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Action Plan

It's time to review our our WASC Action Plan from 2008 to see if it is still pointing us in the right direction and if we can use it (with modifications in job titles, dates, etc) for our Strategic Plan.

Please comment.

Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education

Focus on Learning Schoolwide Action Plan

Action Plan #1: Institutional Growth and Expansion

Goal: 1.0 Meet the changing needs of students in our community, by increasing the number of Career Technical Education course offerings, and GED testing availability.

Rationale: Focus Group recommendations: The community profile indicated that the unemployment rate in Baldwin Park is significantly higher than Los Angeles. In addition, 34.4 % of the people 25 years or older living in Baldwin Park have less than a 9th grade education.

Schoolwide Student Goal Addressed: All: Effective Users of Technology, Effective Communicators, Active, Self-motivated Life-Long Learners and Self-Actualized Individuals.

Specific Steps

Timeline

Person(s)

Responsible

Resources

Ways of Assessing Progress

Means to Report to Stakeholders

1.1 Compile the Job Market Survey

· Biannually

· Leadership Team

· Job Developer

· Surveys

· EDD website

· Occupational Outlook Handbook

· Bureau of Labor Statistics

· Analysis of survey results

· Distribution of results

· Publish information

· Advisory meetings

· Student Leadership Meetings

1.2 Utilize new CTE Auto shop Facility to offer training in all eight ASE Certification areas.

· Sept 2010

· Leadership Team

· CTE Teacher on Special Assignment

· CTE Facilities Grant (funded March 2008)

· Monitor number of students achieving ASE Certification

· Publish information

· Advisory meetings

· Awards Ceremonies

1.3 Utilize CTE HVAC Facility (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning)

· Sept 2011

· Leadership Team

· CTE Teacher on Special Assignment

· CTE Facilities Grant (funded Dec 2009)

· Monitor enrollments

· Monitor number of completers

· Master Schedule

· Publish information

· Advisory meetings

1.4 Expand Medical Occupation course offerings by 20%

· Sept 2010

· Leadership Team

· Community Surveys

· Research

· Staff

· ADA/Enrollment

· Certificates of completion

· Publish information

· Advisory meetings

1.5 Expand GED Testing sessions by 20%

· Sept 2009

· Leadership Team

· Counselors and Staff

· GED Chief Examiner

· Market to Private Post Secondary schools

· Market to other adult schools that do not give Spanish GED

· Expand testing opportunities

· GED Testing Schedule

· Number of testers

· Number of GED certificates earned

· Publish data

· SPARC

· Graduation

1.6 Increase the number of students transitioning to GED Prep and CTE Programs

· Ongoing starting Feb 2009

· ESL, ABE, and HSS Administration

· Teaching Staff

· Counselors

· Counseling Referral Process

· Classroom Presentation

· Marketing Tools

· Track use of established referral process

· Number of referrals and enrollments in GED Prep and CTE Programs

· Annual report of referrals completed

· ADA reports

· SPARC


Action Plan #2: Institutional Growth and Expansion

Goal: 2.0 Create a professional learning community whose goal is to examine student learning within BPACE programs and share ways to improve student learning.

Rationale: Focus Group recommendations: BPACE needs to be more sophisticated and self sufficient about our staff development needs to make up for the vacuum caused by the elimination of the CALPRO Resource Centers.

Schoolwide Student Goal Addressed: All: Effective Users of Technology, Effective Communicators, Active, Self-motivated Life-Long Learners and Self-Actualized Individuals.

Specific Steps

Timeline

Person(s)

Responsible

Resources

Ways of Assessing Progress

Means to Report to Stakeholders

2.1 All BPACE Programs: Ongoing staff development on data collection and analysis for the purpose of lesson planning.

· Ongoing, beginning Fall 2009

· Leadership Team

· CASAS Implementation Trainings

· Power Implementation Workshops

· In-house study groups.

· Development of in-house data collection materials.

· Expansion of student portfolios.

· CALPRO

· Monitor data

· Observation

· Meeting minutes

· Lesson Plans reflecting learning objectives related to findings of Tops and CASAS data.

· TOPSpro Reports

· SPARC

2.2 Implement Professional Development Technology Plan which includes:

· IT Academy training online for teachers and staff to become familiar with Microsoft Office 2007 software.

· Smart-Board training for each Career Technical Education teacher

· Developing Wikis and Blogs to expand BPACE’s Learning Communities.

· Ongoing/

beginning Summer 2008

· Leadership Team

· Technology Planning Committee

· Microsoft IT Academy

· OTAN On-line Staff Development

· BPACE faculty

· Staff Survey

· Paid in-service records.

· 2009-2010 Technology Plan Progress Narrative.

2.3 Provide Professional Development to support expansion of Career Technical Education programs through:

· Articulation workshops with local colleges

· Specialized training for our Cosmetology teachers, to include guest speakers and, business visitation and tradeshows.

· Specialized workshops for Cook Apprentice and Automotive services classes

· Regional Advisory opportunities

· Annually beginning Fall 2009

· Leadership Team

· Partnerships

· Collaborative processes

· Observations

· College credit options for students

· Certificates of completion.

· Advisory Committees

2.4 Adult Basic Education and High School Subjects: Development and implementation of professional development in the area of learner persistence using the Professional Learning Community model. (Focus On Success Project)

· January 2008 to June 2009

· ABE/HSS Administrator and Program Staff

· CALPRO

· Learner Persistence Research

· BPACE General Fund

· AIM Attendance System

· Student Portfolios and Surveys

· Teacher observations

· Focus on Success Newsletter

· AIM Data reports

· Advisory Mtgs.

· BPACE Website

· Staff Mtgs.

Action Plan #3: Institutional Growth and Expansion

Goal: 3.0 Establish and expand Advisory Committees to provide guidance and input to all BPACE programs and services.

Rationale: Focus Group recommendations: BPACE must continue to increase student and community involvement in the development and planning of the school and academic achievement.

Schoolwide Student Goal Addressed: All: Effective Users of Technology, Effective Communicators, Active, Self-motivated Life-Long Learners and Self-Actualized Individuals.

Specific Steps

Timeline

Person(s)

Responsible

Resources

Ways of Assessing Progress

Means to Report to Stakeholders

3.1 Form Advisory Committees for all programs and establish regular meeting schedules.

New Advisories for these programs:

Older Adult

Parent Education

Restaurant Occupations

Automotive Services

Air Conditioning and Heating

Cosmetology

· Fall 2010

· Leadership Team

· Local Universities

· Unions

· Facility Owners

· Local Businesses

· Service Agencies

· City Government

· Meeting agendas

· Meeting minutes

· BPACE Monthly Calendar

· Meeting minutes

· Website

· Newsletters

Action Plan #4: Institutional Growth and Expansion

Goal: 4.0 Student Services

Rationale: Focus Group recommendations: To expand support services to keep pace with the growth of the CTE Program.

Schoolwide Student Goal Addressed: All: Effective Users of Technology, Effective Communicators, Active, Self-motivated Life-Long Learners and Self-Actualized Individuals.

Specific Steps

Timeline

Person(s)

Responsible

Resources

Ways of Assessing Progress

Means to Report to Stakeholders

4.1 Reevaluate role of Job Developer and Financial Aid Officer.

· Summer 2009

· Leadership Team

· Assistant Director

· Staff

· Surveys

· Research

· Job Description

· Number of Pell Grant students

· Follow-up with graduates

· Revised job duties

· Website

· Advisory Committees

4.2 Identify criteria for student follow up in all programs related to job placement, transition to college etc.

· Summer 2009

· Leadership Team

· Assistant Director

· Teacher on Special Assignment

· Staff

· Tracking system

· Alumni association

· Collaboration with colleges and businesses

· Post completion tests

· Contact with graduates

· Database

· Website

· Advisory Committees

4.3 Develop an orientation packet for all students

· Summer 2009

· Leadership Team

· Counselors

· Teacher on Special Assignment

· Counseling

· Financial Aid Office

· Library

· Student Leadership Committee

· Student Surveys

· Student Leadership Minutes

· Website

· Advisory Committees

4.4 Develop a student handbook

· Summer 2009

· Leadership Team

· Teachers

· Counseling

· Financial Aid Office

· Library

· BPACE Resource Center

· Student Surveys

· Student Leadership Minutes

· Published Handbook

· Website

· Advisory Committees

· Dissemination of H

Download file "Action Plan.docx"

Comments

Len (unauthenticated)
Jul 15, 2011

Do we need new ESLRS?
Do we have results of the Action Plans?

From a very preliminary viewpoint, I think that most of the plans still have validity. For example, #1 could be re-written by : 1.0 Meet the changing needs of students in our community, by "maintaining and or" increasing the number of Career Technical Education course offerings, and GED testing availability. We have undersold our training value in a way. I think more emphasis should be put on institutionalizing the professional value BPACE offers to students over the educational value which is a given. For example, GED is available and we have put great effort into this successful program. What happens in GED, stays in GED. All the programs are currently separate programs by design, but all programs should be encouraged to understand and promote the value of each other. This should be reflected on campus everywhere. CTE has many certification programs but the emphasis is still on the necessity to get training to get a job. Pump it up to emphasize quality and resulting opportunity over necessity. We are that good, lets sell it.
I think that all teachers should be included as stakeholders somehow.
#2, I think we need a committee to target specific types of training needs and formulate a plan for each teacher and specific training for them over a period of time. We should actively look to our own staff for assistance and assign responsibility to monitor and report to the management team on progress.
#4, I think CTE is preparing these documents for PELL compliance (4.2, 4.3, 4.4).

Overall, I think more teachers and clerical staff need to be involved in an ongoing manner to ensure that the goals are achieved.