Language, Literacy And Special Populations, Department Of
Goal
Quality And Effectiveness
Enhance the quality and effectiveness of the academic programs.
Objective
Program Development
Develop a doctoral proposal for SPD.
Indicator
SPD Doctoral Proposal
Completed proposal ready for the curriculum committee.
Criterion
Program Development
one proposal
Finding
SPD doctoral proposal
A third draft of the SPD doctoral proposal has been submitted to faculty, dept. chair, dept. curriculum committee for review and revisions. The final document will be ready by August 1, 2008 for submission to the COE Curriculum Committee.
Action
SPD doctoral program
The doctoral program proposal is a multi-year task. The proposal for the University Curriculum committee will be ready be end of summer 2008 and will be nursed through the university committee during 2008-2009.
Objective
New EC-6 Certification Program
Implement the approved new EC-6 certification program.
Indicator
Transition Plan For Advising Students
Transition plan for advising students who are moving from EC-4 to EC-6
Criterion
Advising Plan
An advising plan with appropriate substitutions is used by advising center and faculty advisors.
Finding
Advising Plan
Transition plans were created by SPD and BSL faculty to help advisers transition students to the new plan.
LLSP is developing a handbook for advisers that will be used by both C & I and LLSP faculty advisers.
Indicator
Faculty Planning Meetings
C & I and LLSP Faculty will hold joint meetings for the purpose of planning the development and delivery of the new courses associated with this new program.
Criterion
Faculty Meetings
New course syllabi blend content and standards from both departments.
Finding
Faculty meetings
14 Deja vu Committee meetings were held (comprised of faculty from C & I and LLSP) to plan the new EC-6 program. In addition, 3 joint C & I and LLSP faculty meetings were held in the spring 2008 to plan the transition to the new EC-6 plan.
Criterion
Co-teaching
A schedule for co-teaching courses is developed.
Finding
Co-teaching
14 meetings were held with C & I and LLSP faculty who are teaching the joint ECE/EED 323 courses for the purpose of jointly developing objectives and blended course activities.
Action
New EC-6 Plan
We will continue to work collaboratively with C & I to maintain strong advising guidelines.
Objective
Fill Faculty Positions
Hire qualified, productive faculty for each reallocated and new position.
Indicator
New Faculty Employment
New faculty member's vita indicate good matches for our programs, are good teachers, and are active in scholarly endeavors.
Criterion
Faculty Hires
All new faculty hires meet the indicators.
Finding
Faculty hires
Onew faculty member was added beginning fall 2007.
Action
Faculty hires
Objective
Program Efectiveness
Monitor and maintain program effectiveness.
Indicator
Course Data
Faculty receive additional training on using TK20 for course data management.
Criterion
Course Data
Faculty incorporate TK20 assignments into coursework and can teach students to use the system
Finding
TK20
98% of LLSP faculty were trainied on using TK20 and 50% currently use TK20 for their courses. A faulty member''s student developed a PowerPoint on how to use TK20 for students to learn it''s use.
Indicator
Data Monitoring
The Accreditation & Accountability Committee monitors, collects, and distributes to program area faculty the data they need to make programmatic decisions.
Criterion
Committee Report
A data report is given to each program area.
Finding
Data
The Accreditation & Accountability Committee has requested and received some necessary program information. However, we are not yet able to get reports from TK20. TExES data has also been hard to receive in a timely fashion. The committee is working with the individuals in the associate dean''s office to speed up the data gathering process.
Indicator
Employer Satisfaction Survey
Survey is given to graduates and their employers to ascertain program effectiveness and satisfaction.
Criterion
Employer Satisfaction Survey
90% of graduates and employers will indicate that our programs are effective and satisfactory.
Finding
Employer/graduate satisfaction survey
The associate dean''s office was going to send this form out last year, combining it with a survey of their own. However, this did not happen. This office subsequently lost our surveys and had to retype them. This task was just completed last week. These surveys will be mailed early summer and we should have results back in late June.
Indicator
Syllabi Alignment
Syllabi are aligned with state and professional organization standards and are on the learning outcomes matrix.
Criterion
Syllabi Alignment
All learning outcome matrices on all course syllabi are aligned with appropriate standards.
Finding
Syllabi Alignment
All syllabi are aligned with the state and SPA standards. All syllabi objectives are written in learner-outcome format.
Action
Program Effectiveness
We are going to work carefully with the Associate Dean''s Office so that we can get the data we need in a timely fashion in order to make programmatic decisions.
Objective
NCATE
Graduate and undergraduate program areas will prepare the appropriate SPA reports.
Indicator
SPA Reports
SPA reports for NCATE.
Criterion
SPA Reports
Final SPA reports from appropriate program areas will be finalized and and readied for submission by August 2008.
Finding
SPA reports
Faculty are currently writing and revising SPA reports for CEC (Diagnostician and undergraduate SPD) and IRA (Reading Master''s). These reports will be completed by August 15, 2008 for submission to the SPA organizations.
Indicator
Faculty Participation
Faculty participation on committees and writing of sections of the institutional report.
Criterion
Faculty Participation
Faculty will attend committee meetings, gather and analyze necessary data, and assist in writing necessary reports.
Finding
Faculty participation in meetings
Action
NCATE
Goal
Constituency Satisfaction
Ensure satisfaction among the various constituencies served by the college and the deaprtment.
Objective
Program Development
Develop a doctoral proposal for SPD.
Indicator
SPD Doctoral Proposal
Completed proposal ready for the curriculum committee.
Criterion
Program Development
one proposal
Finding
SPD doctoral proposal
A third draft of the SPD doctoral proposal has been submitted to faculty, dept. chair, dept. curriculum committee for review and revisions. The final document will be ready by August 1, 2008 for submission to the COE Curriculum Committee.
Action
SPD doctoral program
The doctoral program proposal is a multi-year task. The proposal for the University Curriculum committee will be ready be end of summer 2008 and will be nursed through the university committee during 2008-2009.
Objective
New EC-6 Certification Program
Implement the approved new EC-6 certification program.
Indicator
Transition Plan For Advising Students
Transition plan for advising students who are moving from EC-4 to EC-6
Criterion
Advising Plan
An advising plan with appropriate substitutions is used by advising center and faculty advisors.
Finding
Advising Plan
Transition plans were created by SPD and BSL faculty to help advisers transition students to the new plan.
LLSP is developing a handbook for advisers that will be used by both C & I and LLSP faculty advisers.
Indicator
Faculty Planning Meetings
C & I and LLSP Faculty will hold joint meetings for the purpose of planning the development and delivery of the new courses associated with this new program.
Criterion
Faculty Meetings
New course syllabi blend content and standards from both departments.
Finding
Faculty meetings
14 Deja vu Committee meetings were held (comprised of faculty from C & I and LLSP) to plan the new EC-6 program. In addition, 3 joint C & I and LLSP faculty meetings were held in the spring 2008 to plan the transition to the new EC-6 plan.
Criterion
Co-teaching
A schedule for co-teaching courses is developed.
Finding
Co-teaching
14 meetings were held with C & I and LLSP faculty who are teaching the joint ECE/EED 323 courses for the purpose of jointly developing objectives and blended course activities.
Action
New EC-6 Plan
We will continue to work collaboratively with C & I to maintain strong advising guidelines.
Goal
Faculty Excellence
Promote faculty excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
Objective
Fill Faculty Positions
Hire qualified, productive faculty for each reallocated and new position.
Indicator
New Faculty Employment
New faculty member's vita indicate good matches for our programs, are good teachers, and are active in scholarly endeavors.
Criterion
Faculty Hires
All new faculty hires meet the indicators.
Finding
Faculty hires
Onew faculty member was added beginning fall 2007.
Action
Faculty hires
Goal
Institutional Effectiveness
Promote institutional effectiveness and operational excellence.
Objective
NCATE
Graduate and undergraduate program areas will prepare the appropriate SPA reports.
Indicator
SPA Reports
SPA reports for NCATE.
Criterion
SPA Reports
Final SPA reports from appropriate program areas will be finalized and and readied for submission by August 2008.
Finding
SPA reports
Faculty are currently writing and revising SPA reports for CEC (Diagnostician and undergraduate SPD) and IRA (Reading Master''s). These reports will be completed by August 15, 2008 for submission to the SPA organizations.
Indicator
Faculty Participation
Faculty participation on committees and writing of sections of the institutional report.
Criterion
Faculty Participation
Faculty will attend committee meetings, gather and analyze necessary data, and assist in writing necessary reports.
Finding
Faculty participation in meetings
Action
NCATE
Goal
Visibilty And Impact
Increase visibility and impact by promoting quality programs and developing partnerships.
Objective
Program Efectiveness
Monitor and maintain program effectiveness.
Indicator
Course Data
Faculty receive additional training on using TK20 for course data management.
Criterion
Course Data
Faculty incorporate TK20 assignments into coursework and can teach students to use the system
Finding
TK20
98% of LLSP faculty were trainied on using TK20 and 50% currently use TK20 for their courses. A faulty member''s student developed a PowerPoint on how to use TK20 for students to learn it''s use.
Indicator
Data Monitoring
The Accreditation & Accountability Committee monitors, collects, and distributes to program area faculty the data they need to make programmatic decisions.
Criterion
Committee Report
A data report is given to each program area.
Finding
Data
The Accreditation & Accountability Committee has requested and received some necessary program information. However, we are not yet able to get reports from TK20. TExES data has also been hard to receive in a timely fashion. The committee is working with the individuals in the associate dean''s office to speed up the data gathering process.
Indicator
Employer Satisfaction Survey
Survey is given to graduates and their employers to ascertain program effectiveness and satisfaction.
Criterion
Employer Satisfaction Survey
90% of graduates and employers will indicate that our programs are effective and satisfactory.
Finding
Employer/graduate satisfaction survey
The associate dean''s office was going to send this form out last year, combining it with a survey of their own. However, this did not happen. This office subsequently lost our surveys and had to retype them. This task was just completed last week. These surveys will be mailed early summer and we should have results back in late June.
Indicator
Syllabi Alignment
Syllabi are aligned with state and professional organization standards and are on the learning outcomes matrix.
Criterion
Syllabi Alignment
All learning outcome matrices on all course syllabi are aligned with appropriate standards.
Finding
Syllabi Alignment
All syllabi are aligned with the state and SPA standards. All syllabi objectives are written in learner-outcome format.
Action
Program Effectiveness
We are going to work carefully with the Associate Dean''s Office so that we can get the data we need in a timely fashion in order to make programmatic decisions.
Objective
NCATE
Graduate and undergraduate program areas will prepare the appropriate SPA reports.
Indicator
SPA Reports
SPA reports for NCATE.
Criterion
SPA Reports
Final SPA reports from appropriate program areas will be finalized and and readied for submission by August 2008.
Finding
SPA reports
Faculty are currently writing and revising SPA reports for CEC (Diagnostician and undergraduate SPD) and IRA (Reading Master''s). These reports will be completed by August 15, 2008 for submission to the SPA organizations.
Indicator
Faculty Participation
Faculty participation on committees and writing of sections of the institutional report.
Criterion
Faculty Participation
Faculty will attend committee meetings, gather and analyze necessary data, and assist in writing necessary reports.