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: Four recommended consultants, ordered by preference. They should be a mix of faculty and administrators from peer and aspirant institutions. Curriculum vitae for each recommended consultant. 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)