| Initiative Title | Increase Professional Development (Both Centers) |
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| Submitted in Previous Year(s) | 2019 |
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| Critical Information, Notes, Justification, Rationale | Effective professional development enables staff to develop the knowledge and skills they need to address students’ learning challenges. To be effective, professional development requires thoughtful planning followed by careful implementation with feedback to ensure it responds to educators’ learning needs. Learning Centers nationally have begun to expand their offerings to address not only student needs, but also faculty and staff. By developing effective staff development for tutors will 1) create the opportunity to partner with the CTL; and 2) lay the groundwork for expanding and enriching professional development available to not only students, but also faculty and staff. |
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| Consequences of this initiative not being funded | Effective professional development allows for staff to improve their skills and adapt to the changing needs of the student body. |
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| Department Goals | Engage a holistic, student-centered approach to learning and success; expand support services to address the gap of college readiness for First Year students., Partner and collaborate with departments across the college to create cohesion across support services, maximize the use of internal resources, and eliminate redundancies in services. |
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| Programs | |
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| Locations | Main Campus, Newburgh Campus |
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| Estimated Completion Date | |
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| Will this initiative span multiple budget years? | Yes |
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| Importance | Medium |
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| Funding Source | Operating Budget |
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| Created | 11/04/2019 2:12 pm |
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| Updated | 11/04/2019 2:13 pm |
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Institutional Goals
| Goal |
How will the initiative support this institutional goal? |
- STRATEGIC PLAN 2015-2020
- PRIORITY II: Student Support and Success: We will support our students in achieving their educational and career goals.
- d: Engage in comprehensive review of program offerings, delivery formats, and course scheduling to meet the needs of diverse populations
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Professional development opportunities offer the chance to learn, assess and implement new strategies and programs to better serve the student body. |
- ACADEMIC MASTER PLAN 2016-2020
- The Student Experience
- Objective #3: Enhance academic support and services by effectively utilizing equipment, facilities, personnel, and technology to meet our students’ needs.
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The continuing education of staff is vital to ensuring growth and in meeting the ever changing needs of our student body. |
Action Steps
| Action Step |
Responsible Party |
Order |
| Attend professional development offerings such as Redrock Software Conference |
Academic Support |
1 |
| Attend conferences such as CRLA |
Academic Support |
2 |
| Partner with the CTL to develop a recurring calendar of PD offerings |
Academic Support, CTL |
3 |
Expected Outcomes
| Outcome |
Order |
| Professional development yields three levels of results: (a) staff learns new knowledge and skills; (b)staff uses what they learn to improve tutoring and leadership; and (c) student learning and achievement increase |
1 |
Assessment Methods
| Method |
Description |
Other Method |
Responsible Party |
| Student Surveys (Externally developed) |
Surveys such as the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), Student Opinion Survey (SOS), etc. are regularly administered at the College. The results of the survey describe the engagement and satisfaction of students with various college offices, staff, program and services. |
Department |
Tutorial Center |
| 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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Academic Support |
| Student Surveys: Satisfaction Need |
Surveys can be developed internally and administered to assess student frequency, importance, need and satisfaction institution’s staff, office and services and programming. |
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Academic Support |
Resources
| INITIAL YEAR COST: |
$2,500.00 |
| RECURRING COST: |
$2,600.00 |
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 |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Training
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| Attend Red Rock, CRLA Conferences |
$2500.00
/ 2500.00 (1st year)
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- Academic Support Middletown
- Academic Support Newburgh
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| TOTAL: |
$2,500.00 / $2,500.00 |
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Marketing
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $0.00 |
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Other
| Need |
Cost (Initial/Recurring) |
Supporting Departments |
| College Reading and Learning Association Membership |
$100.00
/ 100.00
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- Academic Support Middletown
- Academic Support Newburgh
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| National Tutor Association Membership |
$0.00
/ 0.00
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- Academic Support Middletown
- Academic Support Newburgh
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| TOTAL: |
$0.00 / $100.00 |
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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. |