PROGRAM REVIEW “Assessment—It’s not a Loop; it’s a Hoop”

1. PROGRAM REVIEW“Assessment—It’s not a Loop; it’s a Hoop” But have you ever felt this way about it?

2. Meet the Consultants • Student Services—Jenna Vandel or Macey Tipton • Math Science—Roxanne Hoover • English and Education—Amy Guthrie • Allied Health—Kelly Claycomb • Career/Technical Ed—Missie Cotton • Business Operations— • Instructional Technology—Tara Noah • Additional support—Melody Shipley

3. Program Review Training Workshop

4. What Programs are reviewed? Academic Program Review Non-Academic Program Review General Education

5. Academic Program Reviews

6. Academic Program Reviews • Five-year reviews are reflective in nature and involve an external review by a review panel outside of the program/service area. • Questions answered during these reviews pertain to purpose, goal, alignment to mission and strategic plan, intended student learning outcomes, connection to General Education competencies, evaluation process, student enrollment trends based on three years of data, enrollment management practices, instructors, professional development activities, advising practices, role of advisory committee (CTE programs only), recurring costs, and conclusions (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats).

7. General Education Review

8. General Education • The eight statewide general education goals constitute the foundation for the College’s general education design and implementation. • The forty-two credit-hour general education block provides basic information as to how North Central Missouri College fulfills its obligation to meet statewide expectations for accountability. • Documentation includes relevant information as to how/what assessments are administered, how student performance is measured, how results are used for curriculum improvement, and how assessment processes are reviewed and validated.

9. Non-Academic Program Reviews

10. Non-Academic Program Reviews • The 5-year Non-Academic Program Review has been designed as a component of the College’s program review process. • The primary purpose and goal of the program is identified, as well as its alignment to the College’s Mission and/or Strategic Plan. • A number of questions are also answered during the process: What services are provided? How are goals and services communicated to constituencies? How will students access these services? What is the cost of sustaining current services? What professional development activities have been attended? How many students are served (if known)? How will the program be evaluated for improvement and effectiveness? What conclusions can be drawn from the review process (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats)?

11. Program Reviews=Big Picture

12. Review Process 5 step process • Attend a training workshop • Complete the review using the appropriate review template • Submit the review to • Your direct supervisor or dean • Dean of Instruction • Vice President of Instructions and Student Services • Administrative Assistant to the Dean • Meet with Review Committee who has read and scored the Program Review • Review Committee submits the final report to Budget committee and Strategic Planning Team

13. A Look at the Templates Academic Program Review Template Non-Academic Program Review Template General Education Review Template

14. www.ncmissouri.edu/assessment Program Review rotation schedule Review Templates Program outcomes Date of next review Program review

15. Data needs • Look at what is already collected • Institutional research—Tara • Test scores • Survey results • Student enrollment and grade trends • Other… • Requests need to be made at least 3 weeks in advance • What’s missing…don’t pull data for data sake

16. Teamwork • Meet early and form a plan • Share the load • Meet often for brief periods • Share the progress • Data analysis • Plan of action • Wrap-up meeting • Budget requests • Plan of Action • SWOT Submit the report 5 days prior to presentation date

17. Review Period • Review team-VP of Instruction, Dean of Instruction, Dean of Allied Health, Dean of Student Services, Assessment Team Leader, Institution Research • Recognizing the quality of the program • Program Performance Rubric

18. Review Committee Presentation • 10 minutes: Q and A—the committee will have already read and scored the program reviews, so there is no need to go over the whole review. Instead the committee may have some pointed questions • 10 minutes: What does your department do really well? • 10 minutes: SWOT—strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats • 10-15 minutes: Action plan and Budget requests

19. Library Program Review • Library Review Report

20. It’s NOT just a Review • It’s an opportunity to: • Speak out about your program…brag • Write about your “people” • Talk about how effective your program is • Discover areas needing improvement • Share your action plan • Submit requests to the budget committee and strategic planning team

21. Enjoy the journey.You never know what you’ll discover along the trail.

22. Questions? Melody Shipley North Central Missouri College Assessment Team Leader mshipley@mail.ncmissouri.edu