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The Program Effectiveness Process (PEP)

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Continual Improvement Process
As a continual improvement process, PEP is ongoing. How fast programs cycle through the five step process with each particular learner outcome or program goal will depend upon the nature of the program, the outcome or goal chosen, and the particular assessments for that outcome or goal. Experience from other colleges basing their programs on the Nichols model shows that Service units can typically get through the five steps of the cycle within a single year, professional and technical programs can typically get through the five steps of the cycle within two years and larger, more encompassing programs like General Education can take up to four years to cycle each outcome through the five steps of the cycle.

Annual Progress Report
Each year, each program chair will place a copy of the PEP Annual Progress Report in the a PEP Record Book kept within the program and submit a copy of the PEP Annual Progress Report to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness. The Office of Institutional Effectiveness will act as a consultant to programs and provide feedback regarding the work on outcomes and assessments. The Office of Instruction is also responsible for ensuring that all programs have up to date PEP Record Books that can be consulted at any time by board, state and accrediting agencies.

Five Year Summary Report (Instructional Programs Only)
All instructional program chairs (instructional program defined as programs terminating in a degree or certificate) must submit a PEP Summary Report every five years to the Executive Dean of Instruction. The Summary Report includes:

A compilation of the PEP outcomes assessment progress reported in the Annual Progress Reports.

Analysis of any required assessment criteria that are not covered by the measurement of the identified outcomes. Five of the ten required assessment criteria are provided to programs each September in the Annual Profile

Selection of optional assessment criteria that the program faculty perceive as useful additional feedback.

An action plan.

The Executive Dean of instruction reviews reports, formulates and delivers responses back to program chairs, and distributes copies of the Summary Reports to the appropriate parties (such as Educational Services Cabinet and the Curriculum Advisory Committee).

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	The Program Effectiveness Process (PEP)





	PEP Schedule Back to "Overview" / Next
	Continual Improvement Process As a continual improvement process, PEP is ongoing. How fast programs cycle through the five step process with each particular learner outcome or program goal will depend upon the nature of the program, the outcome or goal chosen, and the particular assessments for that outcome or goal. Experience from other colleges basing their programs on the Nichols model shows that Service units can typically get through the five steps of the cycle within a single year, professional and technical programs can typically get through the five steps of the cycle within two years and larger, more encompassing programs like General Education can take up to four years to cycle each outcome through the five steps of the cycle. Annual Progress Report Each year, each program chair will place a copy of the PEP Annual Progress Report in the a PEP Record Book kept within the program and submit a copy of the PEP Annual Progress Report to the Office of Institutional Effectiveness. The Office of Institutional Effectiveness will act as a consultant to programs and provide feedback regarding the work on outcomes and assessments. The Office of Instruction is also responsible for ensuring that all programs have up to date PEP Record Books that can be consulted at any time by board, state and accrediting agencies. Five Year Summary Report (Instructional Programs Only) All instructional program chairs (instructional program defined as programs terminating in a degree or certificate) must submit a PEP Summary Report every five years to the Executive Dean of Instruction. The Summary Report includes: A compilation of the PEP outcomes assessment progress reported in the Annual Progress Reports. Analysis of any required assessment criteria that are not covered by the measurement of the identified outcomes. Five of the ten required assessment criteria are provided to programs each September in the Annual Profile Selection of optional assessment criteria that the program faculty perceive as useful additional feedback. An action plan. The Executive Dean of instruction reviews reports, formulates and delivers responses back to program chairs, and distributes copies of the Summary Reports to the appropriate parties (such as Educational Services Cabinet and the Curriculum Advisory Committee).


	Web Designer: Tatiana Alexander alexander@monroe.net Last modified: 11/16/00