1. District discipline lead spring meeting agenda
Brenda Kihl and Kathleen Fenton

2. Role of District Discipline Leads
Serve as primary district-wide contact for program/area of emphasis
Schedule annual district-wide discipline meetings
Submit annual improvement plan and discipline meeting minutes
Serve as or designate a data coordinator
Serve as or designate discipline lead for periodic program assessment
Formalizing and documenting a process currently in place
Approved by dean
Included in SACS report submitted in October
Improvement plans are currently submitted for select core courses
A similar process must be implemented on the program level…

3. SACS Program Assessment Requirements
For each curricular area of emphasis, the institution assigns responsibility for program coordination as well as curriculum development and review, to persons academically qualified in the field (CS )
Background for the creation of the discipline lead
Chairs provide the coordination, but not necessarily the curriculum development and review
There is a requirement for curricular review by “academically qualified” faculty
This was a process the college used to conduct, but discontinued in 2005ish

4. SACS Program Assessment Requirements
Institutions must have a planning and evaluation process for producing improvement and accomplishing its mission (CR 2.5)
For educational programs, institutions must identify outcomes, evaluate achievement of those outcomes and demonstrate improvement based on the results (CS )
We are living in a time where there is a demand for transparency
We have complied with at the course level,
but need to focus on program level outcomes and
document outcomes, evaluation, and improvements based on results at the institution level
Call for Instructional assessment team soon.

5. Review Catalog Information
Review current catalog narrative for emphasis area and revise as necessary
Submit catalog changes to curriculum representative by Feb 1

6. Collin – University Alignment
Identify 2 universities offering majors in the emphasis area
Review lower-division requirements [UTD]
Determine consistency between Collin’s recommended electives and university requirements
Submit recommended catalog changes by Feb 1 for inclusion in the catalog or Oct 1 for the catalog
Each of the tasks can be completed by different faculty
University list
Link to equivalency table
Link to ACGM

7. Establish Program Learning Outcomes
Identify up to four program-level student learning outcomes
Workshops offered throughout the spring semester
Complete a program profile by May 15
All areas of emphasis will be assessing program outcomes beginning

8. Review Course SLOs Review course SLOs to ensure alignment
THECB is expected to require core courses to address specified Texas Core objectives
Incorporate critical thinking and communication into all core course SLOs by fall 2011
Submit revised syllabi by April 1
GEO Forum II – in process of establishing criteria for inclusion in core
-recommends adopting Texas requirements

9. Summary of Deadlines February 1, 2011 – Catalog Narrative Revisions
April 1, 2011 – Core Course SLO revisions to include critical thinking and communication
May 15, 2011 – Program Profile
October 1, 2011 – Curriculum Alignment