010014-KSUs-Quality-Enhancement-Plan-Part-2.pdf — PaddleOCR-VL (Baidu)

report, support has been provided in some areas such as the hiring of a full-time Director of Advising, strengthening of the Academic Center for Excellence, and the hiring of full-time developmental education faculty. The QEP is designed to address these shortcomings.

The Developmental Education Committee made several specific recommendations to address weakness in current practice and to improve developmental education at KSU. (Link to Report of the Developmental Education Committee 12-11-06.pdf) These included

Create a Developmental Education administrative position with primary responsibility for coordination of developmental courses and services with the (1) chairpersons of Math and Sciences and Literature, Languages and Philosophy and (2) the Coordinator of the Composition Program to ensure that students in developmental classes learn what they need for gateway courses. The administrator would also serve as Director of the Summer Bridge Program.
Hold regular meetings of all those involved in the delivery of developmental courses and services.
Have the Developmental Education Committee serve as advisors to the Developmental Education administrator.
Integrate developmental courses with academic support services.
Work closely with the Director of the First Year Experience Program to provide intrusive counseling services to students in the Bridge Program and during the regular semesters.
Hire a team of full-time faculty with training, expertise, or experience in developmental instruction specifically to teach developmental courses and to house them, as appropriate, in either the Division of Literature, Languages, and Philosophy, or the Division of Mathematics and Sciences to foster a sense of “belonging,” reduce the disconnect between developmental classes and gateway core classes, and foster coordination between those areas.
Develop and articulate a mission statement and common goals for the developmental program.
Track and assess systematically the performance of students in developmental courses and in post-developmental classes.
Increase the staffing of the Academic Center for Excellence to a level that can adequately serve the needs of the student body and continue to assess the need for tutoring and special services to students to help them learn more effectively.