| Initiative Title | Consider offering an online and/or evening section of AAS courses that are offered both Fall and Spring semesters (EDU 101, 105, 111) |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | No |
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| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | The Strategic Plan prioritizes offering expanded evening, weekend, and online course offerings. This is relevant to our department, as many of our current and potential students are often unable to take courses during traditional daytime slots. |
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| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | There is no funding for this initiative, but not carrying this project out could mean that we lose potential or current students. |
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| Department Goals | Expand online and evening course offerings to meet the varying needs of today's students. |
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| Programs | AAS Early Childhood Development & Care, Cert. Early Childhood Development & Care |
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| Estimated Completion Date | |
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| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | No |
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| Importance | Medium |
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| Funding Source | Request for Prioritization |
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| Created | 12/03/2021 7:05 pm |
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| Updated | 12/03/2021 7:05 pm |
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Institutional Goals
| Goal |
How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
- STRATEGIC PLAN 2020-2025
- Strengthen our Region’s Economic Future: Teach and Train for a Brighter Tomorrow
- Goal #2: Identify and address the needs of an increasingly diverse regional population and workforce
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This goal specifically stems from Initiative 2, Goal 2, Objective 2. |
- MIDDLESTATES STANDARDS
- 3 Design and Delivery of the Student Learning Experience
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Standard 3 calls for a programs that are able to be completed in a reasonable amount of time. Expanded offerings may help this. |
Action Steps
| Action Step |
Responsible Party |
Order |
| Decide which courses would be most appropriate for online/evening offerings. |
Education Department Faculty |
1 |
| Add courses to appropriate semester schedule and track enrollment |
Department Chair |
2 |
Expected Outcomes
| Outcome |
Order |
| Ideally, these courses will gather enough students to run, and will not take students away from day courses. |
1 |
Assessment Methods
| Method |
Description |
Other Method |
Responsible Party |
| Observations |
Information can be collected while observing “events” (including, sponsored activities, student {office staff} sessions, etc.) in the natural setting. Observation can provide information on student behaviors and attitudes. |
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Resources
| INITIAL YEAR COST: |
$0.00 |
| RECURRING COST: |
$0.00 |
Equipment
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Facility
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Supply
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Staffing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| No resources are needed for this initiative. |
$0.00
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| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Training
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Marketing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
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$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Other
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Prioritization
This is initiative is ready for prioritization.
Assessment
| Date | Department Name | Status | Cost to Date | Funding Source | |
| No results found. |