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Title V—HSI- Answering the Call: Expanding Access to Public Safety Programs. Moreno Valley College Public Safety Education & Training Ben Clark Training Center Evaluation Team Meeting February 29, 2012. Agenda. I. Welcome & Introductions Dr. Cordell Briggs Maureen Chavez
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Title V—HSI- Answering the Call: Expanding Access to Public Safety Programs Moreno Valley College Public Safety Education & Training Ben Clark Training Center Evaluation Team Meeting February 29, 2012
Agenda • I. Welcome & Introductions • Dr. Cordell Briggs • Maureen Chavez • II. Program & Activity Updates • III. Evaluation Plan - Update • IV. Action Plan – Year 3 • VI. Identify next meeting date – Team Chair
Review Grant Goals • Increase student access to and efficiency of PSET to meet industry demand for entry level employees. • Improve rates of certificate and degree completers. • Improve academic quality of PSET.
Review Grant Goals • Improve physical resources to support learner-centered curriculum. • Improve infrastructure to provide wide range of accessible student services. • Increase enrollment capacity in high-demand Public Safety Education and Training.
Update on Program Expenditures – Fire Part-Time Fire Academy Year 1 • Equipment & supplies $165,219 Year 2 • Equipment & Supplies $140,000 Year 3 • Equipment & Supplies (to date) $72,278
Update on Program Budget – Law Year 3 Peace Officer Academy Training • Equipment & Supplies (to date) $117,000 Year 4 Peace Officer Academy Training • Equipment & Supplies $148,703 • Interactive Technology $9,751 Correction Officer Program • Equipment & Supplies $53,692
Current Budget Totals 2010 - 2011 & 2011 - 2012 • Total budget expended in 2010/2012 was $ 442,547 • Total budget expended for 2011/2012 current is $365,819 with $173,495 encumbered (pending expenditures). Total $539,314
Program Activity---Year 3 • Part Time Fire Academy – Pilot II • Basic Skills Pre-Academy – Pilot II • Student Resource Center • Student Services • Faculty Development (Technology)
Part Time Fire Academy • Pilot II - Part Time Fire Academy • January 2012 – July 2012 • Schedule changed to meet needs of students (as surveyed) • Enrollment • Pilot began with 21 students (1/4/2012 )
Basic Skills Pre-Academy Pilot II Two linked five-week sessions: 10 WEEKS TOTAL • Public Safety Seminar (ADJ A33E) 2 units team taught with • English 60 (A1 & A4) 2 units both in a learning community with • Reading 86 2 units
Pilot II: Law Enforcement Pre-Academy • Integration of career content and academic skills implemented through team teaching and a learning community approach Integrated Curriculum: • Personal History Statement • Autobiography • Hiring Process: written exam, physical agility, oral interview • Mock Oral Interviews • Mock Scenario Training • Report Writing: Police Report Rubric • Code of Ethics • Penal Code
Spring 2012 Pilot (II) – Basic Skills Pre-Academy • 22 students enrolled • Intervention strategies • Progress Reports at mid term with follow-up from counselor • On-line tutorials (SkillsTutor) • Student Resource Center • TABE Assessment • Part time counselor • Workshops • Time management • Note taking • Study Skills
Do you think the Pre-Academy has helpedprepare you to meet Academy requirements?
Did you feel you were part of a team with the other students?
What aspects of the Pre-Academy were most helpful? • Being in the environment of BCTC • Exposure to what the Academy will be like • Seeing sample reports, writing reports, learning codes • Having police officers as part of the curriculum, hearing their experiences • Group work • Class games • All the writing we did in class
Student Resource Center • On-line Tutorials • Assessment Testing • Internet Access • On-line Library Resources • Counseling
Student Services • On-line Orientation • On-line Counseling • SharePoint • Counseling • Assessment • Resources and Referrals
External Evaluator • Independent evaluator : The RP Group, Darla Cooper • Bring current expertise in evaluation techniques to ensure effective evaluation. • The RP Group • Will assess progress toward Activity Objectives and Performance Indicators and compliance with timelines. • Make recommendations and provide written reports to the Evaluation Team. • Current “homework” assignment: Revise and restructure performance indicators.
Action Plan for Year 3 • Pre-Academy (pilot II) • Scenario Village: equipment, course integration through COR revisions and update; curriculum revisions and development • Assessments (online & increasedAccess) • Basic skills on-line tutorials • PT Fire Academy (pilot II) • Technology training for faculty : blackboard (after initial District required training); Sharepoint; Skillstutor; Open Campus; smart classrooms; etc.. • On-line student services • On-line library resources