Application for Perkins Funds Proposal

Application for Perkins Funds Proposal 2009-2010

DUE Thursday, March 12, 2009 4:00 p.m. – Career Technical Education Office, LRC Room 232 70 Points Possible Paralegal Studies Program M2105 Business & Law Program Top Code Department

David Jordan 818-364-7720 Initiator/Contact Person Signature Phone # Pat Flood Department Chair Signature Phone #

Total Funds Requested Title of Proposal

Proposal # 1 of 1 Rank if multiple proposals ( ) being favored by discipline

1. Is your Proposal interdepartmental? (5 POINTS IF YES)

Please have the chair of the departments involved sign below.

Print Name Pat Flood Signature______

Department Business and Law

2. What is nature of this project request? The project must be more than an equipment/supplies request? Indicate how- for example are you revising curriculum, developing a certificate, conducting an event, etc. (5 POINTS) (TWO Sentences) Our proposal addresses three (3) concerns: 1. New Curriculum – We have been providing our paralegal certificate classes since 1988. Since then many new areas have developed including health services, environmental law, and special education. We would like to develop and offer new curriculum in these three areas. The new classes include Administrative & Statutory Law, Environmental Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Fundamentals of Health Law, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Medical Library Research and Report Writing, Legal Ethics in Medical and Health Care (BIOETHICS), Health Care Advocacy Law, Legal Aspects of Medical Fraud and Abuse, Introduction to Law for Special Needs Legal Advocates, Special Education Legislation and Litigation, and Conflict Resolution in Special Education. Cost $12,000 ($1000 stipend to faculty to develop the syllabus and prepare the Course Outline of Record and pursue course approval through the Curriculum Committee, and to also upload materials to the course management system (Moodle) so that it is ready to offer through online delivery,and also to our on campus students. Cost = $12,000

of 9 Perkins Funds Proposal 2009-2010 2. Media Clips - Intellecom Online Resources Network is a video learning repository. See www.intelecomonline.net The video clips are very instructive for both our AJ and our Paralegal students and cover such topics as Civil Liberties, Response to Increase in Violent Crimes, 14th Amendment Due Process, Freedom of the Press, Rules of Law, Search and Seizure Protections, the U.S. Constitution, and many others. Both AJ and the Paralegal Program, and even our other CTE programs will be able to use this video repository to make both our on campus and our online classes more interactive and interesting for our students. Cost - $1500

3. Laptop Computers - Since we are going to have three (3) adjunct faculty who are experts in the field prepare the curriculum and then teach it, they will need laptops to deliver the classes both online and on campus. Cost- $1500 - 3 Macbook Notebook Computers @ $1,500 each for a total of $4500.

4. Online Paralegal Tutor – Our paralegal program has grown substantially over the last few years. A few years ago we set up a voluntary student tutor program (see http://paralegaltutors.pbwiki.com) and recent graduates acted as tutors to our students. It was a very successful program. Then in January 2008, Title V has covered the use of a student worker who acts as a tutor to our online students, including the paralegal studies program online students. We currently have access to the use of this online tutor for provided by Title V funding.

However, Title V Math ends in August 2008, and we need to have this position continue for the future. The online paralegal tutor provides tutoring to our online paralegal students (over 500) who need assistance with both the assignments and also how to navigate and use the course management system – Cost” 2 semesters, Fall 2009, and Spring 2010, 28 weeks at 10 hours per week at $11 per hour = Cost - $3080.

5. Operating Expenses - We will develop our new curriculum through our Paralegal Advisory Board. We with need to possibly contract consultants on making the new curriculum current with industry standards. Also we probably will need to attend some conferences in Health Law, and Environmental Law issues, along with possibly joining some professional associations dealing with Health Law and Environmental law issues and we will need to prepare brochures for the news classes and programs, and have some guest speakers. Cost - $3,500

3. Please provide a brief description of your proposal idea and state how it supports the Required Uses of Funds, Core Indicators and other planning priorities. (10 POINTS)

Number of Participating Students 600 Number of Participating Faculty 12

4. Complete the Required Uses table attached. All required uses must include an activity, core indicator and status. Activities may or may not be addressed by this proposal. (20 POINTS)

5. Has your department completed its program review? (5 POINTS IF YES)

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6. Please write a few sentences indicating how this project relates to goals stated in the program review or operational plan of a Career Technical department. (5 POINTS) Both our Program Review and the aim now of CTE is to develop new curriculum so that we can train our students for jobs in the 21st Century. The two fastest growing areas for jobs is in Health and Environmental law and thus the development of the proposed new curriculum in Health and Environmental Law. Also our past alumni who want to obtain new and further legal training for working in these job areas can return to take our new classes.

7. How does your program maintain connections and communications with business and industry? If applicable, attach advisory committee meeting minutes/attendance. (5 POINTS)

Currently our program has developed an court internship program (see http://court-interns.pbwiki.com). We have a number of paralegals working in the Van Nuys, Chatsworth, and San Fernando Superior Courts. Also our paralegal program has graduates who have completed and received certificates from our program who are working in the courts, public agencies, State and Federal Governmental agencies, and private small and large law firms. (see list of our graduates who received paralegal certificates from 1999-2008) 8. What are the expected outcomes of your project and how will you evaluate the success? (10 Points) We will measure our outcomes and success in the following way: increased enrollment, new partnerships with the community in the areas of health and environmental law issues, attracting a new and different school population to take our classes due to the new curriculum, We will conduct student surveys, and also employer surveys, and develop a process to follow our graduates once they graduate and start to work in these new fields.

We have completed our Student Learning Outcomes for our entire program (see http://slo- law.pbwiki.com) – We will continue to monitor our SLO’s and improve both the assessment and the outcomes by implementing needed changes and new strategies to improve our students’ performance in our classes and curriculum.

Through our Paralegal Advisory Board we will ensure our courses are the best, and that we keep pace with the new technology of pedagogy available.

9. Complete a budget and expenditure timeline (see attached) that indicates the line and amount for each expense. (5 POINTS)

10. Please list date(s) for next year’s Advisory Board meeting. September 2009.

Submit your completed proposal to: For Office Use Only Ed Zayas Vocational Education Office LRC #232 Date Received: ______Extension 7758 Received by: ______Page 3 of 9 Perkins Funds Proposal 2009-2010 Page 4 of 9 Perkins Funds Proposal 2009-2010 APPLICATION FOR VTEA 2008-2009 FUNDS Perkins Required Uses Perkins Current Activities Core Indicator Status Required Uses Our students learn the technical skills of the One: Technical Skill Strengthen internet through the use of the course Attainment New Activity academic & management system (moodle). They learn Two: Completions Continuing technical skills of how to submit work electronically, and also Three: Persistence & Activity how to use legal search engines to find and Transfer students Planned locate the law and legal cases. Our students Four: Placement Completed are required to prepare legal documents in Five: Equity Non- each class and to submit for review and Traditional Emp. corrections by our faculty The Paralegal Program promotes its One: Technical Skill Link secondary and program through its excellent internet Attainment New Activity postsecondary CTE website – http://lamission.edu/law which Two: Completions Continuing programs (at least has a very high google rank rating because Three: Persistence & Activity so many people visit our site due to its Transfer one program of Planned useful information. Four: Placement study) Five: Equity Non Traditional Completed Emp.

Provide students We provide students with a wonderful One: Technical Skill with strong Court Internship program at the Van Nuys Attainment New Activity experience and and San Fernando Superior Courts. Two: Completions Continuing understanding all Three: Persistence & Activity aspects of an Transfer Planned industry (WBL) Four: Placement

Five: Equity Non Traditional Completed Emp.

Our program is on the “cutting edge” of One: Technical Skill Develop, improve, technology, and constantly implement new Attainment New Activity and expand use of use of technology and teaching pedagogy Two: Completions Continuing technology through our internet classes. Three: Persistence & Activity Transfer Planned Four: Placement Five: Equity Non Traditional Completed Emp.

Performed on a regular basis One: Technical Skill Attainment New Activity

Professional Two: Completions Continuing Development Three: Persistence & Activity Transfer Planned Four: Placement

Five: Equity Non Traditional Completed Emp. We have in the past conducted student We Page 5 of 9 Perkins Funds Proposal 2009-2010 Evaluate programs We use student surveys, along with recently One: Technical Skill New Activity with emphasis in completing program review of our Attainment Continuing meeting needs of Department including the paralegal program Two: Completions Activity spec. pops. (see attached Unit Assessment of 11-03-08) Three: Persistence & Planned Transfer Completed Four: Placement Five: Equity Non Traditional Emp.

We have added four new law faculty over One: Technical Skill Initiate, improve, the last few semesters. Prof. Jon Jackman, Attainment New Activity expand and Alberto Gudino, Kevin Koch, and Valerie Two: Completions Continuing modernize quality Lopez (all graduates of the Project Match, Three: Persistence & Activity and so very well training in teaching Transfer programs Planned pedagogy for a Community College – see Four: Placement Completed attached biographies on each faculty Five: Equity Non Traditional member) Emp.

Provide services & This funding will enhance and support the One: Technical Skill activities of Paralegal Program to meet the needs of the Attainment New Activity sufficient, size, industry and community. Also preparing Two: Completions Continuing scope and quality. students to transfer and enter a career in Three: Persistence & Activity the law. Transfer Planned Four: Placement

Five: Equity Non Traditional Completed Emp.

Provide activities to The current paralegal certificate allows One: Technical Skill prepare special students to get high paying jobs in the legal Attainment New Activity pops. For high skill, field. The new curriculum will keep pace Two: Completions Continuing high wage, or high with the new developments in Health and Three: Persistence & Activity demand Environmental legal issues and all of the Transfer Planned occupations related jobs in the health and environment Four: Placement Completed leading to self- fields. Five: Equity Non Traditional sufficiency Emp.

Department Chair Signature: Date:

of 9 Perkins Funds Proposal 2009-2010 20 Permissive Uses of funds check all activities applicable to this proposal

1. Involve parents, business 10. Assist transition to BA degree programs and labor in planning & operation 11. Support entrepreneurship education 2. Career guidance & academic counseling 12. Initiatives for secondary students obtaining 3. Business Partnership – Work-related postsecondary credit to count towards an experience students & faculty AA/AS or BA/BS degree

4. Programs for spec. pops. 13. Support small CTE learning communities

5. CTE student organizations 14. Family & Consumer Sciences

6. Mentoring & Support Services 15. Adult CTE programs

7. Upgrading Equipment 16. Job placements programs

8. Teacher prep. Programs 17. Support Nontraditional activities

9. Improving and developing new CTE courses 18. Automotive Technologies including distance ed. 19. *Pooling funds- Tech Prep, data & accountability, assessments

20. Support other CTE programs *Regional workshops

General Narrative The Paralegal Program has experienced a tremendous growth over the last few years. We are the only program (to my knowledge) in the entire California Community Colleges that provides its entire paralegal certificate over the internet (see attached history) Our faculty are excellent, and our students enthusiastically support our program, and praise the results of their legal education received from our program.

Since we are on the “cutting edge” of technology, we are well prepared to deliver new curriculum both on campus and over the internet. We have received little or no funding for our program over the years. We have developed our program without much outside funding. However, with the increase of the new technology jobs in the Health and Environment areas we would love to develop and deliver new classes and curriculum to our prospective legal students who would love receiving education and preparation for jobs in these new areas. Thus the CTE proposal.

WE provided in our budget proposal for an online paralegal student tutor which is essential to provide an excellent online paralegal certificate, along with media resources (Intelecom) for use both by Paralegal, AJ and other CTE programs who can use the digital video library of thousands of useful and educational videos which will help to keep instruction current.

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Proposal Title Paralegal Studies Program Date March 12, 2009 Proposal Director/Designee David Jordan Department/Area Paralegal Studies Program Business and Law department

(Each participating Department/Area must complete a separate form)

1. New Curriculum Development – 12 classes @ $1,000 stipend to faculty for development of syllabus, Course Outline of Record, and uploading materials to the internet – total cost = $12,000 2. Paralegal Online tutor – 28 weeks – 2 semesters – Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 – total of 280 hours at $11 per hour – total costs $3,080 3. Intellicom Medical Clips – Digital Video Repository – to be used by AJ, Paralegal, and other CTE programs $1,500 yearly subscription – total cost = $1,500 4. Laptop Computers (3) - 3 new Mac Notebook computers for the three (3) faculty who will develop the new curriculum – total cost = $4,500 5. Operating Expenses - Paralegal Advisory Board, memberships in professional associations, brochures for advertising, guest speakers, contracts consultants – total cost $ 3,500

of 9 Perkins Funds Proposal 2009-2010 Object code: Anticipated Amount Subtotal Completion Date 1000 Certificated Salaries (hourly instruction) $0 $ 0 $ 0 May 2010 2000 Classified Salaries (professional expert, instructional aides, $0 tutors, clerical/ student help) Student help. Paralegal Student – Online Tutor . $ 3,080

Faculty Stipend to Develop new Curriculum – 12 new classes $ 12,000 @$1,000 3000 Benefits for permanent certificated and classified $15,080 employees $ $ Sep. 2009 4000 Materials & Supplies (books, media, software1, $0 printing) Intellicom Media Clips – Digital Video Repository $1,500 $ Dec. 2009 5000 Operating Expenses (contract consultants, lecturers, $1,500 conferences, postage, mileage, travel, advertising) AJ advisory board, memberships in professional associations, $3000 conferences, postage, brochures for advertising, guest speakers, forensic equipment supplies that need replacement. $ Sept. 2009 6000 Capital Outlay (facilities modifications, equipment, $3000 computers) 3 laptop computers – Mac Notebooks $4,500 $ $ 7000 Other (student grants, student travel) $4,500 $ $ Total Requested $24,580 Total $24,580 1 Less than $200, considered supply; otherwise considered equipment

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