Addressing Non-Compliance Concerns

Concurrent Enrollment instructors must meet compliance standards in order to teach for the Boise State Concurrent Enrollment Program.

Instructor Compliance

In an effort to meet compliance standards, instructors are required to use the Boise State course syllabi, textbooks, curriculum, and grading scales. Instructors must demonstrate college professionalism in classroom management and rigor.

Annual Responsibilities

Instructors must complete the following responsibilities annually:

Provide a current course syllabus to the Concurrent Enrollment Program (CEP) for each class offered. The syllabus must align with the syllabus from the course offered on campus.
Attend annual professional development provided by their academic department in partnership with the designated Faculty Liaison.
Facilitate student course evaluations for year-long and semester classes.
Work with the designated Faculty Liaison to schedule classroom observation visits.

All of these requirements are meant to ensure the quality of classes offered by the CEP. If these requirements are not met, the Faculty Liaison or CEP director will take the necessary steps outlined in the Resolving Quality Concerns section of this page to ensure the instructor is in compliance. If the instructor does not make an effort to correct the issue(s), the instructor will no longer be approved to teach for the CEP.

As additional situations arise, procedures will be revised to address concerns. The intent of these procedures is to encourage all parties to address concerns in a collaborative manner. When changes must be implemented due to non-compliance, the Boise State CEP will provide as much lead time as possible to ensure the least disruption in the high school schedules.

Resolving Quality Concerns

Failing CEP Standards

In the case of an instructor failing to meet the CEP standards, the following steps will be taken:

1. The designated Faculty Liaison or CEP director will outline concerns with the instructor and set a reasonable time for the instructor to address concerns and come into compliance. All communication should include the CEP director to document actions being taken by both parties.

2. If concerns are not corrected within a reasonable time (i.e., one semester) the Faculty Liaison will inform the CEP director of the concerns regarding the instructor so that he/she can contact the high school and/or school district administrator.

3. If the steps 1 and 2 do not correct compliance concerns, the CEP director and Faculty Liaison will co-write a letter to the instructor and/or school district administrator identifying specific items of non-compliance and concerns.

Resolving Quality Concerns

Letter Documentation

The letter documenting the non-compliance issues will contain the following key points:

Include a specific date by which the non-compliance items need to be addressed or corrected.
Include the consequences of not correcting non-compliance items by the specified date.
Include a place for dated signatures of the instructor, Faculty Liaison and CEP Director.
Request that follow-up discussions are held with the appropriate parties on the non-compliance items

Once the letter has been sent, the Faculty Liaison or CEP director will follow-up with the instructor to see if he/she has addressed and corrected the issues included in the letter before the stated deadline. Future course proposals may be denied if the non-compliance items addressed in the letter are not corrected.

Procedure to Discontinue a Concurrent Enrollment Course

The partnerships between Boise State University and school districts require collaboration before a CEP course is discontinued. Changing or discontinuing a course that is offered for concurrent enrollment impacts our partners in public education. However, a CEP course may be discontinued for the following reasons:

I. Curriculum changes within Boise State courses or programs.
II. Changes in credential requirements for high school instructors.
III. Concerns over the quality of instruction or rigor in the concurrent enrollment class.

In the case of curriculum changes to Boise State courses or programs, the following steps will be taken:

The faculty liaison will inform the CEP director of the proposed changes that require discontinuance of the concurrent enrollment course offering.
The CEP director will contact the high school and/or school district administrators as soon as possible to inform them of the curriculum change.
Boise State will continue to grant credit for the concurrent enrollment course in question through the duration of the existing school year.
The Boise State CEP will provide support, such as timely notification and professional development, and allow sufficient time to implement the change to assist high school instructors in adjusting to the impact of discontinuance of the course.

In the case of changes in instructor credential requirements for the concurrent enrollment course offered, the following steps will be taken:

The designated Faculty Liaison will inform the CEP director of the new credential requirements.
The CEP director will inform the instructor, high school, and/or school district administrators as soon as possible so that changes may be made within the time limit established by the academic department.
Boise State will continue to grant credit for the concurrent enrollment course in question through the duration of the existing concurrent enrollment school year.
The Boise State CEP will provide assistance to instructors to work towards meeting new requirements including providing training and/or CEP scholarship funds for course work and materials to earn credentials needed to teach the course.

In the case of concerns over the quality of instruction, the following steps will be taken to enable the instructor to address the concerns of the Boise State academic department. It is intended that instructional issues be addressed on a case-by-case basis, with the goal of assisting the instructor to correct the problems.

The Faculty Liaison will document concerns observed using the Concurrent Enrollment Classroom Observation Form during a site visit.
The Faculty Liaison will discuss the concerns with the instructor and set a reasonable time to address the concerns and correct the problems.
The Faculty Liaison will provide written feedback or guidelines on the changes they want to see implemented by the instructor.
If the concerns are not corrected within a reasonable time (i.e., one semester), the Faculty Liaison will inform the CEP director of the concerns regarding the concurrent enrollment offering.
The CEP director will contact the instructor and/or school district to inform them of concerns.
If the previous steps do not resolve concerns of the Faculty Liaison, the CEP director and Faculty Liaison will co-write a letter to inform the instructor that the concurrent enrollment course will be discontinued.

Absences

Instructors who are absent from the concurrent enrollment class for more than five consecutive teaching days and need a substitute must notify the CEP and their Faculty Liaison. When the school district hires a substitute, the substitute must have equivalent qualifications and department approval for long term instruction. If a long term substitute with equivalent qualifications is not found, the concurrent enrollment class will be canceled.

Non-Compliance Policy Accreditation Standards

The Boise State Non-Compliance Policy is meant to provide guidelines for both concurrent enrollment instructors and Faculty Liaisons to address issues of program non-compliance. The policy is aligned with the following NACEP Accreditation Standards:

Faculty 4 (F4): The CEP ensures instructors are informed of and adhere to program policies and procedures.
Curriculum 2 (C2): The college/university ensures the concurrent enrollment courses reflect the learning objectives, and the pedagogical, theoretical and philosophical orientation of the respective college/university discipline.