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UPDATE FALL 2012 – De Anza College Educational Master Plan 2010-2015
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Overview This document, approved by College Council on Dec. 13, 2012, serves as an annual update to the De Anza College Educational Master Plan 2010-2015.
Table of ContentsStudent Demographics and Listing of Key Data 3
Demographics and Achievement Data 4
Institutional Metrics 14
Program Review, Integrated College Planning and Resource Allocation 15
Learning Outcomes 18
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Summary of Student DemographicsDe Anza College undertakes integrated planning, which includes not only the establishing of goals but also an understanding of important demographics and variables, both internal and external, that affect the college. Key Student Characteristics and Key Data examine trends in student access, success, equity, basic skillsand community engagement.
Key Student Characteristics, Fall 2011• StudentsfromDeAnza’sdesignatedserviceareaaccountforabout19%ofthestudentpopulation.• 47%ofthecollege’sstudentsresideinthecityofSanJose,about11%inSunnyvale,9%inCupertino and7%inSantaClara.• 42%ofstudentsareconsideredfull-time,taking12ormoreunits.• 1,644internationalstudentsattendthecollege.• 15%ofstudentshavealreadycompletedabachelor’sdegreeorhigher.• 63%ofstudentsare24yearsoldoryounger.• Femaleandmalestudentsareequallyrepresented.
Listing of Key Data1. FallHeadcount2. TotalFull-TimeEquivalentStudent(FTES)Enrollment*3. SantaClaraCountyPublicHighSchoolGraduateParticipationRate*4. SantaClaraCountyAdultPopulationParticipationRate5. Santa Clara Adult Population and De Anza Students by Ethnicity6. Ethnic Distribution of Students7. StudentParticipationinCommunity/CivicEngagementCourses*8. Number of Associate Degrees and Certificates Awarded9. TransferstoFour-YearInstitutions10. CourseSuccessandRetentionRatesComparedtotheStateAverage11. CourseSuccessRatesbyEthnicity*12. VocationalCourseSuccessRates*13. BasicSkillsCourseSuccessRates*14. Next-CourseSuccessRatesInEnglishforBasicSkillsStudents15. Next-CourseSuccessRatesinMathforBasicSkillsStudents16. Fall-to-WinterPersistenceofFirst-TimeStudents17. Fall-to-FallPersistenceofFirst-TimeStudentsbyEthnicity*18. ARCCStudentProgressandAchievementRate*19. Faculty-to-StudentEthnicDistribution20. EmployeesbyJobGroupandEthnicity
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1. Fall HeadcountFallheadcountenrollmentincreased1%from2010to2011,from23,760to23,982.
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2. Total Full-Time Equivalent Student (FTES) Enrollment*Full-timeequivalentstudentenrollmentincreasedslightlyfrom20,025in2010-11to20,143in2011-12.TheinstitutionalmetricisforFTESenrollmenttoincrease5percentagepointsbyfall2015,whichisunlikelyinviewofstate-mandatedworkload(i.e.enrollment)reductions.
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D A C llDe Anza CollegeTotal Fiscal Year Full-time Equivalent Students (FTES)Total Fiscal Year Full-time Equivalent Students (FTES)
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Source:FHDAIR&PandCCFS-320Reports,P-1Report
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3. Santa Clara County Public High School Graduate Participation Rate*DeAnzaattracted13.5%ofallSantaClaraCountystudentsgraduatingfromhighschoolin2011,up1percentage point from 2010. The institutional metric is to increase the participation rate of Santa Clara County publichighschoolgraduatesfrom16%infall2008to20%infall2015.Reductionsinstatefundingwilllikelypreclude the achievement of this goal in the near term.
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4. Santa Clara County Adult Population Participation RateThepercentageofDeAnzastudentsidentifyingasAsian,FilipinoorPacificIslanderishigherthanthepercentageoftheSantaClaraCountyadultpopulation.AfricanAmericanandHispanicrepresentationisaboutequal to the adult population while white students are proportionately less.
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De Anza CollegeSanta Clara County Adult Population
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Santa Clara County Adult PopulationCompared to De Anza Students
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Santa Clara County De Anza Fall 2011Santa Clara County De Anza Fall 2011Note: Unreported, Multi‐ethnic and Other not included to be consistent with Santa Clara and De Anza reporting.
Source:FHDAIR&PandCADepartmentofFinance
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5. Santa Clara County Adult Population and De Anza Students by EthnicityIn2011,DeAnzaenrolledabout1.71%oftheprojectedadultpopulationduringfallquarter,whichisaboutthesame as the percentage of draw in 2010.
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6. Ethnic Distribution of StudentsStudentsidentifyingasAsian,FilipinoorPacificIslandercomprised44%ofthefall2011enrollment,upfrom41%in2010.TheHispanicpopulationcomprised20%,a6-percentage-pointincreasefromfall2010.Thisislikely due to a new reporting methodology, which no longer includes a multi-ethnic category; however, it also representsthecollege’sstrategicfocusonunderservedcommunities.
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De Anza CollegeDe Anza CollegeHeadcount Percentage Distribution by Ethnicityg y y
Fall 2011Other / Unknown
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Pacific Islander44%
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Source:FHDAIR&P
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7. Student Participation in Community/Civic Engagement Courses*Thecollege’scivicengagementgoalistohave10%ofallstudentsseekingtransferenrolledinatleastonecoursewithacommunity/civicengagementcomponentby2015.Thefigureiscurrentlyat3%,unchangedfrom2010.
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De Anza College, Fall 2011Percent of Students with a Goal of Transfer or
Enrolled Community / Civic
Degree that Enrolled in a Section with a Community / Civic Engagement Component
EngagementCourse, 543, 3% Not Enrolled,
16,537, 97%
Includes students with an education goal of transfer with oreducation goal of transfer with orwithout a degree enrolled in fall 2011.
Source:FHDAIR&P
8. Number of Associate Degrees and Certificates AwardedBetween2009-10and2010-11thenumberofdegreesawardeddecreasedslightly,from1,254to1,242.Thenumberofcertificatesawardeddecreasedslightlyfrom490in2009-10to472in2010-11.
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De Anza CollegegAssociate Degrees and Certificates Awarded
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02006 07 2007 08 2008 09 2009 10 2010 112006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Associate Degree CertificateAssociate Degree Certificate
Source:FHDAIR&P
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9. Transfers to Four-Year InstitutionsTotaltransferstoafour-yearcollegeoruniversityin2010-11were3,299.UCtransfersincreased5%from666to699;CSUtransfersincreased68%from843to1,422.ThelargeincreaseinCSUtransfersisattributabletoopenspringadmissionsatCSUcampusesin2011afteradmissionswereclosedinspring2010.Spring2012admissionswereclosedatmostCSUs,likelyleadingtoasignificantdropinCSUtransfersthatwillberecordedforthe2011-12 academic year.
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De Anza CollegeDe Anza CollegeTransfers to UC, CSU, Private and Out-of-State Colleges
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Transfers to UC, CSU, Private and Out of State Colleges
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P i t d O t f St t (O S) ti t d f 2009 10Private and Out of State (OoS) estimated for 2009-10.
Source:CCCCO,CPEC,CSU
10. Course Success and Retention Rates Compared to the State AverageThecoursesuccessrateforcreditcoursesis3percentagepointsabovethestateaverageat72%,andthecourseretentionrateis1percentagepointabovethestateaverageat86%.
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Source:FHDAIR&PandCCCCODataMart
D A C llDe Anza CollegeFall Credit Course Success and Retention RatesFall Credit Course Success and Retention Rates
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11. Course Success Rates by Ethnicity*An institutional metric is to achieve a fewer than 5 percentage-point difference between the annual course successrateforunderservedgroupsandallothergroups.Filipino/PacificIslanderstudentshadacoursesuccessrateof72%,upfrom66%andlikelyattributabletotheinfusionoffundingthroughtheAANAPISIgrant.Hispanicstudentshadasuccessrateof67%in2010-11comparedto69%in2009-10.AfricanAmericanstudentshadacoursesuccessrateof60%,downfrom65%in2009-10.Thecollegewillinvestigateandworktoaddressthese declines.
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Source:FHDAIR&P
12. Vocational Course Success Rates*Thevocationalcoursesuccessratedropped4percentagepointsfrom78%in2009-10to74%in2010-11.Thisisattributabletothe15%dropinenrollmentofJobCorpsstudentsbetween2008-09and2009-10(from18%to3%).Whilethismeasurehasdecreased,itremainsabovetheARCCpeergroupaverage.
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Source:ARCC2011Report
De Anza CollegeDe Anza CollegePercent Successful in Vocational Education Courses
100%85% 83% 82%
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13. Basic Skills Course Success Rates*Aninstitutionalmetricistoachieve85%orthehighestscorewithinthepeergroupby2015inbasicskillscoursesuccess,whichiscurrentlyjustover73%.Thisrateremainedstablefrom2008-09to2009-10butdroppedin2010-11. The college remains above the peer group average on this measure.
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Source:2011ARCCReport
14. Next-Course Success Rates in English for Basic Skills StudentsForEnglishwriting(EWRT),AfricanAmericanandAsian,FilipinoandPacificIslanderstudentsshowthehighestcoursesuccessratesat74%.CoursesuccessratesforHispanicstudentsareat60%whilewhitestudentsareat67%.
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D A C llDe Anza CollegePercent Successful in Basic Skills Courses
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Percent Successful in Basic Skills Courses
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De Anza CollegeDe Anza College% Students Starting in EWRT211 Successful in EWRT 1A
C h t f N E t i St d t T k d 3 YCohorts of New Entering Students Tracked 3 Years
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Cohort enrolled in EWRT211 in fall 2008 and those successful in EWRT1A in fall 2011. Other, Native American and Unknown not graphed. N = Success in EWRT 1A
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15. Next-Course Success Rates in Math for Basic Skills StudentsThecoursesuccessratesofstudentsstartinginabasicskillsMathcoursearewithin4to7percentagepointswhendisaggregatedbyethnicity.ThesuccessrateofAsian,FilipinoandPacificIslanderstudentsisslightly higherthanAfricanAmericanandwhitestudentsat48%comparedto46%.Hispanicstudentsexhibitthelowestrateat41%.
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Source: CCCO Data Mart, Basic Skills Cohort Tracking Tool
16. Fall-to-Winter Persistence of First-Time StudentsThefall-to-winterpersistencerateoffirst-timeDeAnzastudents(newstudentsaswellasthosewhomayhavepreviouslyattendedanothercollege)hasincreasedfrom76%in2010to77%in2011.
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De Anza CollegeDe Anza College% Students Starting in MATH114 Successful in MATH10
C h t f N E t i St d t T k d 3 YCohorts of New Entering Students Tracked 3 Years
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De Anza CollegeFall to Winter Persistence First-time to De Anza StudentsFall to Winter Persistence, First time to De Anza Students
With a Goal of Transfer, Award, or Undecided
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Note: 1 133 students did not persist from Fall 2011 to Winter 2012Note: 1,133 students did not persist from Fall 2011 to Winter 2012.
Source:FHDAIR&P
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17. Fall-to-Fall Persistence of First-Time Students by Ethnicity*Asian,FilipinoandPacificIslanderstudentsmadesubstantialgainsinfall-to-fallpersistencefrom2009-10to2010-11;thepersistenceratesofAfricanAmerican,Hispanicandwhitestudentsdeclined.Theinstitutionalmetric is that targeted groups will persist from fall-to-fall at a rate as high as other groups.
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De Anza CollegegFall-to-Fall Persistence by EthnicityFirst time Students Earning 6 Units100% First-time Students Earning 6 Units
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Job Corps students not included. All other groups, Decline to State, Native Americans, Other, not graphed.
Source:2012ARCCReport
18. ARCC Student Progress and Achievement Rates*TheStudentProgressandAchievementRatedecreasedfrom73%to68%forthecohortbeginningin2005-06.ThedropcorrespondstothepeakinthenumberofJobCorpsstudentsenrolled.Thisstudentgrouptendstobe vocationally focused and to enroll in degree-applicable math and English courses at a lower rate than other students. De Anza remains above the peer group average in this measure but did not achieve the highest score within the peer group.
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Source:ARCC2012report
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Cohorts Tracked for Six Years
Students who showed intent to complete and achieved the following within 6 years: transferred toa four-year college; earned an AA/AS or certificate (18 or more units); or achieved "Transfer Directed" or "Transfer Prepared" status.
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19. Faculty-to-Student Ethnic DistributionFaculty-to-studentethnicdistributioniswithin1to7percentagepointsforNativeAmerican,AfricanAmerican,FilipinoandHispanicethnicgroups.Whilewhitefacultycomprisemorethanhalfofthefull-timeteachingfaculty and white students comprise less than a quarter of the student population, the percentage of non-white faculty has been increasing over the past few years. Figure19
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Source:FHDAIR&PandCCCCODataMart
20. Employees by Job Group and EthnicityClassified professionals comprise the largest proportion of the employee population that identify as Asian/ PacificIslanderorHispanic.ThelargestproportionofAfricanAmericanemployeesisinthefacultycategory.
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Source:FHDAIR&P
De Anza CollegegEmployees by Occupational Categories and Ethnicity
Fall 2011
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AfricanAmerican
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Summary of Progress on Institutional Metrics The college developed nine institutional metrics outlined in the Educational Master Plan 2010-2015. Targets foreachinstitutionalmetricaresetforachievementbyfall2015,withprogressreportedannually.GoalsbaseduponDeAnzaCollege’sinstitutionalStrategicInitiatives–Outreach,StudentRetentionandSuccess,CulturalCompetenceandCommunityCollaborations–continueto be tracked through several metrics. The list includes selectedindicatorsthatarealsopartoftheFoothill-DeAnzaCommunityCollegeDistrictStrategicPlan.
• On-campusFTESenrollmentwillincrease5percentagepointsbyfall2015.Whilefull-timeequivalentstudentenrollmentincreasedslightlyfrom20,025in2010-11to20,143in2011-12,thecollege’sachievementofthemetricisunlikelyinlightofworkload(i.e.enrollment)reductions.
• ThepercentageofJuneSantaClaraCountyhighschoolgraduatesattendingDeAnzawillincreasefrom16%to20%byfall2015.ThepercentageofSantaClaraCountypublichighschoolgraduatesenrollingatDeAnzaCollegeiscurrentlyat13.5%.Reductionsinstatefundingwilllikelyprecludetheachievementof this goal in the near term.
• By2015,10%ofstudentswithagoaloftransfer,withorwithoutadegree,willhaveenrolledinatleastonecoursehavingacommunity/civicengagementcomponent.Currently,3%ofstudentswithagoaloftransfer, with or without a degree, have enrolled in at least one such course.
• By2015,thecollegewillachievealessthan5-percentage-pointdifferencebetweentheannualcoursesuccessrateforhistoricallyunderservedgroupsandallothergroups.Filipino/PacificIslanderstudentshadacoursesuccessrateof72%,upfrom66%andlikelyattributabletotheinfusionoffundingthroughtheAANAPISIgrant.Hispanicstudentshadasuccessrateof67%in2010-11comparedto69%in2009-10.AfricanAmericanstudentshadacoursesuccessrateof60%,downfrom65%in2009-10.Thecollegewill investigate and work to address these declines.
• By2015,thecollegewillachievea90%coursesuccessrateorthehighestscorewithinthepeergroupforvocationalcourses.Thecollege’scurrentvocationalcoursesuccessrateis74%.
• By2015,thebasicskillscoursesuccessratewillreach85%orthehighestscorewithinthepeergroup.Thecollege’scurrentbasicskillscoursesuccessrateis73%.
• Thefall-to-fallpersistenceoffull-timestudentswillincreasefrom71%to75%by2015.Fall-to-fallpersistenceincreasedfrom63.6%%forthe2008-09cohortto83.4%forthe2009-10cohort.
• By2015,underservedgroupswillpersistfromfall-to-fallatarateatleastashighasallothergroups.Asian,FilipinoandPacificIslanderstudentsmadesubstantialgainsinfall-to-fallpersistencefrom2009-10to2010-11;theratesofAfricanAmerican,Hispanicandwhitestudentsdeclined.
• By2015,thecollegewillachievearateof75%,orthehighestscorewithinthepeergroup,ontheARCCAchievementRate,whichmeasuresattainmentofdifferentoutcomeswithin6years.ThedropcorrespondstothepeakinthenumberofJobCorpsstudentsenrolled.Thisstudentgrouptendstobevocationally focused and to enroll in degree-applicable math and English courses at a lower rate than other students. De Anza remains above the peer group average in this measure but did not achieve the highest score within the peer group for 2012.
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Program Review, Integrated College Planning and Resource Allocation
The Six-Year Planning and Assessment Cycle
Inaccordancewiththesix-yearplanningcycle,theprocessofresourceallocationwascontinuedwithineachofthethreePlanningandBudgetTeams(PBTs)–Instructional,StudentServices,andFinanceandEducationalResources–andapprovedbyCollegeCouncil.Thisyear’splanningincludedbest-andworst-casescenariosforbudget reductions based on state budget cuts and the tax initiatives on the November 2012 state ballot. Student LearningOutcomesandAssessmentCycles(SLOAC)continuedwiththecompletionofadditionalStudentLearningOutcomes,ProgramLevelOutcomesandAdministrativeUnitOutcomesaswellastheassessmentoftheseoutcomes.ThecollegeasawholeassessedtheInstitutionalCoreCompetency(ICC;thecollege’sequivalentofInstitutionalLearningOutcomes)ofCriticalThinkingthisyear.Inaddition,theCurriculumCommitteereviewedcurriculum,developedandapprovednewtransferdegreestomeettherequirementsofnewstate law, and reviewed and implemented new state requirements related to repeatability policy and procedures related to prerequisite enforcement.
The college will continue these processes in 2012-13 and begin to prepare for the comprehensive evaluation of its planningprocessesin2013-14.Thefollowingsectionssummarizetheactivitiesthecollegecompletedaspartofthe planning process over the past year.
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Moving from a Three-Year Program Review Model to the Current Six-Year Outcomes-Based Program Review Model
TheProgramReviewprocesshasbeeninplaceformanyyearsandremainstheprimarysourceofprograminformationforthethreePlanningandBudgetTeams(PBTs)andCollegeCouncil.Quantitativeandqualitativedatainprogramreviewshaslongbeenusedfordecision-making.The2010-15EducationalMasterPlan(EMP)recognized the need to formally integrate outcomes assessment information into the program review process.
AtthetimetheEMPwasreviewed,thecollegeemployedathree-yearcycleofComprehensiveProgramReviews(CPR).The2010EMPrevisionincorporatedAnnualProgramReviewUpdates(APRU)tobesubmittedannuallyinthethreeyearsbetweenComprehensiveProgramReviews.Beginningin2009-10,theAPRUistheprimaryvehicletocommunicateoutcomesassessmentresultsandenhancementplanstotheCollege’sPlanningand Budget Teams.
Uponfurtherevaluation,review,anddiscussionsinCollegeCouncil,StudentLearningOutcomesSteeringCommittee,AcademicSenate,ClassifiedSenate,andthePBTs,CollegeCouncilinMay2010decidedtochangethethree-yearCPRcycletothecurrentsix-yearOutcomesBasedProgramReviewprocesssupportedbyAPRUsineachofthefiveyearsbetweenCPRs.Underthisplan,theDeAnzaProgramReviewanddecision-makingmodel synchronizes with the six-year accreditation cycle of the Accrediting Commission for Community and JuniorColleges(ACCJC).Theproposedsix-yearintegratedplanningprocessappearsintheEducationalMasterPlanUpdateSpring2011,andanupdatetothatversionisincludedinthecollege’s2011Self-StudyReport.Itisthecollege’splantocontinuetointegrateoutcomes-basedinformationintoprogramreviewprocessanddecision-making.
Followingthismodel,eachyeartheindividualcollegeprogramssubmittheirAPRUsincludingupdatesoftheoutcomesassessmentactivitiesandresultssincethelastAPRU.Eachprogramalsohastheopportunitytomakeany resource allocation requests based on their outcomes results and program improvement plans. Each year, programssubmittheirAPRUtotheappropriatePBTatthebeginningofthespringquarter.EachofthethreePBTsmaintainsawebsiteatwhichtheyposteachprogram’s2008-09ComprehensiveProgramReviewandAPRUsfrom2009-10,2010-11and2011-12forusebythecollegeindecision-making.
FurtherevaluationandrefinementofthenewprocessledtothedecisiontosetthenextComprehensiveProgramReviewin2013-14andtoreviewtheEMPin2014-15.CollegeCouncilalsoestablishedtheCollegePlanningCommittee(CPC)andchargeditwiththeresponsibilitytomaintainandevaluatethenewsix-yearintegratedplanning process.
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College Planning Committee
In2012,theCPCdevelopedanassessmentofthegovernancegroupsthroughanAnnualGovernanceAssessmentform,whichwaspilotedinthethreePlanningandBudgetTeams.Feedbackwillbeusedtoimprovethe next survey, which will then be sent to all governance groups in spring 2013 for completion. The data collectednextyearwillbeusedtoassessthecollege’sgovernancegroupsaswellasassesstheSix-YearPlanningand Assessment Cycle.
CPC also developed and published the annual planning calendar, which was shared with the Planning and Budgetteams.Inaddition,thecommitteecreatedatemplatetobeusedtomonitortheprogressandcompletionofthecollege’splanningagendas.UponCollegeCouncilapprovalofthetemplate,itwillbedistributedtoeachgovernancegroupinthefallforsubmissioneachspringsothecommitteecanmonitorprogressincompletingtheplanningagendasfortheAccreditationSelf-Studyreportin2016-17.
TheCPCisalsoplanningtoreviewthemissionandvisionstatementin2013-14asscheduledwithintheplanningcycle.TheReaffirmationofAccreditationLetter(Feb.1,2012)includestherecommendationthat“…the college mission statement clearly identify the intended student population for whom the college will provide programsandservices.”Inanefforttodeterminehowothercollegesinthestateidentifythestudentpopulationtheyserve,theCollegeResearchOfficeconductedananalysisofthemissionstatementsofthe112CaliforniaCommunityColleges.Almosthalfofthecolleges(47%)arebroadlyinclusiveinwayssimilartoDeAnza’sintenttoserve“studentsofallbackgrounds,”usingtermssuchas“students,”“diversestudents,”“diversecommunityoflearners”and“studentsofdiversebackgrounds.”Fifty-threepercentofcollegesidentifythestudentstheyserveintermsofthecommunity(“diversecommunity,”“ourcommunity,”“ourspecificregion”).TheCPCandCollegeCouncil will use this compiled information as well as broad feedback from the campus community to review the missionandvisionstatementsinthe2013-14academicyear.Theconductingofthemissionstatementreviewatthattime,inaccordancewiththeSix-YearPlanningCycle,wasdiscussedandratifiedbyCollegeCouncilinOctober 2012.
Other CPC goals for 2012-13 include reviewing and updating the college values statements and reviewing and updatingtheGovernanceeHandbook.
Assessment of the Planning Cycle
AlsoinitsletterreaffirmingDeAnza’saccreditation,ACCJCrecommendedthat“thecollegesystematicallyevaluate the newly implemented integrated planning, assessment and resource allocation model, and evaluate the model for its effectiveness in improving programs, services and student learning. The commission recommended that at the appropriate point in the cycle, the college should assess is evaluation processes.”
Inordertoassesstheplanningcycle,theCollegePlanningCommitteedevelopedandpilotedtheAnnualGovernanceAssessmentformintheInstructionalPlanningandBudgetTeam,theStudentServicesPlanningandBudgetTeam,andtheFinanceandEducationalResourcesBudgetTeam.Eachteamreportedthatithasimproved a program or service, that it used data in doing so, and that its processes were adequate to achieve their intended outcomes. Additional feedback included that the program review process has been incorporated into decision-making.
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Learning Outcomes
ACCJC’sthirdandfinalrecommendationtothecollegeuponreaffirmationofitsaccreditationwasthat“thecollegeacceleratetheimplementationofitsStudentLearningOutcome(SLO),StudentServicesLearningOutcome(SSLO)andAdministrativeUnitOutcome(AUO)assessmentcyclesatalllevels.”Thecommissionstatedthatthecollegeshouldassesstheeffectivenessoftheprocesses.Itconcluded:“Additionally,thecollegeis reminded that the standard requires accredited institutions to include ‘effectiveness in producing learning outcomes’intheevaluationoffacultyandothersdirectlyresponsibleforstudentprogresstowardachievingstated student learning outcomes.”
Inordertomeetproficiencyaswellasassesstheeffectivenessofitsprocesses,thecollegethisyearengagedinthefollowing activities.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)All1,098ofthecoursescurrentlytaughthaveStudentLearningOutcomestatements.Thesearenowrequiredtobepartofthecourseoutlineaseachissubmittedforfive-yearreviewtotheCurriculumCommittee.Seventy-fourpercentofcourseshaveongoingassessments;therefore,thecollegeiswellontracktoreach100%bytheComprehensiveProgramReviewinspring2014.
Program Level Outcomes (PLOs)All57instructionalprograms,including100%ofcertificatesanddegrees,haveProgramLevelOutcomestatements.Eighty-three–or21%–of401PLOstatementshavemethodsofassessment.Thecollegeisontargetforreachingthegoalof100%bythetimeoftheComprehensiveProgramReviewinspring2014.
Institutional Core Competencies (ICCs)AllInstitutionalCoreCompetenciesOutcomes(ICCs)arebeingassessedwithinthesix-yearplanningcyclebeginningin2012andconcludingin2017.ThetaskforceonICCsin2011selectedcriticalthinkingasthefirstofthefiveICCstobeassessedandwillpresenttofacultyinfall2012arecommendedrubrictobeusedcampuswideforthedirectassessmentofthatILO.ThesecondILOtobeassessedthroughmappingwillbeidentifiedinspring2013.
De Anza College in spring 2012 participated in the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE)andaspartofthesurveyadded15questionsdirectlyrelatedtothecollege’sICCs.TheresultsshowedthatintheareaofCommunicationandExpression,61%ofrespondents“verymuch”or“quiteabit”believethattheirexperienceatDeAnzaincreasedtheirabilitytocommunicatetheiropinionorviewpointclearly.IntheareaofInformationLiteracy,65%ofrespondents“verymuch”or“quiteabit”believethattheirexperienceatDeAnzaincreasedtheirabilitytorecognizewhenadditionalinformationisneededtocompleteanassignment.RegardingCriticalThinking,63%ofrespondents“verymuch”or“quiteabit”believethattheirexperienceatDeAnzaincreased their ability to evaluate conclusions to ensure they make sense.
Administrative Unit OutcomesInstructionalsupportprogramsintheareasof StudentServices(16),InstructionalServices(six),andAcademicServices(seven)haveoutcomestatementsandareinvolvedinongoingoutcomesassessment.Coordinatorsfor all but two program areas have been trained in how to use TracDat to organize, plan, record and report their AdministrativeOutcomesAssessmentCyclesandrelatedinformation.InstructionalsupportprogramsareontracktoachievethecollegegoalofcompletingatleastoneSSLOACandAUOACforeachactiveoutcomestatementbeforetheCPRyearof2013-14.
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Inthecollegeservicesarea,allofFinanceandEducationalResources(eightareaseach)haveoutcomestatementsand are involved in ongoing outcomes assessment. The coordinators for two program areas have been trained in how to use TracDat to organize, plan, record and report their outcomes assessment cycles and information. By the end of 2012-13, all programs will have been assigned TracDat accounts and undergone training. Educational ResourcesareontracktoachievethecollegegoalofcompletingatleastoneAUOACforeachactiveoutcomestatementbeforetheComprehensiveProgramReviewyearof2013-14.
Integrated Planning and Budgeting
Annuallyeachfall,thePBTsreviewandconfirmtheAnnualProgramReviewUpdate(APRU)criteriatobereported in the spring of that academic year. Over the past three cycles the criteria has been increasingly refined andwillbeincorporatedintotheComprehensiveProgramReviewduein2013-14.
IPBT In2011-12,theIPBTusedthepreviousyear’sAPRUinformationinmakingallocationdecisionsforMeasureCfunds,facultypositionprioritizationandbudgetreductionscenarios.TheIPBTalsoapprovedandimplementedaprogramviabilityanddiscontinuanceprocesspredicatedonprogramreviewinformation.Since2009-10,theIPBTusesaprocessinwhichitsmembersareassignedtheresponsibilitytothoroughlyreadAPRUsandtodevelopquestionsrelatedtotopicssuchasprogramviabilityandresourcerequests.Inspring2012,theIPBTmadethefirstattempttouseTracDatfortheAPRU.TheIPBTandtheSLOCoreTeamarereviewingtheresultsof this effort.
SSPBTIn2011-12theSSPBTusedthepreviousyear’sAPRUinformationinmakingallocationdecisionsforresourceallocation and developing budget reduction scenarios. The SSPBT also approved a service viability and discontinuance process based on program review information for service areas. An SSPBT goal is to update program reviews in the fall in order to have data available for decision-making purposes in the spring.
FERPBTIn2011-12theFERPBTusedthepreviousyear’sAPRUinformationinmakingallocationdecisionsforMeasureC funds and budget reduction scenarios.
Summary Update of Outcomes and Assessment Planning Activities
Opening Day 2011• SLO Team emphasized the cyclic and sustainable nature of the SLOAC process through an animated
movieillustratingthatSLOs,PLOs,ICCsandtheirassessmentsareheretostay.• TheSLOteamvisitedeachdivisiontoexplainthedocumentsthatdepartmentsweretosubmit:1)2011-
2012planforassessingSLOandPLOstatements,and2)surveytoassessSLOCoreTeam’sprogress.• Liaison reception was held in the evening to thank division and department SLO liaisons for their efforts
and to encourage other faculty to offer their time as liaisons.
2012 Partners in Learning Conference• AnSLOcoordinatorpresentedaworkshoponassessment:“Wouldyouteachdifferentlyifyoudidn’t
have to assign grades?”
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TracDat• The new SLO process data entry system was loaded with course description, SLO statements, PLO
statements and completed SLOACs from the previous data entry system, the Electronic Course ManagementSystem(ECMS)
• During fall quarter, two workshops were held to train liaisons to use TracDat.• During winter quarter, 10 workshops were held to assist faculty in entering their Student Learning
Outcomeassessments(SLOACs)andtheirProgramLevelOutcomeassessments(PLOACS).• Two workshops for SLO liaisons were conducted to ensure a common understanding of the assessment
of Program Level Outcomes.• Thirty-nineindividualSSLO/AUOTracDattrainingsessionswereconductedbetweenMarchand
August 2012. These trainings were primarily in Student Services and Academic Services with more trainingsessionstobeconductedinthefallof2012forFinanceandEducationalResourcesprograms.
Program Review• InstructionaldeanswereintroducedtoTracDatthroughcompletingtheirAPRUsummaryusingthe
software.• Fourworkshopswereconductedwiththedualpurposeofexplainingtherequirementsfordepartmental
APRUsandintroducingdepartmentchairstoTracDat.• TheAPRUsfor2011-12inStudentServicesandFinanceandEducationalResourceswereconducted
usingthesamerecordingprocessasinthelasttwoyears.ProgramReviewsintheseareaswilleventuallyuse TracDat.
April 27 Faculty SLO Convocation• AcampuswidedialoguehasbeenlaunchedtofocusonassessingtheILOof“CriticalThinking.”Atask
force has established plans and a timeline. • The“asks”inSLOprocessworkwerepresentedtoallfaculty.Thesewerethateachfacultymember
participate in the assessment of one course and that each department complete the assessment of one PLO.ThetargetdateforcompletionandenteringworkintoTracDatwasJuly15,2012.
Faculty HelpshopsInordertoaccomplishthestatedgoalofeachfacultymemberparticipatinginthecompletionofoneSLOACandeachdepartmentcompletingonePLOACbyJuly15,“Helpshops”wereconductedbyanSLOcoordinatoronNov.4,2011,andthefollowingdatesin2012:May22,23and24;June1,4,5and29;andJuly2,3,11and13.
These were intended to assist faculty on two levels. The helpshop guided faculty through the process of choosing methods of assessment, stating the data summaries and reflections, and choosing meaningful enhancements at thecourselevelandattheprogramlevel.FacultymemberswerealsoassistedintheactualentryoftheSLOACorPLOAC into TracDat.
Presentation to Academic Senate• OnJan.30,2012,twoSLOcoordinatorspresentedtotheAcademicSenateaplantodirectlyassessthe
college’sInstitutionalCoreCompetencyofcriticalthinking.
Conference• TheCaliforniaStatewideAcademicSenateAccreditationInstituteheldFeb.10-11wasattendedbyall
SLOcoordinatorsandtheaccreditationliaisonofficer.