From: Philbin, Robert
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:59 PM
To: Philbin, Robert; Blake, Patrick; Falk, Monica; Gonzales, Jeremy; Harris, Lige; Holdread, Doug; Massarotti, Alicia; Meyerholz, Donna; Rankin, Carol; Scarlett, Thomas; Ulibarri, Debbie; Woods, RuthAnn
Subject: RE: Aug24 AISLC Mtg
Corrected minutes:

From: Philbin, Robert
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 11:53 AM
To: Blake, Patrick; Falk, Monica; Gonzales, Jeremy; Harris, Lige; Holdread, Doug; Jojola, Amanda; Massarotti, Alicia; Meyerholz, Donna; Philbin, Robert; Rankin, Carol; Scarlett, Thomas; Ulibarri, Debbie; Woods, RuthAnn
Subject: Aug24 AISLC Mtg

The Assessment for Improvement of Student Learning Committee (AISLC) meeting began at 10:05 a.m., August 24, 2005.
 
I)    Membership
 
Present: Philbin, Falk, Gonzales, Harris,  Holdread, Massarotti, Rankin, Scarlett, Ulibarri
 
Because Hannah Abraham-Shea and Dene Pisciotte are no longer with us and Peggy Weurding's term has expired, we need new Trinidad Campus members, two faculty and one staff representative. Also, we should have a student member from each campus.  Please make any recommendations to me and I will invite those recommended as I receive them.
 
Ad Hoc members will continue to be the Deans and Asst Deans:
Carol Rankin, Debbie Ulibarri, Tom Scarlett, and now Patrick Blake
 
 
II) Program-level Assessment Plans (http://www.trinidadstate.edu/AISL/aps/status.htm)
 
    a. There are 14 '5's, 5 '4's, 0 '3's, 1 '2' (EMS), and 5 '0's and '1's (AQT, CO Young Farmer, Graphic Design, Multimedia Arts, Nursing)
    b. Some of the "Responsible Administrator" positions have changed, principally Mincic -> Blake.
        ACTION ITEM: Please review this matrix for:
                (i) cells with incorrect names
                (ii) e-mail the corrections to me so I can update the webpage
                (iii) Send an email with the above link in it to those faculty reminding them of their program plans,
                    either to create (if status=0,1) or to implement (status=4,5)
    If you have any questions about this, please let me know via email.
 
III) Discussion of Bylaws in relation to Annual Review
 
First, the task of closing the assessment cycle -  USING assessment results (from faculty assessment reports)  for CHANGING 'things' (curricula, program, budget, scheduling, staffing, physical plant, ...) needs to be our prime goal this year.
 
The AISLC Bylaws say (Article VI, section 2.3) that each  Fall the committee will meet for initial discussion of assessment results, each Winter for "final discussion of assessment results..." and each Spring the committee will meet to "Develop final recommendations to the President ... and review draft .. disseminated to faculty by the August in-service.".
 
Because this feedback structure does not really work - the feedback loop is way too slow to be effective - the decision was made that all AISLC members read the assessments at the end of each semester and submit summary analyses via email to the AISLC Chair in time that the committee can discuss needs and changes immediately after that semester.  For fall semester, that discussion will take place at the January in-service, for Spring semester, the discussion will take place at a special spring meeting immediately following finals week.  The readers will be the members of the AISLC, each reading assessment reports in their area.  Monica Falk moved to allow Philbin to modify the Bylaws and subsequently allow the committee to OK the changes, Debbie Ulibarri seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
 
For last year's assessment results, all committee members will read the assessments in their area and submit a summary analysis via email to the AISLC Chair in time for the next meeting, which will take place in mid to late September.  Philbin's reading has yielded the document located at http://www.trinidadstate.edu/AISL/reports/ay05/AY2005report.htm
 
The meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.