1. Strategic Enhancement
Program Review at ARC
Unit Profile
Assessment & Analysis
Reflection & Dialogue
Strategic Enhancement
Annual Plan

2. Why do we do Program Review?
Engage in reflection
Establish vision for future
Showcase program to college community
Meet accreditation requirements

3. How has my unit been chosen?
Program Review is a cyclical process
Every 7 Years
Assigned to a cohort
All Program-level planning units participate
What is a program-level unit?
Distinct purpose that contributes to college mission
Discrete unit for planning purposes
Has one or more employees assigned to it as primary role
May request resources through annual unit planning process
Purview of the college for accreditation purposes (page 1 Training Manual)

4. Has your unit been properly identified as a program???
If you think the unit you are representing does not qualify as a program-level unit, or should be part of another program-level unit, report this discrepancy to Program Review Committee.

5. Who is participating in this process?
Instructional/Student Services/Institutional & Administrative Units
Leads (e.g. department chairs, coordinators, supervisors)
Unit members
Quality Enhancement Support Team – QuEST

6. What is QuEST? Program Review Training Resource #3 (Page 7)
Provide personalized training, feedback, and assistance
Can be called on for support any time during program review process
Program Review Committee representatives
Unit Support
Equity Support
Research Support
Information Technology Support
Supervising Administrator

7. How do I begin? Reflection & Dialogue
Spend at least 50% of your time on
Reflection & Dialogue
Explore relevant data
Understand implications of data
Assess the effectiveness of your unit
Discuss the future your unit envisions for itself
Develop measurable objectives to work on during the next cycle
Align objectives and actions with ARC Strategic Goals

8. Use your Inquiry Guide Program Review Training Resource #2 (Page 4)
Resource for Assessment & Analysis
Tailored to your unit type
Suggested topics
Suggested data sources
Suggested areas of inquiry

9. Follow the timelines Program Review Training Resource #4 (Page 8)
October - begin
November - group assessment & analysis
December – group reflection & dialogue
February (early) – QuEST meeting check in (draft review)
February (late) – annual unit planning
March 15th:
Program Review Due
Annual Unit Plan Due
March/April – prepare presentation
April:
5-10 minute presentations due

10. Where do I start?
Log in to the Integrated Planning Portal Enter your Los Rios ID (W ) Password (universal log in) The system will recognize you as a lead for your unit.

11. Program Review for Program Review Test Unit Program
Informed Planning & Decision Making, Part 1
The Integrated Planning Portal provides easy access to key sets of data that may be useful for your unit planning. For the data sets shown below, a green-yellow-red icon is used to provide a quick sense for how a particular data set relates to established thresholds with green being equal to or exceeds, yellow being slightly below, and red being below (click '+' for details). Clicking a link will display the respective data set in a new browser window, and mousing over or clicking the ‘+’ provides detail about that data set.
You will be asked to respond to this data set later.
Enrollment
Productivity
Disproportionately Impacted Groups
Department Set Standards

12. 1. Unit Profile
1.1 Briefly describe the program-level planning unit. What is the unit's purpose and function? 1.2 How does the unit contribute to achievement of the mission of American River College?

13. 2. Assessment and Analysis
The program review process asks units to reflect on the progress they've made towards achieving the goals they identified in each of the Annual Unit Plans they submitted since their last Program Review. Follow this link to access your previous EMP submissions. For assistance accessing the EMP system, please contact Inna Linnyk at or (916)
2.1 Consider the progress that has been made towards the unit’s objectives over the last six years. Based on how the unit intended to measure progress towards achieving these objectives, did the unit's prior planned action steps (last six years of annual unit plans) result in the intended effect or the goal(s) being achieved?

14. 2. Assessment & Analysis
In addition to reflecting on the metrics shown above, it may prove useful to analyze other program-level data to assess the effectiveness of your unit. It may also be useful to investigate influencing factors from both external and institutional environments. You might also consider pursuing other lines of inquiry appropriate to your unit type (instructional, student support, institutional/administrative support). Refer to the Program Review Inquiry Guide for specific lines of inquiry.
2.2 What were the findings? Please identify program strengths, opportunities, challenges, equity gaps, influencing factors (e.g., program environment), data limitations, areas for further research, and/or other items of interest.

15. 3. Reflection and Dialogue
3.1 Discuss how the findings relate to the unit's effectiveness. What did your unit learn from the analysis and how might the relevant findings inform future action? 3.2 What is the unit's ideal future and why is it desirable to ARC? How will the unit’s aspirations support accomplishment of the mission, improve institutional effectiveness, and/or increase academic quality?

16. 4. Strategic Enhancement
4.1 Identify/define one or more program-level objectives which enhance the unit's effectiveness. What does your unit intend to do to work towards its ideal future? How will success be measured? 4.2 How will the unit's intended enhancements support ARC's commitment to social justice and equity?

17. How should I respond to prompts?
Responses to each prompt should be concise
Record your unit’s vision & intended plans
Accurately convey your information to the rest of college
Save as you go
Recognize that all recorded Annual Unit Plan actions & objectives will be carried forward and prepopulate section 2.1 in your unit’s next program review cycle
Click on the “Final Submission” button only when all work is complete

18. What happens next? Year 7 – Repeat Process End of this Year:
Research Office receives & archives your completed Program Review
Level 2 Users (supervisors) receive & review Annual Unit Plan
Program Review Presentation is prepared & delivered to Councils, Deans, and College Community
Following Year/s:
Update Annual Unit Plan
Year 7 – Repeat Process