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ProgramReviewfortheMusicDepartment

January2017 TheCerritosCollegeMusicDepartmenthasfivefull-timefacultymembersandtwentypart-timefacultymembers.Facultyprofessionalinterestsincludeperformance,musiceducation,commercialmusic,portableentertainment,musictheory,instrumentalandchoralstudies,andmusictechnology.FacultymembersareactiveparticipantsinmusicorganizationssuchastheCollegeMusicSociety,CaliforniaMusicEducatorsAssociation,MusicTeachersAssociation,MusicAssociationofCaliforniaCommunityColleges,MusicEducator’sNationalConference,AudioEngineeringSociety,andtheNationalAssociationofMusicMerchants.Thedepartmentoffersoverfortycourseseachsemesterdesignedtotrainstudentstosuccessfullyauditionastraditionalandcommercialmusicmajorsintofour-yearschoolswithstrongmusicprogramssuchasCSULongBeach,CSUFullerton,CSULosAngeles,CSUDominguezHills,CSUNorthridge,UCLA,andUSC. TheMusicDepartmentoffersadiversesetofmusiccoursesingeneralmusic,performance,andcommercialmusictotraditionalandnon-traditionalstudents.Theprogramisgearedtowardsthestudent’stotalpreparation,personalenrichment,andprofessionaldevelopment,aligningwiththecollege’smissiontoservethecommunity.Themusicdepartmentvaluesitsdiversestudentpopulationandstrivestomaintainitshighstudentsuccessandcompletion.Thedepartmentofferssixdegreeoptionsforstudentsdesignedtofulfillavarietyofcareergoals:

• AA-TinMusic• AAinGeneralMusic• AAinCommercialMusic• CertificateofAchievementinCommercialMusic.• TeachingBeginningPianoCertificateofAchievement• TeachingIntermediatePianoVerificationofCompletion

Alongwithcoursesdesignedformajorsinmusic,thedepartmentoffersseveralcoursesthatfulfillthefineartsgeneraleducationfornon-majors:

• MUS100–MusicAppreciation• MUS101–WorldMusic• MUS104B–HistoryofRock• MUS105–MusicFundamentals• MUS112,113,114,115–ElementarythroughIntermediatePiano• MUS116,117,118,119–VoiceIthroughVoiceIV• MUS120,121,122,123-ElementarythroughIntermediateGuitar

Thedepartmentalsooffersavarietyofensemblesthatwelcomecommunitymembersinterestedinmusicperformance:

• MUS202E–CommunitySymphonicBand• MUS203E–CommunityBand

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• MUS205E–CommunityOrchestra• MUS209E–PepBand• MUS218E–CommunityChorus

ThedepartmentrevieweddataprovidedfortheofficeofInstitutionalEffectiveness,Research,andPlanning.ThedepartmentevaluateddatathatreflectedtheprogressoftheCommercialMusicprogramsuchastheCTELaunchBoard,CoreIndicators,andLabordata.Thedepartmentalsoconsultedthe2010-11ProgramReviewtodeterminewhathowthedepartmentwhattypeofchangeandgrowthhasoccurredinthepastsixyears.Finally,surveysanddirectobservationsmadebythefacultyandstudentswereconsideredandevaluated. Theprimarygoalinthe2010-11ProgramReviewwastofurtherdeveloptheCommercialMusicprograminthedepartment.Thedepartmentofferedthreecoursesincommercialmusicanddeterminedthatgrowthcouldonlyberealizedifafull-timefacultymemberwasassignedtothattask.Itwasdeterminedthatthebestcourseofactionwouldbetogrowthedepartmentandhireanewfull-timecommercialmusicfacultytooverseetheprogram.ThedepartmentunderstoodatthetimethathiringsuchanindividualwouldrequirethatresourcesandFTESwouldneedtobereallocatedsothatthecommercialmusiccouldgrow.Thedepartment’sgoalwastopositionitselfasaleaderincommercialmusic.Thisstrategywouldobviouslyinfluencetheoveralldepartmentandthedatasetsthatitgenerates. InSpring2012,theMusicDepartmenthiredDr.AndrewMaztodevelopandoverseetheCommercialMusicprogram.Thishirewouldalsoincreasethedepartmentsizetosixmembersandpotentiallyallowforgrowthincourseofferingsandotherareas.However,Dr.DavidNelsonannouncedthathewouldretireasthemusictheoryfacultyattheendoftheSpring2012semester.Dr.ConnieMayfieldofferedtostepdownfromtheDeanofFineArtspositionandtakeoverthemusictheorycourses.Dr.GaryPritchardalsoofferedtoleavethedepartmenttoserveasinterimDeanofFineArts.Theoverallresultwasanabruptchangeinthestructureofthedepartment.Oneofthemostsignificantchangeswashowfacultyloadsweredistributed.PriortoFall2012,thelarge,75-seatgeneraleducationmusiccoursesweretaughtbyDr.NelsonandDr.Pritchard.Withthedepartureofbothfull-timefacultymembers,theloadwasshiftedtopart-timefaculty.ThischangeisevidentwhenexaminingWSCHdataforthedepartment. WSCHdataforthedepartmentisshowninthetablebelow:2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16613.87 609.49 596.16 558.63 550.88

Thedataindicatesthatthedepartmenthasbeendecliningsince2011.Thedropafter2013isdramatichascontinuedsince.Asstatedearlier,thedepartmentdecidedin2011togrowthecommercialmusicprogram.Inordertoaccommodatethenewcommercialmusiccourses,thedepartmentneededtoexchangeexistingmusiccourseallocationswithcommercialmusiccourses.Asnewcommercialcourseswerecreated,furtherexchangesneededtooccur. ThedepartmentwasalreadyofferingthreeexistingcommercialmusiccourseswhenDr.MazbeganteachinginFall2012:

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MUS144–ElectronicSynthesizerIMUS145–ElectronicSynthesizerIIMUS146–RecordingTechniquesInSpring2013,MUS135,ThisBusinessofMusic,wasaddedtoDr.Maz’sload.Duringthisperiod,Dr.MazworkedoncreatinganewCertificateinCommercialMusicandrevisingthecurrentAAinCommercialMusic. Inordertoimprovetheretentionandsuccessofcommercialmusicstudents,anintroductorycoursewascreatedforallcommercialmusicstudents.MUS110,MusicTechnologyFundamentals,wascreatedtoofferpotentialcommercialmusicstudentsandintroductiontotheprogramandprovidethemwiththenecessaryknowledgetosucceedandthriveintheremainingcourses.MUS110alsoservesasaprerequisiteforallothercommercialmusiccourses;studentswishingtoenterintotheprogrammustfirstcompletethecourse.Thiscourse,alongwithrevisedversionsofMUS144(nowMUS144A),MUS145(nowMUS144B),andMUS145(nowMUS146A)wereintroducedinFall2014. TheimmediateresultofintroducingMUS110tothecurriculumwasadramaticdecreaseinenrollmentinMUS144A,MUS144B,andMUS146A.Onlystudentswhobegantheprogramthepreviousyearwereallowedtoenrollinthosecourses.Asaconsequence,theenrollmentforthosethreecourseswasextremelylow.Thedepartmentwaspreparedforthedecreaseandbelievedthatitwouldbetemporaryandthatenrollmentinthecommercialmusicprogramwouldincreasewithinayear.Finally,in2015,theremainderofthecoursesrequiredforthecommercialmusicAAandCertificatewereaddedtotheschedule.Thesecoursesalsorequiredremovingsectionsofothercoursesinordertoaccommodatethem.Theoptiontoaddcoursestotheprogramwasnotanoptionduringthisperiod. Thereweretwofactorsgoverningthesizeofthecommercialmusiccourses.Thefirstwasthesizeofthecomputerlabinthemusicbuilding,whichwaslimitedto12stations.Thelabcomponentofthecommercialmusiccoursesrequiresthateachstudentbeinfrontofacomputertolearnhowtooperatevarioussoftwareprograms.Thesecondfactorwasthedesiretomaintainexcellenceandhighstandardsfortheprogram.CommercialMusicisatechnicalfieldandthusrequiresstudentstohavephysicalaccesstomicrophones,recordingequipment,andmixingconsoles.Inordertoensurethateachstudentreceivesufficienttimewiththeequipment,classsizesmustbesmaller.Thecompromisewastosettheclasssizeat20seatsforanyofthenon-lecturebasedcoursesintheprogram.Thebreakdownofthecoursesandtheirrespectiveseatcountsarelistedbelow:CourseNumber CourseName SeatCountMUS100 MusicTechnologyFundamentals 35MUS135 ThisBusinessofMusic 35MUS144A ElectronicSynthesizers 20MUS144B ElectronicMusicProduction 20MUS146A RecordingTechniques 20MUS146B MixingTechniques 20MUS155 MusicEntrepreneurship 20MUS156 ContemporaryMusicNotation 20MUS244A SoundforFilm,Television,andGames 20MUS245A MusicforFilm,Television,andGames 20

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Itisexpectedthatthenumberswillincreaseslightlythrough2017duetotheincreasedenrollmentincommercialmusiccoursesthathaveapositiveimpactonthelargelecturecoursessuchasMUS104B,HistoryofRockandMUS100,MusicAppreciation.Theselargelectureclasses,however,arenowbeingtaughtbypart-timefacultymembers. WiththeturnoverinfacultyloaddistributioninFallof2012,theFTEFdatashowstheratiobetweenfull-timeandpart-timeinstructionincreasingto1:1overtime.Thedataisshownbelow:2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15FT PT OL FT PT OL FT PT OL FT PT OL4.82 2.32 0.75 4.70 2.52 1.03 4.00 3.32 1.22 4.20 4.27 1.00

Althoughthenumberoffull-timefacultyremainedat5,howthecourseloadwasdistributedamongthefacultychanged.Dr.Mazwashiredtoteachthecommercialmusiccourses,whichhaveenrollmentsof20students.Thischangemeantthesixtosevensectionsofthelargelecturecourses(MUS100,MUS101,andMUS104b)wereassignedtopart-timefaculty,whichovertheyearshasloweredtheefficiencyofthedepartment.ArequestwasmadeinFall2015toaddresstheneedforasixthfull-timefacultymember,topositivelyimpacttheefficiencyofthedepartment.TherequestwasacceptedbytheDeanofFineArts;however,itwasrankedthirdafterrequestsmadebyTheaterandArt.ArequesthasnotbeenmadeforFall2016astheDeanhasalreadyindicatedtheArtshouldhavethenextpriorityforanewfull-timefacultyhire. FTESdataexperiencedalagin2012-13asseeinthetablebelow:2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16382.62 369.64 346.29 348.13 352.22 356.54

OnepossibleexplanationforthedeclineoftheFTESduring2012-13isrelatedtotheintroductionofDr.Maz(commercialmusic)andDr.Mayfield(musictheory)asfaculty.Dr.Mazreportedthatmanystudentswhohadintendedtoenrollincommercialmusiccoursesdecidedtodroponcetheylearnedthatthepreviousprofessorwasnolongerteachingthecourses.Dr.Mayfieldalsoreportedthatheradvancedtheoryclasseshadextremelylowenrollmentandthatmanystudentsoptednottotaketheadvancedclassesafterdiscoveringthattheworkloadwouldbesignificantlymorethananticipated. However,aftertheinitial“shock”ofhavingnewfacultyrunthecourses,thedepartmenthasbeensteadilyclimbingupwards.Thegrowthofthecommercialmusicprogramhaspositivelyimpactedtheenrollmentinmusictheoryclassesoverthepastthreeyears.ThegrowthofmusictheoryhaspromptedthedepartmenttooffertwosectionsofMUS180(MusicTheoryI)andMUS181(MusicTheoryII)inordertoaccommodatethe55-60studentswishingtotakethecourses.ThedepartmentexpectsFTESdatatoimproveduring2016-17. Regardingcourseenrollment,retention,andcompletion,itiscriticaltounderstandthenatureofmusicstudies.AswithotherFineArtsdisciplines,musicisaskills-basedsubjectwherestudentsmustbeabletoperformtechnicalandintellectualtasksatahighlevelinordertotransfertoafour-yearinstitutionand/orseekgainfulemployment.SincetheCSUandUCmusicprogramsareimpacted,studentsfromCerritosCollegemustbeextremelywell-preparedinordertopassrigorousauditionrequirements.Theprocessisselectiveandcritical.ThemusiccoursesthatfulfillGeneralEducation

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requirementsforstudentsdonotfollowsuchstandardsandthusproducedifferentresultsforenrollment,retention,andcompletion.Asaresult,itisnecessarytoexaminethesedatasetsseparately. ThetablebelowshowthevariousdatasetsforGEmusiccourses.ThenumbersrepresentanaveragebetweenFall2010andSpring2016.Also,thepiano,voice,andguitarlevelsarevoidedclassesandthustheirenrollmentnumbershavebeenaveragedacrossthelevelsinthetable:Coursenumber FillRate Retention Completion Classsize/sectionMUS100 92% 80% 68% 75MUS101 91% 85% 67% 75MUS104B NA 83% 73% 75MUS105 103% 82% 72% 35MUS112-115 80% 85% 80% 25MUS116-119 72% 85% 84% 35MUS120-123 108% 85% 72% 35

ThedepartmenthasverystrongnumbersforitsGEcourses,whichservicealargepercentageofstudentsatthecollege.Thesecoursesdemonstrateahighpercentageofenrollment,retention,andcompletionineverysection.ThemusicdepartmentiscommittedtohelpingthecollegeachieveitsenrollmentgoalsbyofferingseveralsectionsofGEcoursesthatfulfillGErequirements.Overthepastfoursemesters,whentheopportunitywasgiven,thedepartmentchosetoaddlargelecturecoursestoitsofferingsinordertoincreasethedepartmenthasonthecollege. RegardinggradedistributionfortheseGEcourses,thedataisunremarkableasthereisconsistentparityamonggender,race,andage.Anydiscrepanciesinequityforthepassratesarenotsurprisingforthedepartment.Forexample,femalesexhibitahigherpassrateinMUS218E(CommunityChorus),whichisnotasurprisesincetwo-thirdsofthechoirismadeupoffemales.ItisalsoimportanttoconsiderthatMUS105(MusicFundamentals),thevoiceclasses(MUS116-119),thepianoclasses(MUS112-115),andtheguitarclasses(MUS120-123)allrequirethatstudentslearntoreadmusic.Manystudentsfindthistobeasignificantobstacleandendupwithdrawingfromtheclasses. Whilethedepartmentoffersmusiccoursestofulfillgeneraleducationandinterest,themajorityofthecoursesaredesignedformusicandcommercialmusicmajors.Thesecoursesareprogressive;eachstudentmustmeetspecificoutcomesinordertoadvancetothenextlevel.Placementinthenextlevelisnotbasedonmerelysatisfyingtheoutcome;theoutcomemustbecompletedentirely.Allowingastudentwhoisnotadequatelypreparedforthenextlevelisadisservicetothestudentandtotheprogram.Thedepartmentwantseverystudentwhoappliestoafour-yearinstitutiontopasstherequirementsandaudition.Itisexpectedasthelevelofdifficultyprogressesthrougheach,thenumberofstudentsineachsubsequentlevelwilldecreasefromonesemestertothenext.Theprogrammaystartwiththirtystudentsinlevelone,butbylevelfour,thenumbermaydecreasetotwenty. Theoverallresultforthedepartmentisaconstanttaperingofenrollmentasthecoursesmovefromintermediatetoadvanced.Thisphenomenonisbydesignduetothenatureofthemusicdiscipline.Inordertoachieveexcellenceandstudentsuccess,thedepartmentmustbeselectivewithitsstudentsandonlyallowdedicatedmusicmajorstudentsintoitsprogram.Forexample,thecorecoursesformusicmajorsisthefourlevelsofappliedmusiclessons.StudentsmustfirstpassanauditiontoentertheprogramThenattheendofeachsemester,thestudentmustpassajurytodetermineiftheyareableto

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advancetothenextlevel.Studentswhofailtopassthejurywillnotbeabletocontinuewiththeprogram.Asaresult,thefillratesfortheseforlevelsofappliedmusic(MUS148-151)isverylow.However,theretentionandsuccessratesareextremelyhighoverthepastsixyearsasseeninthetablebelow:CourseNumber FillRate Retention CompletionMUS148 14-31% 92% 88%MUS149 8-22% 95% 94%MUS150 5-38% 94% 92%MUS151 7-35% 99% 96%

Regardingnumberofmajors,thedepartmenthasbecomeveryspecificinhowitclassifiesmusicmajors.Studentsmaydeclarethemselvesasamusicmajor,butthedepartmentonlyrecognizesstudentswhohavecompleteatleasttwolevelsofappliedmusicandtwolevelsoftheorystudents.Experiencehasshownthatstudentswhocanmaintainahighstandardintheirfirstfullyeartakingmusiclessonsandtheorycontinueontoasecondyearoflessonsandtheory.ProvidedthesestudentscompletealltheGErequirements,thentheyarereadytoauditiontoanumberoffour-yearmusicprograms.Studentsatthislevelarewell-qualifiedtotransferintotheseprogramsandgenerallydo.Studentsinthecommercialmusicprogramalsofollowthesamescrutinybeforetheyarerecognizedasmajorsinthedepartment.Thesestudentsmustcompleteatleastoneyearofcommercialmusicandmusictheorycoursesbeforebeingrecognized. WithrespecttotheCommercialMusicprogram,CoreIndicatordatahasbeenlowforthepastsixyears.First,theprogramdidnothaveanyfull-timesupervisionuntilFall2012.Second,aprogrammusthaveatleasttencompleterseachyearbeforeaccurateCoreIndicatoriscaptured.ThecurrentCommercialMusicAAdegreewaslaunchedinFallof2014anditwilltakeafewyearsbeforeenoughstudentscompletetheprogramtocreateaccuratedata.Third,currentandnewcommercialmusiccourseswillneedtohaveSAMcodesupdatedaswelltocreateCoreIndicatordata.Atpresent,therewerewasoneAAinCommercialMusicawardedin2014,twoin2015,andfourin2016.AnewCommercialMusicCertificatewascreatedin2015andthereshouldbecompletersappearingin2017. Withrespecttodegreecompletionforappliedmusic,numbershavebeenlowforseveralyears.Thereareseveralreasonsforthesenumbers.Manyofthemusicmajorstransfertofour-yearinstitutionsbeforecompletingtheirGEcourseworkand/ormusiccourses.Anothersituationisthatstudentsfailtocompletedegreepaperworkeventhoughtheyhavecompletedalltheircoursework.Finally,recentchangesinrepeatabilityformusiccoursesmeantthatstudentswererequiredtoendtheappliedstudiessoonerthantheyplanned.Thedepartmentrecognizesthatitmustprovidebetterguidanceforstudentssothattheyareawareofhowmuchtimetheyhaveleftintheprogramandwhatcoursestheyneedtocomplete.Thedepartmentmustalsoworkcloselywithcounselorstoensurethatstudentsareawareoftheirdegreeprogressandthatappropriategraduationandtransferpaperworkiscompletedontime.ThisissuewillbeaddressedfurtherintheSWOTsection.

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SWOTSummary

I. Strengthsa. Theappliedfacultyisstrongandachievesexcellentresultswithstudents.Theapplied

facultyprovidesstudentswithprofessionalinstructionandguidethemthroughtheauditionprocess.Asaresult,studentsperformwellatauditions.

b. TheMusicDepartmenttransfers4-6studentstofour-yearinstitutionseveryyear.Studentswhocompletetheirstudieswiththedepartmentareabletotransfertofour-yearinstitutionswithnorestrictionsordelays.

c. ThegrowthoftheCommercialMusicprogramhasincreasedenrollmentinthetheory,piano,andensembleclasses.ThedevelopmentoftheCommercialMusicprogramhasincreasedthenumberofstudentsinthedepartment.CommercialMusicstudentsarerequiredtotaketheoryandpianocourses.Manyofthestudentsenhancetheirexperiencebytakingensemblecourses.

d. TheMusicDepartment’scurriculumallowsstudentsuptosixsemesterstocompletetheappliedprogramandpreparefortransfer.Theflexibilityofthecurriculumallowsstudentstwoextrasemestersoflessons.Thisextensionallowsstudentsthetimemanyofthemneedtoremediategeneraleducationrequirements.

e. ThenewCertificateofAchievementinCommercialMusichasdrawnstudentsfromfor-profitinstitutionsinterestedinreceivingmusictechnologytraining.Thisnewcertificateprovidestrainingequaltowhatfor-profitinstitutionsoffer.

II. Weaknessesa. TheMusicDepartmentisnotconsistentlyinformingstudentsoftheirdegreeprogress

andcoursesrequiredfortransfer.ManystudentscompletetheGEandmusiccourseworkfortheAAorAA-Tbutneverfilepaperworkforgraduationoncetheyareacceptedtoafour-yearinstitution.Thishasnegativelyimpactedthenumberofcompleterswithintheprogram.

b. TheMusicDepartmentisnotinformingthecampusandsurroundingcommunityofeventsandopportunitiesbeingoffered.Thedepartmentoffersmanyeventseachsemesterthatarenotwellattended.Withanewbuildinginthefutureforthedepartment,itisimportantthatthecommunityisawareofthemusiceventsthattakeplaceonthecampus.

c. Themusicdepartmentisnotproperlypreparingstudentsforsuccessinmusichistoryclassesatfour-yearinstitutions.Alumnifromtheprogramhavereportedthattheyarestrugglingwithmusichistoryclassesatfour-yearinstitutionssuchasCSUFandCSULB.Thesestudentsrecommendthatthedepartmentofferamusichistorycoursesothattheyarebetterpreparedforthecoursestheymusttakewhentheyleavethedepartment.

d. ThenumberofMusicmajorcompletersislow.Whilethedepartmentistransferringstudentstofour-yearinstitutionseachyear,thenumberofcompletersremainlow.Thedepartmentneedstoactivelytrackstudentsintheprogramtoensuretheyarecompletingcourseworkinatimelymanner.

e. Thedepartmentisnotprovidingaccurateinformationtoprospectivestudents.Thedepartmentdoesnothaveliteratureorbrochurestohandouttoprospectivestudents.Informationpostedonthewebsitealsoneedstobeupdatedtoreflectthecurrentprogram.

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III. Opportunitiesa. Theroleoftechnologyisconstantlyevolvinginthemusicindustry,requiringskilled

technicianswhocanworkinavarietymediasectors.Thedepartmentisinthepositiontobecomealeaderintrainingstudentsforemploymentinthisdiverseandgrowingindustry.Thereisaneedfortraininginlivesoundproductionaswellaspost-productionforfilm,television,andgames.

b. Thegrowthofpopularandcontemporarymusicintheartsandentertainmentindustryhascreatedaneedformusicstudentsversedincontemporarymusic.Programsincontemporarymusic,suchastheoneatUSC,haveproventheviabilityanddemandforsuchprograms.Thedepartmentisinthepositiontoofferstudentssimilartrainingatsignificantcostsavings.

c. TheCerritosCollegeFoundationhasreachedouttothedepartmentandaskedwhatservicestheycanoffertohelpgrowandfundtheprogram.Thedepartmentneedstoseekoutdonorsinordertogrowfundingforscholarships,equipment,andsoftware.Additionalfundingforscholarshipswillallowthedepartmenttoattractmorestudentstotheprogram.

d. TheconstructionofthenewPACbuildingallowsforgreaterexposureforthemusicandtheaterprogramsandtheirevents.ThenewbuildinghasthepotentialtopositiontheFineArtsDivisionasaculturalcenterfortheneighboringcommunities.Thenewbuildingwillchangethewaythemusicdepartmentisperceivedbythecommunities.

e. TheinterestofYamaha,Steinway,andRolandcorporationsincreatingacorporatepartnershipwiththeMusicDepartmentcanpotentiallychangethescopeofthemusicprograms.Allthreecompanieshaveexpressedinterestinformingpartnershipswiththedepartment,somemoredevelopedthanothers.Thedepartmentneedstoexploretheiroptionsanddeterminehowthepartnershipswouldbenefitthedepartment.

f. WiththeintroductionofeLumen,thedepartmentcannowstandardizeSLOsinordertomaketheprocesseasierforpart-timefacultyteachingGEcourses.

IV. Threatsa. Localfour-yearinstitutionssuchasCSULB,CSUF,andCSUDHarebecomingmore

selectiveoftransferstudentsduetoasignificantincreaseinoverallapplicants.Studentsfavortheseprogramsbecausetheyareclosetotheirresidencesandtheprogramsareaffordable.However,theseprogramshavebecomemoreselectiveanditisbecomingmoredifficultforstudentstoenterastransferstudents.

b. Alllargelecturecoursesarebeingtaughtbypart-timefaculty.TheshiftinfacultypersonnelandloadinFall2012meantthatlargelecturecoursesthatweretaughtbyfull-timefacultywereassignedtopart-timefaculty.Thedepartmenthasaddedadditionalsectionsofitslargelecturecourses,allofwhichhavebeassignedtopart-timeinstructors.

c. LACChasreceiveda$10millionscholarshipgiftfromHerbAlpertwhichwillattractpotentialstudentsfromotherschools.ThisgiftpresentsaseriousthreatforthedepartmentasthescholarshipopportunitieswilldrawstudentsawayfromCerritos.Othercollegesareattemptingtoraisemoneytoofferenticingscholarshipsforstudents.

d. ChangesincurriculumrequirementsfromtheChancellor’sofficehascreatedchallengesforthedepartmentwhencreatingnewcoursesanddegreeprograms.Inordertoremaincurrentwithcourses,thedepartmentmustupdatecoursesanddegrees.ThechangesattheChancellor’sOfficeismakingitdifficulttoprocesscoursechangesandnewcourses.

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SWOTtoGoalMappingReference Goal Activity Completion

DatePersonAssigned

S-a Maintainaqualifiedpoolofappliedfacultythatcoversallinstrumentfamilies

Evaluatethecurrentappliedfacultyanddeterminewhatisneeded

February01,2017

ChristineLopez

Recruitandretainappliedfacultythatsupporttheprogram

March01,2017

ChristineLopez

Improvetheapplicationquestionstobetterscreenappliedfacultyapplicants

April01,2017

ChristineLopezAndrewMaz

PostjobopeningsattheendoftheSpringsemestertoensurethereisappropriatetimetoscreenandinterviewtheapplicants

May01,2017

ChristineLopez

S-a Improvecommunicationswithappliedfacultysothattheyarecurrentwithdepartmentgoals

Meetwithappliedfacultyeverysemester

January31,2017

AndrewMaz

Provideregularemailcommunicationswithappliedfaculty

Ongoing AndrewMaz

S-b,W-c Maintainhightransferstandardsforstudents

Invitecounselorsfromfour-yearinstitutionstovisitthecollegeandcommunicatewithstudentsabouttransferrequirements

March01,2017

AndrewMazChristineLopezAnnaDeMicheleDavidBetancourtConnieMayfield

Communicatewithfour-yearprogramstocreatetransferpathways

May01,2017

AndrewMazChristineLopezAnnaDeMicheleDavidBetancourtConnieMayfield

Preparestudentstosucceedinmusichistorycoursesatfour-yearinstitutions

August01,2018

AndrewMaz,ConnieMayfield

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S-b,S-d,W-a,W-d,W-e

Increasethenumberofstudenttransfersandcompletersby1-2studentsperyear

WorkwithcounselorstoinformstudentsregardingtheirGEprogress

January31,2017

AndrewMaz,DavidBentancourt,AnnaDeMichele,ChristineLopez,ConnieMayfield

Trackallstudentsintheprogramtoensuretheyareprogressingtowardsatransfer

Ongoing

Explorerecruitmenttechniquestodrawmorestudentstotheprogram

Ongoing

S-b,T-c Developadditionalscholarshipprogramsforstudentsandincreasetheamountofscholarshipsoffered

WorkwiththeFoundationtodevelopfundraisingeventstocreatescholarships

March01,2017

AndrewMazChristineLopez

InformthepublicthattheMusicprogramisseekingcontributionstofundscholarships

Ongoing AndrewMaz,DavidBentancourt,AnnaDeMichele,ChristineLopez,ConnieMayfield

S-c,S-e IncreasethepresenceoftheCommercialMusicprogramonthecampus

CreateeventsthatfeaturetheCommercialMusicprogram

March31,2017

AndrewMaz

InvolvetheCommercialMusicprograminmorecampusactivities

August31,2017

AndrewMaz

S-c Achieveayearlycohortof15-20newstudentsintheCommercialMusicprogram

Focusonrecruitmentbyvisitinghighschoolstoengagestudents

May01,2017

AndrewMaz

Offerworkshopsforpotentialstudentstohaveaccesstotheequipmentandworkwiththeinstructors

July01,2017

AndrewMaz

W-b,O-d Increasecampusandcommunityawarenessofmusicevents

Planeventsinadvancetoallowtimeforadvertising

Ongoing AndrewMazDavidBetancourtAnnaDeMichile

Informcampuspublicityandlocalnewsoutletsofevents

Ongoing

O-a Positionthedepartmentasaleaderinmultimediatraining

Expandthecommercialmusicprogramtoincludeofferingsinpost-productionsoundeditingandlivesoundreinforcement

May31,2017

AndrewMazConnieMayfield

Createnewcertificatestoprovidestudentswithdiverseoptionsfortheireducation

May31,2018

AndrewMaz

O-b Positionthedepartmentasaleaderin

Expandcurriculumtoofferlessonsincontemporarypiano,guitar,bass,drums,andvoice

May31,2017

AndrewMazChristineLopez

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contemporarymusicperformance

CreateanewcertificateorAAdegreeincontemporarymusicperformance

June01,2017

AndrewMazChristineLopez

O-c Createstrongfundingtosupportthedepartment’sequipment,software,andscholarshipneeds

MeetwiththeFoundationtocreatestrategiesforfunding

March31,2017

AndrewMazConnieMayfield

Determinewhatleveloffundingisrequiredonayearlybasis

May01,2017

O-e Developfundingopportunitiestoformcorporatepartnerships

WorkwiththeFoundationtoseekdonors

March31,2017

ConnieMayfieldAndrewMazChristineLopez

Createfundraisingconcertstoraisefundsforthepartnerships

May01,2017

Determineamountneededtocreatethepartnership

August31,2017

T-a Discovernewoptionsforstudentsseekingfour-yearinstitutionstofurthertheirstudies

Invitecounselorsfromfour-yearinstitutionstovisitthecollegeandcommunicatewithstudentsabouttransferrequirements

October01,2017

ConnieMayfield,ChristineLopez

ExploreschoolsinregionsoutsideofSouthernCaliforniaforstudentstoattend

January01,2018

T-b Assignfull-timefacultytolargelecturecourses

Putinarequesttohireanewfull-timefaculty

May01,2018

AndrewMaz

T-c Offercompetitivescholarshipoptionstostudents

WorkwiththeFoundationtoseekdonorsforscholarships

May31,2017

ConnieMayfield

CreatescholarshipsthatfundstudentsbeyondCerritosCollege

May31,2018

ConnieMayfield

T-d Remaincurrentwithcurriculumpolicies

AttendAcademicSenatecurriculumactivitiesatthestatelevel

April30,2017

AndrewMazConnieMayfield

ParticipateinthecollegeCurriculumCommitteetostayinformedofupdates

Ongoing AndrewMazConnieMayfield

O-f StandardizedSLOsforGEcoursesandgroupinstrumentinstructioncourses

Determinecommoninstructionalgoalsininstrumentinstructioncourses

June01,2017

AndrewMazChristineLopezConnieMayfield

DeterminecommoninstructionalgoalsinlargeGEcourses

June01,2017

EvaluateSLOperformancetodeterminewhichonesareeffective

January01,2018

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GoalEstablishmentFormMid-RangeGoals(nextthreeyears)Goals ActiontobeTaken CompletionDate PersonAssignedMaintainaqualifiedpoolofappliedfacultythatcoversallinstrumentfamilies

Evaluatecurrentappliedfacultyanddeterminefutureneedsforgrowth

February01,2017 ChristineLopez

Evaluatethecurrentappliedfacultyanddeterminewhatisneeded

March01,2017 ChristineLopez

Improvetheapplicationquestionstobetterscreenappliedfacultyapplicants

April01,2017 ChristineLopezAndrewMaz

PostjobopeningsattheendoftheSpringsemestertoensurethereisappropriatetimetoscreenandinterviewtheapplicants

May01,2017 ChristineLopez

Improvecommunicationswithappliedfacultysothattheyarecurrentwithdepartmentgoals

Informappliedfacultyofnewpoliciesandeventsastheyarise

January2017 AndrewMaz

Provideregularemailcommunicationswithappliedfaculty

Ongoing AndrewMaz

IncreasethepresenceoftheCommercialMusicprogramonthecampus

CreateeventsthatfeaturetheCommercialMusicprogram

March31,2017 AndrewMaz

InvolvetheCommercialMusicprograminmorecampusactivities

August31,2017 AndrewMaz

Positionthedepartmentasaleaderinmultimediatraining

Expandthecommercialmusicprogramtoincludeofferingsinpost-productionsoundeditingandlivesoundreinforcement

May31,2017 AndrewMazConnieMayfield

Createnewcertificatestoprovidestudents

May31,2018 AndrewMaz

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withdiverseoptionsfortheireducation

Positionthedepartmentasaleaderincontemporarymusicperformance

Expandcurriculumtoincludelessonsincontemporarypiano,guitar,bass,drums,andvoice

May31,2017 AndrewMazChristineLopez

CreateanewcertificateorAAdegreeincontemporarymusicperformance

June01,2017 AndrewMazChristineLopez

Discovernewoptionsforstudentsseekingfour-yearinstitutionstofurthertheirstudies

Invitecounselorsfromfour-yearinstitutionstovisitthecollegeandcommunicatewithstudentsabouttransferrequirements

October01,2017 ConnieMayfield,ChristineLopez

ExploreschoolsinregionsoutsideofSouthernCaliforniaforstudentstoattend

January01,2018 AndrewMaz

Assignfull-timefacultytolargelecturecourses

Putinarequesttohireanewfulltimefacultymember

May01,2018 AndrewMaz

StandardizeSLOsforGEcoursesandgroupinstrumentinstructioncourses

Determinecommoninstructionalgoalsininstrumentinstructioncourses

June01,2017 AndrewMazChristineLopezConnieMayfield

DeterminecommoninstructionalgoalsinlargeGEcourses

June01,2017 AndrewMazChristineLopezConnieMayfield

EvaluateSLOperformancetodeterminewhichonesareeffective

January01,2018 AndrewMazChristineLopezConnieMayfield

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LongTermGoalsGoals ActiontobeTaken CompletionDate PersonAssignedMaintainhightransferstandardsforstudents

Invitecounselorsfromfour-yearinstitutionstovisitthecollegeandcommunicatewithstudents

March01,2017 AndrewMaz,DavidBentancourt,AnnaDeMichele,ChristineLopez,ConnieMayfield

Communicatewithfour-yearprogramstocreatetransferpathways

May01,2017 AndrewMaz,DavidBentancourt,AnnaDeMichele,ChristineLopez,ConnieMayfield

Preparestudentstosucceedinmusichistorycoursesatfour-yearinstitutions

August01,2018 AndrewMazConnieMayfield

Increasethenumberofstudenttransfersandcompletersby1-2studentsperyear

WorkwithcounselorstoinformstudentsregardingGEprogress

January31,2017 DavidBentancourt,AnnaDeMichele,ChristineLopez,ConnieMayfield

TrackstudentprogressandworkwithcounselorstomonitorGEprogress

Ongoing AndrewMaz,DavidBentancourt,AnnaDeMichele,ChristineLopez,ConnieMayfield

Explorerecruitmenttechniquestodrawmorestudentstotheprogram

Ongoing AndrewMaz,DavidBentancourt,AnnaDeMichele,ChristineLopez,ConnieMayfield

Developadditionalscholarshipprogramsforstudentsandincreasetheamountofscholarshipsoffered

WorkwiththeFoundationtodevelopfundraisingeventstocreatescholarships

March01,2017 AndrewMazChristineLopez

InformthepublicthattheMusicprogramisseekingcontributionstofundscholarships

Ongoing AndrewMaz,DavidBentancourt,AnnaDeMichele,ChristineLopez,ConnieMayfield

Achieveayearlycohortof15-20studentsintheCommercialMusicprogram

Focusonrecruitmentbyvisitinghighschoolstoengagestudents

May01,2017 AndrewMaz

Offerworkshopsforpotentialstudentstohaveaccesstothe

July01,2017 AndrewMaz

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equipmentandworkwiththeinstructors

Increasecampusandcommunityawarenessofmusicevents

Planeventsinadvancetoallowtimeforadvertisingwithcampuspublicity

Ongoing AndrewMaz,AnnaDeMichele,DavidBetancourt

Informcampuspublicityandlocalnewsoutletsofevents

Ongoing AndrewMaz,AnnaDeMichele,DavidBetancourt

Createstrongfundingtosupportthedepartment’sequipment,software,andscholarshipneeds

MeetwiththeFoundationtocreatestrategiesforfunding

March31,2017 AndrewMazConnieMayfield

Determinewhatleveloffundingisrequiredonayearlybasis

May01,2017 AndrewMazConnieMayfield

Developfundingopportunitiestoformcorporatepartnerships

WorkwiththeFoundationtoseekdonors

March31,2017 AndrewMazChristineLopezConnieMayfield

Createfundraisingconcertstoraisefundsforscholarships

May01,2017 ChristineLopezConnieMayfield

Determineamountneededtocreatethepartnership

August31,2017 AndrewMazConnieMayfield

Offercompetitivescholarshipoptionstostudents

WorkwiththeFoundationtoseekdonorsforscholarships

May31,2017 ConnieMayfield

CreatescholarshipsthatfundstudentsbeyondCerritosCollege

May31,2018 ConnieMayfield

Remaincurrentwithcurriculumpolicies

AttendAcademicSenatecurriculumactivitiesatthestatelevel

April30,2017 AndrewMaz,ConnieMayfield

ParticipateinthecollegeCurriculumCommitteetostayinformedofupdates

Ongoing AndrewMazConnieMayfield

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Thedepartment’sgoalsaretwofold:increasethenumberofcompletersintheprogramandincreasethefundingfortheprogram.Toactivelyincreasethenumberofstudentscompletingtheprogramthedepartmentmustnotonlyfocuscurrentstudents,butfutureonesaswell.Themusiceducationmarketishighlycompetitiveandstudentsarebeingmoreselectiveaboutwhichcollegetheywillattend.Therefore,offeringexcellentinstructionandfacilitiesisnotenoughtodrawstudents.Thedepartmentrecognizesthattoremaincompetitive,itmustofferscholarshipstoprospectivestudents.Thesescholarshipsneedtofundthestudent’seducationbeyondtheirtwoorthreeyearsatCerritos;thescholarshipmustfundtheirentireundergraduateeducation.Themusicdepartmentneedstoconcentrateonincreasingscholarshipfunds. Withanewbuildinginthefuture,thedepartmentmustalsofocusonthefacilitieswithinthebuilding.TheinterestofmusiccompaniesformingcorporatepartnershipsisextremelyappealingbecauseitwouldallowthedepartmenttoupgradeitsmusicalinstrumentsandmusictechnologytocompetewithotherpublicandprivateinstitutionsThesepartnershipswillrequiresignificantfinancialinvestmentfromthedepartmentsoitiscriticalthatrelationshipswithdonorsaredevelopedandestablishedearly.Anewbuildingwithnewinstructionalequipmentwillhaveasignificantimpactonthesuccessoftheprogram.Duetonatureoffundraisingforscholarshipsandequipment,thesegoalscannotbetime-bound,rather,theyareongoingactivitiesthatthedepartmentwasfocusonconstantly. TheMusicdepartmentiscommittedtothegrowthanddevelopmentoftheprogram.Thedepartmentunderstandsthatitmustbedynamicandadapttoanindustrythatisactivelyintegratingtechnology.TheintroductionoftheCommercialMusicProgramaddressestheneedtoberesponsivetotheindustry.Thedepartmentisalsoawarethatfour-yearinstitutionsareseekingstudentswithadaptiveanddiverseskillsthatexceedtraditionalmusictraining.Thedepartmentfeelsthatitscoursesanddegreeprogramsreflecttheneedsoftheprofessionalandacademicentertainmentsectors.StudentsfromtheprogramgraduatefromCerritosandareplacedatleadingmusicinstitutionssuchasUSC,UCLA,NYU,ManhattanSchoolofMusic,Biola,andtheneighboringCSUschools.Thefacultyinthemusicdepartmentbelieveinitsmissionandisdedicatedtodeliveringprofessionaltrainingtoallitsstudents.

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Instructional Program Review Approval Form (Appendix C) This form is completed by the IPR committee during the review of each program’s self-study report presentation (Phase 4) Name of the Program ___MUSIC____________________________________ Visitation Date_____02/17/2017________________________________ IPR Committee Liaison____Angie Conley________________________

Evaluation of Compliance with Institutional Requirements Yes No All courses in the program have been reviewed by the Curriculum Committee within the last six year cycle?

Y

Program is in compliance with guidelines established by the Student Learning Outcomes task force?

Y

Institutional Data used is current as of the draft due date? Y Program and Primary Data included information which is less than 2 years old?

Y

Unit plans are current and program goals are consistent with goals established in the program review process?

Y

The self-study report adequately addresses the following components:

Description of Component Yes No Description of the Program Course and program content Y Student demographics Y Human resources Y Instructional Improvement Teaching effectiveness Y Activities to improve student learning Y Course grading Y Course and program completion Y Program outcomes Y Core indicators (if vocational) Y Student feedback Y Institutional data Y Strengths and weaknesses of the program Y Opportunities and threats of the program Y Goals of the program Y

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Curriculum Committee Program Review Checklist (Appendix E) Indicatewhichcourseoutlinesyouhavereviewedinthelastthreeyears?(ReviewALLofyourcourses,includingthosenotcurrentlybeingoffered.)Youcanupdatecontent,texts,objectives,assignments,methodsofinstruction(exceptdistanceeducation),andstudentlearningoutcomeswithoutatriptotheCurriculumCommittee,butupdatedoutlines–evenifjustatextupdate--stillshouldbesenttotheAcademicAffairsOffice.

• ListcoursesthathaveNOTbeenofferedinthelastthreeyears.(Shouldtheybeinactivated?Thisisadepartmentdecision.)

o MUS102–LatinoMusico MUS103–JazzinAmericao MUS104–AmericanPopularMusico MUS129–WoodwindEnsembleo MUS130–BrassEnsembleo MUS131–PercussionEnsembleo MUS132–GuitarEnsembleo MUS139–GospelChoiro MUS140–PopChoiro MUS143–JazzandthePopularSinger

Thesecourseswillnotbedeactivated.Thedepartmentwishestokeepcourseactivesothattheyareabletoofferthemastheprogramgrows.

• Listcourseswithpre-requisites/co-requisites?Haveyoureviewedtherequisitestoassurethattheyarestillnecessaryandthecoursesarebeingoffered.Hint:Lookatthecurrentstudentlearningoutcomesofthosecourses:atleasttwoshouldbeneededtojustifytherequisite.Requisitesoutsideyourdisciplinerequireperiodicstatisticalvalidationtoassurethereisnodisproportionalimpactondemographicgroups.

o MUS113o MUS114o MUS115o MUS117o MUS118o MUS119o MUS121o MUS122o MUS123o MUS144Ao MUS144Bo MUS146Ao MUS146Bo MUS147o MUS148o MUS149o MUS150o MUS151o MUS152o MUS153o MUS180

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o MUS181o MUS280o MUS281o MUS244Ao MUS245A

Thesemusiccoursesareallskillsbased.Inorderforstudentstoprogresstothenextleveltheymustpossestherequiredskillsforthatcourse.Inthecaseofappliedmusiccourses(MUS147-151)studentsmustpassanauditiontotakethecourse.Auditionsarerequiredbyfour-yearinstitutionsanditisimportantthatstudentsintheprogramareproperlypreparedforthoseprograms.

• DoallofyourcourseoutlineslistCURRENTtextsandstudentlearningoutcomes?Notethatwheneveryouupdatecontent,textbooks,studentlearningoutcomesanewoutlineshouldbesenttotheAcademicAffairsOffice;theofficeshouldNEVERhaveanout-of-dateoutline.ThesetypesofchangesdonotrequireCurriculumCommitteeapproval.Allthecommercialmusicandtheorycoursesarenewcourseswrittenin2013-14andthushavecurrenttextsandstudentlearningoutcomes.Theensemblecourseswererevisedin2012-13tomeetAA-Trequirements.Duringthistimetheoutlineswereexamined.Studentlearningoutcomesandtextswereupdated.Thegroupinstructionclassesareusingcurrenteditionsoftextbookslistedinthecourseoutlines.

• Doyouofferanycoursesasdistanceed(hybridoronline)?HavetheybeenapprovedfordistanceeddeliverybytheCurriculumCommittee?Dothecoursesyouhavebeenofferingasdistanceedforsometimestillmatchthedeliverymethodsyououtlinedinyouroriginalproposals?Substantialchangesrequirere-approval.

o MUS100–MusicAppreciationo MUS101–WorldMusico MUS104B-HistoryofRocko MUS105–MusicFundamentals

Thesecoursesareofferedonlineandhavebeenapprovedfordistanceeducationdelivery.

• Listthecurrentdegreesandcertificatesforyourprogram.Havealltherequiredcourses(whetherinyourdisciplineorelsewhere)beenofferedinthelasttwoyears?Haveenoughelectivesbeenofferedinthelasttwoyears?Areanyelectives(whetherinyourdisciplineorelsewhere)NOTbeingofferedanymore?Doesthedegree/certificateneedupdating?NotethateverycourseSHOULDbeattachedtoaneworexistingdegree/certificate,evenifjustasanelective.ThereAREvalidexceptions:checkwiththeCurriculumChair.

o AA-TinMusico AAinGeneralMusico AAinCommercialMusico CertificateofAchievementinCommercialMusic.o TeachingBeginningPianoCertificateofAchievemento TeachingIntermediatePianoVerificationofCompletionAllcoursesrequiredforstudentstocompletethesedegreesarebeingoffered.

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• Elsewhereintheprogramreviewthereshouldbealookatwhethertherearestudentscompletingdegrees/certificates.Ifnooneisearningthem,shouldthedegree/certificatebeupdatedorinactivated?Thisisadepartmentdecision.Studentarecompletingdegreesandcertificatesintheprogram.Thedepartmenthasbeguntomanuallytracktransfersandcompleterswiththehopesofcollectionmoreaccuratedata.TheCertificateinCommercialMusicisanewdegreesoitwillbetwoyearsbeforecompletiondataisavailable.

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Annual Student Learning Outcome (SLO) Assessment Goals (Appendix F)

To complete the table, answer the questions for each academic year since your last six-year Program Review.

Degree and/or Certificate SLO(s)

Academic Year

Number of Degrees and/or Certificates Offered by the Department

Number of Degrees and/or Certificates Assessed by the Department

Number of Degree and/or Certificate SLOs identified by the Department

Total Number of Degree and/or Certificate SLOs Assessed by the Department

2011-12 4 0 0 0

2012-13 4 0 0 0

2013-14 4 0 0 0

2014-15 5 0 0 0

2015-16 5 0 0 0

2016-17 6 2 12 12

Course SLO(s)

Academic Year

Total Number of Courses Offered by the Department

Total Number of Courses Assessed by the Department

Total Number of Course SLOs offered by the Department

Total Number of Course SLOs Assessed by the Department

2011-12 120 1 206 5

2012-13 124 14 206 70

2013-14 133 12 206 60

2014-15 145 18 206 90

2015-16 143 10 206 50

2016-17 143 10 212 50