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SPA CoordinatorsSeptember 9, 2008

• Welcome!
• Presenter
• Margie Crutchfield
• Associate Vice President, Program Review
• margie_at_ncate.org
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Session Agenda

• Linking in PRS
• Your ideas for making sure reviewers know about
  linking
• A collective gasp at the number of reports in the
  system for the fall
• The data rule for Fall 08
• Timelines for Fall 08
• Preview of the issues coming up to the SASB in
  October

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• Orienting you to todays
• web-conference format

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ICON REVIEW

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Linking

• Programs in the same discipline (English,
  Elementary, etc.) that are at different levels
  (for example, undergraduate and
  post-baccalaureate) or different in other
  waysbut that have identical assessments.
• If the assessments are not identical then
  individual program reports must be submitted for
  each program.
• In order to ensure that each program receives an
  individual decision, it is necessary for a shell
  (or template) to be created for each program in
  PRS.
• Compilers enter all information and text for
  these programs just one time into the first
  shell. The system will then automatically copy
  the information into the other program report
  forms.

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Implications for Reviewers

• Reviewers do the same thing
• Input response into first shell for recognition
  report.
• When they submit the report, the system
  automatically copies all text into each of the
  other recognition reports linked together
• Reviewer then can go in and change level and
  submit report

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• Lets see how this works in PRS

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Informing Reviewers about Linking

• Web Seminars
• Mini Video
• Brief hard copy explanation e-mailed to all
  reviewers
• Any other ideas?

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Number of program reports this semester is a new
record
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Data Rule for Fall 08

• Expect two years of data
• One year of data amount of data expected to be
  gathered in one year
• So, if an assessment is offered in a course that
  is only offered once a year, then one year of
  data one semester of data
• A brand new program must have one year of data
• What do you think about..

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TIMELINESUMMARY
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Our deadline to post recognition reports to
institutions

• 02/01/09

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Robin is piloting a new strategy this semester

• Working with her SPA Coordinators to
• Make all reviewer assignments by 10/1 (two weeks
  early)
• Will ask all reviewers to scan/read report within
  first week
• If there are major documentation problems
  (criteria are being written) reviewer will notify
  Robin
• Robin will contact program and give them 5 days
  to make changes
• Reviewers will then have the same 4 weeks to
  complete reviews

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Issues being addressed by SASB this Fall

• Report from SASB Task Force on SPA Standards
• Based on feedback from SPAs and others
• Information only, recommendations should be
  finalized in spring
• Middle School Issue
• Endorsement/Add-on issue
• Consideration of potential future streamlining
  initiatives
• MATs, programs with very small enrollments, use
  of AIMS

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Update on other issues

• Board of Program Reviewers letter will go out
  within next two weeks
• Evaluation system has been added to PRSbeginning
  with survey for report compilers

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One more thing..

• Reviewers, auditors, and SPA Coordinators can now
  post a picture of themselves in AIMS
• From AIMS home menu, click on
• Update My Profile
• Change my picture
• Picture will appear in Team information

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NCATE Contact Info
Margie Crutchfield Associate Vice President
Program Review margie_at_ncate.org Robin
Marion Accreditation Associate Program
Review robin_at_ncate.org Sabata Morris Accreditatio
n Associate Program Review Sabata_at_ncate.org

• Monique Thomason
• Accreditation Assistant, Program Review
• monique_at_ncate.org

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