Faculty
Faculty Responsibilities
CIS High School Instructors Guide 2011-2012 (pdf)
This guide provides you information on the following:
* Pre-Class Meeting between CIS High School and CIS Collaborator
* Syllabus Review
* Semester Contact Activities with CIS Collaborator
* Semester/Course Activities
* Post-Course Discussion of the Effectiveness of the Class
* Miscellaneous Items
* CIS Website
* Accessing Class Lists and Student Addresses on E-Services
* CLC's Academic Grading System
* Entering Grades on E-Services
* Student Learning Assessment
* Guidelines for Writing a Course Syllabus
Faculty Application
CIS Instructor Credentials/Qualifications:
Liberal Arts & Sciences Courses:
Masters Degree in-field OR Master's Degree with 16 credits in-field
Career & Technical Courses:
A mix of formal academic preparation and discipline-specific work experience in technical field.
Instructors interested in applying to teach in the CIS program should discuss their interest with their high school principal.
CIS Application Materials to submit:
(See handbook & application PDF for more details)
Application form
Letter of Intent
Resume
College Transcripts: Graduate and Undergraduate
Instructor Application Information (pdf)
Instructor Application Handbook (pdf)
Central Lakes College Faculty Review:
College faculty from appropriate discipline/program area will review applicant’s application materials and will make a recommendation to approve, approve provisionally, or deny the applicant.
Course Resources
CIS Courses
Central Lakes College faculty have developed a list of courses that are offered through the College
in the Schools program. Courses include both liberal arts or transfer courses and technical courses.
A high school wishing to offer a course not on the list, must work with the CIS Director to determine if
the course is appropriate for the CIS program.
College in the Schools Liberal Arts Courses (pdf)
College in the Schools Career and Technical Courses (pdf)
2011-12 College in the Schools Schedule by Site
This CIS Schedule by Site contains all of the high school partners with Central Lakes College. The following information is provided: CIS Course ID #, Course Name, Course Section, Course Title, Beginning Time/End Time of the Course, CIS Instructor, Course Credit/Tally/Enrollment and CIS Collaborator.
CIS Classes by Site (pdf)
College in the Schools
Program & Course Descriptions
The following is an excerpt from Central Lakes College 2012-14 Catalog that describes the College in the Schools Program and course descriptions by department.
CIS Program & Course Descriptions (pdf)
Class Lists and Entering Grades
As a CIS instructor, it is important to access class lists and submit grades at the end of the course.
Below is the information needed to print class lists and enter grades. Contact information is included
to address questions a CIS instructor might have.
Records Class Lists and Entering Grade Information (pdf)
Student Learning Assessment
The Central Lakes College Student Learning Assessment Program assurances state that students
are learning and being prepared sufficiently in their college curriculum.
As a way of measuring student learning, the Student Learning Program assesses student learning in
the classroom and at the completion of their program of study. In addition to classroom tests and
graded assignments, students may be required to complete projects, take an inventory, develop a
portfolio, or take a comprehensive exam to measure mastery of the objectives in a course.
Instructors review the student learning assessment results and determine if changes need to be
made to the curriculum or the method of instruction.
Changes that enhance the curriculum and learning environment directly relate to expected increases
in student learning and are part of a continuous progress improvement model.
Handbook for the Student Learning Program College-Wide Assessment 1-4 (pdf)
Handbook for the Student Learning Program College-Wide Assessment 5-8 (pdf)
CLC Learning Outcomes (pdf)
Rubrics (pdf)
Click here to take survey and report assessment results for Competency 1
Click here to take survey and report assessment results for Competency 2
Click here to take survey and report assessment results for Competency 3
Click here to take survey and report assessment results for Competency 4
Click here to take survey and report assessment results for Competency 5
Click here to take survey and report assessment results for Competency 6
Click here to take survey and report assessment results for Competency 7
Click here to take survey and report assessment results for Competency 8
Professional Development
As a CIS instructor, your high school has agreed to support your professional development activities.
In some schools support may be financial support for college courses taken in a CIS instructional
field, while others provide release time to attend workshops or college courses.
Regardless of your situation, a Professional Development Plan is critical for your development as a
College in the Schools instructor. The Professional Development Plan format and expectations are
identified in the following document.
Professional Development Plan (pdf)
Role of the Collaborator
Central Lakes uses college faculty to provide on-going support to the high school instructors. The
role of the collaborator is to ensure that the CIS course demonstrates the same content, learning
environment, assessment, and pedagogy as other college courses. Collaborators assist with CIS
instructor credential reviews, professional development plans, help prepare course curriculum and
assignments and provide on-going overall support.
CIS collaborators are available by phone, email and make a minimum of two high school campus
visits each term. Upon completion of the CIS course, the collaborator completes a Collaborator
Worksheet.