SAUT Action Project: To improve the perception of the Concurrent Credit Program and assure quality by developing a process to transition students in high school concurrent programs to SAU Tech, developing a process to document quality control, and developing a process to improve communication among all stakeholders.
Indicator 1: Develop a recruiting plan that defines how we recruit and who is responsible for recruiting; initiate an early notification of dual scholarship awards; develop a student placement and assessment process; increase involvement of faculty/staff with students in the program; and develop career clusters and pathways for students.
Indicator 2: Interact college faculty with high school faculty concerning syllabi, course outcome measures, and assessment processes; implement course prerequisites in high schools if college general education courses require prerequisites; initiate a teacher training process whereby high school faculty are paired with college faculty for sharing course information and teaching methods in addition to high school faculty participating in college-sponsored workshops; and validate that high school course frameworks align with SAU Tech course outcomes to improve ownership of SAU Tech courses taught at the high school.
Indicator 3: Identify all external and internal stakeholders; establish a Concurrent Credit Program Steering Committee, representative of all stakeholders, that is responsible for concurrent credit initiatives; and develop a process to communicate concurrent credit activities to all stakeholders using an effective marketing strategy.
Status: Current; the planned project kickoff date is October 1, 2007 with a target project completion date of October 1, 2008.
AQIP Category: Planning for Continuous Improvement
SAUT Action Project:To define strategic planning as it relates to SAU Tech and to work with an outside consultant to create a comprehensive strategic plan for the operation and management of the college.
Indicator 1: Focus on the operation and management of the college's resources and services.
Indicator 2: Increase awareness of college's operations to all organizational areas.
Indicator 3: Increase awareness of the importance of the college's planning and budget processes.
Indicator 4: Develop a consistent, flexible strategic plan to be used throughout the college.
Status: Current; the planned project kickoff date is October 1, 2007 with a target project completion date of July 1, 2008.
AQIP Category: Leading and Communicating
SAUT Action Project: To improve communication through shared decision-making by investigating the current decision-making processesand structures, determining the actual or perceived problems that exist in the current process, developing and implementing a shared decision-making improvement plan including improvements to the communication system, and following up and determining if the processes have been successfully implemented or need further revision.
Indicator 1: Decrease in employee turnover rate
Indicator 2: Better use of resources
Indicator 3: Improved morale
Indicator 4: Increased involvement in decision making
Status: Current; the planned project kickoff date is October 1, 2007 with a target project completion date of September 30, 2008.
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