Angelica Alvarez

This report provides an annual update on a program's performance, focusing on data analysis of enrollment trends, award types, and graduation applications. It identifies program strengths, weaknesses, and reviews student learning outcomes assessment activities. The report also outlines goals and objectives for the next four years, including moving to a paperless environment for student evaluations, creating a file area in Banner to maintain student evaluation files, and addressing staffing needs by hiring a part-time coordinator to handle growth in student population and assist with articulation projects.

This document serves as a compilation of annual action plans for the Basic Skills Committee and outlines activities, programs, and projects for AVC Quest for Success. It provides a historical overview of initiatives undertaken to support strategic objectives related to basic skills development and program success from 2007 to 2014.

Key discussion topics included updates on upcoming convention travel funding limitations and the 'Can Innovate' event scheduled for October 25, 2019. The committee addressed ongoing issues with Canvas functionality reported by a guest. Discussion items centered on reviewing and revising the Goals document, updating the Distance Education Handbook regarding permission levels, evaluation methods, drop cutoff dates, and necessary definition inclusions (Hybrid, Blended). The AVC Online Redesign topic concluded with plans to invite the new Website tech to the next meeting. Other items involved the formation of the faculty certification committee following POCR training, and feedback on the Tech Smith presentation, with a comparative presentation on Office 365 Powerpoint features planned for the following meeting. Action items for Goals and the Distance Education Handbook were deferred to the next session.

Key discussions included the status of the Executive Council program review submission and ongoing work with peer review reports. The committee took action to approve the template for instructional areas, following feedback from the Executive Council concerning terminology like 'unit' versus 'program' and renaming 'OO's' to 'Service Area Outcomes.' The Survey Monkey link was removed from both instructional and non-instructional templates due to lack of response from the Budget Committee regarding data usage. The template for non-instructional areas was approved unanimously after discussion on representation from non-instructional areas. The template for instructional areas was also approved unanimously with minor changes. The committee unanimously approved inserting a new item in the eLumen Course Improvement Plans process. A discussion item regarding Goal #5 Survey results was tabled for the fall. The committee reviewed progress toward 2023-2024 goals and discussed the 2024-2025 membership terms.

The committee meeting addressed several key areas including curriculum adjustments, specifically the trial implementation of a mock job interview in the ACRV 125 class, with plans to potentially expand it to ACRV 123 and ACRV 113. Discussions focused heavily on improving student resources, particularly increasing the student-to-tool-kit ratio to 2:1, which required updating existing kits and acquiring 13 additional kits. The associated security and storage needs for tools, possibly using under-counter units, were debated. Securing funding for tools and storage via a federal Carl Perkins Grant application, due March 31st, was a primary action item, requiring committee members to quickly submit detailed lists of needed tools and training materials. Specific requests included specialized tools for commercial refrigeration training and DDC trainers. The committee also received an update on the status of the Goodman furnace donation and reviewed plans for the upcoming Mock Interviews and the Job Fair.