| Central Alabama Community College |
| QEP Objectives Timeline |
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Q-4.4 Conduct evaluations according to the evaluation calendar. RESPONSIBLE: Institutional Research Office, Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Instructors Q-4.5 Modify the QEP based on evaluation results during the term following each evaluation cycle when possible. RESPONSIBLE: Division Chair, Accreditation Liaison, Instructors Q-5.1 Publish the QEP newsletter monthly until completion of the third full year of implementation of the QEP plan (spring term 2007). RESPONSIBLE: Newsletter Editor Q-5.2 Publish all information related to the QEP and the QEP newsletter monthly on the College website until completion of the third full year of implementation of the QEP plan (spring term 2007). RESPONSIBLE: Accreditation Liaison, Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Webmaster Q-5.3 Host one roundtable discussion each month until completion of the third full year of implementation of the QEP plan (spring term 2007). RESPONSIBLE: Roundtable Committee, Trans. Ed. Division Chair Q-5.4 Publish QEP evaluation results based on the QEP evaluation calendar. RESPONSIBLE: Institutional Research Office Q-6.3 Enlist administrators, faculty, and staff to craft articles for the QEP newsletter monthly. RESPONSIBLE: Newsletter Editor, Trans. Ed. Division Chair T-3.1 Allocate funds within the transitional education division budget each year for professional development. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean of Instruction, Business Manager T-4.4 Provide faculty with the results of learning style testing for each of their transitional education students. RESPONSIBLE: Student Services T-5.6 Present annual assessment report by September 1 to the appropriate constituents. RESPONSIBLE: Institutional Research Office T-6.1 Identify transitional education students using the state-required testing program. RESPONSIBLE: Student Services, Testing Coordinator T-6.6 Offer at least one “student success” workshop each semester on each campus. RESPONSIBLE: Student Services T-7.1 Include Student Support Services, Student Services, and/or Adult Education personnel at all QEP planning meetings and training seminars. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair T-7.2 Communicate each term with Student Support Services personnel to discuss cooperative programming. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair |
| Fall 2003 |
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T-1.1 Obtain approval from the President to establish a transitional
education division. RESPONSIBLE: Dean of Instruction |
| April 2004 |
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Q-1.1 Establish committees to develop the QEP. RESPONSIBLE: Accreditation Liaison, Chair of Planning Committee Q-6.1 Involve administrators, faculty, and staff on QEP committees. RESPONSIBLE: Planning Committee T-4.1 Publish monthly newsletter to provide information to all college employees about the development of transitional education program. RESPONSIBLE: Newsletter Editor, Trans. Ed. Division Chair T-4.2 Establish and maintain website as communication tool for QEP/transitional education. RESPONSIBLE: Newsletter Editor, Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Webmaster |
| June 2004 |
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T-1.5 Schedule an orientation session between the division chair and all
developmental education instructors prior to fall term 2004. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair Q-2.1 Develop a budget for the QEP subject (transitional education). RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean of Instruction, Business Manager T-2.2 Complete budget request for the 2004-2005 budget. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair T-2.7 Select software for math lab. RESPONSIBLE: Math Instructors, Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction, President T-3.1 Allocate funds within the transitional education division budget each year for professional development. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean of Instruction, Business Manager |
| July 2004 |
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Q-1.2 Complete a comprehensive literature review. RESPONSIBLE: Literature Review Committee Q-1.3 Develop a written QEP. RESPONSIBLE: Accreditation Liaison, Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction Q-2.2 Identify facilities to be utilized in the implementation of the QEP. RESPONSIBLE: Space, Equipment, and Staffing Committee; Dean of Instruction; Dean of Financial Affairs T-1.4 Develop goals and objectives for transitional education that reflect the College’s mission. RESPONSIBLE: Planning Committee, Trans. Ed. Division Chair T-1.6 Secure appropriate space for a math lab on each campus. RESPONSIBLE: Space, Equipment, and Staffing Committee; Dean of Instruction; Dean of Financial Affairs T-2.3 Submit budget to Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education for approval. RESPONSIBLE: Dean of Financial Affairs T-2.8 Purchase I CAN Learn® software. RESPONSIBLE: Dean of Instruction, Purchasing Agent, Dean of Financial Affairs |
| Fall 2004 |
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Q-2.3 Identify human resources necessary for the successful development and
implementation of the QEP. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction Q-3.1 Establish committees to implement the QEP that are reflective of college constituencies. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair Q-3.3 Survey college constituencies annually for opinion on developmental/transitional education beginning January 2005. RESPONSIBLE: Assessment Committee, Trans. Ed. Division Chair T-1.9 Develop and publish a transitional education faculty handbook beginning fall term 2004. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair T-2.1 Develop a line-item budget for transitional education for a three-year period. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Business Manager, Dean of Instruction T-2.6 Select and secure books, software, journal subscriptions, and other pertinent resources for the beginning phase of the program. RESPONSIBLE: Acting Librarian, Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Trans. Ed. Instructors, Purchasing Agent T-3.2 Publish a list annually of transitional education professional development opportunities. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair T-3.3 Provide I CAN Learn® workshop for all transitional education math faculty and other interested math faculty. RESPONSIBLE: Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction T-4.3 Discuss transitional education at Fall Seminar. RESPONSIBLE: Dean of Instruction T-6.6 Offer at least one “student success” workshop each semester on each campus. RESPONSIBLE: Counselors T-6.8 Provide tutorial services for transitional education math students who do not qualify for Student Support Services (SSS). RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Math Instructors, Financial Aid Director, Business Manager T-6.11 Incorporate alternative scheduling of developmental math courses each semester to facilitate completion of more then one sequential developmental courses in a given semester. RESPONSIBLE: Division Chairs, Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction T-7.2 Communicate each term with Student Support Services personnel to discuss cooperative programming. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair T-7.3 Develop and inventory of all college services and personnel that may be most useful to transitional education students. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair T-7.4 Coordinate optimal scheduling practices for developmental/transitional education courses among the division chairs. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction |
| August 2004 |
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Q-6.2 Identify a key administrator to head the QEP process. RESPONSIBLE: President T-1.2 Appoint a transitional education division chair. RESPONSIBLE: President T-1.3 Develop a job description for the transitional education division chair position. RESPONSIBLE: Dean of Instruction, President T-2.4 Appoint the transitional education division chair as the budget unit manager. RESPONSIBLE: President T-2.9 Establish and equip I CAN Learn® (math) lab. RESPONSIBLE: Dean of Instruction, Dean of Financial Affairs T-5.5 Determine baseline data for measuring program improvement of transitional education students. RESPONSIBLE: Baseline Assessment Committee T-6.2 Implement the I CAN Learn® computer-based program for developmental math courses on each campus. RESPONSIBLE: Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction, Lead Math Instructors for Developmental Math, Developmental Math Instructors T-6.10 Develop policies addressing the number of developmental courses a student may complete in a semester, the number of times a student may re-enroll in a course, and the length of time a student may continue a course into the following term if so needed. RESPONSIBLE: President, Dean of Instruction, Business Manager, Financial Aid Director, Associate Dean of Students, Policy Committee |
| September 2004 |
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Q-1.4 Publish the QEP. RESPONSIBLE: Accreditation Liaison, Webmaster Q-3.2 Meet with each division and department for review of the QEP draft. RESPONSIBLE: Accreditation Liaison Q-4.3 Develop an evaluation calendar. RESPONSIBLE: Associate Dean of Instruction, Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Assessment Committee T-5.3 Utilizing the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE) Self-Evaluation Guidelines, develop components of a systematic evaluation plan for transitional education. RESPONSIBLE: Associate Dean of Instruction, Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Assessment Committee T-5.6 Create an evaluation calendar. RESPONSIBLE: Associate Dean of Instruction, Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Assessment Committee |
| October 2004 |
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Q-4.1 Determine a baseline for assessment of the QEP subject (transitional
education) by October 2004. RESPONSIBLE: Baseline Assessment Committee |
| November 2004 |
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T-5.1 Establish an advisory committee to review program goals and objectives
for transitional education. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction |
| Spring 2005 |
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T-3.4 Invite professional speaker to address faculty on brain-based learning
and learning styles in spring term 2005. RESPONSIBLE: Dean of Instruction |
| January 2005 |
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Q-1.5 Annually coordinate QEP planning with Strategic Planning to ensure
continuity of purpose college-wide. RESPONSIBLE: Accreditation Liaison, Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Chair of Planning Committee Q-4.2 Develop evaluation instruments for all components of the QEP subject by January 2005. RESPONSIBLE: Assessment Committee |
| March 2005 |
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T-2.10 Select and purchase software for a writing/reading lab. RESPONSIBLE: Developmental English and reading faculty, Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction, Business Manager, Purchasing Agent |
| June 2005 |
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Q-2.1 Develop a budget for the QEP subject (transitional education). RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean of Instruction, Business Manager T-5.2 Establish an advisory committee to review program evaluation for transitional education. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction |
| July 2005 |
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T-1.7 Secure appropriate space for a writing/reading lab on each campus. RESPONSIBLE: Space, Equipment, and Staffing Committee; Dean of Instruction; Business Manager T-2.11 Establish and equip transitional writing/reading lab. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction T-3.5 Provide workshop on software to be used by writing/reading transitional education English and reading faculty and other interested English instructors. RESPONSIBLE: Dean of Instruction |
| Fall 2005 |
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T-2.13 Test developmental/transitional students for their learning styles. RESPONSIBLE: Testing Coordinator, Counselors T-4.4 Provide faculty with the results of learning style testing for each of their transitional education students. RESPONSIBLE: Testing Coordinator, Registrar T-6.9 Provide tutorial services for transitional education writing/reading students who do not qualify for Student Support Services (SSS). RESPONSIBLE: Developmental English/reading instructors, Financial Aid Director, Dean of Instruction T-6.12 Incorporate alternative scheduling of developmental writing/reading courses each semester to facilitate completion of more than one sequential developmental courses in a given semester. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction, Division Chairs |
| August 2005 |
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T-5.6 Present annual assessment report by September 1 to the appropriate
constituents. RESPONSIBLE: Institutional Research Office T-6.3 Acquaint transitional education students with learning support mechanisms congruent with their diagnosed learning styles. RESPONSIBLE: Learning Styles Subcommittee, Counselors T-6.4 Develop a brochure for the promotion of learning according to one-s focus learning style. RESPONSIBLE: Counselors T-6.5 Implement the writing/reading computer-based program for developmental courses on each campus. RESPONSIBLE: Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction |
| June 2006 |
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Q-2.1 Develop a budget for the QEP subject (transitional education). RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean of Instruction, Business Manager |
| July 2006 |
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T-1.8 Secure appropriate space for a Student Success Center* on each campus. RESPONSIBLE: Space, Equipment, and Staffing Committee; Dean of Instruction; Business Manager |
| Fall 2006 |
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T-4.5 Expand Freshman Orientation to include education on student learning
styles and services provided by the Student Success Center*. RESPONSIBLE: Orientation Coordinators, Learning Styles Subcommittee, Counselors T-6.7 Provide counseling, computer-based supplemental instruction for basic skills, study skill instruction, computer labs, and resume development assistance. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction, Counselors |
| August 2006 |
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T-2.12 Establish and equip a Student Success Center*. RESPONSIBLE: Trans. Ed. Division Chair, Dean/Associate Dean of Instruction, Counselors, Business Manager |
| * Student Success Center is used only for the purpose of this document. A name for the center will be determined at a later time. |
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