Mission Statement

The Butte College Health, Kinesiology, and Athletics Department offers quality education within a student-centered environment that provides comprehensive instruction through various modalities.  The curriculum incorporates innovative teaching methods and flexible scheduling that foster critical thinking and support the needs of our diverse student population. The uniqueness of our integrative discipline is that we work to empower students to develop healthy behaviors, engage in physical activity, and promote healthy lifelong modifications, which can enhance their quality of life.

Program Description

The Health, Kinesiology, and Athletics Department offers a comprehensive two-year program leading to an Associate of Arts Degree as well as an Associates of Arts Transfer Degree (AA-T)in Kinesiology. This major is designed for students who will transfer to a four-year institution to pursue a degree in Kinesiology and related degrees.  Additionally, the activity courses within the Kinesiology Department are a mandatory requirement in area "F" for all students working towards their respective Associates degree.  

Accountability for Previously Funded Items

Student Learning/Administrative Unit Outcomes

The department will continue to administer the PLO one objective by sending out Instructor Reflections form to all the classes that meet the criteria in future semesters. Once we have analysis PLO one results we will progress to PLO two.  The department will continue this process until all five PLO's are covered through each class section.

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (OSLED Departments)

			College			Program
Indicator	Source	2013-2014 Performance	Standard	Five Year Goal	Fall 2014 Performance	Standard	Five Year Goal
Course Success
-          Overall	PDR	71.1%	70%	73%
-          Transfer/GE	PDR	71.5%		73%	HLTH: 61.3% KIN: 67.7%	HLTH: 60% KIN: 65%	HLTH: 70% KIN: 75%
-          CTE	PDR	75%		77%
-          Basic Skills	PDR	51.7%		55%
-          Distance Ed (all)	PDR	62.5%		64%
Persistence (Focused).  Note:  The Persistence (Focused) that is included in the PDR is a different indicator than the three-primary term persistence indicator, from the state Student Success Scorecard, that is used to measure institutional persistence.  The Focused Persistence indicator measures the percentage of students that took a second course in a discipline within one year. There is no relationship between the college and program standards in this area.	PDR	72.6%    (Three-Term) Scorecard	67% (Three-Term) Scorecard	75% (Three-Term) Scorecard	HLTH: 6.2% KIN: 32.5%	HLTH: 3% KIN: 20%	HLTH: 7% KIN: 40%
Degrees	PDR	1,455		1,600	KIN: AA-T: 4	KIN: 3	KIN: 10
Certificates	PDR	366		475
Developmental Strand Completion
-          English	State	42%	35%	45%
-          Math	State	30.7%	25%	33%
-          ESL	State	25%		28%
Licensure Pass Rates
-          Registered Nursing	SC
-          Licensed Vocational Nursing	SC
-          Respiratory Therapy	SC
-          Paramedic	SC
-          Cosmetology	SC
-          Welding	SC
Job Placement Rates	PIV

                                                  The Health and Kinesiology Department is in compliance with the standard. Success rates for Health are at the low end of the four year range (61.3% - 70.7%). Success rates in Kinesiology are also at the low end of the two year range (67.7% - 81.1%). The focused persistence for Kinesiology is at the high end of the two year range (23.5% - 32.3%). The 5 year goal for Health is 70% and Kinesiology is 75% which in our opinion is achievable but lofty goal, because we are keeping the goals set forth there is no need for validation.  However, the faculty had a deep discussion about the lower success rates now compared to past years. As a department we take our curriculum very serious and are not going to lower our standards and professionalism of our curriculum to increase success rates.  We will continue to motivate our students to be successful in the classroom while teaching them study habits and techniques to be successful in the classroom. The faculty reiterates at the very beginning of the semester what it takes for the students to be successful in the class by coming to class, being prepared to discuss topics, turn in quality assignments with proper sentence structure, spelling, grammar, etc. along with maximum effort. Unfortunately some of the students choose not to do those things that will make them successful. The department is currently exploring a change in curriculum for our A.A. degree. Unfortunately our major obstacle does not even exist in our department, currently the Biology department has a prerequisite of college level chemistry before the students can enroll in Human Physiology (BIOL 21), because of this the students choose not to take the course here and take it after they transfer. Another situation is the students have a hard time getting in the class because of lack of offerings given the amount of majors that require Human Physiology. Our department has heard through the rumor mill that the State of California is thinking about dismissing this requirement, if this happens we believe the program will see a dramatic increase in both AA-T and A.A. degrees in Kinesiology.   

Standards/Goals for Student Achievement (All Other Departments)

Non-applicable

Strategic Direction

The Health and Kinesiology Department supports the college in meeting its Strategic Direction and Priorities by:
Collaborating effectively with K-12 to set appropriate student expectations, align curriculum, and prepare students for college success. 

Placing students appropriately, advising them effectively, and ensuring that they have educational plans. 

Evaluating standards and goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing annually.

Using data, research and collaborative efforts among divisions and departments to develop: 
a)    Projections of student demand.
b)    Appropriate course offerings, locations, and modalities.

Implementing the Degree Audit and Educational Planning modules

Providing effective electronically mediated communication (e.g. website, social media, marketing materials, wifi access).


The Health and Kinesiology department had a thorough discusion about the above Stategic directions and all of us agreed that as a department we need to continue to move forward with our current direction while continually look for creative ideas to improve A.A. and AA-T degrees.

Program Review

Recommendations:

Address Safety Concerns Relative to Practice, Game and Educational Fields/Courts: 

Examples of facilities in dire need of the college's support include the deplorable condition of the track, a deterioration of the tennis courts, the lack of proper area for the golf program. The press box at the football stadium presents an immediate hazard to coaches, game management personnel and others due to deteriorating structure, a lack of ventilation and exposed wiring.
These represent first and foremost safety issues. Students, staff and visitors deserve access to—and use of—facilities and fields that are not dangerous to their health and that are ADA compliant.
Currently, the track team is unable to run on Butte's track and must practice at PVHS. There is no facility at which to host home meets. Upgrading the track would create a facility for multi-field use, a community stadium that could be used by area high schools and youth sports programs. And, Butte could host meets. All have the potential to generate revenues for Butte College Athletics. In addition, lighting and all weather field turf installed in the stadium will allow greater use and support greater revenue generation:
In addition, the district should cover the costs of ongoing maintenance for the all Athletic/Kinesiology facilities, both indoor and out. This includes seeding, fertilizing, aerating and pest control on all practice/game fields.
These are liabilities that must be immediately addressed. They have been mentioned in previous program reviews and in many unit plans.

Upgrade/Refurbish Facilities: Gym 110 and Gym 111 are in need of an HVAC update, with separate thermostats allowing for effective temperature control in the two rooms. utomatic bleachers installed that would be safe for the young, elderly and physically impaired, replacing the existing bleachers which are manually operated and have no handrails. The men's locker room needs to be air conditioned, as testified to by the football team's physician. The accordion door between Gym 113 and 114 (often used for Dance and Yoga classes) should be replaced with a solid wall.
Update Technology: Gym 110 and 111 must be upgraded in the areas of smart classroom technology to at least the equivalent level of the systems currently in place in the Allied Health, Learning Center and Media Center Buildings. Lighting switches are primitive and all lights are either on or off with no variables of lighting modalities. Wi-Fi needs to be brought into both classrooms to allow online technology access for students and classroom instruction. Computer upgrading is also necessary due to the age, slowness and unreliability of the current systems.
Hire Full-Time Faculty: The tremendous amount of responsibilities and high student FTE combine for the need for more full-time staffing. At present, less than 20% of classes are taught by full-time staff. Of the 13 current coaches, only 2 are full-time instructors. There is only one female full-time faculty member.

At the very least, one more full-time instructor should be hired. This was recommended during the previous validation self-study. Since then, the retirement of Carol Stanley- Hall has placed even more of a burden on department members. So, an optimum increase in full-time staff is two new faculty positions. The department's needs would be best served by adding two instructors who can also teach men's and women's sports.
The Validation Team also recommends that a full-time Health 2 instructor receive a stipend for coordinating *e Health classes. The responsibilities of the current area chair make it impractical for him to fulfill these extra duties.

Develop and Enhance the Curriculum: Continue to explore new course, certificate and degree options, including an Athletic Training certificate/degree and a Personal Training certificate. Upon approval from the Chancellor's Office, pursue implementation of the new AA-T degree, facilitating students' transfer to various CSUs.
Obtain Additional Funding Sources: The college needs to allocate more resources into the Athletic Department's fields and facilities, addressing concerns about safety and ADA compliance. The incredible amount of volunteer time given by departmental staff to improve and maintain fields and facilities is extraordinary and of great concern to the Validation Team. The many unpaid hours of service by the staff is certainly generous, but it is also unhealthy for staff members' well-being. The college should pay for the program's facilities and not depend on the generous donation of departmental member’s free time and fund-raising efforts.

Gain district support for major projects (in particular the track). Continue to pursue grant funding, including for the study of topics such as obesity, diabetes, and AIDS. Explore revenue potential from the four academies currently using Butte's athletic facilities (including contributions for ongoing maintenance) - or pursue a bigger operational budget to offset costs associated with the academies' use of athletic facilities.

Department Goals

The Health, Kinesiology, and Athletics Department will continue to refine its schedule and explore ways to offer courses that will be conducive with student needs (block, short term, and distance learning). The department will strive to offer courses and programs that reflect current trends, professional career needs, and student interests. Other goals for the department are:
1) Complete the curriculum and align classes for both the AAT and Associate Arts degree.
2) Review all TOP codes 
3) Promote our classes and degrees.
4) Create Personal Training Certificate
5) Continue to have Administration recognize our deteriorating facilities.
 

Future Development Strategies

Requested Non-Financial Resources

Current Financial Resources

Augmentation Requests

Original Priority	Program, Unit, Area	Resource Type	Account Number	Object Code	One Time Augment	Ongoing Augment
Description	Supporting Rationale		Potential Alternative Funding Sources		Prioritization Criteria
1	Health and Kinesiology	Facilities			$64,000.00	$0.00
GYM 110 & 111 Updated Smart Classrooms	The GYM Smart Classrooms consist of of antiquated and non-standard equipment, and are often rendered non-functional due to this equipment breaking. IT has done what they can to upgrade these rooms in piecemeal fashion with leftover equipment, but these rooms must be totally upgraded to bring them to standard and allow us to have a consistently functioning and positive student learning environment. IT estimates a cost of $32,000 per classroom ($25K for IT, and $7K for electrical contracting and facilities work) for all smart classrooms.		Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)		Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations Collaborating effectively with K-12 to set appropriate student expectations, align curriculum, and prepare students for college success Reaching the Sustainable Continuous Quality Improvement level on the implementation of Student Learning Outcomes Evaluating standards and goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing annually
2	Air Conditioning for Men's Locker Room	Facilities	110006171083500	55890	$75,000.00	$0.00
	Due to the high temperatures of our local environment there is a health and safety concern amongst our student population as noted by our team doctor in the program review. "		Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)		Resolving health, life, and safety issues Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations Using data, research and collaborative efforts among divisions and departments to develop projections of student demand, or appropriate course offerings, locations, and modalities Meeting state water use reduction requirements
3	Kinesiology	Personnel			$0.00	$9,000.00
Elevating an Adminstrative Assitant I position to Adminstrative Assistant III position	By elevating this position it would expand the job description in order to perform duties that would enable the position to stay within their scope of duties. It would also allow this position to elevate duties from an already over burdened Administrative assistant to the the Associate Dean in our department.				Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Collaborating effectively with K-12 to set appropriate student expectations, align curriculum, and prepare students for college success Placing students appropriately, advising them effectively, and ensuring that they have educational plans Reaching the Sustainable Continuous Quality Improvement level on the implementation of Student Learning Outcomes Evaluating standards and goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing annually Using data, research and collaborative efforts among divisions and departments to develop projections of student demand, or appropriate course offerings, locations, and modalities Implementing the Degree Audit and Educational Planning modules
4	Health and Kinesiology	Personnel	11.000.617.1.083500	51110	$0.00	$71,886.00
Hire full-time faculty in Health, Kinesiology, and Athletics (Head Coach)	The Health, Kinesiology, and Athletics department is in need of a full-time instructor with the ability to teach all courses within our disciplines. Our overall ratio in our department is 73 associate faculty to 6.69 full-time faculty, with 1 in a non-classroom position.				Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations Collaborating effectively with K-12 to set appropriate student expectations, align curriculum, and prepare students for college success Evaluating standards and goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing annually
5	Golf Facility-Kinesiology	Facilities	11.000.618.1.696001.	55890	$50,000.00	$0.00
Relocate and develop new golf facility	Golf needs an area that is allocated for golf only so classes can be taught without the worry of hitting someone in another class. Also, with the recent addition of the solar panels adjacent to the lower tennis courts, the golf classes no longer have a dedicated instructional area.				Resolving health, life, and safety issues Maintaining core programs and services Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations Collaborating effectively with K-12 to set appropriate student expectations, align curriculum, and prepare students for college success Evaluating standards and goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing annually
6	Gymnasium Bleachers - Kinesiology	Facilities	11.000.618.1.696001.	55890	$50,000.00	$0.00
Replace gymnasium bleachers with ADA approved automatic bleachers.	The gymnasium bleachers create a health and safety issue with the lack of stability. Since these bleachers have not been replaced since 1974, they are missing key functions of ADA compliance, handrails for safety, and automatic setup.				Resolving health, life, and safety issues Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment Collaborating effectively with K-12 to set appropriate student expectations, align curriculum, and prepare students for college success Reaching the Sustainable Continuous Quality Improvement level on the implementation of Student Learning Outcomes Evaluating standards and goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing annually Using data, research and collaborative efforts among divisions and departments to develop projections of student demand, or appropriate course offerings, locations, and modalities
7	Audio and Video System in GYM 118	Equipment	110006171083500	55890	$2,000.00	$0.00
Minimum 60" smart television with video system	This will allow instructional use to provide proper lifting techniques for the student population.		Instructional Equipment		Resolving health, life, and safety issues Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Collaborating effectively with K-12 to set appropriate student expectations, align curriculum, and prepare students for college success Placing students appropriately, advising them effectively, and ensuring that they have educational plans Reaching the Sustainable Continuous Quality Improvement level on the implementation of Student Learning Outcomes Evaluating standards and goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing annually Providing effective electronically mediated communication (e.g. website, social media, marketing materials, wifi access)
8	New Boxing Gear	Equipment	110006171083500	55890	$14,000.00	$0.00
Boxing gloves and headgear	Health and safety issue concerns for the students. The previous gear has diminished in capacity of protecting our students while becoming unsanitary.		Instructional Equipment		Resolving health, life, and safety issues Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Evaluating standards and goals for course success, retention, degree achievement, certificate completion, transfer, and credentialing annually
9	Equipment Specialist-Kinesiology	Personnel	11.000.618.1.0835000.	52120	$0.00	$40,000.00
Return the Kinesiology (formerly Physical Education) Equipment Specialist position to full-time status	A full-time Kinesiology (formerly Physical Education) Equipment Specialist would better serve faculty and students by properly maintaining all kinesiology equipment. With the new equipment upkeep and regular maintenance has increased. In addition, this position can help with the set-up and takedown of equipment for athletic contests. Having to train a new person every 1-2 years is a real hardship.				Maintaining core programs and services Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Placing students appropriately, advising them effectively, and ensuring that they have educational plans Improving support services to meet demands for online students and students attending at off-campus centers Implementing the Degree Audit and Educational Planning modules
10	Kinesiology	Facilities	11.000.618.1.696001.	55890	$20,000.00	$0.00
Repair and soundproof wall between rooms 113 and 114	Soundproofing walls will alleviate noise disturbance between classes creating a better environment for learning and teaching.		Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations
11	Floor GYM 113	Facilities	11.000.618.1.696001.	55890	$25,000.00	$0.00
Repair and update the floor in GYM 113.	The floor in GYM 113 is beginning to breakdown and is becoming unsafe for many of our courses offered in this classroom. The department would like to see the floor updated with cushioned base and top coat which is appropriate for dance and aerobics.		Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)		Resolving health, life, and safety issues Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment
12	Tennis Court (Lower)-Kinesiology	Facilities	11.000.618.1.696001.	55890	$250,000.00	$0.00
Cover lower tennis courts with artificial turf and redesign the area for kinesiology and athletic fields	Health and safety issue.		Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)		Resolving health, life, and safety issues Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations
13	Tennis Courts (Upper)-Kinesiology	Facilities	11.000.618.1.696001.	55890	$150,000.00	$0.00
Repair the four upper tennis courts	Health and safety issue.		Scheduled Maintenance (Facilities)		Resolving health, life, and safety issues Maintaining core programs and services Addressing a shortfall identified during Student Learning (or administrative unit) Outcomes Assessment Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals Supports Previous Program Review Recommendations
14	Kinesiology	Facilities	11.000.618.1.696001.	55890	$5,000.00	$0.00
New Sound System for Gym 118 (weight room)	The sound system in the weight room is over 7 years old and not working properly. In the past we as a staff has always found ways to fix it our self. It's time to have a new sound system professionally installed so there should be no problems in the future.		Instructional Equipment		Maintaining core programs and services Directly supporting meeting department standards/goals for student achievement and/or supporting the college in meeting its student achievement standards and/or goals