personalize the college experience for first-year students in need of extensive developmental coursework, personal growth and development, and acclimation to the academic environment. Adequate and qualified staffing is essential to this enterprise. Therefore, the majority of the funds are designated for faculty, staff, and student personnel. Each activity supported by the budget has been carefully considered in terms of cost. The pilot coordinator's salary complements a 9-month faculty position, and responsibilities would run through May 31, 2009. The administrative assistant will provide support throughout the year for the 2008-2009 pilot project. The resident assistants will support both academic and personal development of participants. Supplemental Instructors and part-time Instructional Counselors will be assigned to Math 095, English 089, and English 088. The larger 2009-2010 pilot begins in the summer of 2009.

The Budget is Adequate to Support the Project: This QEP pilots are intentionally designed to promote holistic student development while relating all activities and services to classroom performance. Professional development and training for CSI assessment and the SI program are essential to best practices. The SAGE electronic early warning system will direct students to appropriate support services; Advisor Trac will document students' participation in advising/counseling services; Survey Trac will gauge students' perceptions of their academic progress and associated services. Each of these software applications works in conjunction with Tutor Trac, already in use in the Academic Center for Excellence. All activities have been considered in terms of the budget's ability to implement the objectives. Salaries, travel, supplies, and all other budgeted items are calculated at a cost that can adequately and effectively achieve each objective of the QEP pilot. (The Director's salary is provided through other University funding sources.) The roles of personnel, coordination of activities, and implementation schedule were described in Sections VI-VII of this report. A detailed breakdown of estimated costs for the 2009 summer pilot can be found in Appendices VI ("Pilot Project Budget, Summer 2009") and VII ("QEP Project Budget, Academic Year 2009-2010"). The pilot budgets breakdown as follows:

QEP Pilot Budget (AY 2008-09)

QEP Summer Pilot Budget (Summer 2009)

Personnel $126,047

Professional Development $2,975

Office Supplies $2,000

Social & Cultural Events $6,908

Other (CSI forms, books, room, board) $207,434

Total $345,364

Cost per student

(120 students) $2,878

QEP Estimated Budget (2009-2014)

Beginning in the summer of 2010, the AWA project reaches its maximum number of new freshman students at 240 each year. A detailed breakdown of estimated cost can

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