Peralta Community College District UNIT PLAN UPDATE Template ~ September 2009 Each discipline will complete this form to update the unit plans developed in 2008. These will be reviewed at the college level and then forwarded to the district-wide planning and budgeting process. The information on this form is required for all resource requests including faculty staffing requests for the 2010-11 budget year. I. OVERVIEW: Center for Public safety not included: Data not available Date Submitted: Discipline Legal Administration - FISCI Dean: Dr. Stacy Thompson Department Chair Margaret Dixon Mission/ History In the Spring of 1991, a series of meetings between the Oakland Fire Department training officer and Merritt College staff resulted in the reinstatement of the Merritt College fire science Brief, one classes. courses are taught by instructors who are currently employed as paragraph firefighters or are retired firefighters. II. EVALUATION AND PLANNING Please review the program review data and the CSEP review criteria and complete the following matrix. Data Year Annual FTES %FTES growth Annual Trend Data FTEF in FTES Comments program /FTEF 2008/09 11.90-63% 0.82 14.51 2007/08 32.27 202% 0.76 42.46 2006/07 10.7 49% 0.79 13.54 2005/06 7.2 n/a 0.75 9.60. 1
Fall 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 CODE Comments Quantitative Assessments 1. Enrollment (duplicated) n/a 43 58 106 44 2. Sections (master sections) n/a 2 2 3 2 3. FTEF n/a 0.38 0.40 0.37 0.40 4. FTES n/a 4.30 5.80 26.07 4.40 5. FTES/FTEF n/a 11.32 14.50 70.46 11.00 7. Program Cost (Cost methodology is under development. Please complete the remaining items. This step to be completed later.) Qualitative Assessments 8. Community and labor market relevance Present evidence of community need based on Advisory Committee input, industry need data, McIntyre Environmental Scan, McKinsey Economic Report, etc. This applies primarily to career-technical (i.e., vocational programs).. 9. College strategic plan relevance Narrative The field is very competitive. Every year this is a limited amount of openings as a firefighter. Therefore, our students must be highly trained and prepared when applying for a position. According to the California labor market data, California anticipates 1460 openings available yearly until 2016. Source: www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov Check all that apply New program under development Program that is integral to the college s overall strategy Program that is essential for transfer Program that serves a community niche. Programs where student enrollment or success has been demonstrably affected by extraordinary external factors, such as barriers due to housing, employment, childcare etc. Other 2
Action Plan Steps to Address CSEP Results Please describe your plan for responding to the above data. Consider curriculum, pedagogy/instructional, scheduling, and marketing strategies. Also, please reference any cross district collaboration with the same discipline at other Peralta colleges. 10. ACTION PLAN -- Include overall plans/goals and specific action steps. Work effectively with diverse groups in the community Provide additional training for all faculty in the department; including staying current with POST certifications Reevaluate certificate program and cadet program Provide training that includes use of fire equipment Complete SLOs and ILOs Additional Planned Educational Activities 11.Health/safety/legal issues: 12. Have you completed Student Learning Outcomes (SLO s) for all your courses? Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) 2008/09 YES 12a. If you answered no to question 12 then, what percentage have you completed? 30% 13. What are you assessing this year? Please attach your assessment results and action plan. List needed resources in Section III of Unit Plan. X course outcomes program outcomes X_ institutional learning outcomes NO x 3
Budget Categories Fund 1 Fund 14 Fund 17 Measure A VTEA Allocated 08/09 BUDGET Expended 08/09 Requested 09/10 $500 - Instructional supplies $1000 Storage Shed $5,000 - and First Responders simulation and suppression equipment (i.e., hose, extinguishers, ladder); first aid kits. LCD ($500) Total $7,000 ADDITIONAL REVENUE: GRANTS, PRIVATE SALES, AND DONATIONS Name of Grant/Donation/Sale Awarded/Generated 08/09 % Expended 08/09 Comments Personnel DATA Comments Current CD Enrl F2008 Tot FTES F2008 PERSONNEL NEEDS 09/10 Contract Ext Srv Tmp FTEF FTEF FTEF F2008 F2008 F2008 Total FTEF F2008 Contract % FT/ PT FTES /FTEF 44 4.40 0.00 0.00 0.40 0.40 0% 11.00 If filled If not filled # FTE (faculty assigned) Narrative: Are PT faculty available? Can FT faculty be reassigned to this program? Implications if not filled PT faculty are available. No additional staff is needed at this time. Faculty Staff Requests 2010-2011: No additional staff is needed at this time. 4
FACULTY ETHNICITY F2008 Ethnicity # of Contract # of Adjunct Total Asian 1 1 African American 2 2 Filipino Hispanic/Latino Native American Other White Unknown Total 3 3 FACULTY GENDER FALL 2008 Gender # of Contract # of Adjunct Total Male 2 2 Female 1 1 Not Supplied Total 3 3 RESOURCE NEEDS Equipment/Material/Supply/ Classified/Student Assistant Needs: and First Responders simulation equipment (i.e., hoses, extinguishers, ladders) First Aid kits Facilities Needs (Items that should be included in our Facilities master Plan) for Measure A funding: Please describe any facilities needs. needs a storage, preferably one by the soccer field, that can house equipment for training. 5
IV. ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND EQUITY Student Demographics: Ethnicity Ethnicity Data avail: Fall 06-07 College Average African American 21% 47% (20) 36% Asian 6% 16% (7) 16% Filipino 2% 7% (3) 3% Hispanic/Latino 7% 12% (5) 14% Native American N/A N/A 1% Other 1% 0% 2% White 10% 12% (5) 21% Unknown 4% 7% (3) 6% Student Demographics: Gender Gender Data avail: Fall 06-07 College Average Female 15% 21% (9) 69% Male 82% 70% (30) 31% Not Supplied 3% 9% (4) 0% Analysis 1. What are you doing to increase access? Fire is preparing online classes in an effort to increase access. Also, 2 courses were brought back to Merritt classrooms in an effort to increase campus awareness of the program and increase access. 6
Student Retention Rate Students who do not withdraw or drop.. by Ethnicity Ethnicity Data only available from 05-07 African American 64% 80% (20) Asian 59% 100% (7) Filipino 60% 100% (3) Hispanic/Latino 75% 100% (5) Native American 0% 0% Other 100% 0% White 71% 100% (5) Unknown 56% 67% (3) FISCI Average 66% 88% (43) College Average: 72% Student Retention Rate Students who do not withdraw or drop by Gender Gender Data only available from 05-07 Female 75% 59% Male 65% 90% Not Supplied 50% 75% Analysis 1. If your disciplines retention rate is beneath the colleges rate, then why? 2. If your retention rate is below the college rate, then what are you doing to increase retention? 3. If your retention rate is above the college s rate do you have any best practices to share? Hiring professionals that have experience in the field is a great way to bring real-life experiences into the classroom. This keeps the students engaged and eager to learn from someone who was in the field. 7
Student Course Completion Rate (SCCR) Students who receive grades A, B, C or Credit by Ethnicity Ethnicity Data only available from 05-07 African American 41% 50% (20) Asian 50% 86% (7) Filipino 20% 100% (3) Hispanic/Latino 46% 60% (5) Native American 0% 0% Other 100% 0% White 51% 80% (5) Unknown 33% 67% (3) FISCI Average 44% 65% (43) College Average: 60%. Gender Student Course Completion Rate (SCCR) Students who receive grades A, B, C or Credit by Gender Data only available from 05-07 Female 46% 56% (9) Male 44% 67% (30) Not Supplied 50% 75% (4) Analysis 1. If your disciplines successful course completion rate (SCCR) is beneath the colleges rate, then why? 2. If your sccr is below the college rate, then what are you doing to increase it? 3. If your sccr is above the college s rate do you have any best practices to share? Students who take courses have a clear career goal. So, it is important to remind the students of their ultimate goal. 8
Ethnicity Student Program/Discipline GPA by Ethnicity Fall 03-07 Asian 2.72 2.57 African American 2.61 2.38 Filipino 4.00 4.00 Hispanic/Latino 2.33 2.00 Native American 2.00 0.00 Other 2.40 0.00 White 3.02 3.40 Unknown 2.62 3.67 Overall GPA 3.06 Gender Student GPA by Gender Fall 03-07 Male 2.67 2.75 Female 2.63 2.25 Not Supplied 4.00 3.67 Overall GPA 3.06 9