Strategic Advancement

• Update 2007* (.pdf)
• Guiding Principles* (.pdf)
• Process* (.pdf)
• LSQIP Fact Sheet* (.pdf)
• LSQIP Overall Chart* (.pdf)
• In-depth Process* (.pdf)
• LSQIP FAQ* (.pdf)
  

Data
Data Provided to Programs* (.pdf)
Comparison Data for Reviewers, Programs and Service Areas* (.pdf)
MATC Three-Year Strategic Plan* (.pdf)
LSQIP Data Definitions* (.pdf)
WTCS QRP State Level Indicators* (.pdf)

Portfolio Process
LSQIP Program Portfolio (.doc)
LSQIP Service Portfolio (.doc)
Self-Assessment Rating Rubric* (.pdf)
(Note: To work in the portfolio, save it as a Word document on your computer.)
WTCS QRP Improvement Plan Form (,doc)
This document is a Word form. Right click on the link, select Save Target as, choose location for your document. Submit your completed form to Scott Beard for entry into the WTCS Quality Review Process Data System.

LSQIP Schedule
Monthly Program Schedule 2007-2008* (.pdf)
LSQIP Five-Year Rotation Schedule* (.pdf)

LSQIP Review Team
The LSQIP Review Team is a working team composed of faculty, staff and administrators at the college. This is a working team and this work consists of reviewing two portfolios a month (usually between 20-25 pages long) writing 3-5 strengths and opportunities for improvement comments that are aligned with the assessment criteria in the portfolio; submitting these comments to the Director for Institutional Research and Effectiveness via email two days prior to the monthly meeting; and meeting once per month, during the last week of the month for about an hour, to come to consensus on the comments for each program.

In addition to reviewing portfolios and providing feedback, this team reviews annual market and trend data and refers programs with low or declining performance trends to the In-depth Analysis Process.

The Review Team also reviews the LSQIP process on an annual basis to determine how it can be improved. In addition, the team will assess the success of implementing improvement projects, the ability of the college to provide sufficient resources to projects and the level of involvement by staff in the assessment and improvement process.

Writing Feedback When Reviewing a Portfolio* (.pdf)
Review Team Comments Flow Chart* (.pdf)
LSQIP Review Team Reviewer Comments form (.doc)
Overall Maturity Rating Rubric (.doc)
(Note: To use the comments form and rating rubric, save them as Word documents on your computer.)

LSQIP Best Practices 2005-2006
Ongoing program assessment of course, faculty and teaching methods is a matter of doing business for the Medical Assistant program. This program responded to workforce needs by modularizing and resequencing curriculum for the Workforce Development Program which resulted in a 60% increase in enrollments over 3 years.

The Architectural Technician program LSQIP portfolio was well written and provided data and information to support the self-assessment ratings. The LSQIP Review Team felt this program's portfolio can serve as a "best practice" for other learning programs.

The FAQ website for students is an excellent idea of the Barber/Cosmetologist program, who demonstrated a strong use of assessment and a commitment to improve and innovate with limited resources.

The Paralegal program affords students the ability to complete their program through one of two options (two-year Associate Degree and two-semester Post-Baccalaureate Certificate), resulting in accommodation of different learning styles, greater student flexibility, and targeting different student populations. The Marketing Department website and the Paralegal Student Handbook are good examples of getting important information into the hands of students. Their exit interview provides insight into program specific areas as well as what students find helpful and areas needing improvement or refinement.

Drive time for students to campus and clinical sites is minimized due to accommodation in scheduling by the Radiography program, and graduates and employers are surveyed by phone or face-to-face in order to collect data regularly and thoroughly.

The Supervisory Management program is a model for the development and delivery of accelerated learning methodologies and it is a leader in Fastrack degree delivery. Faculty members are great resources and always willing to share techniques and lessons in this area.

LSQIP Blackboard Site
The LSQIP Blackboard site has further information, including examples of completed portfolios, program best practices, and program data. For access to the Blackboard site, contact Jeanne Rathgeber.

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