1997-98

No.	Indicator	Data Type	Measure	Best Practice in Place?	Evaluative Statement or Data for Quantitative Measures	Location of Policy/survey data/reports
6	Develop and maintain appropriate linkages with K12 education	Quan	Measure headcount and credit hours earned in courses offered by CU-Denver in programs that allow students to earn credit toward degrees, including CU-Succeed Gold, CU-Succeed Silver, H.B. 1244 Post-Secondary Education Program, and the Pre-Collegiate Program	NA	H.B. 1244: Fall 1997, 56 students taking 101 courses (277 student credit hours); Spring 1998, 69 students taking 115 courses (328 student credit hours) High School Concurrent Registration: Fall 1997 and Spring 1998, one student each term for a total of 15 credit hours Pre-Collegiate Program: Fall term 1997, 49 students taking 64 courses (170 student credit hours) CU-Succeed Programs: Fall 1997, CU-Succeed Gold had 815 course registrations for a total of 2,589 student credit hours. The CU-Succeed Silver Program had 343 course registrations for a total of 1,034 student credit hours.	NA
		Quan	Number of hours spent by College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and School of Education faculty at partner schools	NA	Estimated Education participation is 1,800 hours and estimated College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) participation is 120 hours per semester. CLAS participation is increasing, but varies by discipline and faculty contacts.	NA
		Quan	Track the number of faculty in all CU-Denver schools who participate in K12 education.	NA	School of Education (SOE)=49, CLAS=28, Arch. & Planning=21. Engineering, Business and Public Affairs have no formal participation in K-12 education. It is important to involve all CU-Denver academic units in K12 education, particularly Business and Engineering.	NA
		BP	School-to-work initiatives at CU-Denver cross the K12 and higher boundary	No	Required career planning is now part of the Freshman Seminar for entering students. Expanded career planning including course work and minor to enhance job skills is part of CCHE grant to be implemented AY 1998-99.	CCHE Grant
		BP	CU-Denver faculty and staff work with K12 faculty and counselors to refine admission standards for students from a standards-based high school curriculum.	Yes	CU-Denver, in cooperation with University of Northern Colorado, Aurora Public Schools and Mapleton Public Schools have created standards-based admission criteria for Colorado state- supported colleges and universities. CCHE adopted a modified set of criteria for state-wide pilot program of standards-based admission of Colorado high school students. Policies presented at state-wide conference by CU-Denver faculty.	CCHE Grant and CCHE Pilot Admission Program
		BP	Conduct pedagogic and discipline research at partner schools	No	Fourteen SOE faculty participate in research/inquiry as part of weekly responsibilities in partner schools. There is need for improvement, including involvement of CLAS faculty. CU-Denver Alliance is strategizing to improve pedagogic research at partner schools.	NA
		BP	Provide a curriculum and advising structure for undergraduate students pursuing a professional K12 educational career	No	CLAS and SOE are creating a seamless educational path for liberal arts and sciences students seeking a professional K12 teaching/counseling career. CLAS created a "pre-educ" secondary major to identify such students. CLAS faculty need to approve a proposed educational minor for CLAS students interested in education certification.	CLAS Advising Office and CLAS Educational Planning and Policy Committee
		BP	Faculty at CU-Denver provide staff development opportunities for K12 teachers.	No	SOE faculty participate in staff development opportunities as part of weekly responsibilities in partner schools. Best practice staff development is on-going through SOE faculty and SOE teacher candidates, through SOE Leadership Academy, and through monthly partner school principal meetings. Improvements include staff development in liberal arts content areas.	NA