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Draft Action Plan for Planning and Assessment

Draft Action Plan for Planning and Assessment. College Senate SUNY Oneonta November 17, 2008. Why a Plan?. Because we don’t have one (and we need one, for a number of reasons). Why this Plan?.

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Draft Action Plan for Planning and Assessment

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  1. Draft Action Plan for Planning and Assessment College Senate SUNY Oneonta November 17, 2008

  2. Why a Plan? Because we don’t have one (and we need one, for a number of reasons).

  3. Why this Plan? When College established APIAE position in Summer 2007 a major job function in position advertisement was “to provide leadership in institutional assessment” When College filled that position, a major component of APIAE’s first performance program was to “develop an action plan for institutional effectiveness” Always intended that action plan should be reviewed and revised as appropriate based on feedback from the campus community Current plan was based on comprehensive review of existing documents, previous planning/assessment efforts, and meetings/conversations with persons involved in these efforts as well as Middle States requirements

  4. What Does Middle States Say? “The institution has developed and implemented an assessment process that evaluates its overall effectiveness in achieving its mission and goals and its compliance with accreditation standards.” (Standard 7) • Documented, organized, and sustained assessment process to evaluate and improve the total range of programs and services • Foundation in the institution’s mission and encompassing all programs, services, and initiatives • Use of measures of sufficient quality that results can be used with confidence to inform decisions • Support and collaboration of faculty and administration • Clear realistic guidelines and a timetable, supported by appropriate investment of institutional resources • Written institutional plan that reflects consideration of assessment results

  5. What is the Plan? • Strong role of faculty and staff – and of campus governance structures – in the process • Development of good practice assessment guidelines to assist programs and units • Focus on faculty and staff development and training related to assessment • Implementation of incentive grant programs for individuals and departments/units • Use of special events and media to recognize assessment activity (e.g., Assessment Day, Web site) • Development of reliable and accessible sources of institutional data

  6. Concerns About Plan (and Responses) • Workload concerns • Depends on status of current assessment program in program/unit • Unlikely to have much impact, especially in academic programs • Another “layer of bureaucracy” • Plan components will be incorporated into existing campus processes (e.g., program review, reaccreditations, annual reports)

  7. Concerns About Plan (and Responses) • Funding implications, especially given current budget situation • Total budget for plan = only $32,000 • Ultimately, funding decisions to be made by President’s Cabinet • Only 6/28 total actions require funding • Availability of assistance and expertise to assist programs and units that need it • That is the responsibility of APIAE, whether or not plan is in effect • Plan provides for establishment of peer review and assistance as well as bringing external consultants to campus

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