November 23, 2015 Meeting
Agenda
Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Steering Committee
November 23, 2015
Cafe Conference Room
8:10 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Special Meeting Agenda
1. Approval of Minutes from November 20, 2015
Selection of focus area to begin formulating the SLO Policy
1. Timeframe for assessments
2. Number of SLOs per course
3. Schedule of assessments
4. Additional assessments – other SLOs, course, program, Institutional and Gen Ed
Minutes
Special Meeting Minutes
November 23, 2015
Café Conference Room
8:10 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Present: Michelle Beasley, Paul Blake, Geoffrey Dyer, Vicki Jacobi,
Michael Jiles, Tina Mendoza, Debora Rodenhauser and Brandy Young
Absent: Abbas Jarrahian and Mark Williams
Approval of Minutes from November 20, 2015
The minutes from November 20, 2015 were approved without changes.
Selection of focus area to begin formulating SLO Policy
Vicki Jacobi submitted a draft Board Policy proposal for Student Learning Outcomes.
The proposal reads as follows:
Student Learning Outcomes
Reference: (anything in Ed Code; Title 5; US Department of Education Regulations….;
34 Code of Federal Regulations; ACCJC Accreditation Standards [I.A.2; I.B.1; I.B.2;
I.B.5; I.B.6; I.B.8; I.C.1; I.C.3; I.C.4; II.A.1; II.A.3, II.A.12; II.A.13; II.A.16;
11.B.3; II.C.2; III.A.6; IV.C.8)
The courses and programs of the District shall be of the highest quality and, as such
shall be assessed to determine level and depth to ensure student learning, allowing
for collegial discussions for continuous improvement. To that end, the District shall
relay primarily on the Academic Senate for establishment of procedures in consultation
with the Superintendent/ President or designee, for the development and review of
all Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) including their establishment, modification,
or discontinuance.
Furthermore, these procedures shall include:
1. Appropriate involvement of the faculty and Academic Senate in robust, campus-wide
dialogue
2. Five (5) year review (or sooner) of SLOs within context of Course Outline of Record
and Comprehensive Program Review
3. Assessment of Learning Outcomes and describe learning gaps
4. Consideration of outcome data disaggregated by subpopulations to identify performance
gaps
5. Application of outcome data through the Annual Program Review process as evidence
for resource allocation
The draft Board Policy was discussed in detail and the Committee agreed to submit
the proposal to the Academic Senate on December 7, 2015. The Committee was also in
agreement to begin with the Board Policy and once approved develop the Academic Procedures
to uphold the policy. The Committee will focus on the four areas originally recommended
at the November 20th meeting:
1. Timeframe for assessments
2. Number of SLOs per course
3. Schedule of assessments
4. Additional assessments – other SLOs, Course, Program, Institutional, and Gen Ed
In order to address item number four: Additional Assessments, the alignment of CSLOs
to PSLOs will need to be completed by all instructional departments. An eLumen demonstration
using the Direct Support Education degree will take place at the next SLO/ASC meeting.
This demonstration will help to familiarize the Committee members with the mapping/alignment
function within eLumen. The goal is to present the mapping/alignment function to faculty
on SLO Day during the January inservice.
Other discussion regarding SLO Day and addressing the “How” and “Why” questions:
Start with PSLO foundation on SLO Day then work on Program Review (analyze Outcomes
Data), once completed link CSLOs to PSLOs.
To answer the “Why” question:
1. Future Board Policy, ACCJC Standards, and Department of Education
2. Continuous improvement – Code of Ethics
3. Structure – to assess
4. Program Review and resource allocation
Next Meeting – Monday, November 30, 2015 at 8:10 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. in the Cougar Room
Respectfully submitted by Brandy Young