SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | AA Faculty Recruitment | |
| Recruit and hire faculty to fill the two available positions. Associated Goals: Academic Programs |
| Indicator | A Hire New Faculty Both positions filled with professors who meet or exceed the stipulated job requirements |
| Criteria | A Faculty positions Two tenure track professors with emphais in social studies and in technology |
| Finding | Faculty positions A highly qualified professor with an emphasis in technology related to use in the classrom has been hired. |
| Finding | Faculty positions An outstanding social studies professor was hired with a strong scholarly background |
| Action | Hire new faculaty Develop improved guidelines for mentoring new faculty. |
| Action | Hire new faculaty Develop plan to support research and writing efforts |
| Objective | AB Adjunct Orientation | |
| Develop and provide orientation sessions for all adjuncts Associated Goals: Academic Programs, Faculty Excellence |
| Indicator | A Orientation Orientation sessions will be held. |
| Criteria | A Orientation sessions An oritation held each semester with attendance by all adjuncts |
| Finding | Orientation session Each adjunct received a newly created Adjunct Handbook |
| Finding | Orientation sessions An orientation session was held each semester with attendance by all new adjuncts |
| Action | Orientation sessions Add additional training at regular intevals during the semester. |
| Action | Orientation sessions Develop a plan to provide more specific course related expectations and procedures |
| Action | Orientation sessions Create more specific training on Unit and SPA assessments; and how to use TK20 as related |
| Objective | AC Introduce Teacher Work Sample | |
| All C & I faculty teaching in the certificaion program will incorporate the appropriate TWS elements Associated Goals: Academic Programs |
| Indicator | A Teacher Work Sample Faculty incorporate TWS instruction into courses |
| Criteria | A TWS Faculty attend seminars in TWS and incorporate into classes |
| Finding | Teacher Work Sample All faculty members attended seminars on Teacher Worksample |
| Finding | Teacher Work Sample All courses have been assigned responsibilities for teaching certain components of the Teacher Work Sample |
| Finding | Teacher Work Sample Instruction of TWS in courses needs improvement |
| Action | Teacher Work Sample All teachers will participate in scoring a minimum of 5 TWS. |
| Action | Teacher Work Sample TWS training inbedded in faculty and program meetings |
| Action | Teacher Work Sample Develoop modules with CD''s on the overall TWS with components for entry level C & I courses primarily 374, 385, 383. |
| Action | Teacher Work Sample Include specific TWS related assignments to syllabi in all courses which is an important part of their grade |
| Action | Teacher Work Sample ACS Methods Block develops a written plan for teacing TWS at each site with a modified complete TWS as the result. |
| Objective | AD NCATE & SPA | |
| Faculty will receive training in NCATE and SPA development. Associated Goals: Academic Programs |
| Indicator | A NCATE & SPA Attendance of selected faculty at the national conference |
| Criteria | A NCATE & SPAS SPA authors attended the NCATE National Conference |
| Finding | A NCATE & SPA Potential SPA authors attended the NCATE National Conference |
| Criteria | B NCATE & SPA ACS jFaculty attended NAEYC seminars |
| Finding | B NCATE & SPA ACS facaulty attended multiple NAEYC seminars |
| Criteria | C NACATE & SPA ACS standards incorporated into ACS syllabi |
| Finding | C NAEYC & SPA NAEYC standards on syllabi |
| Finding | C NCATE & SPA NAEYC standards assigned to courses |
| Action | A NCATE & SPA Development of a plan for comunicating process and expectations to facaulty |
| Action | A NCATE & SPA Autors lead teams in writing and implementation |
| Action | A NCATE & SPA Additional training for SPA authores in writing SPA REPORTS |
| Action | B NCATE & SPA Improve alignment of course assessments with NAEYC seminars |
| Action | C NCATE & SPA Additional training for faculty in the use of UNIT AND spa assessments |
| Action | C NCATE & SPA Additional training in implementing TK 20 as a scoring tool |
| Action | C NCATE & SPA Additional guidelines for students performance on the Unit and SPA assessments |
| Objective | AE Field Experience | |
| Appropriate field experiences will be designed that are highly structured and connect practice (field experience) to theory (what is being taught) with a considerable increase in the total number of hours of field experience. Associated Goals: Academic Programs |
| Indicator | A Field Experience Extended field experience along with highly structured, focused field experiences |
| Criteria | A Field Experience All courses in C & I have a field experience component. |
| Finding | A Field Experience All courses now have a field experience component. |
| Criteria | B Field Experience Course syllabi contain specific field experience assignments correlating field experience (practice) with theory (classroom instruction) |
| Finding | B Field Experience All course syllabai have a refereance to field experience but are not specific, |
| Finding | B Field Experience Some field experience assignments are not specific. |
| Criteria | C Field Experience Field experience extended to 50% of time and grade in methods courses. |
| Finding | C Field Experience Field experience makes up 50% of the time for the course and grade. |
| Criteria | D Field Experience Field experience activities and expectations are clearly explained. |
| Finding | D Field Experience Not all field experiences are clearly explained with a written explanation. |
| Action | A Field Experience All Level I field experience placements use the Office of Field Experience |
| Action | B Field Experience All course syllabi will be specific concerning the tpe of field experience, the placements for field experience, and the assignment. |
| Action | B Field Experience Course syllabi will have specific field experiences using a rubric for assessment. |
| Action | C Field Experience Improve the quality of the field experience activities. |
| Action | C Field Experience Improve the coordinaation of field experience activities among the courses. |
| Action | C Field Experience Improve the feedback on field experiences with improved rubrics. |
| Action | D Field Experience All field experieances will be clearly explained in a written format like the TWS prompt. |
| Action | D Field Experience Rubrics will be provided that are specific to assess the field experience products. |
| Objective | AF Assessments | |
| Unit and SPA assessments are in place. Associated Goals: Academic Programs |
| Indicator | A Assessment Assessment data is being collected systematically. |
| Criteria | A Assessment Assessments assigned by courses. |
| Finding | A Assessment Assessments have been assigned by courses but are not part of all syllabi or evaluation. |
| Criteria | B Assessment Assessments are in, assigned, and scored in TK20. |
| Finding | A Assessment Assessments are in TK20. |
| Finding | B Assessment Not all professsores made asignments for the assessments in TK20 and students were not required to complete them when assigned. |
| Finding | B Assessment Not all assessments made in TK20 were scored in TK20. |
| Criteria | C Assessment Data on student performance on the Unit and SPA assessments are in TK20. |
| Finding | C Assessment Limited data in TK20 and reports on students data have not been available. |
| Action | A Assessment All professors will have the assessments in their syllabi and an accompanying evaluation |
| Action | B Assessments Professors will make assignments on assessments in TK20. |
| Action | B Assessments All professors make the appropriate assessments in TK20 and students are required to submit these assignments in TK20. |
| Action | C Assessments All data in all courses will be assigned assesments will be submitted and scored in TK20. |
| Action | C Assessments Reports from TK20 will be requested and analyzed by faculty to make programmatic decisions. |
| Objective | AB Adjunct Orientation | |
| Develop and provide orientation sessions for all adjuncts Associated Goals: Academic Programs, Faculty Excellence |
| Indicator | A Orientation Orientation sessions will be held. |
| Criteria | A Orientation sessions An oritation held each semester with attendance by all adjuncts |
| Finding | Orientation session Each adjunct received a newly created Adjunct Handbook |
| Finding | Orientation sessions An orientation session was held each semester with attendance by all new adjuncts |
| Action | Orientation sessions Add additional training at regular intevals during the semester. |
| Action | Orientation sessions Develop a plan to provide more specific course related expectations and procedures |
| Action | Orientation sessions Create more specific training on Unit and SPA assessments; and how to use TK20 as related |
| Objective | BA Conferences | |
| Eacah tenured, tenure track professor will attend and present at a minimum of two conferences per year Associated Goals: Faculty Excellence |
| Indicator | A Conferences Travel documents indicate that each professor has made a minimum of two conference presentations. |
| Criteria | A Conferences Travel documents have been submitted indicating presentations at conferences |
| Finding | A Conferences Travel documents requesting conference travel to present papers were honored. |
| Criteria | B Conferences Recognition for presentations in minutes from department and program minutes. |
| Finding | C Conferences Limited references recognizing faculty presentation in minutes. |
| Action | A Conferences More specific information related to conference presentations such as copies of papers provided with documentation of travel. |
| Action | C Conferences Develop plan for recognizing presentatins of faculty members |
| Action | C Conferences Develoop system for following up on progress of translating presentations into manuscript submissions. |
| Objective | BB Publications | |
| Each tenure, tenure track professor will submit at least one article for publication. Associated Goals: Faculty Excellence |
| Indicator | A Manuscript Submission Record of manuscript submissions by professors |
| Criteria | A Publication Manuscript submissin informtion available in office |
| Finding | A Manuscript Submission No record of manuscript submissions |
| Criteria | B Sharing publication information Recognition of publications will occur in various venues. |
| Finding | B Manuscript Submissions Publications were rarely shared within the department. |
| Criteria | B Writing and Research Group The group along witht the leadership team will develop a plan for increasing the recognition of the group members and accomplishments |
| Action | A Manuscripts submissions Develop a plan for submitting information relaated to manuscript submissions. |
| Action | A Manuscripts submissions Develop a plan for sharing information related to manuscripts submissions and results |
| Action | B Sharing Manuscripts Develop a plan for recognizing and sharing publications. |
| Objective | BC Writing/research Group | |
| A research/writing group will be formed to stimulate and suport faculty in developing research projects, collecting data and submitting articles for publication. Associated Goals: Faculty Excellence |
| Indicator | A Committee Reports The writing /research group will report the status, progress, accomplishments of the group members |
| Criteria | A Writing Group reports Reports reflect consist meetings and participation by members |
| Finding | A writing / research group Reports were limited with a diminishing of participation |
| Finding | Writing/research Group Report The group did not develop a plan for shaing infomation and little information about the group''s activities was shared. |
| Action | A Writing/Researach Report Reactivate writing group with new leadership |
| Action | A Writing/Researach Report Develop a plan for increased support and devise a plan for sharing and recognizing group members and work. |
| Action | Writing / reseach group report Group will develop guidelines and reporting systems. |
| Objective | CA Recruitment | |
| Schedule recruitment sessions targetng both graduate and undergraduate students Associated Goals: Increase Visibility |
| Indicator | A Recruitment Sessions Records of Recruitment sessions |
| Criteria | A Recruitment Materials developed for distribution |
| Finding | A Recruitment New materials developed for graduate programs |
| Criteria | B Recruitment displays Displays developed for recruitment purposes |
| Finding | jB Recruitment displays Displays have been developed for recruitment sessions |
| Criteria | C Recuritment Community Colleges Faculty member participate in Community College advising |
| Finding | C Recruitment Community Colleges Two faculty members participated in Community College advising at North Harris |
| Action | A Recruitment Develop a plan for improving distribution of materials |
| Action | B Recruitment displays ppoint a departmental recruitment committee to continue with development of promotional materials |
| Action | C Recruitment Community Colleges Increase the number of campuses for advising |
| Action | C Recruitment Community Colleges Increase the number of faculty members participating in sessions. |
| Objective | CB Campus Site Methods | |
| Develop ACS and SEcondary Methods Block programs on campuses (school sites) in Conroe and Willis ISDs Associated Goals: Increase Visibility |
| Indicator | A School Sites Methods Seconday and ACS methods blooks located on public school campuses. |
| Criteria | A School Sites Methods Secondary Methods Block housed on district campuses |
| Finding | A School Site Methods Secondary Methods Block held at Caney Creek High School in Conroe ISD |
| Criteria | B School Site Methods Elementary Method Block housed on Willis ISD |
| Finding | B School Site Methods Middle School Methods taught in Willis ISD at Lynn Lucas Midddle School |
| Action | A SChool Site Methods Continue to have methods taught in districts. |
| Action | A SChool Site Methods Add additional seaction in other districts or campuses. |
| Action | B School Site Methods Continue to develop relationships with district and campus personnel. |