The Mountain View College Quality Enhancement Project What if

The Mountain View CollegeQuality Enhancement Project

What if . . .


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?


What if – perhaps just once in your career – you could do something for the college community• not even yet thought of?


What if – perhaps just once in your career – you could do something for the college community• and the students liked it!


What if – perhaps just once in your career – you could do something for the college community• and the support staff liked it!


What if – perhaps just once in your career – you could do something for the college community• and the administration liked it!


And what if you had the support of all your colleagues?In fact, the administration even had to pay for it?


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 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

Documents

The Mountain View College Quality Enhancement Project What if