SUMMARY ACTION PLAN FOR 2008-2009 PILOT PROJECT OF THE KSU QEP "ACADEMICS WITH ATTITUDE: BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS"
| Action | Goal | Responsible Party | Beginning Date | Completion Date |
| Develop QEP Pilot Concept | Approval of Pilot | QEP Committee | April, 2008 | May 13, 2008 |
| Assignment of coordinator; Create Pilot Implementation Committee | Governing structure for Pilot | QEP Committee / Office of Provost | May, 2008 | May 15, 2008 |
| Select faculty and academic support personnel; define responsibilities of personnel; describe student cohort criteria | Designed Outline for Pilot Project | Pilot coordinator Office of the Provost | June 2, 2008 | June 15, 2008 |
| Develop Budget | Identification of Financial Resources | QEP Committee / Pilot coordinator | May, 2008 | May 31, 2008 |
| Identify and hire administrative assistant | Secretarial help | Pilot coordinator | June 2-5, 2008 | June 5, 2008 |
| Create program description for students and parents and letter of application ("acceptance packet") | Promotion of QEP Pilot | Pilot coordinator | June, 2008 | June 30, 2008July 1, 2008 |
| Acceptance postcard returned | | | | |
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| Pre-orientation work: Define integrated curriculum; develop e-portfolio guidelines; develop syllabi; train faculty | Developed course content | Pilot coordinator and assigned faculty | June 2 – July 7, 2008\nJune 16 – July 18 | July 31, 2008 |
| Train professional staff: ACE, Residence Life, FYE, Health\nTrain students: SIs, RAs, Tutors | Prepared staff | Pilot coordinator, Director of ACE | July, 2008 | August 6-8, 2008 |
| Pre-Registration / Summer Orientation work:\nIdentify QEP cohorts and control group cohort; residence hall placement of QEP cohorts | Establish student cohorts | Pilot coordinator in collaboration with Registrar and Office of Residence Life | July 7, 2008 (1st group)\nJuly 21, 2008 (2nd group) | July, 2008 |
| CSI given; CSI referrals\nTeam assignments completed | Complete first round of CSI | UNV 101 instructors\nPilot coordinator | Orientation Week, August 10-17, 2008 | August 18, 2008 |
| Classes Begin | NA | NA | August 17, 2008 | NA |
| Academic team meeting; intervention | Address and resolve student problems | Academic team members; appropriate support personnel | September 9, 2008 | September 12, 2008 |
| Midterm Exams | NA | Faculty | October 6, 2008 | October 10, 2008 |
| Academic team meetings; assessment of midterm grades of QEP students | Identification of student academic problems | Academic team members | October 13, 2008 | October 17, 2008 |
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| Interventions | Address and resolve student academic problems | Academic team members; appropriate support personnel | October 13, 2008 | October 31, 2008 |
| Pre-registration | NA | Academic advisor (UNV 101 instructor) | November 3, 2008 | November 28, 2008 |
| E-portfolio assessment | Integrated learning | UNV 101 instructor; academic team | November, 2008 | End of November, 2008 |
| Final Exam Week CSI given | Comparison with 1st CSI assessment | UNV 101 instructors | December 6, 2008 | December 12, 2008 |
| Post-Final Assessments | Measuring Pilot Success | Academic team members | December 15, 2008 | December 16, 2008 |
| Individual students | Measuring student success | Pilot coordinator and QEP Committee | December 17, 2008 | December 17, 2008 |
| Program | Make recommendations for improvements | Pilot coordinator, QEP Committee, and Registrar | January 7, 2009 | January 8, 2009 |
| Confirmation of student course placement | Proper placement of students in second semester classes | Pilot coordinator | January 8, 2009 | January 8, 2009 |
| QEP Reorientation (all students) | Maintain positive student attitudes | Pilot coordinator | January 12, 2009 | NA |
| Classes Begin | NA | NA | February 2, 2009 | February 9, 2009 |
| Academic team meeting; interventions | Address and resolve student problems | Academic team members; appropriate support personnel | February 28, 2009 | March 6, 2009 |
| Midterm Exams | NA | Faculty | March 17, 2009 | March 22, 2009 |
| Academic team meeting; assessment of midterm grades of QEP students | Identification of student academic problems | Academic team members | March 17, 2009 | March 22, 2009 |
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| Interventions | Address and resolve student academic problems | Academic team members; appropriate support personnel | March 17, 2009 | April 6, 2009 |
| Pre-registration | NA | Academic advisor (UNV 101 instructor) | April 6, 2009 | May 1, 2009 |
| CAAP exam | Establish baseline scores for QEP and control student cohorts for Educational Goals 4-5 | Collaboration between Pilot coordinator, Director of IR and Director of PTC | April 25, 2009 | May 1, 2009 |
| Final Exams | | Faculty | May 2, 2009 | May 8, 2009 |
| Post-Final Assessments | Measuring Pilot Success | Academic team members | May 11, 2009 | May 13, 2009 |
| Individual students | Measuring student success | Pilot coordinator and QEP Committee | May 14, 2009 | May 14, 2009 |
| Program | Make recommendations for improvements | Director of QEP, Implementation Committee, and Registrar | Orientation Week, August, 2009 | End of Orientation
Week, August, 2009 |
| Confirmation of student course placement | Proper placement of students in next academic term classes | Director of QEP, Implementation Committee, and Registrar | Orientation Week, August, 2009 | End of Orientation
Week, August, 2009 |
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SUMMARY OF THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR THE KSU QEP "ACADEMICS WITH ATTITUDE: BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR STUDENT SUCCESS"
| Assessment Measure / Data Source | Direct (D) or Indirect (I) Measure | Cycle | Administered by | Evaluator(s) | Responsible for Actions Taken | Educational Goal & Learning Outcome |
| CSI / student auto-biographies | D, I | Twice in semester: orientation week, end of semester | AWA 101 instructor | Faculty Team | AWA 101 instructor; referred support unit | G 1: 1.1B,1.1C |
| AWA Project assessment at end of semester | AWA Project assessment by Implementation Committee | QEP Director and Implementation Committee |
| CAAP | D | Yearly End of freshman year; repeated end of sophomore year | QEP Director coordinated with Placement and Testing Center | QEP Director and Implementation Committee | QEP Director and Implementation Committee | G 2: 2.1A, 2.1B, 2.1CG 3: 3.1A, 3.1B, 3.1C, 3.1D |
| NSSE | I | Yearly End of freshman year | Institutional Research (IR) and PTC | Director IR, QEP Director, and Implementation Committee | QEP Director and Implementation Committee | G 1: 1.1A, 1.2B |
| | | | Faculty Team | Faculty Team | G 1: 1.1CG 2: 1.1C |
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| | | | AWA Project assessment by Implementation Committee | QEP Director and Implementation Committee | |
| Attendance (class, support services) | D | Semester | Course faculty, Staff of support service | Course faculty | Course faculty | G 1: 1.2A, 1.2B, 1.2D, 1.3A, 1.3B |
| AWA Project assessment by Implementation Committee | QEP Director and Implementation Committee |
| Assignment submissions | D | Semester | Course faculty | Course faculty | Course faculty | G 1: 1.2C |
| AWA Project assessment by Implementation Committee | QEP Director and Implementation Committee |
| Course Evaluations | I | Semester | Placement and Testing Center | QEP Director and Implementation Committee | QEP Director and Implementation Committee | G 1: 1.1A, 1.2A |
| Support unit surveys | I | Semester | Director, support unit | Director, Support unit | Director, Support unit | G 1: 1.2D, 1.3A, 1.3B |
| AWA Project assessment by Implementation Committee | |
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| Exit examsENG, MAT | D | Semester | Department | Departmental faculty teams | QEP Director, Implementation Committee, and dept. chair | G 2: 2.1A, 2.1B, 2.1CG 3: 3.1A, 3.1B, 3.1C, 3.1D |
| AWA Project assessment by Implementation Committee |
| Reading surveys/indices | D | Semester | Developmental English faculty | Developmental English faculty | QEP Director, Implementation Committee, and Director of Dev. Education | G 2: 2.1A |
| AWA Project assessment by Implementation Committee |
| Liberal Studies Core Committee Learning Outcomes Assessment | D | Yearly End of academic year | Liberal Studies Core Committee (LSCC) | Evaluation Team from LSCC | QEP Director, Implementation Committee, and Director of LSCC | G 3: 3.1A, 3.1B, 3.1C |
| Student Grades | I | Midterm and end of semester | Registrar | QEP Director and Implementation Committee | QEP Director and Implementation Committee | G 2: 2.1A, 2.1B, 2.1CG 3: 3.1A, 3.1B, 3.1C, 3.1D |
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| Retention, freshman through sophomore year | I | Yearly | Office of Enrollment Management (OEM) | OEM and QEP Director and Implementation Committee | QEP Director and Implementation Committee and VP Enrollment Management | G 1: 1.2D, 1.3A, 1.3B
G 2: 2.1A, 2.1B, 2.1C
G 3: 3.1A, 3.1B, 3.1C, 3.1D |
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| QEP PILOT PROJECT BUDGET
Summer 2009 |
| SUMMARY COSTS |
| PROGRAM COST | $ 345,364 |
| PER PARTICIPANT COST (120 Students): | $ 2,878 |
| PERSONNEL |
| POSITION | Number
of
Person(s) | Pay Rate
Per Month | % of
Time
on
Project | Term of
Employ-
ment | 28%
Benefits | Salaries |
| Program
Coordinator | 1 | 12 weeks @
$1,000w
6/1/09 – 8/15/09;
05/16/10 - 5/31/10 | 100% | 3 months | NA | $ 12,000 |
| UNV 101
Faculty | 4 | 2 classes each
during summer
term | 100% | 7 week
summer
term | | $ 14,400 |
| ENG 088, 089
Faculty | 8 | 2 classes each
during summer
term | 100% | 7 week
summer
term | $14245 | $50,872 |
| Living/Learning
Coordinator
(temp) | 1 | 20 hrs./week, for
7 weeks (stipend) | | 7 weeks | NA | $ 3,500 |
| Resident
Assistants | 3 | Room
($840) and $100/
month stipend. | | 8 weeks | NA | $ 3,720 |
| Tutorial
Supervisor
(temp) | 1 | 5 hrs./day, 4
days/week @
$25/hour | | 8 weeks | NA | $ 4,000 |
| Part-time
(temp)
Instructional
Counselors | 4 | 5 hrs./day, 4
days/week @
$25/hour, 7
weeks | 100% | 8 weeks | NA | $ 14,000 |
| Tutors | 8 | $8.00/hr, 20/hrs.
week, 7 weeks | | 8 weeks | NA | $ 8,960 |
| Student Life
Evening
Programmer | 1 | 2 hrs./week, for 7
weeks (stipend) | | 7 weeks | NA | $ 350 |
| SUB-TOTALS | | $111,802 |
| TOTAL PERSONNEL | $126,047 |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
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| TOTAL SUPPLIES | 2,000.00 |
| SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS |
| social and cultural enrichment activities such as the KSU Farm and Louisville Museum of Science or Speed Art Museum. Suggested dates: 6/27/09 and 7/18/09. | | |
| KSU Farm Day Transportation: | | |
| KSU Bus @ 1.50/mile for 40 miles (47 passenger bus) 60 $ \times $ 3 busses = 180 | 180.00 | |
| 3 Drivers @ 15.00 hr. for 8 hours (120 $ \times $ 3 = 360) | 360.00 | |
| Lunch: | 1,260.00 | |
| 126 @ 10.00 (Chaperons included) | | |
| DJ | 500.00 | |
| SUBTOTAL | 2,300.00 |
| Louisville Trip Transportation | | |
| KSU Bus @ 1.50/mile for 104 miles (47 passenger bus) 156 $ \times $ 3 busses = 468 | 468.00 | |
| 3 Drivers @ 15.00 hr. for 8 hours (120 $ \times $ 3 = 360) | 360.00 | |
| Lunch: | 1,260.00 | |
| 126 @ 10.00 (Chaperons included) | | |
| Admission to cultural events: | 2,520.00 | 4,608.00 |
| 126 @ 20.00 = 2,520.00 | | |
| TOTAL for Student Travel | 6,908 |
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| QEP PROJECT BUDGET\nAcademic Year 2009 - 2010 |
| SUMMARY COSTS |
| PROGRAM COST | $ 164,182 |
| PER PARTICIPANT COST (120 Students): | $ 1,368 |
| PERSONNEL |
| POSITION | Number of Person(s) | Pay Rate Per Month | % of Time on QEP | Number of Months Employed | 28% Benefits | Salaries |
| Faculty for MAT 095/097 | 6 | Paid through existing University funds | 100% | 9 | | |
| ENG 103 |
| ENG 099 |
| Living/Learning Coordinator | 1 | 20 hrs./week, for 32 weeks $25/hr. | 100% | 8 | NA | $16,000 |
| Resident Assistants | 3 | Fall 09 and spring 10 semesters (includes room and $100 m. stipend. | | 8 | | $ 9,702 |
| $ 2,400 |
| Full-time 9mth. Instructional Counselors | 2 (1 math 1 English) | 37.5 hours/week $30,500/year ea. | | 9 | $17,080 | $61,000 |
| Tutors | 8 for fall and spring | $8.00/hr 32 weeks | 20/hrs. wk | 8 | | $40,960 |
| SUB-TOTALS | $17,080 | $130,062 |
| TOTAL PERSONNEL | $147,142 |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | ITEMIZED COST | |
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| QEP PROJECT BUDGET
Academic Year 2009 - 2014 |
| SUMMARY COSTS |
| PROGRAM COST | $ 315,324 |
| PER PARTICIPANT COST (240 Students): | $ 1,317 |
| PERSONNEL |
| POSITION | Number of Person(s) | Pay Rate Per Month | % of Time on QEP | Number of Months Employed | 28% Benefits | Salaries |
| Faculty for MAT 095/097
ENG 103
ENG 099 | 12 | Paid through University funds | 100% | 9 | | |
| Living/Learning
Coordinator | 1 | 20 hrs./week, for 32 weeks $25/hr. | 100% | 8 | NA | $16,000 |
| Resident
Assistants | 6 | Fall and spring semesters (includes room and $100/ mo. stipend. | | 8 | | $ 19,404
$ 4,800 |
| Full-time 9mth. Instructional Counselors | 4 (2 math
2 English) | 37.5 hours/week $30,500/year ea. | | 9 | $34,160 | $122,000 |
| Tutors | 16 for fall and spring | $8.00/hr
32 weeks | 20/hrs. wk | 8 | | $81,920 |
| SUB-TOTALS | $34,160 | $244,124 |
| TOTAL PERSONNEL | $278,284 |
| PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | ITEMIZED COST | |
| Curriculum Development Workshop
Fall Institute Speaker
Spring Institute Speaker | | $1,000
$1,000 |
| Curriculum Development Workshop
Stipends for 15 participants @ $100 each
Lunch for 15 participants @$12.00 each | | $ 1,500
$ 180 |
| Faculty/Staff Program Personnel Orientation
(Lunch for 30 @ $12.00 each) | | $ 360 |
| Other Professional Development Workshops and Conferences | | $33,000 |
| TOTAL | | $ 37,040 |
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QEP REPORT 02-02-2009 Kentucky State University
