Essay Evaluating the Facuty in the Education Department

Dr. Barrett has been tasked with evaluating the faculty in the education department. As she works her way through the evaluation she comes across the following issues: †¢ Students are sleeping in classes †¢ Faculty are requesting more resources in order to perform their jobs successfully. o She knows that if the graduation rate and retention are not improved, the board will have a hard time approving budget requests for a program that they see as struggling. †¢ A large number of students are unprepared academically for entry into college. As a result, the majority of students are in remedial courses instead of their core curriculum â€Å"method† courses. This causes enrollment in the core†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¢ Collaborate with the stakeholders at the University including the advisory board members and the accrediting associations to find out what they want to see from graduates of the University. Specifically, the education and humanities program. †¢ Collaborate with the department chairs from all departments, the deans of instruction, and the full-time faculty. †¢ Develop focus groups, survey research, interviews, or series of meetings to develop a comprehensive community outreach plan to obtain feedback from the University employees. Topics would include: ideas to improve graduation and retention for minorities and the student body at large, academic preparedness for freshman students and best practices in the classroom. o To gain buy-in, an employee best practice could be highlighted each month and sent out via email or placed in the campus newsletter to encourage instructors to employ strategies that actively engage the students and build the reputation of the program. Step 2 - Research It would benefit the University to perform research, to gather statistical data that will help to reveal the underlying cause of the low job placement and placement of students after graduation. After the research is complete, the University can provide research, analysis, modeling, and reporting on budgets and revenues for the college. This analysis can provide