Program Review Committee
Purpose
The College of the Redwoods’ Program Review Committee (PRC) leads and facilitates authentic assessment as it relates to student success and planning at the institution for all subject and service areas. The committee reviews Annual and Comprehensive Program Reviews that provide the strong foundation upon which College of the Redwoods develops, identifies, states, and documents quality improvement plans and goals including providing the direction of prioritization of funding and support needs as organized under the strategic planning objectives.
The purpose of the Program Review Committee is to review and evaluate annual and comprehensive program review documents for all subject and service areas. PRC finalizes each program review or annual planning document with an executive summary for the Integrated Planning Functional Committees (IPFCs) and for the District.
Membership
| Name | Constituency Group |
| Bob Brown | Instructional Co-Chair |
| Colin Trujillo | Student Services Co-Chair |
| Jonothan Pace | Assessment Chair and Faculty, Mathematics |
| Anibal Florez | Faculty, Automotive Technology |
| Valerie Elder | Faculty, Forestry & Natural Resources |
| Ross O'Dell | Faculty, English |
| Kelly Carbone | Faculty, Del Norte |
| Vacant | Student Representative |
| Amy Moffat | Institutional Research |
| Mike Haley | Faculty, Mathematics |
| Misty Knight | Appointed by Management Council |
| Tory Eagles | Appointed by Management Council |
| Kyle Shamp | Faculty, Welding |
| Schuyler Kirsch (Sky) | Institutional Research |
Committee Membership Terms of Service
The PRC is a representative group that makes recommendations about the content of Annual and Comprehensive program review documents as well as disseminates data to the various integrated planning committees. The PRC includes a cross sectional representation of employee groups as well as student representation (if identified).
Typical Tasks
The PRC is responsible for the following:
- The sequence, notification and evaluation of Comprehensive and Annual program review documents
- The format for program reviews, to include an evaluation of (1) program/unit goals and purpose, (2) program description, (3) program effectiveness, (4) recommendations and planning for program improvement, (5) course/discipline/program PLOs/SLOs and assessment, (6) student achievement data, and (7) actions taken since last program review
- The identification and provision of appropriate institutional research data and support for the programs and units being reviewed
- The calendar of program review activities
- Forwarding of program review subcommittee summaries and executive summaries; and
- Forwarding appropriate requests submitted thru program review to the Integrated Planning Functional Committee’s
- Providing feedback to the Assessment Committee related to the assessment information provided in program reviews
- In support of AP 4021, PRC will forward at risk instructional programs, to provide feedback to CIO and academic Senate on program revitalization and discontinuance.
- PRC will forward to appropriate VP any service area programs identified with identified performance concerns.