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LAKOTA STUDIES DEPARTMENT Board of Trustees Report October 10, 2014

FACULTY  Karen Lone Hill, Chairperson, M.Ed  Wilmer Mesteth, Known Expertise  Charles White Buffalo, MA LL/Mngment  VerineWhite, MS Education  Patrick Lee, Juris Doctorate  Marcell Bull Bear, BA Human Services  Corey Yellow Boy, BA Lakota Studies  Matthew Uses the Knife, BA Art(CRC)

VISION T o protect and promote traditional Lakota cultural knowledge and practices

MISSION The Lakota Studies Department provides a safe learning environment that stimulates students to reach their highest potential through a relevant teaching model that reflects diverse Lakota ideology in language, values, kinship, worldview, and sovereignty for a better understanding of wolakolkiciyapi as an ongoing dynamic process.

Degrees/Certificates  BA in Lakota Studies: Emphasis Areas (Lakota Language, Tribal Law, Lakota Culture, Lakota Arts)  BS in K-12 Lakota Studies Education (w/Education Department)  AA in Lakota Studies  AA in Tribal Law  Lakota Language Certificate

Student Completion Rate BA Graduates 2012 2013 2014 T otal Male 3 2 3 8 Female 4 (1 NI) 2 3 9 AA Graduates 2012 2013 2014 T otal Male 7 7 8 22 Female 12 13 12 37

Lakota Language Certificate 2012 2013 2014 T otal Male No Data 2 8 (1 NI) 10 Female No Data 0 7 7 Cont. BA/BS Students w/ AA LS (22/59 – 37%) 2012 2013 2014 T otal Male 3 2 4 9 Female 2 5 (2 BS) 6 13

Student Retention/Persistence Activities:  Full time faculty student advising  Faculty early alert participation  Cultural activities  Recruitment (HS Career Day)

Student Data Information Entering Freshmen Full-Time Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Average 11 13 18 14 Part-Time Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Average 3 9 1 4.3

FTEs Produced F/T Faculty Staff Adjunct T otal SS 2011 8 -- 2.5 10.5 Fall 2011 97.75 11.5 109.25 218.5 SP 2012 94 10.75 89.25 194 F/T Faculty Staff Adjunct T otal SS 2012 5 -- -- 5 Fall 2012 107.75 4 111.75 223.5 SP 2013 93.75 1.5 137 232.25 F/T Faculty Staff Adjunct T otal SS 2013 1 -- -- 1 Fall 2013 98 15 97 210 SP 2014 111.5 18.25 85.75 215.5

Annual Action Plan/IEP 2012-2013 OLC Strategic Goal 1A: Foster wolakolkiciyapi by promoting the acquisition and use of the Lakota language within the college and the communities it serves Departmental Strategic Goal 3: Foster and support wolakolkiciyapi within the Lakota Studies Department and the college Departmental Strategic Objective 3.1: Maintain Lakota language usage

Strategies Criteria Assessment Results Use of T ools Results Strategy 1: Provided Assess faculty feedback to & staff for Assess 3 new Lakota Oral 2/3 new faculty. appropriate staff/faculty Proficiency faculty were Reviewed OPI Lakota Interview assessed process, language (67%) sched. times proficiency & recruitment levels of new faculty for next year. Strategy 2: Attendance 7/13 Reviewed Host Lakota 50% of numbers & reservation speech Language reservation student schools contest rules Speech school sponsor participated and made Contest for participation feedback (54%) 3/7 minor K-12 schools sponsors gave changes for feedback the following (43%) year.

Student Learning Outcomes 2012-2013 OLC Strategic Goal 1: Oglala Lakota College will produce graduates who demonstrate excellence in their chosen areas of study and fields of endeavor. Departmental Strategic Goal 1: Attain excellence in teaching that is recognized within American Indian Studies programs Departmental Strategic Objective 1.3: Meet the assessment needs of the OLC General Education Lakota language/culture component.

Course/Program Criteria Assessment Results Use of Outcome Method Results Outcome 1.3.a: 32/146 (22%) Score @ Pre & Post students com- Reviewed pre 50& of enrolled 60% Test (locally pleted. 4/9 & post test LSoc 103 (Fall (Adequat developed) sections were results. 2012)students will e) or assessed (44%) Realigned and complete the higher 21/32 (66%) clarified SLOs culture assessment scored above within the 60%- syllabus Adequate Outcome 1.3.b: Score @ Pre & Post 40/100 (37%) 60% Test (locally students Reviewed pre 50% of enrolled (Adequat developed) completed. & post test LSoc 103 (Spring e) or 5/8 (63%) of results. 2013) students will higher sec. were Realigned and complete the assessed. clarified SLOs culture assessment 26/40 (65%) within the scored above syllabus. 60%- Adequate

LSoc 103 Lakota Culture Pre & Post T est Results Fall 2012 #T ested Av Pre Av Post Loss/G 60% + FT (1/3) 11/12 38.6 76.8 +38.2 10/11 Adjunct 21/38 51.3 59.8 +8.5 11/21 (3/3) Spring 2013 # T ested Av Pre Av Post Loss/G 60% + FT (2/3) 13/20 52 84.48 +32.48 13/20 Adjunct 27/39 41.51 61.98 +20.47 13/27 (3/5)

Lakota Oral Proficiency Interview Results Lakota Studies Graduates Spring 2013 Superior Advanced Intermediate Novice BA 1 1 2 (4/4) AA-LS 3 12 (15/20) AA-TL 2 (2/3) L Cert 1 1 (2/2)

Annual Action Plan/IEP 2013-2014 OLC Strategic Goal 1A: Foster wolakolkiciyapi by promoting the acquisition and use of the Lakota language within the college and the communities it serves. Departmental Strategic Goal 3: Foster and support wolakolkiciyapi within the Lakota Studies Department and the OLC community. Departmental Strategic Objective 3.1: Maintain Lakota language usage.

Strategies Criteria Assessment Results Use of T ools Results Strategy 1: 5 new faculty Reviewed OPI Assess faculty & rubric-will 3 new staff/ Lakota Oral & 9 new staff staff for make minor 3 new faculty Proficiency were assessed appropriate changes Interview Surpassed the Lakota particularly the 3/3 criteria proficiency Advanced level levels Strategy 2: 1 faculty was Reviewed & Develop discussed 10 Novice Lakota oral recruit/volun mentorship results. Need speakers will Proficiency to work w S program linking to actively progress to Interview level sp staff. Superior L recruit & one sub-level Fell short of speakers w/non implement the expect L speakers (N) mentorship criteria program Strategy 3: 50% of OLC 5 faculty Need to Develop & faculty and Satisfaction members complete offer Lakota staff will Survey received survey language audio receive audio language program program program

Student Learning Outcomes 2013-2014 OLC Strategic Goal 1: Oglala Lakota College will produce graduates who demonstrate excellence in their chosen areas of study and fields of endeavor. Departmental Strategic Goal 1: Attain excellence in teaching that is recognized within American Indian Studies programs. Departmental Strategic Objective 1.3: Meet the assessment needs of the OLC General Education Lakota language/culture component.

Course/Program Criteria Assessment Results Use of Outcome Method Results Outcome 1.3.a: Score @ Pre & Post Fall 2013 Need to meet 72/134 (54%) & clarify SLOs 50% of enrolled 60% & Test & Oral completed. within syllabus, Lak 103 students Novice- Proficiency 12.5% scored provide adjunct will complete Mid Level Interview above 60% training assessment 50% Nov-L Outcome 1.3.b: Score @ Pre & Post Fall 2013 3/7 Decided not to use results, but 50% of enrolled 60% & Test & Oral (43%) classes focus more on Lak 233 students Novice- Proficiency were the literacy, will complete High Interview assessed. Lak comprehension assessment Level 103 test was & writing used results Outcome 1.3.c: Spring 2014 Need to clarify SLOs in 50% of enrolled Score @ Pre & Post 4/7 (57%) of syllabus. Need Lak 103 & Lak 233 75% Test Lak 233 to revise students will (Written (locally classes were Written complete the Language developed) assessed/ 5 Language Lakota literacy, Rubric) sentences Rubric. Need comprehension & **Lak 103 to train faculty writing assessment not assessed

Lak 103 & Lak 233 Pre & Post T est Results Fall 2013 – Lak 103 # T ested Av Pre Av Post Loss/G 60% + FT (3/3) 33/56 12.4 45.14 +32.7 9/33 Adjunct 39/78 13.06 24.73 +11.67 0/39 (6/6) Spring 2014 – Lak 233 Pre T est 1 2 3 4 Inadequate Emerging Adequate Superior FT (2/2) 10 19 7 0 Post T est 1 2 3 4 Inadequate Emerging Adequate Superior FT (2/2) 0 10 17 9

Lakota Oral Proficiency Interview Results Lakota Studies Graduates Spring 2014 Superior Advanced Intermediate Novice BA 1 1 3 (5/6) AA-LS 2 2 1 (5/13) AA-TL 1 1 1 (3/5) Cert 4 1 5 3 (13/14)

Annual Action Plan/IEP 2014-2015 OLC Strategic Goal 1A: Foster wolakolkiciyapi by promoting the acquisition and use of the Lakota language within the college and the communities it serves. OLC Objective D: Promote language use among OLC faculty and staff Departmental Strategic Goal 3: Foster and support wolakolkiciyapi within the Lakota Studies Department and the OLC community. Departmental Objective 3.1: Maintain Lakota language usage