Assessment Committee Meeting Minutes
February 2, 2010

Members Present:  Barbara Coleman, Janet Fisher, Jeramie Rick, John Black, and Trish Hayden, chairman

Members Absent:  Tom Phillips, Janice Ramsey and Greg Goode.

Minutes:    The minutes of the December 16, 2009 meeting were approved electronically and have been posted on the SATC website.

http://www.salinatech.edu/faculty_and_staff/assessment/assessment_committee.shtml

NOCTI/WorkKeys scheduling

Trish Hayden sent an email to all instructors seeking comments on NOCTI and WorkKeys scheduling.  There were no responses.   There was discussion of schedules and there was a general consensus that testing should be delayed until after the AdvancEd site visit.  The site visit is scheduled for the first week in April.   Ms. Hayden will determine whether NOCTI tests can be submitted at different times for scoring and will report further.   

No decision was made on the use of NOCTI pilot program.   Mrs. Hayden will investigate the difference between the pilot program and current assessments and report to the committee.

The CAD section of NOCTI includes questions about manual drawing.  Although boardwork is not covered in the regular CAD program, Mr. Mukerjee will review the subject with CAD students prior to the assessment.

Assessment Reports

The committee discussed having preliminary assessment reports for the AdvancEd site visit in April.  John Black and Janet Fisher volunteered to provide partial data for that purpose.

John Black moved that assessment plan reports be completed and submitted by May 1, 2010.  The motion was seconded by Janet Fisher.   Following discussion, it was agreed that reports will necessarily involve department competencies and, in some cases, final examinations.  The motion was withdrawn.

During the discussion, the question was asked, to whom reports should be addressed.   The committee reviewed its previous records and determined that reports should be made to the Assessment Committee. 

Business Conducted

Barbara Coleman moved that all first semester competency profiles should be completed and reported to Trish Hayden by March 1, 2010.  The motion was seconded by John Black and APPROVED.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:35 am.  The next meeting will be subject to call by the chairman.

John Black, Secretary