Proposal

Name:

Peer Coaching Center

FiscalYear:

2017

Audience:

Undergraduate Studies

Submitter:

Remy, Leigh

Budget Manager:

Chojna, Magdalena

Project Manager:

Cornely, Jessica Marie

Proposal Approvers

Dept. Chair:

Bebergal, Jennifer L.

Local IT:

N/A

Dean:

Pratt, Edward

Facilities:

N/A

OIT:

Bagdonas, Joseph A.

Proposal Funding

Year 1:

$ 0.00

Year 2:

$ 0.00

Year 3:

$ 0.00

Total:

$ 0.00

Proposal Funding versus Average

Questionnaire

Narrative
The Mentoring Project will employ 25 peer coaches to support up to 1,000 first-year students annually as described below. Jump Start students begin their FAU career through a summer bridge program and are enrolled in a two-semester college transition course (SLS 1410 & 1411). Twenty-five Peer Coaches will be trained to support up to 50 first-year students each (a 1:50 ratio). Peer Coaches co-facilitate one to two sections of SLS 1411. In addition to the instructional contact hours they have with their students during class, Peer Coaches also offer individual coaching at The Mentoring Project (TMP) office. Peer Coaching was added to the Jump Start program this semester with the purpose of extending support to these students through their third semester of enrollment at FAU. This expansion of the program responds to student outcome data showing that Jump Start students were successful in summer classes, but were less successful making the transition to a full course load in the Fall semester. By augmenting the current student success course with individualized support, our goal is to increase the academic progress rate for Jump Start students from Fall to Spring semester. With the addition of Peer Coaching, students will now be supported through their third semester of enrollment at FAU as their coaching relationship will continue after the two-semester course ends. Beginning this Spring, Peer Coaches will be responsible for connecting with and providing support for their students through e-mail and phone contact. Students will be encouraged to utilize face to face appointments, but on-line coaching will also be available. Peer Coaches will provide study skills/strategies coaching; identify resources and make referrals appropriate to student needs; and provide personal support through peer counseling. The coaching program has the capacity to serve up to 1,000 students through up to 4,550 hours of peer coaching. In this pilot year, 807 students successfully completed the summer semester and continued on to Fall enrollment. Peer Coaches also benefit from this program in that they receive training in group facilitation, peer helping skills, and student success strategies. They gain hands-on experience in group facilitation and micro-counseling skills. Close to 50% of our coaches are earning internship credit for their involvement. This proposal requests computers, headphones, and wireless clickers to equip Peer Coaches to meet with students outside of the Peer Coaching Center, support on-line coaching, as well as to facilitate delivery of interactive learning activities.
Facilities
N/A
Hardware Requirements
This tech fee proposal requests funding for 10 laptops, 10 headsets, and 25 wireless presentation clickers. See quotes in supporting documentation. The laptops support up to 10 concurrent peer coach appointments. Our coaching center has 7 coaching stations; laptops give coaches the flexibility to meet with students before or after class or elsewhere within the Center for Teaching and Learning. Computers are used to schedule appointments, contact students, introduce and research resources during a coaching appointment, in lesson planning, to develop class presentations, and for record keeping after a coaching appointment. Headphones with integrated microphones facilitate on-line coaching appointments and outreach. Lastly, we are requesting 25 wireless presentation clickers. Up to 25 sections of SLS 1411 are scheduled at the same time. A wireless clicker allows a presenter to facilitate a class without being tethered to the podium.
Software Requirements
N/A
Personnel Costs
N/A
Other Costs
N/A
Timeline
The Mentoring Project will be moving to a new space within the Center for Teaching and Learning in mid-January. Our office budget is funding the installation of additional phones, electrical outlets, and data jacks to that space. Peer Coaching will continue this spring semester with no projected end date.
Sustainability
All of the materials being acquired for this project will come with a minimum manufacturer's warranty. After the initial purchase, The Mentoring Project budget will cover equipment repairs and replacements.
Resource Matching
N/A
Implementing Organization
The Mentoring Project is solely responsible for the implementation of this project. FAU's Office of Design and Construction Services is supporting the facilities updates needed in our new space.

Proposal Budget

Fiscal Year 1 Fiscal Year 2 Fiscal Year 3 Total
Hardware One-Time $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Hardware Recurring $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Software One-time $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Software Recurring $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Personnel One-time $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Personnel Recurring $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Other One-time $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Other Recurring $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
Totals $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00

Supporting Documentation

Filename Size Description
Dell Estimate.docx 3,755,949b
Logitech estimate.docx 1,352,520b