ANHO Plans
Plan for Job Placement Services
Plan for Programs and Institutional Outcomes Follow Up
Work Readiness Program
Instructional Plan For Work Based Activities
Plan for the Health and Safety of Students in Cases of Sickness, Accidents, or Emergency Healthcare Needs on Campus
Plan for Maintaining, Replacing and Disposing of Obsolete Equipment
Plan for Determining the Effectiveness of Student and Faculty Services
Plan For Health and Safety of the Institution’s Employees, Students, and Guests
Plan for Media Service
Default Management Plan
Custodial Care Plan
Plan for the Ongoing Operation, Maintenance of the Physical Facilities/Technical Infrastructure and Distance Education Infrastructure
Policy for Instructional Equipment
Instructional Supplies Statement
Learning Remediation Plan for Nursing Students
Plan for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Student Retention in all Programs
Long Range Plan for Adequacy and Improvement of Physical Technical Infrastructure
Plan for Protection of the Institution’s Technical Infrastructure
Plan for Job Placement Services
Purpose: The purpose of this plan is to ensure that proper procedures are in place and followed to assure that placement services are both systematic and continuous. Students will be assisted with job placement. This will be achieved with guidance and assistance from their Instructor/Employment Counselor and the Job Development Placement Counselor. Objective: To assist students to attain training related employment. However, no guarantee of placement will be implied and there will be no charge to the student for such services. The person responsible for this plan is the Academic Dean. Procedure:
Person Responsible:Director / Dean of Student Services Evaluation: At the conclusion of Work Readiness I & II for each program, the Academic Dean will evaluate and take appropriate action as necessary. Follow Up: After training completions, the Job Development Placement Counselor will provide quarterly placement statistics at management meetings between Academic Dean and Job Placement department. Annual evaluation report is shared with all employees, Advisors and Board of Directors. Consumer data is posted on college’s website including the achievement of Placement information by program. By reviewing the placement statistics on a quarterly basis, the Management Team will ensure that procedures for improvement, if needed, are implemented and are improving statistics in order to meet the school’s expected outcomes. This plan is annually reviewed and revised by the school’s Faculty, Advisory Council and Governing Board. The Executive Director evaluates all data on an annual basis . and presents findings to all instructional personnel and administrative staff at the annual staff evaluative meeting on the Executive Director’s Annual Report. It is available to all staff on the school’s server. Instructors share this plan with their students as they cover employability and job placement activities. The management team uses feedback from students and staff when reviewing and revising this plan. All plans are publicly posted outside of the Media Center for all to peruse. |
Revised June 2022
Plan for Programs and Institutional Outcomes Follow Up
Purpose:
The purpose of this plan is to ensure that proper procedures are in place and followed to assure that completion, placement and licensure follow-up services are both systematic and continuous for one year following exit from ANHO. Students will be assisted with remediation, licensure preparation, job placement, and job retention services. This will be achieved with guidance and assistance from their Instructor/Employment Counselor and the Job Development Placement Counselor. However, no guarantee of graduation, licensure or placement will be implied and there will be no charge to the student for such services. The person responsible for coordination of all institutional outcomes follow-up activities is the Dean of Student Services. Objectives: To assist students to complete the program of their choice, attain licensure (if applicable) and attain a training-related placement and follow up guidance during the first year post training. Procedures for ensuring satisfactory completion outcomes:
Procedures for ensuring satisfactory job placement follow-up:
Person Responsible: The Job Development Placement Counselor who reports to the Dean of Student Services. Procedures for ensuring satisfactory licensure exam pass rates as applicable:
Person Responsible: Academic Dean Evaluation: Student satisfaction are collected and reviewed by the Executive Director. These results are reviewed at Dean/Management Meetings at least quarterly. Academic Dean reviews the summarization of student satisfaction as well as completion rates annually. The Job Development Placement Counselor collects Alumni Surveys and Employer surveys from completers of each program. These surveys focus on program satisfaction and program effectiveness for various modes of delivery and relevant job requirements. The Job Development Placement Counselor will bring a quarterly summary of data, including employment and survey information, to the Dean/Management Team meetings. The data will be reviewed and evaluated in an effort to continually improve the quality of each program offered. Analysis and improvement plans will be initiated as needed. Licensure pass rates are evaluated quarterly as well as annually. If pass rate falls below ANHO’s benchmark, an improvement plan is developed and implemented. Annual summarization of results are made available to all employees at the Annual Meeting. If results are not meeting satisfaction, an improvement plan is developed and implemented as needed. Follow-Up: The Job Development Placement Counselor will bring a quarterly summary of all data to the Dean/Management Team meetings. Data is collected annually for completion, placement and licensure. In order to collect and prove a student’s completion, ANHO will collect a copy of each graduate’s diploma. Data regarding placement is collected by mailing, emailing or faxing surveys to employers, telephone surveys with employers, collection of pay stubs, pictures of name badges, letters of acceptance, employee schedules and social media information. Licensure is collected by using the Board of Nursing website to print each student’s license verification. By reviewing these completion, placement and licensure statistics and the results of alumnae and employer surveys on a quarterly basis, the Dean/Management Team will ensure that any improvement processes, if needed, have been put into place and are improving the school’s expected outcomes. This information is shared with Faculty, Students, Advisors and Board Members. The Executive Director summarizes data on an annual basis and presents findings to all instructional personnel and administrative staff at an annual staff meeting, via the Executive Director’s Annual Summary and Strategic Plan. Additionally, the Academic Dean and the Dean of Student Services, utilize this data in counseling instructors, for staff evaluation and for improvement in program outcomes. This plan is annually reviewed and revised by the school’s Advisory Council and Governing Board. It is available to all staff and faculty on the Server in the Public Folder. Instructors share this plan with their students as they cover employability and job placement activities. The Dean/Management Team uses feedback from students, staff and faculty when reviewing and revising this plan. All plans are publicly posted outside of the Media Center for all to peruse. Consumer data is posted on college’s website including the achievement of Placement information by program. |
Revised June 2022
Work Readiness Program
- Work Readiness I consists of didactic discussion and demonstration of skill and behaviors expected by employers. These skills and behaviors include such topics as: Communication, Job Skills, Decision Making, etc. (see attached check sheet). The Academy believes the classroom and clinical settings of the educational experience to be the “laboratory” for the future work world. It is important that the student understand what these expectations and skills are and to develop the knowledge and skills in order to be successful in the work world. The completed Work Readiness I worksheet is submitted to the Records Department for filing and for entry on the student’s academic record.
Work Readiness II:
- The syllabus designates when each of the following Work Readiness II activities are to be completed. A numerical grade is applied to each activity and documented on the Work Readiness II Final Evaluation Worksheet (see attached sample). This worksheet is submitted to Records Department for recording the final grade and is filed in the student’s permanent file. The individual Mock Interview Evaluation, Resume, Sample Cover Letter, Mock Job Application, Reference List, Job Search Documentation, Sample Thank You Note, Homework assignment, are filed in the Placement Book serving as back-up documentation for the grade achieved by the student in Work Readiness II. These documents will ultimately be placed in the student’s permanent file.
- Job Search Activities to be completed by all students:
- Copies of appropriate certificates needed to obtain a health care job are provided to the student from the Records Department once they are achieved.
- Students are assigned job search activities consisting of visiting potential employee facilities, completing applications, engaging in interviews, etc. The information regarding these activities is entered on the Job Search Verification Forms and returned to class to be reviewed by the Instructor/Employment Counselor. As each page of the Job Search Verification Form is completed, it is placed into the Job Placement Book. The Instructor reviews the Job Search documents to insure the student is actually participating in ajob search and to review the process with each student to help the student achieve success.
- When a student indicates that an interview has taken place, the Instructor/ Employment Counselor contacts the employer where the student interviewed to obtain feedback in order to better assist students with future interviewing and job seeking skills.
Note: Tlte student wlto does not complete tlte required activities in #1 and #2 above will receive a/ailing grade/or Work Readiness II wlticlt will be reflected 011 the student’s report card and/or transcript. Tlte student will also not receive a certificatefor the successful completion of Work Readiness JI.
Click here to download the Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations Work Readiness I Checklist
INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN FOR WORK BASED ACTIVITIES
This plan is written to specify the objectives, experiences, competencies and evaluations that are required for student clinical experiences. The Academic Dean/Assistant Academic Dean is responsible for this Plan. The responsible party for the work-based site will be a faculty designee.
Objective: To ensure that all clinical affiliations utilized have appropriate contracts, protect students and enhance student learning objectives.
Procedure:
- All Clinical experience portions of ANHO’s programs will be performed under the supervision of a Faculty Member employed by the school.
- ANHO will obtain signed agreements with all facilities providing clinical & community-based experience and keep such in a file at the school.
- eements to include responsibilities of each party, objective of the experience, schedule for each participant, type of work experiences for each participant, supervision given to each participant, method of evaluating students competencies, responsibility for prior arrangement of clinical experience, and enrollment limitations due to capacity of the facility.
- Where available, the Centralized Clinical Placement System will be utilized to match school clinical rotation needs with hospital clinical unit availability. Otherwise, where not available, requests for clinical rotations will take place via fax and e-mail systems between the school and the affiliating clinical site.
- The on-site employer representative responsible for guiding and overseeing the students learning experiences offers input to the instructor for the students’ written evaluation.
- Health records, inoculations, drug screens, and background check screenings, when applicable, are reviewed to insure that all students meet the health status criteria of affiliating agencies and ensure student protection.
- Each agreement will provide for a termination notice so that students are not harmed in the event of cancellation.
Evaluation:
Clinical and observational site evaluations are completed by the affiliating site staff and ANHO Instructors. This data is utilized by the Academic Dean and School’s Executive Director when evaluating the effectiveness of the experiences. This plan is reviewed annually and revised as needed. It is available to all faculty in their policy and procedure manual. The Management team uses feedback from students, staff and the affiliating sites when reviewing and revising the plan. Input is received from employers at the Advisory Meeting and progress of plan is evaluated and approved by the Board of Directors Annually.
Feedback:
Faculty, students, and affiliation site employees offer continued input. The Management Team reviews these evaluations and revises plans as warranted. All efforts are made to discuss concerns with the facility should they develop. If concerns can not be resolved, a contract may be terminated. The Plan is available to employees in the school’s Policy and Procedure Manual which is considered a work in progress and is updated continually. All plans are publicly posted outside of the Media Center, school website, and on the server for all to peruse.
Revised February 18, 2020
Plan for the Health and Safety of Students in Cases of Sickness, Accidents, or Emergency Healthcare Needs on Campus
Purpose:
This plan has been adopted for the safety and health of students in cases of sickness, accidents, or emergency healthcare needs on campus. The Director of Operations is responsible for this plan. Objective: To assure appropriate caring intervention is provided for Students Health, Safety, and Illness needs on campus. Procedure:
Evaluation: Incident reports are reviewed and summarized annually. Management evaluates for trends. Health and Safety Policy and Procedures are reviewed annually by the Management Team, the Advisory Council, and the Governing Board of ANHO. Executive Director reviews health and safety issues and report findings to all staff at the annual meeting through the evaluation of vital school functions and services to students and the Annual Director’s Evaluation Report. Feedback: ANHO appreciates and utilizes input from both students and employees. Management Team reviews summaries of evaluations and reviews/revises plans, policies and procedures as warranted. Employee policy and procedure books are continually updated as it is considered a work in progress. Current plans are posted outside of the Media Center for all to peruse. |
Revised 11/27/2022
Plan for Maintaining, Replacing and Disposing of Obsolete Equipment
Purpose:
The purpose of this plan is to ensure that appropriate equipment is available and in good working order for students and faculty to achieve the objectives of each program offered including on line courses. The Director of Operations is responsible for the maintenance, repair and replacement of equipment. The Director of Operations will utilize the service of contract help as needed. Equipment includes that related to learning resources, physical resources and technical resources.
Objective: To ensure that equipment is readily available for all constituents use as needed to support successful achievement of objectives.
Procedure:
The Executive Director annually compares the Department of Education’s suggested lists of equipment to ANHO’s equipment. Clinical experience equipment and supply availability is also considered. Relevant and up to date equipment is available to support each program offered.
None of the institutional equipment used are deemed to be safety risks. No invasive equipment is used on humans. All sharps are ordered with safety covers and safety disposal systems even though they are not used on humans.
The Director of Operations is responsible for ordering any and all necessary equipment for new programs and on-going programs, as they are used, or delete equipment for discontinued use.
On a daily basis, any maintenance problems noted when faculty and staff are using equipment will be brought to the attention of the Director of Operations immediately. In addition, the designated Fire Department Representative will perform biannual preventative maintenance checks.
In the event that any materials/equipment are in disrepair either on a daily basis or at the bi-annual review, a timely report will be made to the Director of Operations who will evaluate and plan when repair or replacement will be made in order to ensure continuity of program objectives. If the Director of Operations is not available, the Executive Director will be responsible to take the necessary action. Secure disposal of equipment will include witnessing the destruction of all private information prior to equipment disposal.
Equipment to be reviewed bi-annually by the Director of Operations is evaluated for safety. Whenever this equipment is found to be in disrepair or unsafe, the below stated procedure will be followed.
- Utilize surplus equipment stored for this purpose or arrange for immediate repair or replacement is ordered.
- In the event repair or replacement can not be accomplished immediately, the reciprocal lending agreement plan will be implemented so that there is no waiting time for utilization of safe and effective materials. These reciprocal relationships exist with the School’s Affiliating Facilities.
- Once replacement is deemed necessary, the items in disrepair will immediately be disposed of. The Controller is in charge of verifying actual disposal and revising inventory list of capital equipment.
- Petty cash and an expansion fund is maintained to pay for all unplanned needs.
- Inventory of equipment is taken annually every summer and is completed in one day. (property control procedures – Fiscal Policy and Procedures.) Results are compiled by the Director of Operations.
Emergency purchases of equipment are procured as needed according to the emergency purchase policy (located in the Fiscal Policy and Procedures). All management personnel are authorized to procure in an emergency situation.
Monetary provisions are reviewed annually and as necessary for the purchase of new and replacement equipment according to this school’s Small Purchase Policy including emergency purchases (included in ANHO’s Fiscal Policy & Procedure). Petty cash and expansion funds are maintained for any unplanned financial needs so as to repair essential equipment in a timely manner therefore supporting continuous program instruction.
Evaluation:
Student/Faculty evaluation surveys of equipment is summarized by the Executive Director. Suggestions for upgrading are reviewed by the faculty and management team and implemented as appropriate. Input is received from Advisory Council and progress of plan is evaluated and approved by the Board of Directors Annually. The Executive Director evaluates all data on an annual basis and presents findings to all constituents, instructional personnel, and administrative staff at an annual staff meeting via the Executive Director’s Annual Evaluative Report.
Feedback:
ANHO appreciates and utilizes input from faculty, students, employees, and advisors on an annual basis. The management team reviews summaries of evaluations and reviews/revises plans, policies, and procedures as warranted. Policies and procedures are continually updated as it is considered a work in progress. All plans are publicly posted outside of the Media Center, school website, and server for all to peruse.
Revised 03/10/2022
Plan for Determining the Effectiveness of Student and Faculty Services
Purpose:
The plan is for determining the effectiveness of student personnel and faculty services. These services are coordinated by the Dean of Student Services/Financial Aid Director..
Procedures:
- ANHO staff will counsel and utilize the Student Emergency Support and Assistance Policy to assist students as needs arise for transportation, health services, housing and other basic survival needs.
- The Records Department Policies and Procedures and Placement Department’s Policies and Procedures will be complied with at all times.
- Student and alumnae needs, reference requests, transcript requests, educational records requests, and employment/placement requests will be completed in a timely, efficient, confidential and accurate manner at all times.
- Student advisement and counseling will be conducted, documented and retained in files by faculty.
- Student financial assistance will be procured prior to enrollment.
- Faculty and IT support will be provided by the Academic Assistant and/or Director of Operations as appropriate.
- Orientation will be provided prior to the beginning of all programs.
- Grievance procedures will be followed as published in all cases.
Evaluation:
- Dean of Student Services/Financial Aid Director and Compliance Educator will spot check records for department compliance with policies and procedures throughout the year.
- Dean of Student Services/Financial Aid Director and Compliance Educator will review placement & records requests monthly, quarterly, and annually for trends and patterns and bring findings to management team as well as the appropriate Dean to take corrective action as necessary.
- Management team will make recommendations for correcting deficiencies reported from evaluations of records, personnel services, placement, advisement, financial assistance, grievances, health & safety and counseling.
- Alumnae, student surveys, staff input, and audit reports will be utilized for evaluation.
- Input is received from employers at the Advisory Meeting and progress of plan is evaluated and approved by the Board of Directors Annually. The Executive Director evaluates all data on an annual basis and presents findings to all instructional personnel and administrative staff at an annual staff meeting with the Executive Director’s Annual Evaluative Report.
Feedback:
ANHO appreciates and utilizes input from advisors, students alumnae, and employers. The Management Team reviews summaries of evaluations and reviews/revises plans, policies and procedures at least annually and as warranted. If deficiencies are found, the involved Dean must present a corrective action plan. The corrective action plan will be followed until sustained improvement is maintained. Employee policies and procedures are continually updated as they are considered a work in progress. All plans are publicly posted outside of the Media Center, school website, and server for all to peruse.
Revised November 10, 2021
PLAN FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE INSTITUTION’SEMPLOYEES, STUDENTS, AND GUESTS
Purpose:
This plan is to ensure the health and safety of the institution’s employees, students and guests. The Assistant Director/Dean is responsible for this Plan.
Objective:
To assure preventative health and safety measures are in place for all ANHO constituents. To maintain readiness in cases of sickness, accidents, or emergency Healthcare needs on campus is in use.
Procedure:
- All employees are oriented and updated regarding policies, procedures and plans of ANHO which include the Health and Safety Policies and Procedures relating to the health and safety of employees, students and guests.
- Orientation includes review and familiarity of policies, procedures and plans including incident investigation and reporting protocols. All employees have access to a copy of the incident report form for use when needed and the established protocols are followed and reviewed by the Management Team.
- There is a Health and Safety section included in the school catalogue for student use and information to guide daily safe practices as well as additional policies in the Handbook.
- Evacuation/Safety/Security Procedures are reviewed with all classes during orientation. Random drills are held throughout the year and are evaluated. A safety committee of students, staff and faculty will be formed if and when a trend or pattern emerges.
- Students and employees working in health care facilities will comply with inoculations, health and safety rules of the health care facility.
- Influenza vaccine is offered free of charge for all students and employees.
Evaluation:
Guest, student, and staff input is considered and evaluated when annual reviews of policy and procedures are undertaken by Management Team, Advisory Council, and the Governing Board of ANHO. The Management Team reviews incident report situations as they happen for corrective measures, and annually reviews for trends and patterns that necessitate corrective action. The Executive Director evaluates all data on an annual basis and presents findings to all instructional personnel and administrative staff at an annual staff meeting with the Executive Director’s Annual Summary.
Feedback:
ANHO appreciates and utilizes input from both students and employees. The Management Team reviews summaries of evaluations and reviews/revises plans, policies and procedures as warranted. Employee policies and procedures are continually updated as they are considered a work in progress. Current plans are posted outside of the Media Center, school website, and server for all to peruse.
Revised 02/25/2020
Plan for Media Services
Scope:
Purpose: The purpose of this plan is to ensure the presence of appropriate media services essential for the achievement of the objectives for each program offered and that the media services are readily available and used by students and faculty. The Director of Operations will be responsible for this plan including implementation and coordination of media services. Objective: To ensure that media services and equipment support students and faculty. Procedure: Inventory Lists will be maintained and available to faculty and students. A variety of current and relevant educational materials include: inventory of videos, books, scholarly articles, online journals, computer programs, periodicals, simulation resources, and electronic health recording system etc. Recommendations from all staff and faculty regarding new materials to be obtained will be solicited annually. These recommendations will then be evaluated by the Academic Dean and the Executive Director as to necessity, feasibility, long range use, and maintenance requirements. A final list will then be developed for material procurement via rental, loan, purchase, or donation. A capital equipment inventory list will be updated by the Controller at least annually. The Director upgrades all other inventory lists at least annually. Information on media services and learning resources are made available to both faculty and students through the school catalogue and handbooks. The Media Center is open Monday thru Thursday 7:30 am -11:00 pm and Fridays 9am – 5:00 pm. Orientation for faculty is the responsibility of the Academic Dean. Faculty incorporate orientation to media services at the start of each new program for students. Director of Operations is responsible to orient staff to media services. In the event that any materials or equipment are in disrepair, a timely report should be made to responsible support staff; they will immediately arrange for repair or replacement. Facilities include the Media Center, Simulation lab, and 4 Computer Labs. Technical Infrastructure includes computers, printers, copiers, 2 scantron machines, server and backup devices. Each classroom is equipped with cameras, computer/projector, document camera, and projector screen. All video resources are available on the school’s server under the Education file. The annual budget for the school accommodates support for media services including equipment and materials. Evaluation: The effectiveness of media services and utilization is reviewed and accomplished through Academic Dean, faculty, and student evaluations. Evaluations are reviewed and summarized by the Executive Director. Needed improvements are reviewed by the management team and used to modify and improve media services annually. Input is received from the Advisory Committee and progress of plan is evaluated and approved by the Board of Directors annually. The Executive Director evaluates all data on an annual basis and presents findings to all instructional personnel and administrative staff at an annual staff meeting through the Executive Director’s Annual Evaluative Report. Feedback: ANHO appreciates and utilizes input from both students and employees. The Management team reviews summaries of evaluations and reviews/revises plans, policies, and procedures as warranted. Policies and procedures are also reviewed annually and serve as a method of evaluation, input and feedback. All plans are publicly posted outside of the Media Center, school website, and server for all to peruse. |
Revised June 2022
DEFAULT MANAGEMENT PLAN
Purpose: | The purpose of this default management plan is to ensure the school’s default rates remain within the percentage required by the Department of Education and the Council on Occupational Education. The Dean of Student Services/Financial Aid Director is responsible for this Plan. |
Objective: | To ensure that the default rate remains within acceptable levels |
Procedure:
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Evaluation:
Monthly report is received by our third party servicer from the U.S. Department of Education and reviewed by Dean of Student Services/Financial Aid Director who in turn works with W.I.S.S. (Third party servicer) monthly to prevent those borrowers from going into default and to prevent possible loss of program eligibility due to a high cohort default rate. W.I.S.S. contacts students to counsel on appropriate action to avoid delinquency or default. W.I.S.S. then provides a quarterly report to the school’s Executive Director for review. Input is received from the Advisory Council and progress of plan is evaluated and approved by the Board of Directors Annually. The Executive Director evaluates all data on an annual basis and presents findings to all instructional personnel and administrative staff at an annual staff meeting via the Executive Director’s Annual Summary.
FEEDBACK:
Monthly reports are reviewed for satisfaction. All program completers and non-completers are assisted in finding employment. Employment and contact information is shared with the Dean of Student Services/Financial Aid Director and the third party servicer for follow-up. Employee policies and procedures are continually updated as they are considered a work in progress. Current plans are posted outside of the Media Center, school website and the server for all to peruse
Revised June 2022
CUSTODIAL CARE PLAN
Purpose:
This plan has been adopted to ensure the facility is clean, neat, safe and free of any infestations. The Dean of Compliance is responsible for this Plan. Objective: To ensure that the campus environment is clean and neat and problem-free on a daily basis and that finances are available to accommodate this plan. Procedure:
Cleaning Services:
Linen/Laundry:
Parking Lot
Internal Trash
Evaluation: Daily observation for compliance – Student, faculty, staff and management evaluation of trends and expenses are reviewed monthly. Input is received from employers at the Advisory Meeting and progress of plan is evaluated and approved by the Board of Directors annually. The Executive Director evaluates all data on an annual basis and presents findings to all constituents’ instructional personnel and administrative staff at an annual staff meeting on the Executive Director’s Annual Evaluative Report. Feedback: ANHO appreciates and utilizes input from advisors, students and employees. Management Team reviews summaries of evaluations and reviews/revises plans, policies and procedures as warranted. Employee policy and procedures are kept electronically on the server and are continually updated as it is considered a work in progress. All plans are publicly posted outside of the Media Center, school website, and server for all to peruse. |
Revised 11/10/21
Plan for the Ongoing Operation, Maintenance of the Physical Facilities/Technical Infrastructure and Distance Education Infrastructure
The purpose of this plan is to ensure that the physical plant operation, maintenance and technical infrastructure are maintained and improved so that school operations will continue to safely, efficiently, and effectively take place with physical resources and IT resources that meets the needs of its students, faculty, staff, local, state, and federal laws. The Director of Operations is responsible for this plan.
Operating Plan:
2020 – 2025 |
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Objective: The Maintenance Plan is put in place to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the physical plant and distance education infrastructure. The annual budget plan includes finances to accommodate this plan.
Procedure:
Pest Control:
- Quarterly air handling checks and repair – landlord
- Building and grounds maintenance – landlord
- Quarterly elevator checks – landlord
- Common area rest rooms check and repair – ANHO
- Preventive checks – ANHO
- Equipment – Bi-annually
- Fire Extinguishers –Annually
- Electrical Outlets – Quarterly
- Vehicles – According to dealer specifications and as needed
- Fire Inspection – Annually
- Server and all computer checks for updates, errors and invasions- ANHO daily
- Pest Control – ANHO
- Monthly spraying of all offices and classroom by professional organization – fee for service
- Annually in-wall spray – fee for service
- Cleaning Services – ANHO
- Daily spills cleaned by staff and students
- Weekly and monthly general cleaning – fee for service
- Quarterly refrigerator cleaning
- Quarterly deep cleaning –fans, filters, and exhaust – fee for service
- Carpets steam cleaned or replaced annually – fee for service
- Linens collected weekly, washed, folded and returned within a week – fee for service
- Graduation gowns laundered after each graduation – fee for service
- Distance Ed and Technical Infrastructure
- McGraw Hill online platform renewed each semester with security for each student – fee for service
- InfoStream round the clock storage, security and maintenance services – fee for service
Improvement Plan:
2020 | Upgrade software and server backup Clear old folders and groups on server Add computers for student use Landscape upkeep Replace computers and worn furnishings Add student communication system Replace carpet as necessary Paint stair railings Tile cleaning in atrium |
2021 | Replace computers and worn furnishings Replace routers as necessary Replace carpet as necessary Paint stair railings Tile cleaning in atrium |
2022 | Replace computers and worn furnishings Replace audio and video in classrooms Replace carpet as necessary Paint stair railings Tile cleaning in atrium |
2023 | Replace computers and worn furnishings Expand IT services Replace carpet as necessary Paint stair railings Tile cleaning in atrium |
2024 | Replace computers and worn furnishings Expand IT services Replace carpet as necessary Paint stair railings Tile cleaning in atrium |
2025 | Replace computers and worn furnishings Expand IT services Replace carpet as necessary Paint stair railings Tile cleaning in atrium |
Personnel:
Director of Operations – Oversight
Cleaning Services including Pest Control – Outsourced
Internet and Phone Services – Outsourced
Technology Infrastructure and Distance Education Infrastructure –Outsourced to Infostream
Landlord:JBI maintains physical facilities and parking lot
Equipment:ANHO is responsible for the following: Server, Computers, Printers, Routers, Switches, projectors, document camera, fire extinguishers, Scantron machines, copiers, and phones.
Supplies:ANHO is responsible for the following: Ink, toner, drums, cleaning supplies, office supplies.
Relavant State Law:Palm Beach County Fire Department and County Fire Inspection rules
Federal Codes:ADA Compliance and Campus Safety and Security Report
Evaluation:
The Director of Operations will review the progress of this plan monthly. The Management Team of the Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations meets at least once annually to review the operation and maintenance of physical plant as well as the distance education infrastructure. In addition, the Academic Dean makes rounds of the school on a daily basis and obtain input from faculty and students. Their observations are referred to the Management Team for immediate evaluation and implementation where necessary.
Input is received from employers at the Advisory Meeting and progress of plan is evaluated and approved by the Board of Directors annually. The Executive Director summarizes evaluative data on an annual basis and presents findings to all instructional personnel, advisors and administrative at an annual staff meeting via the Executive Director’s Evaluative report.
Feedback:
ANHO appreciates and utilizes input from students and employees and advisors. The Management team reviews summaries of evaluations and reviews for effectiveness, revises plans, policies, and procedures as warranted. Current plans are posted outside the Media Center/Library for student and faculty access as well as on the ANHO’s web site. Policies and procedures are also reviewed annually and serve as a method of evaluation, input and feedback. All plans are publicly posted outside of the Media Center, school website, and server for all to peruse.
Revised June 2022
Policy for Instructional Equipment
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations maintains a system for instructional equipment and supplies as follows:
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Revised June 2022
Instructional Supplies Statement
Supplies are located in several locations throughout the building for the convenience of the staff and faculty for Nursing as well as Health Occupations Students.
There are two closets that contain administrative/office supplies such as printer toner, paper, pens, writing pads, paper clips, etc. There is one located in the Financial Aid Compliance Assistant’s office in the Admission’s Area and one in the second floor copy room (on the right as you enter door towards classroom #1).
A CPR closet contains all the equipment/supplies needed in teaching these classes. Supplies such as ACTARS, disposable lungs, face shields, and bag masks are located in this closet (in rear of Classroom #5).
A phlebotomy/EKG supply closet (#110) is located upstairs outside of the placement office. This area stores phlebotomy arms, syringes, alcohol wipes, dressings, bandaids, EKG Machines etc.
Classroom #3 contains a large number of locked cabinetry which contains the stock supplies. Skill demonstration boxes are kept in each classroom, but re-stocked from classroom #3 cabinetry. As supplies are depleted, orders are placed by faculty who must obtain a purchase order and place the order with the Dean of Compliance who does all purchasing for the college.
Additional areas where supplies are located are: SimLab closet and graduation closet. Graduation closet houses all supplies, gowns, tams, gifts, candles, etc. needed for graduation ceremonies. SimLab contains four high fidelity Human Patient Simulators (adult, pediatric, newborn, and birthing mother). These simulators are used by Faculty and students for practice sessions for gaining clinical knowledge and skill as well as experience in critical thinking related to clinical scenarios. Also in the SimLab are laptop computers for recording nursing notes/plans. There are electronic med carts and computer carts to wheel from patient to patient in order to take notes.
ANHO also has a Computer Lab and Library/Media Center which house laptop computers for student utilization for ATI, HESI, and EVOLVE programs, Electronic Health Records, research, clinical orientation, applications for NCLEX, employment applications and resumes as well as any other activities assigned by faculty.
Learning Remediation Plan for Nursing Students
POLICY: Learning Remediation processes are integrated into ANHO Nursing Curriculum
Procedure:
- All nursing students are provided with a Learning System to use throughout their nursing program and for up to one year post-training completion. These materials require on line access either at home or at ANHO. These materials are supplemental to approved text books, text study guides, classroom work and homework assignments.
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- Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
- Pharmacology of Nursing Practice
- Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Maternal-Newborn Nursing
- Nursing Care of Children
- Mental Health NursingThe Learning Remediation materials address the following topics:
- Throughout the Nursing Program classroom and homework learning exercises are outlined in the Nursing Syllabus. This Learning Remediation is provided as a tool to help students succeed.
- Practice Tests may be taken at various times throughout the program to:
- enhance the student’s ability to work with computerization and Internet based programs in the learning process;
- provide the student with immediate feedback relative to his/her understanding of specific subject material through the use of on-line testing. This is followed by the identification of those areas within specific subjects where the student is weak in his/her knowledge. This then allows the student to develop an on line focused review to address those deficits and be able to intensify learning in those areas of identified need.
- Provide incentive to the student to achieve a satisfactory grade on the final subject exam or subject SAT.
- Should a student fail a course, it is imperative that the Learning Remediation materials are to be utilized for remedial purposes (as well as the learning opportunity sessions on Fridays). Utilization of on line materials for learning purposes will be monitored by the instructor as well as participation in learning opportunity sessions on Fridays.
- Compliance with this plan as outlined is monitored by the Assistant Academic Dean by viewing and printing the individual student transcript from the website as needed. This report is utilized during academic advisement and at midpoints throughout the program.
Feedback: All plans are publicly posted outside of the Media Center, school website, and server all to peruse.
Revised February 26,2020
Plan for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Student Retention in all Program
The purpose of this plan is to ensure that proper procedures are in place and followed to assure that effectiveness of student retention is evaluated for all programs. The person(s) responsible for coordination of student retention is the Academic Dean. The person responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of student retention is the Executive Director.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of student retention within each program offered at ANHO from enrollment in the program to job attainment.
Procedure:
- Beginning the first day of classes, student retention is of the utmost importance to the faculty of each and every program at ANHO, therefore a long add/drop period is provided at no charge if student decides to withdraw within that period.
- The Academic Dean meet quarterly with faculty in an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of student retention. Student retention suggestions/revisions are implemented as necessary.
- At least quarterly, the Executive Director evaluates the effectiveness of student retention with the Management Team. If student retention begins to decline, an improvement plan is instituted in an effort to ensure satisfactory student retention rates as well as student satisfaction.
- Throughout each program, ANHO receives input from students who complete satisfaction survey. Students also meet one on one with Faculty at the conclusion of each term.
- If a student wishes to withdraw from class, the Academic Dean or Assistant Academic Dean will reach out to the student directly to understand the reasons they are withdrawing as well as to gain input.
- Faculty give input each year through faculty meetings with Deans, as well as annual faculty surveys and compares the retention rate to pre-set benchmarks.
- The Annual Evaluative Report which tracks and evaluates student retention is shared with faculty, staff and students annually. It indicates if benchmarks are or are not met.
Evaluation:
The Executive Director is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of student retention in all programs offered at the school.
The Executive Director holds Management Meetings at least quarterly to review and evaluate in an effort to continually improve student retention in each program offered. Analysis and improvement plans will be initiated as needed.
Follow-Up:
The Academic Dean and Assistant Academic Dean will bring a summary of student retention to the Management Team on a quarterly basis.
By reviewing the student retention data, and student and faculty survey results, the Management Team will ensure that all improvements/appropriate revisions, if needed, have been put into place and the school’s expected outcomes are improving.
The Executive Director summarizes all data on an annual basis and presents findings to all instructional personnel and administrative staff at an annual staff meeting on the Executive Director’s Annual Summary. Additionally, the Deans utilize this data in both counseling instructors and for staff evaluation and improvement program outcomes. If pre-set benchmarks are not met, an improvement plan must be put in place and reviewed quarterly.
The Retention Plan is annually reviewed and revised by the school’s Advisory Council and Governing Board. It is available to all staff and faculty in their policy and procedure manual. Instructors share this plan with their students as they address employability and job placement activities. The management team uses feedback from students and staff and faculty when reviewing and revising this plan. All plans are publicly posted outside of the Media Center, school website, and server for all to peruse.
Revised June 2022
Long Range Plan for Adequacy and Improvement of Physical Facilities and Technical Infrastructure
Purpose:
The purpose of this plan is to 1) develop and maintain a long range plan for the adequacy and improvement of the physical facility and technical infrastructure of the facility, 2) to verify the presence and adequate maintenance of physical/technical resources appropriate and essential for the achievement of each program objective, including on line programs for the future of ANHO according to a long range plan. The Director of Operations is responsible for this Plan. Objective: To ensure the physical plant and technical infrastructure is maintained to provide safety and updated educational needs of the students, faculty, staff and visitors and to ensure that appropriate funds are available. Procedure:
Evaluation: Student, staff and faculty input is considered and evaluated by the management team with annual reviews of policy and procedures done by the Advisory Council and Governing Board of ANHO. The Executive Director evaluates all data on an annual basis and presents findings to all constituents’ instructional personnel and administrative staff at an annual staff meeting via the Executive Director’s Evaluative Report. Appropriate improvements are made each year to accommodate long range needs. |
Revised 03/22/2022
Plan for Protection of the Institution’s Technical Infrastructure (Provided directly by the Institution or through Contractual Arrangements)
The purpose of this plan is to assure that the institution’s technical infrastructure provides for the privacy, safety of students, faculty, administrative staff, and visitors. The Director of Operations is responsible for the technical infrastructure’s continued privacy, safety of students, faculty, administrative staff and visitors. Director of Operations will utilize the service of contract help as needed.
Objective: To ensure that ANHO’s technical infrastructure provides for the 1) privacy, safety, and security of data contained within the network, 2) the computer system and network’s reliability, 3) emergency backups for all technical services, and 4) that financial resources are available to support the plan.
Procedure:
On a daily basis, the institution’s server is reviewed for errors and corrected, as well as updated as required. Any problems regarding the institution’s technical infrastructure noted by staff or faculty are immediately brought to the attention of the Director of Operations and repairs are made as required.
All faculty members and staff receive and sign an IT Security Agreement Form which is kept in their permanent record, acknowledging that computer crimes are a violation of the school’s Internet and Technology Usage Policy as well as ANHO’s Personnel Policy. This policy is also included in the faculty/student handbook and reviewed at orientation.
A complete back up of ANHO’s Server is done every night, and is kept on site as well as off-site through the Cloud. Both copies have fully encrypted data transmission and storage.
ANHO maintains a Cisco Merika firewall which is top-rated. All computers and/or other devices connecting to the network require authentication. Public access/free Wi-Fi is offered throughout ANHO but is separate from ANHO’s secured network in order to prevent server backlog and public access to server information. ANHO maintains seven wifi access points.
All client computers (employees and students) automatically filter all blacklisted or potentially infected sites.
ANHO takes measures to prevent corrupted or infected media driver disks, etc. by disabling the USB flash drive on public access computers.
ANHO has a contractual agreement with McGraw-Hill for the on-line learning platform for its General Education Course offerings. Students must verify access with secured user ID and passwords in order to log into any and all coursework.
The Director of Operations maintains open communication with the management team as to the status of the school’s technical infrastructure and if financial needs change. If a breach of safety or security to any students, faculty or staff is found to have occurred, the breach will be corrected immediately and all parties included in such breach will be notified immediately.
Evaluation:
Faculty evaluation of IT Infrastructure is summarized annually by the Executive Director. Suggestions for upgrading are reviewed by the faculty and management team and implemented as appropriate. Input is received from Advisory Council and the progress of this plan is evaluated and approved by the Board of Directors annually. The Executive Director evaluates all data on an annual basis and presents findings to all instructional personnel and administrative staff at an annual staff meeting via the Executive Director’s Annual Summary.
Feedback:
ANHO appreciates and utilizes input from students, employees, and advisors. The management team reviews summaries of evaluations and reviews/revises plans, policies, and procedures as warranted. Policies and procedures are continually updated as it is considered a work in progress. All plans are publicly posted outside of the Media Center, school website, and server for all to peruse.
Revised April 2022