Plans and Goals Committee

2009-10

INTEGRATED PLANNING

PLANS AND GOALS COMMITTEE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM REVIEW

Addiction Studies

Administration of Justice

Agriculture

Anthropology and Sociology

Art

ASN Nursing

Automotive Technology

Biology and Environmental Sciences

Business Technology

Business and Economics

Chemistry and Physical Sciences

Computer Information Systems

Construction Technolog

Dental Assisting

Diesel and Heavy Equipment

Digital Media

Drafting Technology

Early Childhood Education

Earth Science/Astronomy

English

Forestry/Natural Resources

Health Education/Physical Education/Dance

History/Cinema

Hospitality Restaurant and Culinary Arts

Languages

Library Studies

Library-General

LVN-Nursing

Mathematics

Medical Assisting

MI/IT/CET

Music/Drama

Philosophy

Physics/Engineering

Political Science

Psychology

Real Estate

Speech/Journalism

Welding Technology

STUDENT SERVICES PROGRAM REVIEW

Admissions and Records

Advising

Assessment

Athletics

CalSOAP

Campus Life

Child Development Center

Counseling and Career Center

Disabled Students Programs and Services

Distance Education

Equal Opportunity Programs and Services

Financial Aid

Residential Life

Tutoring-

Upward Bound

Plans and Goals Committee12009-10 Program Review

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM REVIEW

Plans and Goals Committee12009-10 Program Review

Addiction Studies

Addiction Studies-October 18, 2009 (NO REVISIONS)

1. Program/Discipline Changes

Has there been any change in the status of your program or area since your last Annual Update? (Have you shifted departments? Have new degrees or certificates been created by your program? Have activities in other programs impacted your area or program? For example, a new nursing program could cause greater demand for life-science courses.)

Note: curricular changes should be addressed under 12 (Curriculum).

No (go to next question)

Yes (describe the changes below):

Associate faculty for Addiction Studies agreed to re-write the curriculum for the course(s) they were scheduled to teach. There were two additional community professionals who agreed to write curriculum not covered during the 2008-09 academic year. This

process was guided by a member of the curriculum committee meeting every two weeks. The curriculum re-writes provided standardizations that are consistent with standards of the California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators (CAADE) and TAP 21.

3. Labor Market Review(for occupational programs)

Occupational programs must review their labor market data.

Provide a narrative that addresses the following issues

Documentation of lab market demand
Non-duplication of other training programs in the region.
Effectiveness as measured by the employment and completion success of its students.

According to the CA-EDD Labor Market Info web site, Substance Abuse andBehavioral Disorder Counselors have the potential of earning an annual mean incomeof $36,558 in Humboldt County. Between 2004 and 2014 it is estimated that thenumber of positions in this field will increase by approximately 20. Includingreplacement for vacancies this is an annual average of 5 openings per year. Collegeof the Redwoods is the only local training facility for substance abuse counselors.There is no data available for Del Norte County and the site referred back to the datafor Humboldt County.

13. Goals and Plans. Address eitheritem a. or b. in the section below

a. If you have undergone a comprehensive review, attach your Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) and address progress made on the plan and list any new plans that have been developed (using a new QIP form).

QIP Attached

b. If you do not have a QIP, refer to the goals and plans from your previous annual update.

For each goal and/or plan, comment on the current status of reaching that goal and/or completing the plan.

List any new goals and plans your area has for the coming year, and indicate how they are aligned with the goals/objectives in CR’s Strategic Plan. (CR’s strategic plan is located on the web at

Provide adequate reassigned time for afull time faculty member to more fullydevelop the program beyond normal

coordinating role of scheduling coursesand engaging in faculty selection andevaluation.

Plans and Goals Committee12009-10 Program Review

Administration of Justice

Administration of Justice-UpdatedSeptember 24, 2009

1. Program/Discipline Changes

Note: curricular changes should be addressed under 12 (Curriculum).

No (go to next question)

Yes (describe the changes below):

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE:

There have been no changes in the Administration of Justice program.

POST COURSES:

Only the Basic Law Enforcement Academy (among the Public Safety Dispatch Academy, Corrections Core Course, and Advanced Officer Training) has undergone modification. The Basic Law Enforcement academy Certificate has been adjusted due to the new modular presentation of "AJ 80" which will be explained in further detail below (Item #11 of this report).

FIRE TECHNOLOGY:

The Fire Technology program is starting up again after a long period of inactivity. The program was stopped in the early 1980's when the college administration at that time shifted away from vocational technology programs. There have been sporadic course offerings limited to advanced training since then, but the program itself remained fairly dormant until 2008 when a decision was made by the current administration to reinstitute the Fire Technology program. We have entered into an instructional services agreement with the US Forest Service to provide instruction for 19 classes that will start in late Fall 2009 (after the fire season). Additionally, plans are being developed for an AS degree program, a Fire Officer series of classes, and a full Fire-1 Academy that will start by Fall 2010.

3. Labor Market Review(for occupational programs)

Occupational programs must review their labor market data.

Provide a narrative that addresses the following issues

Documentation of lab market demand
Non-duplication of other training programs in the region.
Effectiveness as measured by the employment and completion success of its students.

The demand for peace officers has dropped off in the past 18 months primarily due to the state budget crisis and the trickle-down impact on local and county governments. College of the Redwoods is the regional training center for programs approved by the California Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training. The closest training centers to us are in Santa Rosa and Chico. Graduates from the Basic Academy meet the requirements to be hired anywhere in the state as peace officers, but few are getting hired lately because of the budget problems. In 2004-2007 about 70% of the academy graduates were being hired either during or shortly after the academy ended. With the class that graduated in June 2009 only 40% have been hired (9 of 22 graduates) and six of those had already been hired before the academy began. When the pendulum swings back there will be many qualified applicants for the positions.

In the Corrections field, there is an ongoing demand for Correctional Officers. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office reported they hire an average of 14 new correctional officers per year. About 10% of those are students who have already completed the Corrections CORE course before they were hired. Because of the distance, lower turnover, and relatively short time of the course (5 weeks) we get few pre-employment students coming from Del Norte or Mendocino counties.

For Fire Technology, there are a limited number of paid firefighter positions locally. The Eureka Fire Department and Humboldt Fire District #1 are the only agencies will full-time paid staff. The Arcata Fire Department has a mostly volunteer-based department. The rest of the local fire departments in the county are volunteer departments. Del Norte County has only one career local government fire chief . The rest bof the department is volunteer. Humboldt Fire District #1 and the Arcata Fire Department are both anticipating at least two openings in the next 5 years due to retirements. For Eureka & Humboldt Fire District #1, there will be at least 10 vacancies each over the next five years. The biggest source of employment will be with CalFire. The Governor has told the Cal Fire employees that furlough days and pay decreases will not effect their retirement calculations. Five years ago, Cal Fire estimated a 50% retirement. Cal Fire did not reach the 50% mark over the last five years due to the change in the economy. Since the change with required state furlough days and the decrease in pay, there is a strong possibility of a mass exodus.

For most local fire agencies and CalFire, the state's continuing budget problems seem to be the source of employment uncertainty. If the economy rebounds, there will be plenty of jobs. If not, jobs may be scarce in the fire as well as the law enforcement areas.

13. Goals and Plans. Address either item a. or b. in the section below

QIP Attached

N/A

b. If you do not have a QIP, refer to the goals and plans from your previous annual update.

For each goal and/or plan, comment on the current status of reaching that goal and/or completing the plan.

There were no new goals/plans addressed in last years's Program Review. The two goals mentioned here are actually from the 2007/2008 review. The first goal was to attract additional associate faculty. We have worked on this and for the Fall 2009 semester we have two new associate faculty teaching classes. We still need driving instructors for the Basic Academy and Advanced Officer training and will continue to work with the Law Enforcement Chiefs of Humboldt (LECAH) and the Law Enforcement Training Manager's Association (LETMA) to meet these instructor needs.

List any new goals and plans your area has for the coming year, and indicate how they are aligned with the goals/objectives in CR’s Strategic Plan. (CR’s strategic plan is located on the web at

1. Increase the retention and success rates for the Administration of Justice courses (AJ1-11).

2. Increase the retention and success rates for any courses offered through the Virtual Campus.

3. Have the Fire Technology degree courses and the Firefighter I Academy operational by Fall 2010.

Plans and Goals Committee12009-10 Program Review

Agriculture

Agriculture-UpdatedOctober 7, 2009

1. Program/Discipline Changes

Note: curricular changes should be addressed under 12 (Curriculum).

No (go to next question)

Yes (describe the changes below):

A new A.A. degree option was created in 2009 to provide a transfer pathway for Agriculture students. This is in addition to the 5 degrees and cerficates already in place in AG. Several new courses (or old inactivated courses) were developed to meet the tranfer needs of this new pathway. The program also received a CALTrans/California Coastal Commission mitigation grant of $2,000,000 designated specifically for the Shively Farm. While this grant provides exceptional opportunities, the funds are severely restricted in how they can be used, particularly the $500,000 designated for equipment and facilities. The additional funds establish an endowment for a Farm Manager/Faculty member, a position currently held by Franz Rulofson. It has allowed for some expansion of Franz's teaching role within the AG program.

Additionally, we conducted an outside review of AG (and FOR/NR) several years ago by the Statewide AG Advisory Committee (see March '09 Comprehensive Review) that made several recommendations that the College has yet to provide adequate resources to address. However, a major point of that review was to hire a full-time AG position to replace Bert Walker following his retirement and the College has begun a search to fill that position (first search unsuccessful, second under way).

Finally, a Comprehensive Program Review Document was completed in March of 2009, please refer to that document for additional information that is not repeated in this document.

3. Labor Market Review(for occupational programs)

Occupational programs must review their labor market data.

Provide a narrative that addresses the following issues

Documentation of lab market demand
Non-duplication of other training programs in the region.
Effectiveness as measured by the employment and completion success of its students.

a. AG is in a gray area with regards to both Occupational programs and transfer programs because of the wide variety of student goals. While a number of students do pursue degrees and certificates for occupational needs, many others are either seeking transfer or personal enrichment. Please see the Comprehensive Review from March 2009 for job market data. It is not included here because of format limitations.

b. There are no other AG programs within the service area of CR.

c. We lack any tracking data to determine overall completion rates or employment.

13. Goals and Plans. Address either item a. or b. in the section below

QIP Attached

Please note that the QIP was completed in March of 2009, hence little time has passed to accomplish any of the goals listed. Below is the QIP from that document.

Quality Improvement Plan

Completing the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP)

The Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) is intended to assist the program in thinking and planning for a minimum of the next three years. The purpose of the QIP is to provide a format for translating both the comprehensive review report recommendations into actions for improving or maintaining the quality of the program; it is also a mechanism for administrators to determine input to the planning process. Because this document will be used to inform planning processes, it is very important that all the requested information be provided.

Complete a Quality Improvement Form for each of the numbered recommendations cited in the Recommendations section above. You will need to complete a separate form for each recommendation.

Quality Improvement Form

Program: Agriculture

Year: Spring 2009

Submitted by: David Bazard and Tim Baker

CategoryDescriptions

Recommendation Number and Title#1 Complete the updating of all Ag course outlines. This includes development of student learning outcomes (SLOs) for each course.

Planned Implementation DateOngoing

Estimated Completion Date12/09

Action/TasksUpdate course outlines

Measure of Success/Desired OutcomeCourse Outlines Accepted and submitted by the Curriculum Committee and approved by the Senate and Board of Trustees

Estimated Cost(s)No cost, unless Associate Faculty are hired to write course outlines (which as been done for four outlines this semester.

Who is responsible?Dean of Academic Affairs and Full-Time Ag Faculty

Consequence if not fundedNo funding; but courses may not be allowed to be taught

External Accreditation Recommendations (if applicable)Required for District Accreditation

CategoryDescriptions

Recommendation Number and Title#2 - Develop a systematic means of assessing SLOs for each course and train faculty to administer and record SLO assessment.

Planned Implementation DateOngoing as course outlines are updated with measureable SLOs

Estimated Completion Date5/10

Action/TasksA specific plan for how SLOs will be measured (and which ones) for each course by the various instructors.

Measure of Success/Desired OutcomeDocumented SLO assessment and documentation of use of results

Estimated Cost(s)No cost

Who is responsible?Agriculture Faculty, Academic Affairs Dean

Consequence if not fundedLoss of College Accreditation. Lack of documentation to assure students and community of instructional quality

External Accreditation Recommendations (if applicable)NA

CategoryDescriptions

Recommendation Number and Title#3 - Define specific Program Learning Outcomes for each Degree and Certificate Offered.

Planned Implementation DateBeginning Fall 2009

Estimated Completion DateFall 2009

Action/TasksDevelop specific Program Learning Outcomes for each degree and certificate offered

Measure of Success/Desired OutcomeRecord of specific PLOs for each program

Estimated Cost(s)None

Who is responsible?Full-Time Agriculture Faculty

Consequence if not fundedNA

External Accreditation Recommendations (if applicable)Required for School-wide Accreditation

CategoryDescriptions

Recommendation Number and Title#4 - Complete the implementation of an Agriculture Area of Emphasis within the Liberal Arts AA degree.

Planned Implementation DateFall 2009

Estimated Completion DateSpring 2009

Action/TasksFollow through on submitting Substantial Change Form to the AA degree

Measure of Success/Desired OutcomeInstitution of an Agriculture Area of Emphasis within the AA Liberal Arts degree

Estimated Cost(s)None

Who is responsible?Division Chair / Dean, Academic Affairs

Consequence if not fundedDifficult to attract students who intend on transferring to a 4-year institution to major in an agriculture field

External Accreditation Recommendations (if applicable)NA

CategoryDescriptions