Training Foundation Class Course

Training Foundation Class CourseBy: Catrise Overby

Introduction

American Beauty Academy is a trade school that has two training programs, cosmetology and barbering. There are currently 4 locations between Delaware and Pennsylvania.

Each campus has an average student population between 150-200 students. New student enrollment happens every month.

Every new student who is accepted into the program has to participate in a four day foundation class.

Foundation Class Every new student who is accepted into the

program has to participate in a four day foundation class.

The foundation class is a course that every student has to partake in during their first week in starting the program. The class is conducted by a current cosmetology or barber instructor.

Foundation Class Cont. A recent student

evaluation of the course was given to the new students on their last day of the foundation class at the Silver Spring location.

STUDENT NAME ________________________________ DATE ____________ APPROXIMATE HOURS EARNED__________________ INSTRUCTOR ___________________________________As part of the school's routine assessment of its achievements and commitment to students, please respond to the following questions by circling Y for yes, N for no, or N/A for not applicable. Please feel free to provide additional comments in the section provided. Thank you for your assistance.Y N N/A 1. Is the school striving to meet the mission stated in the catalog?Y N N/A 2. When teaching the class, does your teacher use effective delivery methods?Y N N/A 3. Does the school use qualified substitute instructors when instructors are absent?Y N N/A 4. Have you ever been advised about financial aid/ assistance opportunities?Y N N/A 5.If yes, was the advice beneficial? Y N N/A 6. Did you receive a copy of the School catalog prior to enrollment?Y N N/A 7. Do you have a high school diploma or GED?Y N N/A 8. Did you sign an enrollment agreement prior to starting school?Y N N/A 9. Did you receive a copy of your enrollment agreement?Y N N/A 10. Did you have any training hours at an institution prior to this one?Y N N/A 11.If you answered yes to question #10, did the school give you appropriate credit for those training hours?Y N N/A 12. Do you know who to see with questions regarding licensing requirements, financial assistance, employment, or your academic progress?Y N N/A 13. Did you go through orientation on or before start day?Y N N/A 14.Did the foundation explain school policies, program goals, administrative policies affecting students and available student services?Y N N/A 15. Do you feel you learned tools needed to help you throughout your matriculation during the foundation class?

Y N N/A 16. Did your foundation instructor explain to you that you must maintain a minimum attendance rate and grade average to maintain satisfactory academic progress?

Y N N/A 17.Did you find feel the foundation class was effective?

Y N N/A 18. Would you recommend this school to a friend or family member? If NO, please explain below:____________________________________________________________________________________

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Please provide any additional feedback or constructive comments you may have on the school’s curriculum, space and facilities, student support services, and performance statistics that might

help improve the school. Thank you again for your assistance.

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Student Evaluation The evaluation revealed that 75% of full time

students during the day did not feel the foundation class was effective. Many of the students commented that there was inconsistency with the instructor’s teaching style and that there is too much “down time.”

The same evaluation was given to part-time evening students. 90% of students felt that the class was helpful and informative. They commented that the instructor was very engaging and knowledgeable about the hair industry.

The student evaluations help revel that each of the foundation classes vary due to the instructor who is hosting the class.

Every month different teachers present the class. There is no lesson plan, course description, course design plan nor any other course information to assist the instructor on teaching the class.

The Training Foundations class is a two hour course that will train all instructors on how to teach the foundations class. This course is intended to make unity on how the class is taught throughout all of the schools. The first training will be held at the Silver Spring location. The Director of Education will be the facilitator for the class.

Foundation Class Course DescriptionThe Training Foundation Class course will consist of three modules: Module One- Policy and ProceduresThis section will go over the student policy and procedures in the new 2013 student handbook.

Module Two- The first four daysThis module will contain what instructors need to cover within the four days of the foundations class.

Module Three- Creating Lesson planInstructors will create a four day foundation class lesson plan based off of the information they received from module two.

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Evaluation StrategyLevel one evaluation At the end of the class there will be a three question evaluation form that every participant will fill out. Level two evaluation At the end of every module a level two evaluation will take place:

Module Evaluation

Policy and Procedures Participants will be evaluated based off of the answers they wrote on the questioner

The First Four Days Response from discussion questions

Creating a Lesson Plan Creation of participants individual lesson plan

Evaluation Strategy Cont.

Level three evaluation Four weeks after the training, the Director of Education will perform foundation class observations of all of the instructors to determine if they are applying the tools and techniques learned in the training course along with following their lesson plans.

Level Four Evaluation

During the first quarter of implementing the Training Foundations Class course, the Director of Education and the Campus Director will collect information from new student evaluation forms to determine how students feel about the new foundation course.

Successful Instructors=Successful Students

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