SACS Reaffirmation
| Objective | Approval From BCBA Board | |
| Seek approval from BCBA board for recognition of BCBA program on SHSU campus. Associated Goals: Constituency Satisfaction, Quality And Effectiveness, Visibility And Impact |
| Indicator | Prepare And Submit BCBA Reporting Prepare and submit a proposal to BCBA board for coursework approval. |
| Criteria | Approves the proposed program BCBA program approval for course sequence and listed on BCBA website. |
| Finding | Approval BCBA BCBA granted appoval of SHSU BCBA course sequence. SHSU posted on BCBA website as University Approved Course Sequence Facility. |
| Action | BCBA Approval No further action needed. Findings indicated that goal achieved. |
| Objective | Doctoral Program Proposal | |
| Propose a special education doctoral program proposal that offers opportunity to take BCBA course sequence on the doctoral level (elective choices).
Associated Goals: Constituency Satisfaction, Institutional Effectiveness, Quality And Effectiveness, Visibility And Impact |
| Indicator | Departmental Curriculum Committee Appoval Departmental curriculum committee approval to move forth with Doctoral program. |
| Criteria | Doctoral Program Proposal Submit preliminary program discription to the curriculum committee and receive approval. |
| Finding | Doctoral Program Proposal Faculty member identified to serve as lead in proposal writing. Proposal submited to department committee and given approval to move forth and submit to university curriculum committee. |
| Action | SPD doctoral program Prepare and submit doctoral proposal for university curriculum committee approval. |
| Objective | Graduate Special Education Faculty Member | |
| Seeks the addition of at least one full-time faculty member whose expertise will allow for expanded course offerings to students. In particular, the program seeks an individual who is a board certified behavior analyst. Associated Goals: Constituency Satisfaction, Quality And Effectiveness |
| Indicator | New Faculty Member Successful negotiation of a contract with a new full-time faculty member who holds BCBA. |
| Criteria | New Faculty Member Hired New faculty member hired with BCBA certification and begins employment by Fall 2008. |
| Finding | Faculty member SPD granted one FTE for new hire in LIDA program with BCBA certification. SPD offered position to Ruth DeBar in April 2008 for employment to begin in 2008-2009 academic year. |
| Action | Faculty Hire Goal met, faculty member hired. No additional action required. |
| Objective | Attendance At International And Texas ABA Confernece | |
| Faculty will attend and present research at National ABA conference for visability and recruiting for new BCBA program. Associated Goals: Faculty Excellence, Visibility And Impact |
| Indicator | ABA Conference Conference proposal submitted and accepted for presentation at International ABA conference in Boston. |
| Criteria | Presentation at ABA conference Faculty members attend and present research findings at International ABA conference. |
| Finding | ABA Conference Faculty members presented research and attended the International ABA conference. Students attended and presented at conference as well. |
| Action | ABA Conference Continue to encourage faculty to attend ABA conference for professional development. |
| Objective | Doctoral Program Proposal | |
| Propose a special education doctoral program proposal that offers opportunity to take BCBA course sequence on the doctoral level (elective choices).
Associated Goals: Constituency Satisfaction, Institutional Effectiveness, Quality And Effectiveness, Visibility And Impact |
| Indicator | Departmental Curriculum Committee Appoval Departmental curriculum committee approval to move forth with Doctoral program. |
| Criteria | Doctoral Program Proposal Submit preliminary program discription to the curriculum committee and receive approval. |
| Finding | Doctoral Program Proposal Faculty member identified to serve as lead in proposal writing. Proposal submited to department committee and given approval to move forth and submit to university curriculum committee. |
| Action | SPD doctoral program Prepare and submit doctoral proposal for university curriculum committee approval. |
| Objective | Approval From BCBA Board | |
| Seek approval from BCBA board for recognition of BCBA program on SHSU campus. Associated Goals: Constituency Satisfaction, Quality And Effectiveness, Visibility And Impact |
| Indicator | Prepare And Submit BCBA Reporting Prepare and submit a proposal to BCBA board for coursework approval. |
| Criteria | Approves the proposed program BCBA program approval for course sequence and listed on BCBA website. |
| Finding | Approval BCBA BCBA granted appoval of SHSU BCBA course sequence. SHSU posted on BCBA website as University Approved Course Sequence Facility. |
| Action | BCBA Approval No further action needed. Findings indicated that goal achieved. |
| Objective | Doctoral Program Proposal | |
| Propose a special education doctoral program proposal that offers opportunity to take BCBA course sequence on the doctoral level (elective choices).
Associated Goals: Constituency Satisfaction, Institutional Effectiveness, Quality And Effectiveness, Visibility And Impact |
| Indicator | Departmental Curriculum Committee Appoval Departmental curriculum committee approval to move forth with Doctoral program. |
| Criteria | Doctoral Program Proposal Submit preliminary program discription to the curriculum committee and receive approval. |
| Finding | Doctoral Program Proposal Faculty member identified to serve as lead in proposal writing. Proposal submited to department committee and given approval to move forth and submit to university curriculum committee. |
| Action | SPD doctoral program Prepare and submit doctoral proposal for university curriculum committee approval. |
| Objective | Graduate Special Education Faculty Member | |
| Seeks the addition of at least one full-time faculty member whose expertise will allow for expanded course offerings to students. In particular, the program seeks an individual who is a board certified behavior analyst. Associated Goals: Constituency Satisfaction, Quality And Effectiveness |
| Indicator | New Faculty Member Successful negotiation of a contract with a new full-time faculty member who holds BCBA. |
| Criteria | New Faculty Member Hired New faculty member hired with BCBA certification and begins employment by Fall 2008. |
| Finding | Faculty member SPD granted one FTE for new hire in LIDA program with BCBA certification. SPD offered position to Ruth DeBar in April 2008 for employment to begin in 2008-2009 academic year. |
| Action | Faculty Hire Goal met, faculty member hired. No additional action required. |
| Objective | Oral Comprehensive Examinations | |
| Candidates will demonstrate knowledge of principles of Applied Behavior Analysis Associated Goals: Quality And Effectiveness |
| Indicator | Oral Comprehensive Examinations Candidates will successfully complete oral comprehensive examinations |
| Criteria | Oral Comprehesive Examination Criteria 80% of candidates will achieve a score of 80% or better as scored independently by 2 faculty members on their oral comprehensive examinations |
| Finding | Candidates Successfully Completing Comprehensive Examinations The following students successfully completed their comprehensive examinations for 100% pass rate with 5/5 successful candidates: Valerie Anderson Grigg Patricia Hitt Jeanine Vawter Veronica Sewell Jessica Cordova |
| Action | Oral Comprehensive Examinations Candidates successfully completing Oral Comprehensive Examinations may then be recommended to sit for the Examination of the International Behavior Analysis Certification Board. Continue to use the Behavior Analysis Task List Study Guide for both Oral Comprehensive Examinations and for the Examination of the International Behavior Analysis Certification Board. |
| Objective | Approval From BCBA Board | |
| Seek approval from BCBA board for recognition of BCBA program on SHSU campus. Associated Goals: Constituency Satisfaction, Quality And Effectiveness, Visibility And Impact |
| Indicator | Prepare And Submit BCBA Reporting Prepare and submit a proposal to BCBA board for coursework approval. |
| Criteria | Approves the proposed program BCBA program approval for course sequence and listed on BCBA website. |
| Finding | Approval BCBA BCBA granted appoval of SHSU BCBA course sequence. SHSU posted on BCBA website as University Approved Course Sequence Facility. |
| Action | BCBA Approval No further action needed. Findings indicated that goal achieved. |
| Objective | Attendance At International And Texas ABA Confernece | |
| Faculty will attend and present research at National ABA conference for visability and recruiting for new BCBA program. Associated Goals: Faculty Excellence, Visibility And Impact |
| Indicator | ABA Conference Conference proposal submitted and accepted for presentation at International ABA conference in Boston. |
| Criteria | Presentation at ABA conference Faculty members attend and present research findings at International ABA conference. |
| Finding | ABA Conference Faculty members presented research and attended the International ABA conference. Students attended and presented at conference as well. |
| Action | ABA Conference Continue to encourage faculty to attend ABA conference for professional development. |
| Objective | Doctoral Program Proposal | |
| Propose a special education doctoral program proposal that offers opportunity to take BCBA course sequence on the doctoral level (elective choices).
Associated Goals: Constituency Satisfaction, Institutional Effectiveness, Quality And Effectiveness, Visibility And Impact |
| Indicator | Departmental Curriculum Committee Appoval Departmental curriculum committee approval to move forth with Doctoral program. |
| Criteria | Doctoral Program Proposal Submit preliminary program discription to the curriculum committee and receive approval. |
| Finding | Doctoral Program Proposal Faculty member identified to serve as lead in proposal writing. Proposal submited to department committee and given approval to move forth and submit to university curriculum committee. |
| Action | SPD doctoral program Prepare and submit doctoral proposal for university curriculum committee approval. |