ELI Planning Process Committee year-end

reports: accomplishments and

recommendations

Annual retreat: consider committee and other recommendations

Faculty vote on academic

recommendations

Committees develop implementation plans

and act

“Through an unwavering

commitment to excellence and

renewal, the ELI faculty and

staff endeavor each day to

enhance our reputation as a

leader among intensive

English programs.”

“Our leadership is based on a clear understanding of our goals and the means to achieve them.”

Begin with the end in mind. S. Covey

ELI: A Year in Review (okay, it’s 13 months)

April 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009

2008/09 Goals

1. Match enrollment/finances of 2007/08

2. Continue updates of facilities and equipment

3. Determine ELI‟s role in UD‟s Global Vision

4. Expand CAP

5. Get approval on new building

Goals, continued

6. Improve student advisement

7. New avenues for Campus Connections

8. Improve Housing Options

9. Improve New Student Orientation

10. Build New ELI Website

11. Major Committee Goals

Approved by Faculty

(See accomplishments)

Accomplishments

1. Match 2007/08 Enrollment & $

Enrollment: › 39% from 2007-08 up 83% from 2004-5

Session VI I II III IV V Total

2008-9 477 405 434 427 402 417 2,562

2007-8 449 334 293 237 227 307 1,847

2006-7 461 326 255 280 224 257 1,845

2005-6 468 252 219 268 253 308 1,836

2004-5 324 279 194 202 195 204 1,398

Enrollment Goal

Exceeded! (Special thanks to Nadia and Laurie!)

Financial Goal Achieved Projected 08/09 revenue: $6.65 million

2007-08 revenue: $4.49 million

2006-07 revenue: $4.09 million

2005-06 revenues: $3.68 million

2004-05 revenues: $2.65 million

46% increase

Projected 08/09 expenditures: $5.5 million

• 2007-08 expenditures: $3.98 million

• 2006-07 expenditures: $3.7 million

• 2005-06 expenditures: $3.1 million

• 2004-05 expenditures: $2.5 million

40% increase

ELI Fiscal Year 2009 Expenses

Faculty/Staff

Faculty 649,905$

Supplemental Faculty 805,653$

SALC/Tutoring 357,900$

Special Program Assistants 46,275$

Administrative 302,866$

Staff Assistants/Office Staff 160,713$

Consultants 4,650$

Fringe Benefits 466,366$

Total 2,794,328$

ELI Fiscal Year 2009 Expenses

ELI Fiscal Year 2009 Expenses

Classroom 144,631$

Orientation 264,758$

Room/Board 742,570$

Facilities 158,229$

Office 23,897$

Conferences 10,073$

Jordan/Morocco/Egypt/Grant 12,311$

TESOL 5,696$

Recruitment 448,503$

Misc 11,084$

ELI Fiscal Year 2009 Expenses

Total - July through April 3,690,944$

Projected May/June Expense 884,906$

Projected FY2009 Total 4,575,850$

Projected Surplus

Revenues: $6,650,111

Expenditures: $5,500,987

Gross: $1,149,124

UD indirect: $ 130,100

Net Surplus: $1,019,024 (Projected)

Change from prev. year: +$507,024

99% Increase

Expected Balance in Discretionary

Account as of June 30, 2009

$2.7 million

2. Physical Plant

Installation of flat screen interactive systems in Rodney, Elkton Annex

Installation of three sets of SMART Boards

New HVAC system in Elkton Annex

Completion of 2nd floor painting, some window treatment upgrades

3. ELI’s Role in UD’s Global

Vision

Moving forward—see IGS Report

4. Expand CAP

Goal Exceeded! See CAP report

5. Goal to Have New Building

Approved by July 2008

Inching toward our goal. . .

Some important dates:

1. May 11—MGM‟s appointment as Dean

2. May 20—Dean‟s tour of ELI facilities

3. June 18—Lunch with Dean

Temp. Consolation: 102 E. Main

6. Improve Student Advisement

• Enhanced advisement for special academic groups, e.g.,:

SABIC (Scott Chiverton)

HKIEd (Julie Lopez, Deb Detzel)

• UD PT credit course advisement: Joe

• Cultural and orientation advise.: Deb

• CAP Workshops: Laurie, Deb, Scott

• Immigration/registration: Nadia, Lauire

7. Increase Campus Connections

Language Partner Club (Deb, Sarah C., Amanda)

Service Learning

Assigned UD functions (Faculty)

Intramurals

More integrated programs (HKIEd, SMOE)

8. Improved Housing Options

1.INN has been popular addition

2.More available units in Studio Green, many remodeled,

wireless as of July

3. New Option of furnished apartments near Newark

Shopping Center available this summer.

9. Improve New Student

Orientation

Now updating Student handbook each session

Expanded New Student Orientation power point

Created housing brochures unique for each option

10. Launched New ELI Website

Major Goals Achieved by

Committees

Curriculum Committee Goals

Met

Teaching Philosophy and Curriculum Use Statement

Pre-emergent outcomes completed, syllabus overview written

Study skills outcomes and syllabus written

Outcomes for Listening Lab written

Materials for parallel courses at all levels identified

Textbook Committee Goals Met

Alternate texts for levels I through VI in Listening/Speaking and Reading

New Azar grammar series adopted

Azar series software being piloted

Plan developed for alternating texts

Testing Committee Goals Met

Michigan LCT adopted to replace Aural

Reduced stigma of “F” by creating Incomplete option

Orientation Committee Goals

Met

Fantastic International Night

“Home cooked” Holiday Dinner

8 activities/session, 4,000 participants

New procedures, policies, communication for planning trips

Continue Intramural Participation

Involve Lang. Part. in ELI activities

Library Committee Goals Met

Forty-six new titles purchased (more in process)

Entire library purged of non-relevant titles

Inventory of resources completed and on computer

Promotion and Peer Review

Committee Goals Met

Completed reviews of Kathy Vodvarka, Janet Louise, Russ Mason, and Lisa Grimsley

Completed, with Advisory Committee, draft of Promotion Document

Technology Committee Goals

Met

Major purchase of software for SALC

Plasma screen installations

SMART Board installations, training

Training for Sakai Learning Systems

Completed inventory of all computers and peripherals

Purchase of new computers for Main St.

Advisory Committee Actions

Approved Deb‟s recommendation for grades to be distributed @ graduation and opening day

Supported Scott‟s proposal to promote scholarship

Worked, with PPR, on Revised Promotion policy

Revised Academic Dishonesty Policy

Supported new retreat dates

Revised supplemental pay policy

Began review of workload policy

Other Committee Goals Achieved

Scholarship: 39 award to students of 12 countries; 12 named scholarship aswards

Newsletter: another spectacular edition

Achieved Committee Goals,

Continued

Student Conduct/Attendance: acted on retention/attendance decisions, 18 students placed on probation, 4 dismissed

Direct updating of decisions on database

Improved communication and faculty/student notifications

Accomplishments for Professional

Development Taskforce

Professional Development Retreat on Research and Publishing, Naomi Migliacci, et al, Fall Professional Development Retreat: Listening Assessment, Jorge Cubilos (May) Digital Recorder Workshop: Ken Hyde PennTESOL-East conference promotion (October) TESOL Webcast (November) Roundtable on Writing (March, 08)

Thanks, Nonie B., Debbie D., Ken Hyde, Julie L!

Other Achievements

English Only Policy

A start—more on this later

Personnel: Promotions/hires

Nadia Redman to Assistant Director for Admissions

Laurie Fuhrmann to Admissions Counselor and CAP Coordinator

Lin McDowell hired as Financial Staff Assistant

Wendy Clark hired as Office Coordinator

Other Personnel Achievements

*Lisa Grimsley and Russ Mason recommended for successful peer reviews

*Kathy Vodvarka and Janet Louise had

successful periodic reviews *Jan Lefebvre retiring after twenty years of

superb teaching, tutoring, coordinating—mark calendar for June 4th

*Jo Gielow returning to IEP after 10 years

teaching ELL‟s

Christina ESL Program Highlights

Janice Lefebvre, Lisa Grimsley—our 20th year!

Achieving dramatic, measurable progress in ELL development

Providing an ideal mentoring environment for student teachers

New Supportive site at West Park

Challenge: the politics of inclusion

Evening Program Highlights

Walt Babich: program administrator

5 sessions, 151 students

Fulfilling critical need for immigrants, au pairs, spouses, professionals

Teacher Training Achievements

DOS P4L (Baerbel Schumacher, Brett Tomashek, Deb Detzel)

Goyang (Sarah Petersen, Ana Kim)

Incheon (Sarah Petersen)

SMOE Semester (Deb Detzel)

MA TESL Program (Susan, Ken, et al)

100+ teachers trained!

Short Term Programs ALLEI (Chris Wolfe, Mary Matterer, Baerbel S.) Shoin Kobe, short/semester (Janet Louise) KLAFIR (Stephen Lee) SABIC summer, year (Brett T., Scott C.) Muskie (Ken Cranker) Hankuk UFS (Kathy Hankins) HKIEd. (Julie Lopez) Ulju County officials (Baerbel S.) Hiroshima I. T. (Kathy Hankins) Russian Gymnasium ITA Training (Joe Matterer, Ken Hyde)

It was a very good year!

Carry Over Goals for 2009-10

Get building approval before Scott dies

Major Committee

recommendations

Curriculum:

1. Revise Listening Lab format

2. Build academic honesty into curriculum

3. Get feedback on Pre-emergent or study skills curricula when courses offered

Major Committee

recommendations

Textbook:

1. Consider on-line subscription option for students using Azar

2. Consider adopting enhanced Azar teacher guide, PP dvd

3. Formally adopt Azar series

4. Develop used book purchase policy

Major Committee

recommendations

Testing

1. Adopt web-based ACT Compass to

replace Michigan CLT and Aural

2. Consider writing task-based Listen. finals to align with curriculum

3. Develop anti-cheating measures

4. Develop procedures for evaluating teacher-created assessments

5. Bottomless pit for F in Reading final

Major Committee

recommendations

Orientation

1. Refine procedures, planning

2. Support Lang. Part Club

3. Improve activity advertising

4. Drive activity choice via student input

5. Purchase new „fridge, grills

Major Committee Goals

Library

1. Recall all books currently checked out to update inventory

2. Expand book, resource acquisitions

3. Implement new color/category system

4. Create new check-out system

Major Committee

Recommendations

Promotion and Peer Review

1. Gain CHEP and UD P & T committee approvals for revised promotion document

2. Draft Peer Review document, should faculty approve moving forward

Major Committee

Recommendations

Technology

1. Demonstrate and train faculty on

SMART Boards, purchase larger versions

2. Expand SALC software purchase

3. Dispose of, recycle unused hardware

4. Expand Azar interactive to IV, V

5. Continue inventory, acquisitions

New Goals for 2010

1. Change hiring, training, pay, assignments in Tutoring Center

2. Address structural, personnel, space issues associated with larger enrollment

3. Create a Bridge Program for CAP

New Goals for Consideration,

continued

5. Consider creating Academic English Academy

6. Move forward with role in IGS

7. Possible ELI site in Incheon (IFEZ)