Year Two Objective

  Objective 1-3-1 :

By September 30, 2003 , there will be a 25% increase in the number of Occupational/Technical faculty who have incorporated Basic Skills, CAI, and MAI strategies into their courses over the 1999-2000 level, as a result of faculty development activities.

  Performance Indicators 1 & 2:

1. At least 60% of full and part-time Occupational/Technical faculty will participate in professional development activities designed to introduce basic skills, CAI, and MAI strategies, by April 30, 2003 .

2. At least 25% more college-level Occupational/Technical faculty (both full and part-time) will have incorporated basic skills, CAI, and MAI strategies compared with the 1999-00 baseline year.

Supporting Data:

Completed. By September 30, 2003 , there was a 25.8% increase in the number of Occupational/Technical faculty who have incorporated Basic Skills, CAI, and MAI strategies into their courses over the 1999-2000 level, as a result of faculty development activities. Additionally, 44% of full and part-time Occupational/Technical faculty participated in professional development activities designed to introduce basic skills, CAI, and MAI strategies.

Comments: The Occupational/Technical area includes the Business Studies Division and Technical Studies. There are 34 full-time Occ/Tech faculty and 32 part-time Occ/Tech faculty (total = 66). Twenty-five (25) full-time faculty and four (4) part-time faculty (total = 29) participated in professional development activities designed to introduce basic skills, CAI, and MAI strategies. Of these 29, 17 participated in Plato (Basic Skills) training conducted by the Basic Skills Specialist, eight (8) participated in Plato training and received CAI/MAI training from the Curriculum/Technology Specialist, and four (4) received only CAI/MAI training.

Thirteen (13) more full-time faculty and four (4) more part-time faculty (total = 17) have incorporated basic skills, CAI, and MAI strategies compared with the 1999-00 baseline year. Of these 17, seven (7) incorporated basic skills and CAI strategies using Plato, five (5) incorporated basic skills and CAI strategies using Plato and CAI/MAI strategies resulting from training, and five (5) incorporated only CAI/MAI strategies.

Objective 2-3-1 :

At least 50% of the Occupational/Technical students undergoing Basic Skills Assessment will receive appropriate referral, remediation, and support services resulting in successful completion of course requirements by September 30, 2003 .

  Performance Indicator 1:

1. Out of the 100 students pilot testing a new basic skills assessment system for Occupational/Technical students, at least 50 will receive the support services necessary for their successful (grade C or better) completion of course requirements.

Supporting Data:

Completed.

87.2% of the Occupational/Technical students undergoing Basic Skills Assessment received appropriate referral, remediation, and support services resulting in successful completion of course requirements (grade C or better).

Comments: Plato software is used to deliver Basic Skills assessment and remediation. 373 students enrolled in Plato as part of the Title V pilot. 321 of those students took the Basic Skills assessment. Of those students, 280 satisfied Objective 2-3-1 .

Objective 3-3-3 :

There will be a 25% increase in the number of Occupational/Technical faculty who have incorporated Basic Skills and the use of CAI/MAI strategies by September 30, 2003 , over the 1999-2000 level, as a result of faculty development activities.

  Performance Indicator 1:

1. At least 25% more college-level Occupational/Technical faculty will have incorporated CAI/MAI methods compared with the 1999-00 baseline year.

Supporting Data:

Completed. By September 30, 2003 , there was a 25.8% increase in the number of Occupational/Technical faculty who have incorporated Basic Skills, CAI, and MAI strategies into their courses over the 1999-2000 level, as a result of faculty development activities.

Comments: The Occupational/Technical area includes the Business Studies Division and Technical Studies. There are 34 full-time Occ/Tech faculty and 32 part-time Occ/Tech faculty (total = 66). Thirteen (13) more full-time faculty and four (4) more part-time faculty (total = 17) have incorporated basic skills, CAI, and MAI strategies compared with the 1999-00 baseline year. Of these 17, seven (7) incorporated basic skills and CAI strategies using Plato, five (5) incorporated basic skills and CAI strategies using Plato and CAI/MAI strategies resulting from training, and five (5) incorporated only CAI/MAI strategies