Mandatory student orientation for all new students to Wake Tech. Ongoing Student Services  WTCC measures this activity by E. First Year Progression Percentage of first‐ time fall credential‐ seeking students attempting at least twelve hours within their first academic year who successfully complete (“P”, “C” or better) at least twelve of those hours. (from 2015 Critical Success Factors Eight Performance Measures for Accountability). Learning outcome questions are incorporated into all seated and online orientation sessions. An additional presentation evaluation is also completed by attendees and guests at seated sessions.  WTCC documents this activity by records documenting the number of students served and how they are served. Activity records are maintained through orientation management software and online orientation systems. Evaluations are maintained by the New Student Orientation department.

15. 9. We provided activities to prepare special populations students who are enrolled in CTE courses by: a)Minority Male Mentoring a)The First Year Experience- ACA Courses a)Fostering Bright Futures a)Disability Support Services a)Individualized Learning Center a)Virtual Writing Lab a)Student Assistance Program a)Student Success Workshops a)Career and Employment Resources Workshops; Career Coach and Career Lens Labs a)Veterans Affairs a)Direct Assistance-Child Care

16. Closing Thoughts Use research to design a plan Include your deans, department heads, and faculty members in the planning process Benchmark the best to be your best Never stop looking for opportunities to help your students succeed.