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Example Planning Documents

These examples are provided as reference for the Program Review Process


A-State Internal Timeline Worksheet 

Program Name: _____________________________

Name of Self-Study Chair: ____________________

Date Submitted: _____________________________

Timeline Action

Important Dates

One-year prior to assigned site-visit year: Establish approximate date for site visit

Approximate site visit date is: 

150 days prior to site visit: submit consultant recommendations to Provost

Submit consultant recommendation form to Provost Office by:

120 days prior to site visit: secure consultants

Secure consultants by:

 

60 days prior to site visit: send self-study draft to Office of Academic Affairs, Dean, and Department Chair

Draft of self-study report to Office of Academic Affairs by:

 

30 days prior to site visit: send self-study to consultants

Send final draft to consultants by:

14 days prior to site visit: establish site visit itinerary

Send itinerary to site consultant by:

 

30 days after site visit: receive consultants’ report

Consultants’ report received on:

 

Within 30 days of receiving consultants’ report: develop implementation plan with Academic Affairs, Dean, Chair, and faculty, and write institutional response (Required by ADHE)

Response to consultants’ report due on

Regardless of site visit date, all above steps completed

All steps completed by April 15 of the assigned academic year:  20____

Deliver self-study report, reviewers report, and implementation plan/institutional response to ADHE within six weeks of process completion

June 1 of the assigned academic year:  20_____

One year after implementation: follow-up report on progress

Spring 20XX: Progress report due May 15, 20______

If needed, three years after implementation: follow-up report on progress

Spring 20XX: Progress report due May 15, 20______

If needed, five years after implementation: follow-up report on progress

Spring 20XX: Progress report due May 15, 20_______

A-State Internal Timeline Worksheet (DOCX)


Data Request Form

Used to request institutional data for the self-study report. Includes metrics like enrollment, graduation rates, retention, course rotations, and survey data.

Data Request Form (DOCX)


Program Consultants Recommendation Form

Departments must submit their consultant recommendations to the Office of Academic Affairs 150 days prior to the anticipated site visit. The submission should include:

Each of the recommendations must include the following:

Name

 

Position

 

Institution

 

Department

 

Department Program

 

Office Phone

 

Cell Phone (if available)

 

Email

 

Rationale for Selection

Please discuss the following items:

  • Consultant’s professional experience
  • How the consultant’s institutional mission is comparable to A-State
  • Why the consultant’s program is of interest in developing/modeling A-State’s program/s and how this interest aligns with A-State’s program under review
  • Comparable size of consultant’s program/department
  • Reasons why this program is aspirational for A-State

 

Program Consultants Recommendation Form (DOCX)


Program Review Site Visit Schedule/Agenda

Face-to-Face

Date of Visit

Reviewer Name:

Cell Phone:

Email:

Hotel:   Flight Arrival:   Flight Departure:  
Confirmation number:   Airline/Flight number:   Airline/Flight number:  

Activity

Date

Time

Location

Escort

Pickup from airport

 

 

 

 

Dinner

 

 

 

 

Meet with College Dean and Associate Dean/s

 

 

 

 

Meet with Department Chair

 

 

 

 

Meet with Faculty (without administration present)

 

 

 

 

Lunch (this could be included with the student or faculty meeting)

 

 

 

 

Meet with Students (without faculty present)

 

 

 

 

Meet with external constituents (advisory council, alumni, employers, etc.)

 

 

 

 

Exit Interview with:

·       Provost

·       AVC for Assessment and Accreditation

·       College Dean and Associate Dean/s

·       Department Chair

 

 

 

 

Program Review Site Visit Schedule/Agenda (Face-to-Face) (DOCX)

Virtual

Date/s of Virtual Visit:

 
Lead Reviewer’s Name:

Cell Phone:

Email:

 
Secondary Reviewer’s Name:

Cell Phone:

Email:

 

Activity

Date

Time

Zoom Link

Meet with College Dean and Associate Dean/s

 

 

 

Meet with Department Chair

 

 

 

Meet with Faculty (without administration present)

 

 

 

Lunch (this could be included with the student or faculty meeting)

 

 

 

Meet with Students (without faculty present)

 

 

 

Meet with external constituents (advisory council, alumni, employers, etc.)

 

 

 

Exit Interview with:

·       Provost

·       AVC for Assessment and Accreditation

·       College Dean and Associate Dean/s

·       Department Chair

 

 

 

Program Review Site Visit Schedule/Agenda (Virtual) (DOCX)


A-State ADHE Program Review


External Reviewers Template

Used by external consultants to structure their written evaluation. Covers curriculum, faculty, resources, effectiveness, and distance education.

ADHE External Reviewers Template (DOCX)


Post Review Planning Document

Required documents: As part of the Post-Review Response and Planning, please develop and submit two documents: (1) the completed table below articulating the program’s response and improvement plans and (2) a cover letter from the College Dean and Department Chair that acknowledges the reviewers’ recommendations and provides a commitment to the articulated improvment plan for the program/s.

In this section, please copy the recommendations that the external reviewers provided in their report; provide the institution/department/program response to the recommendation with the program’s plans for improvement; describe the actions that will be taken as a result of the review; if the action was based on the recommendation/s from the external reviewers; note when the action will be completed and who is responsible for seeing that it is completed; and finally, list any resources that will be used to complete the action. Please add lines to the table as necessary.

Recommendations from External Reviewers

(copied from the external review report)

Response

(faculty, chair/director, dean’s evaluation of recommendation)

Future Planned Action

Timeline

Responsible Person/Group

Resources Needed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Post Review Planning Document (DOCX)


Program Review—Improvement Plan Progress Report

Please copy the Improvement Plan you created one year ago and provide an update as to the progress of the consultants’ recommendations.

Program:

Date:

Name of Person Completing this Report:

Recommendations from External Reviewers

(copied from the external review report)

Response

(faculty, chair/director, dean’s evaluation of recommendation)

Action

Timing

Responsible Person/Group

Resources Received and Used

Status of Recommendation

Future Plans

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Program Review 1 Year Progress Report (DOCX)