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2012 - 2013

Language, Literacy And Special Populations, Department Of

Goal
Faculty Excellence
The Department of Language, Literacy & Special Populations will create an environment conducive to research and writing, collaborative teaching, professional growth, and faculty community.

Objective
Research And Writing
Faculty will engage in collaborative research and writing.

KPI
Research And Writing Groups
Faculty groups for research collaboration and research and writing accountability will be established within the department. Our goal is to have at least four articles submitted for publication.

Last yeaer we noticed some inconsistency in attendance at group meetings.  We are working to improve attendance for 12-13.

Result
Research And Writing Groups
Our faculty had more than four articles as a result of the writing accountability group.

Objective
Scholarly Productivity
Faculty will engage in collaborative research and writing

KPI
Manuscript Submissions
Faculty will submit 2+ manuscripts for peer review and publication.  Last year the two manuscript submissions wast at 92%. The remaining 8% submitted one manuscript.  We are intervening with a number of encouragements.  We hope to see the 92% increase in 2012-2013.

Result
Scolarly Productivity
 Faculty submitted 2+ manuscripts for peer review and publication.  Last year the two manuscript submissions wast at 92%. The remaining 8% submitted one manuscript.  We are intervening with a number of encouragements.  We saw a 92% increase in 2012-2013.

Objective
Collaboration In Teaching
Faculty will engage in collaborative teaching

KPI
Co-Teaching
Faculty members will share expertise across classes of colleagues, which will be documented on the Chair's Evaluation of Teaching. Last year 60% of faculty shared expertise, up from 48%.  Our goal this year is raised from 55% to 60% for 2012-2013.

Result
Teaching Collaboration
 Faculty members shared expertise across classes of colleagues, which was documented on the Chair's Evaluation of Teaching. Last year 60% of faculty shared expertise, up from 48%.  Our goal this year is raised from 55% to 60% for 2013-2014.

Objective
Professional Development
The Department of Language, Literacy & Special Populations will provide opportunities for professional development in areas of interest and need.

KPI
Faculty Concerns Committee
The Faculty Concerns Committee will survey faculty regarding areas of interest and need, and subsequently schedule faculty workshops. We were unable to meet this criterion last year.  We hope to offer at least two faculty workshops recommended by the committee.

Result
Professional Development
The Faculty Concerns Committee surveyed faculty regarding areas of interest and need, and subsequently scheduled faculty workshops. We offered two faculty workshops recommended by the committee.

Objective
Faculty Community
The Department of Language, Literacy & Special Populations will provide opportunities for faculty to build professional collegiality and community.

KPI
Departmental Days
Fridays will be designated as Departmental Days, with the expectation of faculty being present and visible on those days in order to build professional community. All departmental faculty meetings will be scheduled on Fridays. Our goal is to have 90% of faculty present at each meeting.

Last year, attendance was at 90%.  We hope to raise it to 92% for 2012-2013.

Result
Faculty Community
Fridays were designated as Departmental Days, with the expectation of faculty being present and visible on those days in order to build professional community. All departmental faculty meetings were scheduled on Fridays. Our goal was to have 90% of faculty present at each meeting, and we exceeded that goal.

Goal
Institutional Effectiveness
The Department of Language, Literacy & Special Populations will develop programs to meet student needs.

Objective
Program Options
The Department of Language, Literacy & Special Populations will provide instruction using a variety of formats: face-to-face, online, and hybrid.

KPI
Course Formats
More courses will be offered using an online or hybrid format. Last year we had seven courses go online which was an increase over the previous year.  We will raise our criterion from six to seven courses this year.  We are also hoping to offer at least one Reading Doctoral course online.

Result
Faculty Community
 More courses were offered using an online or hybrid format. Last year we had seven courses go online which was an increase over the previous year.  We raised our criterion from six to seven courses this year.  We have offered three Reading Doctoral course online.

Goal
Program Quality And Effectiveness
The Department of Language, Literacy & Special Populations will improve graduate and undergraduate course offerings.

Objective
Collaboration With Curriculum & Instruction For EC-6 Program
The faculty of Language, Literacy & Special Populations and Curriculum & Instruction will discuss programmatic issues related to the joint EC-6 Program and 4-8 Programs.

KPI
Elementary Education Advisory Committee
The Department of Language, Literacy & Special Populations and Curriculum and Instruction will meet to discuss issues related to the EC-6 Program via the Elementary Education Advisory Committee. This was the goal in 2011-2012; however, we were unable to meet.  Thus, our goal for 2012-2013 is to meet and for each problem issue, at least one appropriate solution will be identified.

Result
Collaboration With Curriculum And Instruction
The Department of Language, Literacy & Special Populations and Curriculum and Instruction did not meet to discuss issues related to the EC-6 Program via the Elementary Education Advisory Committee. This was the goal in 2012-2013; however, we were unable to meet.  Thus, our goal for 2013-2014 is to meet and for each problem issue, at least one appropriate solution will be identified

Update to previous cycle's plan for continuous improvement The faculty have reviewed the goals for the department of Language, Literacy and Special Populations. We will continue to promote departmental collaboration through writing groups, departmental days, collaborative research, research symposia, and regular meetings with the faculty in Curriculum and Instruction through the Educational Preparation Leadership Team. We encouraged faculty members who were not publishing an average of 2+ publications per year to find a mentor or join a support research or writing group. We raised our criterion for the co-teaching from 55% to 60% for 2012-2013. For continued professional development within the department, we increased offerings based upon faculty needs. Faculty increased support in developing new programs such as the new doctoral courses in Special Education and online instruction, including online doctoral courses. We sought support from the Distance Education and Learning Technologies for Academics (DELTA) Center for assistance in developing online and hybrid instruction.
Plan for continuous improvement The faculty have reviewed the goals for the department of Language, Literacy and Special Populations. We will continue to promote departmental collaboration through writing groups, departmental days, collaborative research, research symposia, and regular meetings with the faculty in Curriculum and Instruction through the Educational Preparation Leadership Team. We will encourage faculty members who are not publishing an average of 2+ publications per year to find a mentor or join a support research or writing group. We are raising our criterion for the co-teaching from 55% to 60% for 2013-2014. For continued professional development within the department, we will increase offerings based upon faculty needs. Faculty will need increased support in developing new programs such as the new doctoral courses in Special Education and online instruction, including online doctoral courses. We will seek support from the Distance Education and Learning Technologies for Academics (DELTA) Center for assistance in developing online and hybrid instruction.

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