Assessment Committee

Minutes of March 4, 2005

Board Room

 

  1. Call to Order: Ursula called the meeting to order at 11:20 am. A lunch break was taken 12:00 noon and the meeting was reconvened at 1:00 pm.

 

  1. Prayer: Stephanie Charging Eagle

 

  1. Roll Call of Members Present: P = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent

 

_P_ Shannon Amiotte                     _P_ Joan Nelson

_P_Stephanie Charging Eagle         _E_ Shauna Pourier

_P_Jim Dudek                                _E_ Janet Red Feather

_P_Ursula Gaertner                        _E_ Bill Swanson

_P_Gerry Geraud                           _E_ Irvine Twin

_P_Marilyn Kockrow                     _P_ Verine White

_E_Geraldine Little Whiteman         _A_ Karen White Butterfly

 

Note(s): The following members were excused from today’s meeting: Geraldine Little Whiteman, Shauna Pourier, Janet Red Feather, Bill Swanson, and Irvine Twin. On this date and on the dates of the last two committee meetings, Irvine has been in charge of managing the Pejuta Haka College Center.

 

  1. Reading of Minutes of February 11, 2005: Minutes were reviewed. Motion to accept made by Stephanie, Seconded by Marilyn and Unanimously Passed

 

  1. Officers’ Reports (Ursula, Marilyn, Shannon):
    1. Ursula’s report noted below
    2. The Nov 2004, Dec 2004 and Jan 2005 meeting minutes have been filed. In addition, January 2005 minutes were submitted to be posted on the OLC website. (Shannon)
    3. No report from Marilyn

 

  1. Ursula: PWO (2-18-05) Report: Course curriculum development policy was passed. The only question that arose was around the wording “major shifts” which was changed to “shifts”.

 

  1. Need for New Committee Members / Officers: Devona was asked to appoint a district staff member and student on 2-15-05. No additional requests.

 

  1. Sub-Committee Reports:
    1. OLC Assessment Policy (77-000) and Institutional Assessment Calendar (Jim, Gerry, Ursula) – still tabled
    2. Flow Chart Development from Assessment to Planning to Budgeting to Ensure Improvements – Not yet assigned

 

  1. New Business / New Agenda Items:
    1. Revised Policy 70-200 Course Curriculum Development Process – See Ursula’s report re. PWO action above. It was suggested that each Department post sample syllabi and have an assessment link which lists the learning or terminal program objectives and specifies how each will be met. For examples see the Human Services Department website. Outside of the college, you may wish to visit Sinte Gleska’s website.
    2. Spring placement tests results (Gerry)
    3. HLC Progress Report Draft Discussion (Gerry and Ursula)
    4. Assessment Report (Gerry) – Comments are welcomed. Gerry will send another copy to committee members.
    5. CAP Test – Gerry asked the committee to review the test to ensure fairness for OLC students. This includes a review for language biases including language that suggests negative stereotypes and/or language that would be unfamiliar or have a different meaning because of cultural influence or context. Another part of the review includes judgments regarding reading level, content, and item difficulty appropriateness. Should/would students at the sophomore level who have completed the core curriculum be able to answer these items? Should/would students preparing to begin the program be able to answer these items? There are some differences noted between BS/BA, AA and ASS Core Requirements. For the purposes of this review, the committee will consider the Core Competencies that are required to pursue any of the degree programs offered at OLC. The committee will review for bias first, then consider the reading/content appropriateness. Review of the assessments led to indepth discussions regarding course expectations and rigor and student abilities. The team found that while a few biases are evident, they should not detract from OLC students’ abilities to perform and would not negatively impact their overall performance. Gerry, will however, address these issues (in particular items related to diabetes and alcoholism) with the testing company. In addition, the assessments will provide information regarding our students’ general academic preparation.

 

  1. Announcements:
    1. None

 

  1. Adjournment: At 2:30 a motion was made by Marilyn to adjourn; it was seconded by Stephanie and unanimously passed.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Shannon Amiotte

Recorder

 

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