Original Application

Approved - 8/28/2006

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Carl D. Perkins Grants for Program Year 2006-2007

Application Cover Page

Project Title:	Texas Leadership Alliance & Academy
Category:	11 State Leadership Professional Development	Classification:	Continuation	Application Number: 7063

Applicant Institution:
Name:	University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
FICE Code:	000404
Mailing Address:	11937 US Highway 271
City, State, Zip:	Tyler, TX, 77085

Budget Request:
Salaries and Fringe Benefits	$ 22,000
Travel (Staff Only)	$ 5,300
Capital Outlay/Equipment	$ 0
Consultant Fees	$ 12,200
Subgrants and Subcontracts	$ 12,500
Miscellaneous	$ 17,900
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Subtotal - Direct	$ 69,900
Administration	$ 3,495
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Total Grant Request	$ 73,395

Project Director:
Name:	Dr. Mickey Slimp
Phone:	(903) 877-7576
Fax:	(903) 877-7430
E-mail:	mickey.slimp@netnet.org

Contact Person: Perkins Contact where applicable
Name:	Vernon Moore
Phone:	(903) 877-2831
Fax:	(903) 877-7494
E-mail:	vernon.moore@uthct.edu

We hereby certify that the information contained in this application is, to the best of our knowledge, correct and that the institution named above has authorized us as its representatives to obligate this institution. We further certify that any ensuing program and activity will be conducted in accordance with all applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, applications guidelines and instructions, the Provisions and Assurances, Debarment and Suspension, Lobbying Certifications, Drug-Free Workplace requirements, Special Provisions and Assurances, and the schedules as applicable. It is understood that this application constitutes an offer and, if accepted by the Coordinating Board or renegotiated to acceptance, will form a binding agreement.

Name/Title of Chancellor/President/CEO from Applicant Institution

Dr. Kirk A. Calhoun, President

Signature

Date

Name/Title of Chief Financial Officer

Vernon Moore, Chief Financial Officer & Controller

Signature

Date

Name/Title of Contact Person (Perkins Contact where applicable)

Vernon Moore, Chief Financial Officer & Controller

Signature

Date

Original Application

Approved - 8/28/2006

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Carl D. Perkins Grants for Program Year 2006-2007

Part A - Project Summary

Application:	7063 - Texas Leadership Alliance & Academy
Institution:	University of Texas Health Center at Tyler

Please provide a description of the overall approach or methodology of the project:

The project will work with the major two-year college professional associations in the state to develop and offer professional development opportunities for career and technical deans and directors, new administrators and technical faculty. Associations involved will include TACE, TACTE, TCCIA, TCCTA, the Texas Leadership Consortium for Professional Development, the North Texas Consortium, the Northeast Texas Consortium.

Utilizing web resources developed during the 05/06 project year, the project will offer a web clearinghouse of information for administrators, including current announcements and activities, online training resources, and links to administrative support resources. As prescribed by the Texas Leadership Consortium for Professional Development and the project's statewide advisory committee and following guidelines such as the leadership model developed by the American Association of Community Colleges, the Alliance project will provide professional development opportunities as both live and self-paced online events in conjunction with the partnering statewide associations and as a part of an annual academy.

Original Application

Approved - 8/28/2006

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Carl D. Perkins Grants for Program Year 2006-2007

Part B - Project Scope

Application:	7063 - Texas Leadership Alliance & Academy
Institution:	University of Texas Health Center at Tyler

Describe how you will address the goals/objectives established in the RFQ:

Eight goals or objectives from the RFQ will be impacted by the project.

2a. Develop partnerships between institutions for the delivery of programs.

The project will partner with the major professional development associations in Texas representing mid-level college administrators and professional staff. The partner agencies will be directly involved in the revision of the modules and in planning for their distribution. Regional Consortia and Universities will also be consulted related to the provision of certification or graduate credit for participation.

The project will work within a close relationship with the Texas Leadership Consortium for Professional Development to plan and review webinar activities, identify new training areas, and to develop additional partnerships among state educators.

2h. Provide for the continual training of faculty and staff in the techniques for using advisory committees, curriculum development, distance education, use of online WECM resources, and electronic program submission.

Modules have been developed and will be distributed directly related to each of the described areas.

2i. Provide training and support for new instructors and adjunct faculty that have limited or no teaching experience.

Will provide training for academic and other administrators, in particular, faculty directors.

5c. Explore, develop, implement, and evaluate alternative methods for providing professional development.

Will provide a number of online training programs, including webinars, interactive video meetings and using other technologies.

5d. Share successful project results, teaching methodologies, and curricula to minimize replication of efforts and achieve the greatest amount of dissemination.

Professional development courses will be made available as "ePacks" to interested colleges and affiliated associations for their own modification and deployment. Incorporation of professional association in the planning is designed to eliminate unnecessary duplication.

6b. Provide culturally sensitive and gender-sensitive training for faculty and staff in areas of curriculum, student services, and workforce needs.

Specific modules deal with culturally sensitive and gender-sensitive training for administrators. Project also deals with planning for system-wide deployment of sensitivity training.

8b. Identify national centers of excellence such as those sponsored/recognized by the NSF and NIH for adoption or adaptation.

Outstanding centers of excellence for leadership development will be identified and included as links or best practices with the training or on the project website.

8c. Create a network for involvement and dissemination such as establishing a clearinghouse for information on centers of excellence.

The project website will be modified to serve as a dissemination point for information.

Please clearly identify the deliverables of this project that will be used to disseminate the results statewide and provide a brief description of how that should occur:

The project will offer a training regimen for mid-level college administrators including at least:

1) regular webinars based on leadership issues, including the AACC Competencies for Community College Leaders; current directions of the Legislature and Coordinating Board; and topics as determined by the Texas Leadership Consortium for Professional Development, the partner associations and the project advisory board;

2) six online self-paced modules, including a) Leadership Philosophies, b) Student Issues, c) Civil Rights, d) Continuing Education, e) the Virtual College of Texas, and f) the American Association of Community Colleges which will be revised as Higher Education Organizations & Associations; and

3) a summer academy in partnership with one or more statewide professional associations developed to help current administrators advance their professional competencies.

A website at www.TexasLeadershipAlliance.com will be maintained and expanded to provide access to the online training, a calendar of events and activities, links to leadership resources, and blogs or wikis on specific leadership topics.

Provide a brief budget justification (for example: be specific if funds will be shared with partnering colleges):

The majority of the funds will support the development of web-based and onsite seminars, the project website, and the online course materials. Implementation funds are included for the developed programs, including supporting participantion in the co-sponsored Academy.

Original Application

Approved - 8/28/2006

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Carl D. Perkins Grants for Program Year 2006-2007

Part C - Goals, Objectives, Activities, Results and Timelines

Application:	7063 - Texas Leadership Alliance & Academy
Institution:	University of Texas Health Center at Tyler

Describe activities, results and timelines for the project under each required goal and objective and any additional goals and objectives as appropriate.

Goal: 1. Reconfirm member participation on the Steering Committee representing a variety of professional development associations, regional leaders, and participants from the Texas State Leadership Consortium for Professional Development.
Objectives/Activities	Timeline Planned

1.1. Identify and contact individuals to serve on the committee, including representatives from major professional development associations, the Leadership Consortium, and Starlink. Insure regional diversity.

8/15/2006 - 9/15/2006

1.2. Conduct the fall meeting of the steering committee with prior input from the Texas Leadership Consortium with a focus on leadership development needs, deployment of project modules, and sustainability.

10/15/2006 - 11/15/2006

1.3. Conduct the spring/summer meeting prior to the Summer Academy and Online Training Institute activities to provide input and to establish 2007/08 priorities.

4/1/2007 - 6/30/2007

Goal: 2. Establish additional outcomes and training arenas for administrative professional development, using both existing and new TLA modules, webinars, and live events in collaboration with professional associations.
Objectives/Activities	Timeline Planned

2.1. Continuously review existing modules, identifying needed revisions along with the nature of the revision.

9/1/2006 - 5/1/2007

2.2. Identify new areas for providing professional development activities within the 2006/07 project year.

10/15/2006 - 11/30/2006

2.3. Create and publicize a list of proposed Webinars and workshops planned for leadership development to be offered during the fall and spring.

9/1/2006 - 1/20/2007

2.4. Identify modules to be added or revised during the summer.

4/1/2007 - 8/31/2007

2.5. Identify Webinars to be implemented in conjunction with the Summer Online Leadership Academy.

3/1/2007 - 5/31/2007

2.6. Identify additional services for the project.

3/15/2006 - 8/31/2007

Goal: 3. Revise and update the existing modules created for the Texas Leadership Academy
Objectives/Activities	Timeline Planned

3.1. Restructure and/or revise the existing training modules concerning THECB organization and structure, American Association of Community Colleges, and other major state community college associations, providing flexibility for future changes.

10/15/2006 - 2/28/2007

3.2. Package all modules for simple downloading into a local college professional development program or to an individual administrator's desktop.

9/1/2006 - 8/31/2007

3.3. Create Web interfaces to automatically collect site or user information from those downloading project modules and to follow up with evaluations of impact upon the completion of the training.

9/1/2006 - 12/31/2007

3.4. Update video interviews with higher education leaders for use in the modules.

12/1/2006 - 7/1/2007

Goal: 4. Develop a project website to include a link to the current modules along with Leadership Links or best practices, a calendar of events, leader profiles, and current announcements.
Objectives/Activities	Timeline Planned

4.1. Manage and maintain the website to provide information on and link to all components of the project on a host server colocated with the Northeast Texas Consortium Internet hub.

9/1/2006 - 8/31/2007

4.2. Continue adding best practice Leadership Links from the project that may be accessed through the website. Add a project participant driven location on the site where individuals may also directly add their own links or information.

9/1/2006 - 8/31/2007

4.3. Continue a process to provide and update local mid-level college leaders with information on changes to various state procedures and processes.

10/15/2006 - 2/28/2007

Goal: 5. Insure the dissemination of the project materials and participation in project activities.
Objectives/Activities	Timeline Planned

5.1. Continue strategies to integrate the project activities with the Texas Leadership Consortium for Professional Development and other leadership initiatives, including cosponsoring the Summer Academy with TCCTA, and potentially including programs conducted by the North Texas Community College Consortium (CLARE), TACTE, and individual colleges.

9/1/2006 - 8/31/2007

5.2. Identify points of collaboration with external leadership development initiatives, potentially including activities of AACC, the League for Innovation, and others.

10/15/2006 - 3/31/2007

5.3. Continue placing the project modules into an ePack format suitable for use with WebCT and/or Blackboard.

9/1/2006 - 12/31/2006

5.4. Place at least two additional project modules into an ePack format suitable for use with WebCT or Blackboard.

3/1/2007 - 8/31/2007

5.5. Work with the partner professional associations, community colleges, and universities to generate professional certifications or to provide college credit based upon the professional development activities of the project.

9/1/2006 - 8/31/2007

5.6. Provide at least 4 fall and 4 spring Leadership Workshops and Webinars throughout the state built around the individual course modules and current topics.

9/1/2006 - 4/30/2007

5.7. Provide six or more Webinars as a Summer Online Leadership Academy.

5/1/2007 - 8/31/2007

Original Application

Approved - 8/28/2006

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Carl D. Perkins Grants for Program Year 2006-2007

Part D - Evaluation Plan

Application:	7063 - Texas Leadership Alliance & Academy
Institution:	University of Texas Health Center at Tyler

Please describe which data will be used to measure the impact of your project on the student populations and how that data will be enlisted (what should be expected for a "good" result):

Evaluation data for project activities will be collected using the tools and survey instruments from the Texas Collaborative for Professional Development to measure the impact of the project upon participant performance. The Alliance will also collect a six-month follow up impact assessment on project activities. The follow up will identify how participants used the training activities to include their work performance and to measure its impact upon their students.

In addition, the project will implement a web based tool to identify independent users of the product and will follow up to identify how the training impacted their college's goals as related to Closing the Gaps.

By the conclusion of the year, the project's training resources should be integrated into the training sequence for at least three major state associations or regional consortia, also enabling sustainability beyond the life of the grant. Webinars and training sessions should enroll a minimum of 75 separate administrators from at least 25 institutions.

Original Application

Approved - 8/28/2006

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Carl D. Perkins Grants for Program Year 2006-2007

Part E - Project Staff

Application:	7063 - Texas Leadership Alliance & Academy
Institution:	University of Texas Health Center at Tyler

Identify all project staff by title/position and list all responsibilities for each staff member.

Staff Member Title/Position

Project Director (Dr. Mickey Slimp)

Responsibilities

1. Manage the overall operation and success of the project, including responsibility for personnel, finances, and the project website.

2. Work with the project Advisory Committees and affilliated organizations to direct project strategies.

3. Maintain contact with personnel at participating colleges.

4. Initiate the development of the project webinars, workshops, online courses, and planning meetings.

5. Moderate the webinar activities.

5. Initiate and manage the related contracts required by the project.

6. Serve as the project’s primary contact with the THECB and as the liaison with the Texas Leadership Consortium for Professional Development.

Staff Member Title/Position

Instructional Designer (Cindy Smith)

Responsibilities

1. Provide overall design of the website and course materials for the Texas Leadership Alliance.

2. Coordinate the enrollment and software management needs for the project's Webinar training.

3. Update existing modules of instruction available on the website.

4. Repurpose the existing web materials to work within learning management systems, including WebCT and Blackboard.

5. Repurpose existing modules and develop new areas to be conducted as "standalone" webinars.

6. Review training evaluations and report findings to the project director and advisory team

Staff Member Title/Position

Web Designer (Steven Day)

Responsibilities

1. Develop the project website to include the major project modules and links to:

a. Scheduled project workshops, webinars, and activities b. Texas Leadership Alliance ePacks for local usage c. Helpful links for Leadership Development d. Project information and contacts

2. Move the project website to the new webserver acquired as a part of the grant.

3. Provide technical support in the modification of existing web materials created for the Leadership Modules.

Original Application

Approved - 8/28/2006

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Carl D. Perkins Grants for Program Year 2006-2007

Part F - Coordination/Linkages

Application:	7063 - Texas Leadership Alliance & Academy
Institution:	University of Texas Health Center at Tyler

Please list all participating partners to the proposed project. Include contact address, phone number and e-mail address.