Continuing Ed

School of Graduate Studies

Center of Continuing Education and
Community Services

The Briefing Book

July 2009
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Table of Contents

The School of Graduate Studies ....................................................................................................................................3

The Center of Continuing Education and Community Services Summary ...................................................................5
Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Budget Streams Managed by CCECS ......................................................................................7
The Other Bottom Line – Headcount – .........................................................................................................................8
CCECS Honors, Awards, and Recognition ................................................................................................................. 11
Introduction – CCECS Major Grant Programs in Operation ....................................................................................... 12
Arts District of Ada -- Rural Business Opportunity Grant .......................................................................................... 12
Child Care Resource & Referral Agency (CCRRA) ................................................................................................... 13
Developmental Disabilities Training Grant ................................................................................................................. 14
Early Settlement Mediation – East Central Program ................................................................................................... 16
Early Settlement Mediation -- South Central............................................................................................................... 17
Professional Development Institute (Literacy First) Grant .......................................................................................... 18
Smart Start South Central – Ada ................................................................................................................................. 19
Cash-Funded Programs in CCECS .............................................................................................................................. 21
Community Education ................................................................................................................................................. 21
Continuing Professional Education ............................................................................................................................. 22
ECU’s Child Development Center .............................................................................................................................. 23
Tommy Hewett, M.D. Wellness Center ...................................................................................................................... 25

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The School of Graduate Studies

UNPARALLELED GROWTH AND

DEVELOPMENT ECU Graduate School FTE Growth

New Master’s degree 650.00 623

programs and new marketing are 594
600.00
creating more student opportunities 540
530 533
and bringing in more tuition. In the 550.00
past year alone, ECU has added two 500.00
new programs: an Academic Subject
Area concentration in the Master of 450.00
Education in Secondary Education 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09
degree and a Master of Science in
Accounting.
Over the past three years, the School of Graduate Studies has attempted new avenues of
outreach: We have begun participation in career fairs on and off-campus as well as Research
Day. We also took our exhibit to the 2nd Annual All Nations Indian Pow-Wow. In cooperation
with the School of Education and Mr. Tom Wallis of the Macau Song Ching Ling Foundation in
Nanjing, China, we have a brochure in circulation aimed at attracting Chinese graduate students
into our Elementary and Secondary Education M.Ed. programs.
During the 2008-2009 academic year, 313 degreed graduate students were produced,
exceeding our target for this year by 16% (not that the School of Graduate Studies has much
control over this statistical outcome). Graduate school enrollment growth is stretching ECU
capacity. This growth is unprecedented in the history of this university. It should be
remembered that while the graduate students now form 13.5% of the FTEs at the university, they
also contribute 19% of the tuition income.
Graduate student applications were
only changed to an online format in 2008.
This modernized capacity is attractive to
students. A new form for graduate faculty
applications is now online along with
reference instructions. The near future goals
are to have all graduate forms online. The
School of Graduate Studies home page is the
17th most-visited page on the entire ECU
website with 21,714 visits. The next most-
visited School or College homepage is
Graduate Education at #43 with 6,699 visits
logged.

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New web capabilities in the Graduate School include:

• Publishing the Education and Psychology Course Rotation Matrix
• New posting for new Accounting M.S. Program
• A new page for the MAT/GRE tests
• A new website in China
Since moving to Fentem Hall, the Graduate
Office has been successfully improving its customer
service standards. Last year, the Graduate Office
maintained extended hours, being open most every day
from 8:00 am until 7:00 pm. We have a new secretary
in the Graduate Office who has now been trained and is
in the process of bringing all the graduate records up to
date. All three annual CGS/GRE surveys have been
submitted. Also Peterson’s online catalog was updated
for the first time in more than 8 years
Last Summer and Fall, our Graduate Workshops
budget has funded several overflow graduate classes in Education to take care of the huge
demand in Sports Administration. Math and Science grants are generating new workshops every
semester. In addition, a new seminar in Intellectual Assessment was offered this Spring. Suicide
Intervention is being offered more often. We are always on the lookout for exciting new or
experimental graduate seminars to offer.
Employees of the School of Graduate Studies are:
• Dr. G. Richard Wetherill, Interim Dean
• Amy Eckert-Gregg, Secretary

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The Center of Continuing Education and Community Services Summary

Mission Statement: The Center of

Continuing Education and Community Services’ mission
is to provide life-long learning opportunities for the
campus, surrounding communities, and in some
instances, statewide. This program extends the
University's resources to all members of the community
and acts as a bridge between scholar and citizen.
Working with other academic departments, state
agencies, and specific professional groups, The Center of
Continuing Education and Community Services offers
non-credit classes and services which are direct and
immediate responses to the needs of the public and
directs University resources toward a solution of
community problems.

“Anything for a buck!”

STATEWIDE IMPACT -- During the 2009-2010 academic year, The Center of Continuing
Education and Community Services (CCECS) at ECU conducted 1,000 trainings and events.
The total number of people reached by all these ECU-branded events was 36,686. All brochures
and paperwork delivered and mailed to training participants and schools were ECU branded. All
paperwork that was faxed to attorneys and judges in our area had ECU listed. In addition, our
Continuing Education catalog went out to 21,000 potential customers during the 08-09 year and
our web pages continue to be one of most-visited sites on the ECU website. Community
Education classes appear on the Chamber of Commerce community calendar.

CREATING O PPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY AND STAFF -- Overall, CCECS had a very
successful year of partnering with ECU faculty and staff. Across all the programs, 39 faculty
and staff received a supplemental salary check from Continuing Education with the total
earnings increase amounting to $88,119 (average $2,259 per person).

RETURNS TO THE UNIVERSITY – The operations of CCECS offset university costs or

supplement university benefits in five major categories:

1. Cash Income – Revenues from community education classes, wellness classes and
training, workshops, conferences, institutes, and online classes.
2. Resource Subsitition – Grant dollars purchase needed equipment, furniture, and supplies
that enhance programs and services all across campus.
3. In-Kind – Continuing Education personnel lend their efforts to both university-wide and
program-specific efforts. Examples in the past year include serving on Centennial

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committees, creating the new Early Childhood Education program, and offering free
professional development seminars such as Managing Personal Anger, Conflict
Resolution, and Business Manners to ECU faculty, staff, and students.
4. Indirect Costs – In addition to the funds provided to the university by charging grants
indirect expenses ($148,629), CCECS also brings both and youth and adults into unused
dormitory spaces during the year for camps and workshops, thus increasing university
revenues by utilizing unused resources.
5. Student Development – CCECS is one of the largest employers of students on campus,
employing more than 60 students in various capacities annually. Our student workers do
a huge variety of tasks, most of which are professional, resume-building experiences.

Cash-Funded Continuing Education Programs Earnings

Year Budgeted Actual Expense Revenue Profit
07-08 $456,048 $350,141 $440,079 $ 89,138
08-09 $406,004 $438,341 $468,157 $ 29,816
09-10 $469,275
Data: As of 7/10/09

GRANTS, GRANTS, GRANTS -- Our grant-writing target for last year was to submit three
new grants. However, eight new grants were submitted that received funding and seven
additional grants have been written and submitted, exceeding the target of three by 12 (or
500%).

Grants Active in Continuing Education During the 08-09 Fiscal Year

1. Provide Statewide Resource and Referral Services 154,730
2. NEW!-- Community Mobilization Smart Start Ada/South Central
3. Developmentally Disabled Training
4. NEW! –ODOT Tree Planting
5. East Main Street Arts District RBOG
6. Early Settlement - South Central
7. Early Settlement - East Central
8. NEW! –Zero to Three National Training Institute
9. NEW! – Community Mobilization Expansion
10. NEW! --National Smart Start Conference
11. NEW! --Chickasaw Nation CCAP
12. Professional Development Institute -- Literacy
13. MPSO Haileyville Math Grant
14. Mathematics Partnership Program of McCurtain County
15. Byng Physical Science Grant
16. Geriatrics Education Centers
17. Center for Learning and Leadership – University Center for Excellence
18. NEW! –State Victims Assistance Academy
19. NEW! – PC-MICROB

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Additional CE Grants Submitted During the 08-09 Fiscal Year

1. NEW! –Child Care Access Means Parents in School (CCAMPIS)
2. NEW! --Green and Healthy Buildings RBOG (w/IESER)
3. NEW! –EPA Innovation Symposia (w/IESER)
4. NEW! –Native American Contemporary Music Festival
5. NEW! –Tiny Tigers, Big Art
6. NEW! –Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning
7. NEW! –Healthy Kids/ Healthy Communities (not awarded)

Fiscal Year 2008-2009 Budget Streams Managed by CCECS

Amount
Title Source of Funding
Allocated

430 Fund - Grants

Center for Learning & Leadership OU Health Sciences Center $ 10,600
Chickasaw Nation CCAP Chickasaw Nation $ 2,250
Child Care Resource and Referral OK Child Care Resource/Referral Assoc. $ 157,090
Community Mobilization Expansion OK Partnership for School Readiness $ 15,000
Developmental Disabilities OK Dept. of Human Services $ 555,610
Early Settlement - East/Central Alternative Dispute Resolution System $ 76,287
Early Settlement - South/Central Alternative Dispute Resolution System $ 71,204
Geriatrics OU Health Sciences Center $ 20,173
Main Street Arts District (2-year grant) US Dept. of Agriculture $ 219,880
National Training Institute OK Partnership for School Readiness $ 4,691
National Smart Start Conference OK Partnership for School Readiness $ 5,400
Professional Development Institute -
Literacy First OK Commission for Teacher Preparation $ 3,000,000
Responsible Choices OK Dept. of Human Services $ 453,382
Smart Start OK Partnership for School Readiness $ 83,658
Tree Planting Project OK Dept. of Transportation $ 23,815
Sub-Total Grant Budgets $ 4,699,040

430 Fund - Contracts

Byng Physical Science Byng Public School $ 52,822
Mathematics Partnership for
Southeastern OK - Haileyville Haileyville Public School $ 108,459
Oklahoma State Victims Assistance
Academy OK Attorney General's Office $ 25,831
Wright City Math Grant Wright City Schools $ 89,433
Sub-Total Contract Budgets $ 276,545

290 Fund - E&G Accounts

Graduate Workshops n/a $ 224,876
School of Graduate Studies n/a $ 67,195
Sub-Total E&G Budgets $ 292,071

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Amount
Title Source of Funding
Allocated

730 Fund - Cash Accounts

Center of Continuing Education and
Community Services
- Community Education n/a $ 65,000
- Continuing Professional Education n/a $ 107,187
- Wellness Center n/a $ 153,224
- General n/a $ 71,140
Child Development Center n/a $ 260,684
Sub-Total Cash Budgets $ 657,235

Total All Budgets $ 5,924,891

The Other Bottom Line – Headcount –

CCECS has excelled among state universities in producing headcounts from its
Continuing Education programs.
CCECS Enrollment Totals by Outcome
Target Groups --------------- Academic Year 07-08 08-09
Sub- Sub-
total Total total Total
Certifications 827 611
Continuing Professional Education 3,432 2,361
Educators 2,960 1,878
Other Professionals 472 483
Community Education 2,640 2,689
Adults 871 1,059
Youth 1,762 1,598
Online Learners 7 32
Casework 16,682 15,497
Case Workers/Provider Agencies 13,721 12,044
Child Care Resource & Referrals 1,164 1,102
Early Settlement Disputants 1,797 2,351
University & Community Services 7,613 15,193
Child Development Center 474 428
Wellness Patrons 5,489 7,529
Specific Conferences n.e.c. 1,266 2,226
Non-university Youth 384 5,010
Graduate Students in For-Credit Seminars 430 335
Total
s 31,624 36,686
% Change from Previous Year 13.89% 16.01%

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CCECS Personnel Are Experts – Continuing Education

personnel are well-known and respected across the state and beyond.
ECU’s programs are award winners because of the talents of her
people.

Name Title Education Specialities

Rick Wetherill Executive Director, BA, MS, PhD, Community & Economic Development,
CCECS & Interim Post-Doctoral, Adult Education, Evaluation Research,
Dean, School of CDCFM, SES Organizational Development, Sociology
Graduate Studies
Carrie Allen Lead Teacher BS, ECE Early Childhood Education
Cheryl Bell Coordinator, BS Organizational Management, Non-profit
Child Care Resource & Management, Early Childhood Education
Referral Agency
Cindy Byrd Strengthening Families BA, MEd. Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention,
Grant Coordinator, Early Childhood Programs
Smart Start South
Central
Marsha Carson DD Trainer BA Training, Developmental Disabilities,
Case Management
Susan Carrigan Special Projects BA, MS Post Early Childhood Education,
Coordinator, Adjunct Graduate Developmental Disabilities, Aging Issues,
Faculty Adult Learning, Interdisciplinary Studies
Holly Christian Wellness Center BS Exercise Adult & Child Wellness Programming,
Director Science Personal Training, Organization
Coaching/Mentoring, Facility and
Personnel Management
Karen Cochran Master Teacher BS Early Childhood Education
Saundra Dove Bookkeeper, CCECS BS Mathematics, Chemistry, Accounting
Bridget Forshay Community BA, MBA Community Development, Outreach,
Development General business management, Non-profit
Coordinator, Arts organizations, Grants management,
District of Ada Building and maintaining relationships,
Event planning, Strategic planning,
Program and Staff Development,
Sociology
Amy Eckart-Gregg Secretary of the School HS School of Graduate Studies, Literacy
of Graduate Studies First, Organization
Penny Harper Bookkeeper, Literacy HS Bookeeping, Organization, Shorthand
First, Part-Time
Cassie Holloway Program Assistant, BS Administrative Assistant Tasks,
Continuing Professional Organization, Public Relations, Computer
Education Skills, Research Analysis, Criminal
Justice, Psychology
Crystal Hudson Outreach Specialist, BS; MEd Early Childhood Education & Public
CCRRA School Administration

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Name Title Education Specialities

Jaxie Johnston Program Director, BA Types of Mediation: Basic, Civil, Family,
Early Settlement Divorce, Permanency, Foster Care,
Mediation, Parent/School, Community
South Central
Oklahoma
Kathy King Program Director, BME, MEd, Certified Mediator, Elementary
Early Settlement MSHR, LPC Education, Education Supervision,
Mediation, Counseling, Individual Therapy, Music
East Central Oklahoma
Charlee Lanis Coordinator, CCECS BS, MA, CPP, Elementary and Early Childhood
CCT Education. Adult Education and Higher
Education Administration, Community
Education and Services, Program
Planning and Contract Training
Patricia Little Coordinator, Smart Start BS Elementary and Early Childhood
South Central (Smart Education, Program/Service Planning and
Start Oklahoma) Collaboration, Community Outreach
Jannason Long Coordinator, Continuing BS Advertising, Public Relations, Marketing,
Professional Education Grants Management, Program
Development, Organization
Melissa Malm Director, Child AA, BSEd, Child Development, Early Childhood
Development Center MEd Education, Child and Adult Food Care
Program, Title XX subsidies, Working
with outside regulatory agencies
Priscilla Marshall Teacher AA, ECE Early Childhood Education
Betty Nichols Cook Meal Planning and Preparation
Kathy Roblin Residential Coordinator, BS Aging, Case Management,
DD Grant Developmental Disabilities, Adult
Education
Janice Shipley Teacher CDA Early Childhood Education
Laura Spivey Child Care Resource BS Elementary Education, Referral
and Referral, Child Care Specialist, and Early Childhood Trainer
Consultant
Julia Teska CM Trainer (part time) BS, MS, PhD, Training, Special Education, Adult
LPC Learning, Neurolinguistic Programmer
Lindsey Tilley Assistant Coordinator, BS Public Relations, Psychology. Elementary
PDI Literacy First Education, Grant Management, Energy
Education, Literacy Training
Jim Vercelli Coordinator, Literacy BS Communications, Public Relations,
First Elementary Education, Grant Writing,
Grant Management, Literacy Training
Mary Weddle Program Assistant BS Advertising, Public Relations, Desktop
Publishing, Event Planning, Proposal
Writing
Genise Yother Data Entry/DD Grant HS Customer Service, Data Entry,
Developmental Disabilities

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CCECS Honors, Awards, and Recognition

• CCECS received an award from the Association of

Continuing Higher Education (ACHE) Great Plains
Region for “Exceptional Non-Credit Program – 2009”.
• Bridget Forshay represents the Arts District and ECU
serving as chair on Ada Jobs Foundation Quality of Life
Taskforce, Messaging and Branding Taskforce, and the
Workforce Development Taskforce.
• Hosted the 2009 Oklahoma Arts Council Leadership
Class II in Spring 2009 with great success on April 16-17, 2009.
• Bridget Forshay represents the Arts District and ECU serving on the Chamber of
Commerce Community Enhancement Committee.
• Dr. Rick Wetherill serves as the ECU representative on the Southern Workforce Board
(the regional WIB). This board has been sponsoring regional sector-based summits, has
a nationally recognized partnership with the WIB in North Texas, and presents ECU with
numerous opportunities to partner and marshal resources.
• Charlee Lanis is the Chair-Elect of the Great Plains Region of the Association of
Continuing Higher Education.
• CCECS is one of the few institutions in Oklahoma authorized to grant the new
International Learning Unit (ILU) in addition to the CEU.
• Dr. Rick Wetherill represents ECU on the Regents’ Economic Development Council.
• Susan Carrigan is the Vice Chair of the Southern Early Childhood Association.
• Charlee Lanis earned the CCT this year (certified contract training) while completing her
Master’s degree.
• Charlee Lanis is Chair of the ECU Women’s
Club
• CCRRA received Child Care Aware Quality
Assurance validation from NACCRRA.
• Cheryl Bell, Coordinator of CCRRA, serves
on the Board of Directors for Oklahoma
Child Care Resource & Referral Association,
Inc.

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Introduction – CCECS Major Grant Programs in Operation

Although some state-supported grants showed reduced budgets, other budgets received increases
and new grants and contrants were secured. For instance, the PDI-Literacy budget was increased
to $3 million dollars -- a 31.5 % increase. Losing the OERB programs last year was somewhat
of a blow to the total grant dollars received, but that was more than made up for by the
acquisition of new grants and new money. For instance, while grants such as Smart Start did not
individually bring in the total amount of money that OERB did, their overall impact on the area
and state was much greater – Smart Start accounted for more than 5,000 of the total headcount
during 08-09. That contrasts well against the OERB programs’ average of around 950 per year.
According to our records, the total grant dollars being managed by Continuing Education during
the‘08-‘09 fiscal year exceeded $4.97 million. This figure represents almost 39% of the total
external funding ($12,854,956) coming into the university last year.

Arts District of Ada -- Rural Business Opportunity Grant

The Arts District of Ada is a designated geographic area of

activities, features, and businesses with an emphasis on arts and culture.
The Arts District supports local artists, improves the quality of
life, aids in recruitment and retention of the workforce and student
population, enhances student education through exposure to art, culture
and diverse ideas, and increases tourism to the community bringing in
revenue. The Arts District serves as the western portal to the univeristy.
Ada and its surrounding area contain a lot of artistic and cultural talent in
need of support, promotion, and unification to counter the all-too-often
spoken phrase among residents and students “There’s nothing to do around here.”

The development of the Arts District has been a grassroots, community-led process to
enhance the arts through economic development. The planning and development of the arts
district is funded by the US Department of Agriculture and is made possible through a unique
partnership of local individuals, businesses and organizations who have volunteered in a variety
of ways. Community forums, surveys, the media, such as newspaper, radio and email,
presentations to civic organizations and conferences, door to door flyer handouts, and word of
mouth are the primary avenues for educating others about plans and developments as well as
gathering input for decision-making from the larger community. All input is, and has been,
discussed in subcommittees and taskforces for research, analyzing and making recommendations
to the steering committee for action and final decision.

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The Arts District of Ada

has gained statewide attention. So
much so that other communities
have visited to Ada see how they
too can create thriving artist
communities in their towns. In
addition, the Arts District has seen
several new arts-related
businesses open over the past year
and is set to open two more in the
coming months.

Work is beginning on
zoning and ordinances for the district as well as curriculum and training development to support
new entrepreneurs to ensure business and district sustainability.

Several East Central University administrators, faculty and staff have worked respectfully
and tirelessly with the community to build partnerships, be positive stewards in the community
and advocate for local artists and arts-based businesses and organizations. Opening the door for
public opinion and actually using their ideas has fostered a positive image of ECU in the
community among many. Our community is watching closely how ECU will continue this work
and other projects. Will we support the community beyond ECU borders? Will we set a good
example in future development within the Arts District?

Employees of the Grant are:

• Bridget Forshay, Community Development Coordinator

Child Care Resource & Referral Agency (CCRRA)

ECU’s Child Care Resource & Referral Agency

(CCRRA) is funded by a grant from the Oklahoma Child Care
Resource & Referral Association (OCCRRA) through the
Department of Human Services. The agency’s mission is to
ensure all families have access to quality child care through
community-based resource and referral services. Child Care
Resource & Referral services are available statewide through
eight regional offices. ECU’s office provides services to parents,
child care providers, employers and community members in an
eleven-county area in south central Oklahoma.

The agency’s service to parents include a free referral

service to any DHS licensed or license-exempt child care program with the goal of informing
parents on issues related to child development and the importance of quality care, information on
child care subsidy, and information on other community resources for families with young
children.

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Child care providers also benefit from the

agency’s services. The agency has a lending
library in the Ada office, as well as in the Shawnee
Public Library. The lending library contains
curriculum books, activity materials, and training
videos. In the Ada office there is a die cut
machine and laminator that is used by ECU
students, area public school teachers, and
community members, as well as child care
providers. The agency has child care consultants
on staff who conduct on-site visits to child care
programs and set up trainings that help child care
providers meet their DHS licensing requirements.

Many community leaders simply do not think about how child care affects their
communities; however, some employers find that a lack of available child care is affecting their
employees or the ability to hire new employees. Agency staff work with local chambers of
commerce and economic development groups to help ensure that child care availability meets the
employee demands. Child care needs assessments have been conducted in several communities
and/or with specific employers.

Employees of the Grant are:

• Cheryl Bell, Director

• Crystal Hudson, Outreach Specialist
• Laura Spivey, Child Care Consultant

Developmental Disabilities Training Grant

This grant is funded through the Oklahoma
Department of Human Services, Developmental
Disabilities Services Division, to provide training
for caregivers who provide care for Individuals
with Developmental Disabilities and case
managers/ supervisors who work in the field of
Developmental Disabilities. The grant has 3
components.

Residential Training which is composed of

state mandated classes, which include, Health Day
1, Health Day 2, Ethical and Legal, Nuts & Bolts,
Communications, Connections and Skill Building.
The Residential Training is taught by a group of trainers who are contracted thru our grant and
train the above classes across the state of Oklahoma. Each trainer either currently works or has
in the past worked in the field of Developmental Disabilities. Residential Training coordinates
approximately 150 classes across the state of Oklahoma every 3 months. We contract with and

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monitor the classes of 30 Residential Trainers across the state as well as conducting training
classes ourselves. In Residential Training, approximately 2000 participants are trained every 3
months. Our goal is to teach the caregivers how to provide the best possible care and make sure
the individuals with whom they work are included in and accepted by the community and
therefore able to live a high quality of life.

We also worked with the State’s Nurses in re-writing the Mandated Health Classes and
they are currently working on writing a Medication Aide class for the Developmental Disabilities
program, which will be taught by the Career Techs, ECU Continuing Ed and provider agencies.
We are also working on updating all the Residential Modules.

In August of 2008, the state initiated the option for the provider agencies to continue to
send their staff to classes or to provide competing training via On Line Training through the
College of Direct Supports. There are three
Residential Modules that are available via on
line training, and they are Connections, Ethical
& Legal, and Nuts & Bolts. Even though these
classes are available on line, our attendance for
Residential Training in FY 09 has only dropped
approximately three percent. At this time there
are approximately 30 provider agencies that
have signed up for the On Line Training. This
is only approximately one-fifth of the total
provider agencies in the state. We feel that the
participants receive a higher quality of leaning
by attending the ECU Residential Classes and
feel our class numbers will continue to grow.

Case Management Training provides state-mandated training and supervisory credit to

both state employees and contracted professionals within the field of developmental disabilities.
There are currently 36 professional modules to choose from. Curricula development is an
ongoing process that keeps program managers and case management professionals current within
the field. ECU has provided this service to state and agency employees since 1978. We are
responsive to agencies and programs for unscheduled training as needed. We represent East
Central at professional meetings; we are frequently called upon to address professional groups
within the state in our area of expertise and are often called upon by the State to act as
consultants from within the field. We also speak to a variety of organizations on topics pertinent
to the field of developmental disabilities. We are also available to contracted agencies for the
development of specific training and consultation. We are often called upon to represent
Department of Human Services Developmental Disabilities Services Division to speak on their
behalf.

Responsible Choices Training. The third component of this grant is the administration of
another grant who work with individuals with disabilities who have been identified as being
dangerous to themselves or others. This training is highly specialized and performed by licensed
professionals trained to provide this behavior modification program.

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Employees of the Grant are:

• Kathy Roblin- Residential Coordinator

• Susan Carrigan- Case Management Coordinator
• Genise Yother- Data Entry
• Vacant- Secretary
• Marsha Carson- Case Management Trainer (FT)
• Julie Teska- CM Trainer (PT)

Early Settlement Mediation – East Central Program

Early Settlement Mediation is funded by the
Administrative Office of the Courts. Its purpose is to help
people find peaceful ways to settle disputes. Early Settlement
achieves this goal by providing a neutral party in the form of a
certified mediator, to any citizen in the State of Oklahoma
requesting assistance. There is no cost for this service if a
court case already been filed or a ten dollars fee for cases
without a court filing.

Early Settlement’s first program priority is to mediate divorce cases where minor children
are involved, allowing parties to find ways to co-parent in a cooperative manner. The programs
second priority is to help those who cannot financially afford protracted litigation. Attorneys
often assist clients by referring these cases to mediation.

Judges from all ten counties (Garvin, Grady, Hughes, McClain, McIntosh, Okfuskee,
Okmulgee, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, and Seminole) in the East Central program area refer cases
to the Early Settlement office. In fiscal year 2009 over four hundred cases were referred for
mediation. This number includes Small Claims, Civil, Family and Divorce, Child Permanency,
and school related IDEA cases. Between five and six hundred people participated in area
mediation last fiscal year. The percentage of cases ending in resolution averages between sixty
and seventy percent.

Mediators for Early Settlement are community volunteers

who complete training through Early Settlement, and
certification through the Oklahoma State Supreme Court.
Program funding comes from court fees and the Administrative
Office of the Court. East Central University has partnered with
Early Settlement since 1992.

Kathy King has served as Program Coordinator since

2006. She is responsible for the recruitment, training, and ongoing
guidance of volunteers, the scheduling of all cases for mediation, and statistical reporting for the
program.

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In 2008 she received certification as a trainer through the Administrative Office of the
Court. She regularly presents at annual statewide volunteer conferences and family and divorce
training. She promotes the program by speaking to civic organizations, and presents on the field
of mediation to East Central University students. She is available for the training of ECU
students or staff in the areas of conflict management and peer mediation.

Employees of the Grant are:

• Kathy King, Coordinator

Early Settlement Mediation -- South Central

Early Settlement Mediation is a program that
allows individuals to voluntarily resolve disputes in a
confidential out-of-court procedure. In 1986, the
Supreme Court of Oklahoma adopted the rules and
procedures for the Dispute Resolution Act. The purpose
of the Dispute Resolution Act is “to provide to all
citizens of this state convenient access to dispute
resolution proceedings which are fair, effective,
inexpensive, and expeditious.” Early Settlement
Mediation has saved individuals in local communities’
time, heartache, and money by providing mediation
services through our program.

The Dispute Resolution Act provides guidelines for the establishment of dispute
resolution centers. Two of those centers are currently located at East Central University, East
and South Central Programs. The South Central Program provides services to individuals in the
communities of Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray and
Stephens counties. To initiate mediation, each party must pay a five dollar processing charge as
required by Oklahoma statute, except in cases ordered by the court system.

There are many different types of disputes that can be mediated by Early Settlement
Mediation. The issues can include, but not limited to: divorce, paternity, money, property,
business transactions, personal relationships, assault, harassment, animal disturbances,
neighborhood disturbances, or other matters. The disputes may be between mates, ex-mates,
family members, neighbors, landlords, tenants, consumers, or merchants.

Early Settlement also provides individuals a chance to give back to their community. All
of the mediators in the program are individuals who volunteer for the program. They complete
specialized training and are certified by the Administrative Director of the Courts. These
volunteer mediators assist both parties in negotiating and solving their own problems.

In fiscal year 2008 Early Settlement South Central had 351 total mediations. Out of those
mediations, 124 were basic small claims cases and 219 family and divorce cases. The South
Central Program also mediates advanced cases. There were 8 permanency mediations held in

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fiscal year 2008. These cases involve finding a permanent placement for children that have been
removed from the home. There was one IDEA case mediated. These types of cases involve
finding a resolution between parents of children with disabilities and the education system.

Early Settlement Mediation provides a valuable service to individuals of Oklahoma. It is

a great asset for East Central University and the State of Oklahoma. Many disputes that may
arise can be mediated by Early Settlement Mediation and save individuals from having to take
any further action in court.

Employees of the Grant are:

• Jaxie Johnston, Coordinator

Professional Development Institute (Literacy First) Grant

This grant is funded by the Oklahoma

Legislature through monies encumbered by the
Oklahoma Commission for Teacher Preparation.
The grant is a partnership between the
Professional Development Institute of Seattle,
Washington (who provide the training); and the
East Central University Center of Continuing
Education and Community Services who oversees
the management of the grant in regard to
enrollments, facilitation of on-site training, and
fiscal affairs.

The Reading Sufficiency Act, funded by the

Legislature in 1997, provides reading and literacy professional development for all elementary
teachers using "Literacy First" as its base. The literacy Professional Development Institute (PDI)
provides a balanced approach to teaching reading which incorporates the latest phonics and
literature-based strategies. Since its implementation in 1997, approximately 28,000 teachers
statewide have been trained.

Professional development in literacy training occurs by applying skills and strategies of

systematic explicit systems for the teaching of reading. Phase I and II provide training for
teachers. Phase III focuses on literacy training for administrators. Phase IV implements a
systemic, school-wide reading model whereby the school's faculty create a strategic plan with
measurable goals, for example that all third graders will be reading on grade level by the end of
third grade. This model includes coaching, consulting and mentoring for continuous learning and
implementation.

The Literacy First Process, taught for more than 25 years throughout the United States,
provides content knowledge and resource materials in order to strengthen teachers’ knowledge
and skills for providing very effective, high quality reading instruction. Specifically, the
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instruction in the context of assessment, grouping for effective instruction, lesson development
and analysis.

The student assessments developed and

utilized by Literacy First are one of only three
certified assessments approved by the State
Department of Education. Also, for teachers to be
certified to teach in any of the State’s summer
reading academies, teachers must be certified by
Literacy First or Reading First in order to receive
compensation.

The first classes began March of 1998

throughout the State with a budget of $1.2 million
a year and since that time we have averaged training
more than 2,500 teachers a year and now have a budget of over $2.8 million a year. We offer
approximately 80 to 100 classes throughout the state each year. More than 90% of the school
districts in the state have participated in the training and over 100 districts have implemented our
teaching practices and assessments district wide.

That makes PDI-Literacy the largest teacher training program ever undertaken in the
State and one of the largest teacher training programs in the nation. This program has become an
integral part of the teacher training process in Oklahoma with many of the districts making the
classes mandatory for all of their teachers.

Employees of the Grant are:

• Jim Vercelli, Coordinator

• Lindsey Tilley, Assistant Coordinator
• Penny Harper, Bookeeper (part-time)

Smart Start South Central – Ada

Smart Start joined ECU’s
CCECS in July 2008. We are one of 18
Smart Start communities in Oklahoma.
Smart Start South Central covers four
counties, Pontotoc, Garvin, Johnston and
Murray.

Smart Start is a statewide

initiative with a vision that every child in
our state is safe, healthy, eager to learn,
and ready to succeed when they start
school. Smart Start focuses on the early
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care.

Research shows that 23% of our children are not ready for school when they arrive, and if
they start behind, it’s very hard for children to ever catch up. That doesn’t mean just academics;
it also includes health and social skills, good home life and quality child care.

More than half of the 50,000 children born in Oklahoma each year live in low-income
families who have difficulty meeting the basic needs of their children. No amount of
remediation can make up for a poor start during the earliest years.

Smart Start South Central Projects:

• Dolly Parton Imagination

Library: Every child in Pontotoc
County from birth to 5 is eligible
to receive a free book a month.
• Raising A Reader: A literacy
program that provides book
bags to child care centers for
families for check-out each
week.
• Children’s Literacy Books:
Delivered over 3000 books to
health departments for distribution in 2009
• Quality Improvement Grants: Awarded 16 child/home care centers a total of
$6,250 for enrichment materials for the centers.
• Strengthening Families Initiative: $5,000 awarded to 6 sites for child abuse and
neglect prevention.
• Family Education Centers: Provide 6 libraries parenting education and child
development materials.

Employees of the Grant are:

• Patricia Little: Coordinator

• Cindy Byrd: Strengthening Families Grant Coordinator (part-time)

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Cash-Funded Programs in CCECS

CCECS Cash-Funded Programs include Community Education, Continuing Professional

Education, the Tommy Hewett, MD Wellness Center, the Child Development Center and various
other enterprises where CCECS can facilitate educational/entreprenurial transactions.

Cash-Funded Programs in CCECS are driven by the double bottom line inherent in the
practice of Continuing Education – headcount and profit. CCECS has historically been
successful enough at both of these elements that our unit has made several cash infusions
possible for the university. Over the past several years, the surplus made by CCECS has funded
the operations of the University Wellness Center, subsidized the Child Development Center so
faculty, staff and students will not be overburdened by child care costs, remodeled Fentem Hall
for the School of Graduate Studies, contributed to the building of the Hallie Brown Ford Fine
Arts Center, paid for a new dance floor in Faust Hall, and contributed to the university’s
development funds. CCECS Cash-Funded Programs love being a player on the Tiger Team.

Community Education
In the past year, over 1600
people attended community education
classes at ECU. Last year, the
community education program offered
nearly 200 classes and programs for
adults of all ages, children, youth and
ECU Students that helped them to gain
self esteem, growth, health benefits,
knowledge, and entertainment. As one
of our patrons commented, “Fun, fun,
fun! A very enjoyable class”.

The university benefits from this

program by providing patrons the opportunity to take classes on the ECU campus where they
would not have otherwise attended and provides opportunity for others in the community to
share their knowledge and expertise as instructors. Examples of our classes include dance, yoga,
piano, photography, art, gardening, sewing, cooking and trips. Our classes are offered all at
times of the day and week (e.g., evenings, weekends, university breaks) utilizing the facilities of
the university when they often are unused.

Additionally, we offer a 50% discount to all faculty and staff enrolling in the community
education classes, adding to the employee benefit package – a benefit in which many on campus
take advantage. Additionally, we provide supplemental payroll to several of the staff and faculty
at ECU who teach for the program as well as provide additional income and experience for many
ECU students who teach, coach and become camp counselors in our multitude of summer
programs we offer.

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Finally, the community education program

collaborates with other programs and departments
throughout the university and community to provide
programs at ECU. This past year, the community
education program collaborated with the English
Department to provide the Oklahoma Literary Arts
Festival, the Criminal Justice Dept. for the Mock Trial
Camp, the Athletic Department for the tennis, soccer,
volley ball and basketball camps, the Communication
Department for a Shakespeare camp, the Geography
Department for the intersession trips, and the Education
Department for the science spectacular events.
Additionally, the community education program
collaborates with the Chickasaw Nation in providing their
Chickasaw Art Academy, the Seminoles with the Diabetes Camp and the Girl Scouts for their
badge fairs.

Employees of the Program are:

• Charlee Lanis, Community Education Coordinator

• Mary Weddle, Program Assistant

Continuing Professional Education

“I’m sorry, but we are going to have
to let you go,” is what many Americans
have faced over the last year. Here at
Continuing Education, the goal of the
Continuing Professional Education
Coordinator is to see this more as an
opportunity, an opportunity for change. The
CPE program offers a wide variety of
courses, whether it is online or in-class
instruction. Gatlin Education is one
company we have an agreement with to
provide online non-credit certification
courses. Once the individual has completed
a course, ECU issues them a certificate. This
course completion can aid in providing advancement in the individual’s current job or can give
them the opportunity to make a new career path -- whether it be as an Event Management and
Design Coordinator or a Medical Transcriptionist.

In the summer of 2008, the CPE Coordinator, along with several ECU professors,
partnered with various Oklahoma schools to provide graduate credit workshops for 175 teachers
in the areas of mathematics and sciences, a grant awarded by the Oklahoma State Department of
Education. As a result of the training, the teachers can incorporate their new skills in their own

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classrooms. If each teacher has around 20 students, that would be 3,500 junior high and high
school students exposed to new teaching methods and knowledge in the field of math and
science!
The CPE Coordinator and Dr. Wetherill also collaborate with the OU Health Sciences
Center on a Geriatrics Grant. By
providing gerontological training, we
Professional Participants: can better prepare our nurses, home
Fall 2008: 228 health administrators, counselors, and
Spring/Summer 2009: 315 many others for our aging population.
Total: 543
The CPE program is also
Certificate Programs: 197 working with the Attorney General’s
CPE Classes (non-certificate): 346 Office to bring a State Victim’s
Assistance Academy to ECU’s
campus. We are currently in the first
year of the three-year grant,
conducting needs assessments and preparing curriculum. After three years, the goal is for the
program to be a “stand alone” program. We are very excited and look forward to bringing this
type of academy and training to Oklahoma.

Continuing Professional Education is always looking for new ideas, classes, and
instructors for the growing program. Change is constant and our goal is to keep the outcomes
going in a positive direction. We want to continute to offer new career paths and advancement to
our current and future business professionals.

Employees of the Program are:

• Jannason Long, CPE Coordinator

• Cassie Holloway, CPE Program Assistant

ECU’s Child Development Center

ECU’s Child Development Center
serves the very young children of the ECU
community. Children ages 0-4 are served in the
fall and spring, with children ages 5-8 added in
the summer. Enrollment preference is given to
children and grandchildren of ECU students,
staff, faculty, ECU Bookstore, Chartwells
Dining service, Kerr Lab, and CLEET. Services
are provided to coincide with the University
office calendar. In other words, when the main
University offices are open the Child
Development Center is open.

The mission of the Child Development Center is to provide high quality child care

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services at an affordable rate to the East Central University Community, serving as an on-
campus site for service learning experience in a child development center as a part of
coursework, and to assist in providing supervised research opportunities for faculty and students.

With an average staffing of 5 full time, 4 part time, and 6 student employees, the Child
Development Center has the capacity to serve 75 children.

The Child Development Center has a tuition pay plan to coincide with University payroll
disbursement and also accepts child care subsidies from the State of Oklahoma Department of
Human Services, Chickasaw Nation, and Muskogee (Creek) Nation.

The Child Development Center serves a nutrition-

packed menu to its tiny diners and is a participant of the United
States Department of Agriculture Child and Adult Care Food
Program administered through the Oklahoma State Department
of Education Child Nutrition Programs. The CDC is a 2-star
child care facility licensed by the State of Oklahoma
Department of Human Services. We are working hard to gain
our third (and final) star.

The director of the Center, Melissa Malm, is a 1986/91

graduate of ECU and has been with the Child Development
Center since it opened 20 ¾ years ago. Betty Nichols, has been
employed by ECU as the Center cook since October 31, 1988.
Karen Cochran, ECU Class of 1987, master teacher, infant class
has been employed by ECU since January 1, 1998.

The Child Development Center is a member of the National Coalition of Campus

Children’s Centers.

Employees of the Program are:

• Melissa Malm, CDC Director

• Karen Cochran, Master Teacher
• Carrie Allen, Lead Teacher
• Priscilla Marshall, Teacher
• Janice Shipley, Teacher
• Betty Nichols, Cook

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Tommy Hewett, M.D. Wellness Center

The ECU Wellness Center

opened during 1997 in the University
Center. In 2006 ECU alum, Dr.
Tommy Hewett, donated $105,000 to
establish an endowment that would
assist ECU in funding equipment and
facilities for the Wellness Center. In
November, 2006 the name of the
Wellness Center was changed to
“Tommy Hewett, M.D. Wellness
Center”.

The Wellness Center provides

wellness programs and facilities to the
community, ECU students, faculty and staff. The 25,000 square foot facility contains a weight
room (Cybex resistance equipment, free weights and cardiovascular equipment), group exercise
room with 4-10 classes per week, two racquetball courts, basketball court, indoor track and
swimming pool.

The Wellness Center and pool have approximately 43,000 visits by users each year. Our
membership currently includes 231 community members, 174 faculty/staff, and 1,513 students
(total unduplicated count for 0809). Our biggest user group are ECU students at 61%, next is
community at 27%, and lastly, ECU faculty/staff at 12%. Income for 0809 was $155,375;
expenses were $179,068, bringing the total loss to $23,693.

The Wellness Center has two strategic goals: 1) Keep cash-funded programs strong by
making a profit or breaking even. 2) Develop and offer at least three new wellness center
activities each year aimed especially at students.

The Wellness Center operates approximately 90 hours per week, Monday-Friday. Student
workers are hired to fill the positions of front desk attendant, circuit room attendant and
lifeguard. Student workers are vital to our
operations and much effort is put into
hiring and training dependable,
professional students who can work
unsupervised. We employ approximately
12-15 student workers at all times.

The Wellness Center offers many

programs and services to the community.
These programs are not included in a
Wellness Center membership but are
special services offered for a separate fee.
Approximately 12-15 contract instructors
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programs. We offer 20-30 of these classes/programs on a weekly basis, which include:

• Personal Training • Adult Aquatics for Seniors

• Fitness Assessments • Learn-to-Swim Classes for
• Swimming Pool and Gym Fun Children
Birthday Parties (weekends) • Adult Swimming Lessons
• Women’s Team Weight Loss • Aqua Fit and Fun & Gym and
Class Swim: Non-Competitive
• Parent/Child Classes for Recreation Classes for Kids
Infants and Preschoolers • Lifeguard Certification
• Zumba • Water Safety Instructor
• Yoga-Pilates Fusion Certification
• Water Aerobics • Scuba Diving

In addition, the Wellness Center maintains various other programs, services and
collaborations with on and off-campus organizations. These include: rental of swimming pool
and gymnasium, adapted swimming classes for children with disabilities, youth camp and
summer recreational programs, aquatic physical therapy, Kinesiology credit classes, intramural
program, use of facilities by sports teams, fund-raising events, dodgeball/basketball tournaments,
and various other recreational programs.

Employees of the Program are:

• Holly Christian, Wellness Center Director

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