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Student Services Program Review-Spring 2010 - Shasta College

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<strong>Program</strong> Service Area Quality1. Staffing<strong>Program</strong> AnalysisKate Mahar is currently the Interim Director of the GEAR UP/TRiO Department(<strong>Student</strong> Support <strong>Services</strong>, GEAR UP, Educational Talent Search and UpwardBound). Starting in Fall <strong>2010</strong>, the TRiO <strong>Student</strong> Support <strong>Services</strong> program will bereassigned to the charge of Sandra Hamilton Slane, Director of EOPS/CARE andDSPS. The Director of GEAR UP/TRiO will remain in charge of the three projectsthat serve middle and high school students; specifically, GEAR UP, ETS andUpward Bound. The Director position will be split as follows; 50% GEAR UP, 25%Education Talent Search and 25% Upward Bound. This division of duties isauthorized under the Reauthorization of the Higher Education and Opportunity Act(HEOA). Previously, GEAR UP and TRiO <strong>Program</strong>s required a Director to be100%; exceptions were granted for 50% allocations under special circumstances.Under the regulations of the new HEOA, a single <strong>Program</strong> Director can now servemultiple projects if a) the programs serve similar populations and, b) if having acommon Director would lead to greater collaboration amongst programs. Theproposed structure for <strong>2010</strong>-2011 meets both of those criteria.The primary goal of the Director of GEAR UP/TRiO is to oversee departmentbudgets, personnel, compliance, evaluation, grant renewals, communication withUS Department of Education, communication with <strong>Shasta</strong> <strong>College</strong>, partnershipgeneration and overall program accountability. This structure allows the programspecificProject Directors for ETS, SSS, and UB, and the Regional Coordinator forGEAR UP, to concentrate their efforts on effectively delivering direct services tostudents.The staffing structure of the GEAR UP program includes a total of one <strong>Program</strong>Director (.5 FTE); one GEAR UP Regional Coordinator; 5 credentialed GEAR UPteachers/counselors; two GEAR UP clerical staff (at the school sites); one <strong>Shasta</strong><strong>College</strong> classified staff (.5 FTE); and 14-16 summer mentors. This staffingstructure is adequate to support the goals and responsibilities of the GEAR UP<strong>Program</strong>.The GEAR UP <strong>Program</strong> has a unique staffing structure because GEAR UP-fundedpositions are housed at our partner schools. With the exception of the Director(Interim, Kate Mahar), and Senior Staff Secretary (Kathy Miller), all of the otherpositions are not <strong>Shasta</strong> <strong>College</strong> employees and instead are employees of the highschool districts that we serve. GEAR UP staff members follow the staffing policiesof the host district including benefits, step/column increases and seniority. GEARUP staff members are paid as district employees and then each district bills theGEAR UP grant quarterly for associated expenses. This supports the mission ofGEAR UP by ensuring that GEAR UP Coordinators are internal and embedded intothe fabric of each partner school. GEAR UP staff attends faculty/counselormeetings and have regular meetings with local administration. The GEAR UPDirector has the authority to set schedules and work priorities and approves allexpenditures and services recommended by GEAR UP staff.- 287 -

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