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A New Comprehensive Program Review Framework for L.A. City College: Using Data to Drive Planning. Dr . Edward Pai Dean, Institutional Effectiveness Phillip Briggs Research analyst. L.A. City College Accreditation Recommendation. College Recommendation 1: Program Review
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A New Comprehensive Program Review Framework for L.A. City College:Using Data to Drive Planning Dr. Edward Pai Dean, Institutional Effectiveness Phillip Briggs Research analyst
L.A. City College Accreditation Recommendation • College Recommendation 1: Program Review In order to increase institutional effectiveness and meet standards, the team recommends that the college more systematically use the results of program/unit reviews to continually refine and improve program practices resulting in appropriate improvements in student achievement, learning, support services, and institutional processes. (I.B.1-7; II.A.2; II.B.4; II.C.2; III.B.2; III.C.2; III.D.3; IV.A.5).
Revised CPR Framework • Prior Comprehensive Program Review (CPR) Framework: • Relied solely on open-ended questions • Example – Describe enrollment trends in your program. • Responses and validations were very subjective and inconsistent • Very long – approximately 30 pages • Didn’t require use of data • Results were inconsistent at multiple levels of the process
Revised CPR Framework • Need identified for a more structured and streamlined CPR • End Goals: • Systematically review College performance • Develop unit plans based on College Goals and Priorities • Assess the Implementation of Previous Strategic Master Plan • Develop New Strategic Master Plan • Preparation for 2015 ACCJC Self-Evaluation
Revised CPR Framework • College Strategic Master Plan provides framework for institutional outcomes • 4 Strategic Master Plan Goals: • Expand Student Access (A) • Increase Student Success and Academic Excellence (S) • Enhance Resources and Accountability (A) • Expand Community Partnerships (P) • Revised CPR Process – Assesses how well a program implemented these 4 goals
Revised CPR Framework • Proposed CPR Process: • Programs (disciplines) are given data based on the 4 goals of the Strategic Master Plan • Dept. chair and faculty provide an explanation for the data based on evaluation framework and a plan for improving data • Data and responses are sent to Dean and Validation Teams • Validation team provides program with commendations and recommendations using an evaluation rubric • Recommendations and program-identified improvement plans become planning goals for the next year and the basis for funding requests
CPR Data Analysis – Program Results • Instructional programs: • Receive program-specific data on 15 measures chosen to address the 4 goals of the Strategic Master Plan • For each measure, the program receives: • 1) Their program-specific data • 2) How their program-specific data compare to the rest of the college • Comparison data – median-based quartiles • Referred to as rubric categories
CPR Data Analysis – Program Results • Rubric Categories (with a few exceptions): • 4 = 75th percentile to 100th percentile of college • 3 = 50th percentile to 74th percentile of college • 2 = 25th percentile to 49th percentile of college • 1 = 1st percentile to 24th percentile of college
CPR Data Analysis – Program Results • Student Services: • Receive data on different measures that are based on ASAP • Comparison data – College average
Program Response • Programs provide an explanation for the data and plans for improvement • College focuses on programs in categories 1 and 2 • Outcomes: • Systematic review of data by each program • Data-based improvement plans
Validation Process • Dean and Validation Team review the data and responses • 5-question rubric is used by both to evaluate the responses • Program receives commendations and recommendations based on rubric scores • Results compiled for use in annual and strategic planning processes
Planning Outcomes • Program-created improvement plans and Validation Team recommendations become future plans/goals and source of funding requests • LACC’s existing online planning system tracks progress • Development of new Strategic Master Plan in Fall 2013 fueled by: • Program data analysis and improvement plans • College-level analysis of Previous Strategic Master Plan
Unexpected Outcomes • Training of dept. chairs, program managers, and validation team members resulted in systematic campus-wide dialog about data and Strategic Master Plan • Campus receptivity to performance-based evaluation framework • Setting of college standards – college median • Improvement in data analysis and planning skills • Improvement in technology skills • CPR Website: http://sharepoint.lacitycollege.edu/sgc/program_review/cpr_2012/default.aspx