Educational Research Center for Child Development

2014-2015 Annual Report Template

EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Section 1: The Year in Review

Departmental accomplishments and challenges.

Fall enrollment (2014) was a total of 91, 47 students (52%) and 44 (48%) other users.

Spring enrollment (2015) total was 92, 46 (50%) students and 46 (50%) other users.

Summer enrollment (2015) total was 94, 46 (49%) students and 48 (51%) other users.

Average total enrollment for 2013/14 was 93; average for 2014/15 was 92.

Total practicum hours conducted by UWF and Pensacola State College students:

12/13 total hours - 752

13/14 total hours -856

14/15 total hours - 739

It was the second year of the DOE Child Care Access Means Parents in School grant for pell eligible and military related students.

Grant Participation:

2013-2014 2014-2015

Fall – 31 out of 47 students (66%) 38 out of 47 (81%)

Spring – 42 out of 50 (84%) 32 out of 46 (70%)

Summer – 26 out of 48 (54%) 22 out of 46 (48%)

3 students graduated in Fall and 5 graduated in spring.

100% of students who qualify receive grant discounts on their child care fees. Total number of student participation since beginning of grant is 70.

Use of technology.

Staff continued to utilize the Child development on-line assessment program. Assessment results were emailed to the parents.

Section 2: Professional Development & Community Engagement Activities

Christy Turner graduated from UWF with a B.A. in Communication Arts. She worked at the Center as a student assistant while attending classes. DCF requires out-of-field graduates to complete 6 hours of early childhood education courses to be a credentialed early childhood staff. Christy completed the required course work at Pensacola State Collegeduring the summer 2014 and the fall 2015 semesters.

Kathy Boulanger completed the required 3 hour credit (Child Care Management) to obtain a DCF Director Credential valid 9/11/2014 thru 9/ 11/2019.

Claudia Moncada renewed her National Child Development Associate’s certification by taking Pensacola State College coursework spring of 2015.

Section 3: Assessments

If your assessment plans are in SPOL, they must be updated. If they are not in SPOL, please fill out the table below.

Assessment Title / Semester / Reason for Assessment
Wait list survey / Spring / Effect of child care access on retention
Affordable quality program and user satisfaction / Spring / Affordable child care supports studentacademic achievement
Student engagement in practicum experience / All year

Section 4: Progress on Prior Year Plans/Goals

Student Affairs Priority 1: Facilitate robust student life programs and services that support retention, persistence and degree completion.

UWF students who obtain child care services are more readily able to enroll and take more classes at UWF verses students who are unable to obtain ERCCD child care services. Data collected from survey of students on the waiting list. Continue to collect data to follow trend.

11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15

Take fewer classes41.18%42.31% 15% 22%

Not able to enroll35.29%34.62%23% 17%

Student Affairs Priority 1:Facilitate robust student life programs and services that support retention, persistence and degree completion.

The ERCCD supports the academic community by providing a quality and affordable educational/developmental program for children of students enrolled in the University.

The Center continues to provide a quality program based on the parent satisfaction survey.

The annual Market Rate Comparison reflects lower than average fees for students.

Attached: Market rate comparison results

Parent satisfaction survey results

Student Affairs Priority 1: Facilitate robust student life programs and services that support retention, persistence, and degree completion

Program improvement. Increase purposeful student engagement of those whoconduct their field experience at the ERCCD.

Staff assembled and reviewed learning outcomes from UWF and PSC courses that make up the majority of practicum students who utilize the Center for field experience. It was determined each course had different outcomes for the students, and the students would not benefit from a common structured practicum environment. This project was cancelled.

Section 5: Plans/Goals for Next Year

This section is to be completed with the form on page 2. It is similar to the format of SPOL.

2015-2016 Planning Objectives

Objective Title: Quality educational/developmental program for children of students

What is the purpose of this objective?:

The mission of the Educational Research Center for Child Development’s role is to advance UWF’s mission, vision, and prioritizes by providing a high-quality culturally inclusive early childhood learning environment for children of students, faculty and staff; by providing opportunities for students at UWF and in the community to engage in field experiences; and by providing opportunities for UWF faculty and students to conduct research.

UWF Strategic Priorities:

1.1 Student Learning and

Development

1.2 Student Access and

Choice

1.3 Student Completion

2.1 High-Quality Programs

2.2 High-Quality Faculty

2.3 Focused Scholarship and

Research

3.1 Network of Partnerships

3.2 Partnership Activity

3.3 UWF Visibility

4.1 High-Quality Services and

Infrastructure

4.2 High-Quality Staff

4.3 Resource Effectiveness

and Efficiency

Student Affairs Division Strategic Priorities:

Priority 1: Facilitate robust student life programs

and services that support retention, persistence and degree completion.

Priority 2: Utilize technology to increase student

engagement and deliver information.

Priority 3: Cultivate and retain highly-qualified

staff.

Priority 4: Develop division-wide proficiency

(competence) in the collection, analysis and dissemination of data that guides decision making, resource allocation, compliance and tells our story.

Priority 5: Advance student facility priorities

identified within the scope of the UWF Campus Master Plan.

Priority 6: Identify and encourage collaborative

partnerships between and among divisions.

Action Steps

Conduct survey of currently enrolled parents

Measures

What type of tools will you use to measure success? (Surveys, observations, interviews, counts, etc.)

Annual Parent Satisfaction Survey

Performance Indicators

This is how you will know you've achieved success. (% of students who are satisfied, # of students attended, etc.)

Assessment Results

What actually happened?

Use of Results for Continuous Improvement

So what will you do now with these results?

How do you plan on sharing these results?

With whom? What format?

Share with division through the annual departmental report and posted results in the Center lobby

Objective Title: Student Affairs Priority 1: Facilitate robust student life programs and services that support retention, persistence, and degree completion.

What is the purpose of this objective?:

The ERCCD supports the academic community by providing a quality educational/developmental program for children of students enrolled in the University, and by providing opportunities for research and field experiences. Students, with children on the care wait list, will be surveyed to determine the impact of being on the wait list in regards to retention and student success.

Why is this assessment important?

UWF students who obtain ERCCD child care services are more readily able to enroll and take more classes at UWF verses students who are unable to obtain ERCCD child care services

Student Affairs Priority 1: Facilitate robust student life programs and services that support retention, persistence, and degree completion.

UWF Strategic Priorities: