Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Apayao State College Library


Apayao State College



BRIEF HISTORY OF APAYAO STATE COLLEGE


                APAYAO STATE COLLEGE had its humble beginnings in July 1, 1971 when Conner Vocational High School (CVHS) was established in Ripang, Conner.  Sometime in 1974, the school was transferred to its permanent site in a 4.8 hectare lot donated by the late Albert Bengan and Sabas Gorospe.  In 1976, two-year technical courses were introduced to meet the occupational requirements of the community.  The site was later expanded in 1982 with the purchase of a 2.97 hectare adjacent lot.

CVHS was later transformed into Kalinga-Apayao School of Arts and Trades (KASAT) through an executive order in 1978.  Aside from its secondary and non-degree programs, KASAT  included a degree course –Bachelor of Secondary Education—in its curricular offerings.

   Sometime in 1993, in response to the educational needs of adjacent and nearby municipalities, KASAT extension campus was established in San Isidro, Luna, Apayao.  To house the extension campus, the then Luna Academy, a private secondary school, was acquired through congressional development fund.

   Because education is a never-ending process, so was the progress of the school.  In response to the growing dependence on science and technology, a call was made to elevate further the status of KASAT.
           
        Hence, in 1994, KASAT was turned into Apayao Institute of Science and Technology (AIST) under the supervision of the Commission on Higher Education.  As the onlyinstitution for higher learning in the province, AIST expanded its curricular programs to include Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Architecture and Forestry.

        Following the separation of Apayao from the province of Kalinga in 1995, AIST was later elevated into APAYAO STATE COLLEGE in February 1998 pursuant to Republic Act 8563.




VISION, MISSION, GOALS & OBJECTIVES


Vision

A recognized quality higher educational institution in the far north that is responsive to rural development”


Mission

“PREFERRED HEI  by the college going- age population of Apayao province and that of  its other service areas”


Core Values


S- Self-discipline
T- timeliness
R- responsibility
I-  integrity
V- versatility
E- efficiency



Goals and Objectives

*      Quality and Excellence
*      Access and Equity
*      Efficiency and Effectiveness
*      Relevance and Responsiveness






                                   Executive Summary




The Apayao State College has set its new direction to respond to the five (5) Key Result Areas (KRA)  of the President Benigno C. Aquino III Administration, the  Philippine Development Plan 2011- 2016 and President’s Social Contract, CHED’s Roadmap on Higher Education,  CAR SUC’s vision  “ CAR as prime education center in Asia” and Provincial Development Thrust and Programs, the new ASC management updated the vision, mission, goals and objectives of the College, formulated and set the following strategic programs which shall be pursued along the four-fold functions: instruction, research, extension and production.

Instruction being the prime function of the college, must take a lead in  the upgrading efforts of the college- to conform to the acceptable standards to attain quality and excellence, relevance and responsiveness, access and equity, efficiency and effectiveness.

Hence, this developmental plan is anchored to prioritizethe following academic endeavors: curriculum review and development, accreditation of curricular programs, faculty development, student services and related facilities development, building and site development, institutional marketing initiatives, strengthening instruction management,  and revision of academic policies. Moreover, the role of instruction to the other functions of the college: research, extension and production were also included.

I. INSTRUCTION


Activity 1: Curriculum Review and Development

Objectives:

Ø  To align all curricular programs with the CMOs;
Ø  To implement the common curricula output of amalgamation;
Ø  To subject all program curricula for CHED’s approval before its implementation;
Ø  To include Curriculum Audit Review in all board programs;
Ø  To integrate IKs, GAD, HR topics as mandated by law in the curriculum;
Ø  To regulate the total number of units of each program to make it affordable to students;
Ø  To include IPED in the curriculum; and
Ø  To pursue registration for TESDA-TVET programs, offering/ expansion of programs, additional fields of specialization, ladderization of courses and adoption of new learning modalities.

Strategies:

Ø  Conduct an annual enrichment workshop of the curriculum per department, to be presented for suggestions and comments scheduled during summer break;
Ø  Output of the enrichment activity will be presented for review by the academic council;
Ø  Endorsement for CHED’s approval;
Ø  Implementation of the curriculum after CHED’s approval; and
Ø  Incorporation and enrichment of the approved curricula in the course syllabi.

Activity 2: Accreditation of Curricular Programs

Objectives:

Ø  To elevate the accreditation level of the BSE, BEED, BSIT and BSICT Programs and to subject all the other curricular programs of the College for accreditation;
Ø  To comply with the recommendations  of the  accreditation evaluation team; and
Ø  Target that by 2016 the college is ready for a level 3 accreditation.

Strategies:

Ø  Attendance of the Accreditation director to seminars and workshops;
Ø  Organization of  an Accreditation Taskforce;
Ø  Benchmark to other SUCs regarding accreditation;
Ø  Schedule a summer workshops to prepare all program offerings for September 2013 AACUP evaluation;
Ø  Strict monitoring of area accomplishments of the accreditation task force;
Ø  Accreditation visit is scheduled on September 2013;
Ø  Comply with the recommendations and suggestions of the accreditation evaluation team (AACUP & RQUAT); and
Ø  Allocation of an accreditation budget from the college fund.
Ø  Continue subjecting all programs to the next level of accreditation.


Activity 3: Faculty Capability-Building Program

Objectives:

Ø  To upgrade and re-tool of competencies to keep all faculty members abreast with new knowledge and technology;
Ø  To boost the morale of faculty members;
Ø  To capacitate faculty member through attendance to seminars/ workshops/ conferences; and
Ø  Determine the faculty training needs.

            Strategies:

Ø  Assign computer literate- faculty to train non literate ones with the basics of computer application;
Ø  Upgrade faculty with the use of excel in computation of grades and use of computer aided materials;
Ø  Recommend faculty members specially those  under load for a re-tooling;
Ø  Recommend  faculty members to attend seminars / workshops related to their field of specialization and  function;
Ø  Give all faculty the chance to attend an outside seminar/ training/conference forexposure; and
Ø  Revive the institutional grant for study leave among faculty members based on the college priority need( 1 faculty per year ) ;


Activity 4: Student Services and Related Facilities Development Program

Objectives:

Ø   To  provide the necessary amenities that would enhance the learning environment.

Strategies:

Ø  Face-lifting activity of the college will be initiated this first semester of SY 2013-2014.

Ø  Upgrading of the  library- purchase of the updated references to address the implementation of the new curricula and to address the RQUAT recommendations especially on the establishment of e-library;

Ø  Establishment of internet connectivity in the two campuses in 2013;

Ø  Development of state-of-the-art physical plant with complete laboratories for all courses like science, biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, agriculture, forestry, ICT, HRM, BTTE,BA,  and other programs;

Ø  Address concerns of the different departments partially but fairly.

Ø  Address needs and problems to  support services of equal importance which includes guidance and counseling, scholarships, medical and dental care, canteen, and a student center, sports, culture and the arts/Indigenous Peoples Education building and  related facilities.

Activity 5:  Building and Site Development Program

Objectives:

Ø  To prioritize infrastructure project as well as to refurbish classroom that are conducive to learning.
Strategies:

Ø  Prioritize allocation of  budget for infrastructure projects;
Ø  Linkaging with other agencies, stakeholders and  alumni in order to source-out fund for infrastructure projects;
Ø  Construction and rehabilitation of comfort rooms, canteens, and  classrooms;
Ø  Avail of guidance  testing tools to measure the intellectual abilities of students;
Ø  Re-structure student service offices for easy access of students;
Ø  Strategize on how to maintain cleanliness, orderliness and beautification of classrooms and surroundings;
Ø  Equip all classrooms with chairs, fans, lights for conducive learning;
Ø  Re-structure the faculty room to a conducive working atmosphere;
Ø  Subject all academic offices for an institutional/ local accreditation.


Activity 6: Institutional Marketing Program

Objectives:

Ø  To strategize on how to market the various program offerings of the college.

Strategies:

Ø  Implementation of advance in-service training as a form of extension to all the year high schools, other extension programs, projects and activities in partnership with LGUs and other agencies,
Ø  Conduct a survey on what course they option to enroll and if they would not want to then what are their reasons behind.;
Ø  the Career Guidance Program as means of marketing the College must be vigorously implemented.
Ø  institutional marketing shall also feature networking for various purposes including resource generation and sharing.
Ø  Incorporate in the policy of the school scholarship grants/ discounts to valedictorians and salutatorians of the graduating class from the high schools.
Ø  Produce Information Educational Campaign( IEC) for all programs and facts about the department  that could possibly attract other students to enroll.

Activity 7:Strengthening Academic Management Responsibility

Objective: 1. To develop and empower faculty for greater responsibilities towards the
                   attainment of academic goals and objectives.

                    2. To maximize the potentials of qualified faculty in order to boost their
                       morale, initiatives and creativity   for greater contributions to the
development and progress of the College.

        3.  Strengthen complementation among the different department and units
 in the College
Strategies:

Ø  Develop a workable feedbacking mechanism for the stakeholders;
Ø  Conduct strategic planning for academics and other related academic programs of the College;
Ø  Enrich faculty-student evaluation instruments;
Ø  Promote a democratic way of management;
Ø  Recognize department/ faculty/unit who has done worthy for  academic advancement;
Ø  Complementation between and among faculty and staff;
Ø  Promote a conducive academic work atmosphere;
Ø  Establish a supervisory scheme that will check attendance of faculty in the classroom based on their daily schedule; and
Ø  Impose a strict monitoring system on the submission of records and documents of faculty.

Activity 8: Review of Academic Policies

Objective: To ensure that all academic policies will redound to the general welfare of
                   the students and the organization.

Strategies:

Ø  Review of all academic policies for amendments (student and faculty manual and other related to instruction) in a faculty general meeting;
Ø  Subject  for a review by the Academic Council;
        Ø  Endorsement by the Administrative  council for Board’s Approval; and
        Ø  Implementation

Strategies:

Ø  Establish a daily  monitoring system of faculty in the classroom ;
Ø  Develop a workable feed backing mechanism for the stakeholders;
Ø  Conduct strategic planning for academics and other related academic programs of the College;
Ø  Enrich faculty-student evaluation instruments;
Ø  Complementation between and among faculty and staff; and
Ø  Conducive academic work atmosphere.


II. RESEARCH AND EXTENSION


Objectives:

Ø  To take part in transforming partnercommunities into better lives through  research and extension.


Strategies:

Ø  Involvement of the different departments to research and extension
Ø  Identify immediate issues/ problems that affects the lives of people within the locality of Conner;
Ø  Conduct research study  that should have caused or resulted to such issue or problem;
Ø  Plan based on the research conducted an extension activity that can address the existing problem. An extension that must be sustained and have great impact in transforming the lives of the people within the identified community.
Ø  Identify possible partner agencies/ offices and linkage with them in the conduct of the extension activity.
Ø  Make proposals subject for approval of  the research director, extension director, CAO,  and the college president.
Ø  Implementation



III. PRODUCTION


            Objectives:

Ø  To enhance profitable management of the different department in order  become  partly  self- reliant on internally generated resources.

Strategies:


Ø  Identify an income generating- project/activity related to the department’s  expertise( instructional material production, IEC production, small- entrepreneurship );
Ø  Conduct a feasibility study;
Ø  Plan on how to do the project( activity design)
Ø  Prepare a proposal subject for approval by the production director, CAO, and the President.


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