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The Mountain View CollegeQuality Enhancement Project
What if . . .
The Mountain View CollegeQuality Enhancement Project
What if you could really make a major difference in the lives of Mountain View College students . . . of all Mountain View College students yet to come?
The Mountain View CollegeQuality Enhancement Project
What if – perhaps just once in your career – you could do something for the college community• not even yet thought of?
The Mountain View CollegeQuality Enhancement Project
What if – perhaps just once in your career – you could do something for the college community• and the students liked it!
The Mountain View CollegeQuality Enhancement Project
What if – perhaps just once in your career – you could do something for the college community• and the support staff liked it!
The Mountain View CollegeQuality Enhancement Project
What if – perhaps just once in your career – you could do something for the college community• and the administration liked it!
The Mountain View CollegeQuality Enhancement Project
And what if you had the support of all your colleagues?In fact, the administration even had to pay for it?
The Mountain View CollegeQuality Enhancement Project
The Charge:On the basis of a college-wide exploration, each college will select, implement, and institutionalize a project that will enhance student learning.
The Mountain View CollegeQuality Enhancement Project
The Charge:The QEP must– include broad based involvement – be tied to student learning– address a college need– be sustainable– include a plan for assessment
QEP Timeline• Must be submitted 4-6 weeks in
advance of onsite review• MVC to submit in August 2012
QEP Information• 100 pages with 75 page narrative• Four major phases– Topic Selection– Research – Organization/Implementation– Assessment
QEP Calendar Spring 2010
• Selecting the topic• Needs Assessments – Subcommittees• Faculty• Students• Staff• Core Curriculum/General Education• Institutional Effectiveness Data• Examination of successful QEPs
QEP Calendar
• Selecting the topic• Three Phases– Faculty and Students (Spring)– Common instrument for all MVC
constituents (Spring/Summer)– Narrowed topic (Fall)
QEP Calendar Fall 2010
• Finalize Topic– Receive feedback about narrowed
topics– Select Topic/Project– Creation of SLOs– Literature Review– Promotional Campaign– Identify QEP Evaluator
QEP Calendar Spring/Summer 2011
• Organization/Implementation– Identify actions needed• Faculty professional development• Examination of current policies• Personnel recommendations• Budget discussions
– Detailed timeline
QEP Calendar Fall 2011
• Internal Assessment– Begin composing sections– Evaluator recommendations– Adjustments
QEP Calendar Spring 2012
• Completing the QEP– Final QEP to be reviewed by:• SACS Leadership Team• Other committees based upon QEP
committee and/or college recommendations (i.e. SLO Taskforce, CCAGE, etc.)
Successful QEPs• Florida A&M---Critical Thinking• Laredo CC---Reading• Motlow State CC--International
Education• Southside Virginia CC—Online
Instruction
Recap
• August 2012• Topics must be:– sustainable– tied to student learning– Show broad based involvement
• SACS visit may include QEP based interviews
• SACS will evaluate plan after five years
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