Staff classes satisfying the following General Education requirements: Staff classes satisfying the following Transfer requirements:

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1 Los Angeles City College Department Program Review Module I Probationary Position Prioritization Application Chair Date 1. College Mission: Positions in this discipline support the College's Mission because they are needed to do the following (Please check where appropriate and respond in the space provided): Staff classes satisfying the following General Education requirements: Staff classes satisfying the following Transfer requirements: Staff classes satisfying requirements for the following vocational certifications: Maintain the following essential student services: Maintain program accreditation in the following fields: Maintain the following educational and cultural activities that contribute to the campus and community environment. 2. Demand (Draw all figures from your most recent "Instructional Resources Allocation Report.") What was the average class size in the discipline during the years indicated? (Note any limitations dictated by number of workstations, OSHA limits, instructional mode, etc.) What was the average WSCH/FTE in the discipline or the student contact ratio during the years indicated? What was the average enrollment wait-list in the discipline during the years indicated? What evidence is there of growing occupational or professional demand for graduates in this discipline? (Please attach documentation.)

2 3. FTE 3. l What has been your department's total FTE by discipline over the past five years? Discipline Fall ' Comments 3.2 What has been your department's total full-time FTE by discipline over the past five years? (Total fulltime FTE includes faculty on position and sabbatical leave.) Discipline Fall ' Comments 3.3 What percentage of the hours of instruction in this discipline is currently taught by hourly faculty? % 3.4 Which faculty in your department are currently on leave or assigned to non-teaching positions? (Please indicate % release or reassignment for each.) 4. Rationale: As succinctly as possible, summarize the reasons you are requesting a new probationary position in this discipline:

3 l Los Angeles City College Program Review Module II Instructional Equipment Proposal Department Chair p.1 Date Instructions: Fill out one of these Instructional Equipment Proposals for each individual category of equipment your department or unit would like to fund (computers, classroom aids, TV monitors, copying machines, lab equipment, etc.) Please do not list several unrelated proposals on a single form (i.e., don't combine requests for portable blackboards and a listening lab in a single proposal). Please confine your responses to the spaces provided below. You may duplicate the form as needed. Proposal Title: Priority = (If your department/unit is submitting more than one request, please indicate the relative priority of this proposal ("1" indicates first priority; "2" second priority, etc.) Description: Briefly describe the instructional equipment that your department/unit would like to acquire using State Instructional Equipment funds. Purpose: How will this equipment be used in your department? Rationale: Why is this equipment needed? Access: How many students will have access to it per week? (Please explain how you reach this estimate.) Location: Where will this equipment be located? Supervision: What supervision is required?

4 Budget: What are the itemized and total costs of the items of equipment requested? Since funded proposals will have to go to bid, please indicate the general type of equipment needed and not a specific brand or model, unless a specific model is required for instructional reasons. Equipment Item (General Type) # of Units Estimated Unit Price Cost p.2 Tax Total Equipment Costs A & I: What additional one-time costs are associated with this proposal (networking, cabling, phone lines, air-conditioning, security, software and site licenses, remodeling, delivery, installation. etc.)? Item # Estimated Unit Price Cost Tax Total A & I Costs Long-Term: What additional on-going yearly costs are associated with this proposal (maintenance contracts, staffing, supplies, utilities, etc.)? Item # Estimated Unit Price Cost/Year Tax/Year Total Long-Term Costs/Year

5 Current Inventory: In the table below, please list all instructional equipment currently in use in your department. List condition as "Excellent," Good," Poor," or "Unusable" and indicate the approximate age. You should also indicate if this equipment can be recycled should your proposal be funded. (Duplicate and append pages as needed.) p.3 Equipment Item (General Type) # of Units Condition Age OK to Recycle? -

6 Los Angeles City College Program Review Module III Instructional Resources Allocation Discipline Chair Date 1. Discipline Load: Hrs/Week 2. Discipline Demand Total Tot. Hrs. Tot. Hrs. Semester Sections Instruct. Instruct/wk Average WSCH/ % Chnge Offered per week by Hourly Class Size WSCH FTE Since '91 Fall '91 Spring '92 Fall '93 Spring '94 Fall '96 Spring Discipline Allocation Requests (Complete this section after reviewing and completing table 3.1 below.) Semester Total Sections Total Hours of Inst./wk Comments Fall 1998 Spring 1999 Fall 1999 Spring EPC Recommendations (To be completed by the EPC) Semester Option #1 Option #2 Option #3 Tot. Sec. Hrs./wk WSCH Tot. Sec. Hrs./wk WSCH Tot. Sec. Hrs./wk WSCH Fall 1998 Spring 1999 Fall 1999 Spring 2000

7 6. New Course Allocation Requests --Please note any new courses that are projected to be offered within the discipline during the next two years and account for the hours of instruction that they will require. Course Name & Number Hrs/week Source: (i.e., cancelling sections, new allocation, etc.) 7. Supply Allocation Requests Year Budget Rationale for Change EPC Recs. 1,2,3 4420: Videos 4423: AV Materials 4465: Copying 4521: Office Supplies 4620: Classroom Sup. 4900: Journals 6202: Maintenance 4420: Videos 4423: AV Materials 4465: Copying 4521: Office Supplies 4620: Classroom Sup. 4900: Journals 6202: Maintenance l : Videos 4423: AV Materials 4465: Copying 4521: Office Supplies 4620: Classroom Sup. 4900: Journals 6202: Maintenance Request Rationale for Change EPC Recs. 1,2,3 4420: Videos 4423: AV Materials 4465: Copying 4521: Office Supplies 4620: Classroom Sup. 4900: Journals 6202: Maintenance Request Rationale for Change EPC Recs. 1,2,3 4420: Videos 4423: AV Materials 4465: Copying 4521: Office Supplies 4620: Classroom Sup. 4900: Journals 6202: Maintenance

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9 Los Angeles City College Program Review Module IV Program Effectiveness Evaluation Department Chair Date p Program Goals: What specific goals are included in your department's educational mission? (Departmental goals include general long-term educational and institutional aims and purposes that directly support the College's Mission. They should not focus on short-term objectives, such as staffing and equipment needs, etc.)

10 p.2 2. Curriculum & Professional Development 2.1 In the grid below, fill in the-course number and title for all courses offered by your department, the total number of sections offered for the academic years specified in day and evening hours, the last semester offered, and the date of the last revision of the Course Outline, and the planned date of the next revision. (Title V regulations require course outlines to be updated every six years.) These data are available from the Office of Academic Affairs # Sections This # Sections 2 # Sections 5 Last Date of Next Course Title & # Year Years Ago Years Ago Semester Last Scheduled Offered Revision Revision AM PM AM PM AM PM

11 p What standing committees does your department maintain? What are their charges? Committee Name Committee Charge 2.3 What activities has your department organized or facilitated over the past two years to promote the professional development of faculty and staff?

12 Recommendations for Enhancing Curriculum & Professional Development p. 4 Area 1: Which courses should be revised, redistributed (a.m. vs. p.m. hours), deleted from, or added to your current curriculum to meet changes in your discipline? Course Action Rationale Area 2: As a result of this review, what other specific changes and/or activities will your department undertake to enhance the quality of instruction within your current curriculum? Plan: Timeline:

13 3. Collaboration p What cross-department collaborations has your department been involved in during the past six years? 3.2 What has your department or program done in the last six years to improve collaboration with student services and other campus student support units?

14 p What campus-wide committees has your department participated in during the past three years? (Please list your department's representative(s) for each year.) Committee Name Representative For Current Year Representative Last Year Representative Two Years Ago What has your department done since your last review to establish connections with schools, institutions, organizations, businesses, and corporations in the community?

15 Recommendations for Enhancing Collaboration Area 1: What future collaborations are you planning with other departments or campus units? p.7 Plan: Timeline: Area 2: What will your department do to encourage alumni and/or local businesses or other institutions in the community to contribute to the future success of your programs? Plan: Timeline:

16 4. Effectiveness & Equity p. 8 Discipline: 4.1 Completion Data Course Completion Rates for Discipline (Complete a separate Section 4 for each discipline in the department. Additional pages may be appended and numbered 8B, 8C, etc.) Year Total Sections Total Enroll. Completers A,B,C& Cr D,F,N &W Early Drop Retention Rate* * Retention Rate = the percentage of all students enrolled at the 4th week census who complete the course Course-by-Course Completion Rates (for the above discipline) Course/Level Year Tot. Enroll. Cmplters A,B,C, Cr. D, F. N,&W Early Drop Retention Rate

17 Course/Level Year Tot. Enroll. Cmpltcrs A,B,C, Cr. D,F,N,&W Early Drop Retention Rate p

18 4.2 Completion Data Analysis Overall: Referring back to please explain overall discipline retention rates lower than 70 %. p Class-by-Class: Refering back to 4.1.2, please explain class-by-class retention rates lower than 70 % for any given course. Course Rate Analysis

19 4.3 Data: Enrollment/Performance/Retention by Gender/Ethnicity/Age Enrollment/Performance/Retention in Discipline by Student Gender % of Cmplters A,B,C, &Cr. Total Group Year Enrolled Women Euro-Am. Men Group Year Enrolled Asians & Asian Am. Pacific Am Enrollment/Performance/Retention in Discipline by Student Age D,F,N,W,Dp Enrollment/Performance/Retention in Discipline by Student Ethnicity % of Cmplters A,B,C, & Cr. Total African Am Latinos Other Group Year Enrolled 20 and below % of Total Cmplters A,B,C, & Cr. D,F,N,W&Dp D,F,N,W&Dp Retention Rate Retention Rate Retention Rate p. 11

20 4.4 Analysis of Enrollment/Performance/Retention by Gender/Ethnicity/Age p Gender Analysis: Referring back to 4.3.1, please explain enrollment/performance/retention differentials between male and female students that exceed 15% Ethnicity Analysis: Refering back to 4.3.2, please explain enrollment/performance/ retention differentials between student ethnic groups that exceed 15% Age Analysis: Referring back to 4.3.3, please explain enrollment/performance/retention differentials between different age groups that exceed 15%.

21 4.5 Program Completion p Data: In the tables provided, please record data documenting completion of degree and/or certificate programs as specified in the College Catalogue. Program: Degrees Certifications Placements Program: Degrees Certifications Placements Program: Degrees Certifications Placements Program: Degrees Certifications Placements Analysis: Please explain any declines in completion rates for any program.

22 4.6 Student Survey Results: In the spaces provided, summarize the results of your discipline/department's student survey. p Rating of overall education (#6 on "Survey" form). Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % Rating of faculty (#7 on "Survey" form). Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % Rating of "willingness to help" (#8 on "Survey" form). Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % Rating of "helpfulness of staff"--if appropriate (#9 on "Survey" form). Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % Rating of materials (# 10 on "Survey" form). Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % Rating of facilities (# 11 on "Survey" form). Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % Rating of "I would recommend courses to a friend" (# 12 on "Survey" form). Excellent % Good % Fair % Poor % Rating of "I have learned something valuable" (#15 on "Survey" form). Strongly Agree % Agree % Disagree % St. Dis. % Students like the following aspects of the department/discipline the most: Students like the following aspects of the department/discipline the least:

23 Recommendations for Enhancing Effectiveness and Equity p. 15 Area 1: What does your department plan to do to improve completion rates for students in all courses or course sequences which currently have retention rates lower than 70%? (Please specify courses or course sequences by name and course number.) Plan: Timeline: Area 2: What does your department plan to do to improve enrollment and/or success rates for male/female students? Plan: Timeline:

24 Area 3: What does your department plan to do to improve enrollment and/or success rates for specific student groups (by ethnicity) falling below department average? p. 16 Plan: Timeline: Area 4: What does your department plan to do to improve enrollment and/or success rates for specific student groups (by age) falling below department average? Plan: Timeline: Area 5: What does your department plan to do to improve program enrollment/completion rates for all degree and certificate programs offered as specified in the College Catalogue? Plan: Timeline:

25 5. Final Recommendations p. 17 What additional actions should your department undertake during the next six years to help LACC emerge, as promised in the "Vision Statement" of the Educational Master Plan, as a center of educational excellence, with a city-wide reputation for empowering students through innovative academic programs and individualized support services. Our ultimate goal by the end of this planning cycle is to shape LACC into an energetic and harmonious community that inspires in all of its members a deep appreciation for the new and the different, an abiding spirit of tolerance and mutual respect, and a passion for lifelong learning. Plan: Timeline: Plan: Timeline: