Complete and submit the Semester 2 course-evaluation report.
#02 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · 2026-09-04 (best-effort target) · Dated target
Complete the outstanding Semester 1 course-evaluation report.
#03 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · Immediately after Semester 2 · Dated target
Complete the outstanding exit-evaluation report.
#04 · Dr. Devon Crossfield · Urgent · Immediate
Prepare and distribute the new entry-evaluation instrument.
#05 · Hopegay Williams-Luton, Dr. Devon Crossfield · By 2026-09-30 · Dated target
Prepare to administer the exit evaluation for the next graduation exercise and confirm the graduation date.
#06 · Hopegay Williams-Luton, Dr. Devon Crossfield · Before the next graduation · Dated target
Follow up with the reviewer assigned the manuscript currently under review.
#10 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · Immediate · Immediate
Check the journal-management system and confirm that authors can see the correct status and movement of their submissions.
#11 · Yorkali Walters, Hopegay Williams-Luton · Immediate · Immediate
Check the journal system for any submissions received during August, including submissions mentioned from a teachers' college and Dr. Gordon.
#12 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · Immediate · Immediate
Route all complete manuscripts to available reviewers.
#13 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · Immediate · Immediate
Convene and orient the existing journal reviewers on the journal's system, procedures and turnaround expectations.
#14 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · Urgent · Immediate
Develop and circulate a new call for journal reviewers and editors.
#15 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · As soon as possible · Immediate
Revise and recirculate the call for papers, with a new submission deadline.
#16 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · As soon as possible · Immediate
Send manuscripts directly to suitable internal reviewers, including Dr. Williams, Dr. Wallder and Dr. Hinds.
#17 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · Immediate · Immediate
Recruit additional external reviewers and establish an accelerated review arrangement.
#18 · Hopegay Williams-Luton, Dr. Devon Crossfield · Urgent · Immediate
Contact Steve Lawrence about adapting material from his doctoral research into a journal article.
#19 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · As soon as possible · Immediate
Lead the preparation and editing of approximately six collaborative papers.
#23 · Dr. Devon Crossfield · Immediate · Immediate
Increase the journal pipeline to at least six or seven submitted papers.
#24 · Dr. Devon Crossfield, Hopegay Williams-Luton, contributors · Initial target: 2026-09-04 · Dated target
Fast-track editorial review while retaining adequate quality control.
#25 · Hopegay Williams-Luton, editors, Dr. Devon Crossfield · September 2026 · Dated target
Publish the journal's first volume.
#26 · Hopegay Williams-Luton, Dr. Devon Crossfield, editorial team · Aspirational target: 2026-09-30 · Dated target
After the first volume, develop a special issue on blended learning and engage participants from the relevant short course.
#27 · Hopegay Williams-Luton, Dr. Devon Crossfield · Subsequent phase · Longer-term
Forward Dr. Wallder's feedback on the Research Handbook to Hopegay.
#07 · Dr. Devon Crossfield · Immediate · Immediate
Review the feedback and update the Research Policy/Handbook, including alignment with the School's policies and the AI policy.
#08 · Hopegay Williams-Luton, Dr. Devon Crossfield · Priority for the 2026-27 operational year · Longer-term
Contact the two mentees who moved to UTech and confirm whether they wish to remain in the research mentorship programme.
#09 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · As soon as possible · Immediate
Identify persons with strong doctoral or master's research that can be adapted into journal articles.
#20 · Dr. Devon Crossfield, Hopegay Williams-Luton · Ongoing; immediate push · Ongoing
Identify practical TVET innovations, interventions and available datasets that can be documented and developed into applied research papers.
#21 · Yorkali Walters, Hopegay Williams-Luton, Dr. Devon Crossfield · Ongoing · Ongoing
Contribute or collaborate on at least one journal submission.
#22 · Yorkali Walters, Hopegay Williams-Luton, Dr. Devon Crossfield · September 2026 · Dated target
Show Hopegay the updated Jamaica Tertiary Comparative Analysis dashboard.
#28 · Yorkali Walters · As soon as possible · Immediate
Expand the dashboard to include distinct sections for the comparative report, VTDI data, research, partnerships and programme accreditation status.
#29 · Yorkali Walters · No date specified · Longer-term
Locate the printed programme-accreditation status document in Dr. Crossfield's office and use it to populate the dashboard.
#30 · Yorkali Walters, Dr. Devon Crossfield · As soon as possible · Immediate
Work toward consolidating the institution's fragmented dashboards into a more unified reporting platform.
#31 · Yorkali Walters · Longer-term · Longer-term
Obtain or locate UTech's AI policy and compare it with VTDI's proposed policy.
#32 · Hopegay Williams-Luton, Dr. Devon Crossfield · As soon as possible · Immediate
Ask Dr. Williams whether she received the AI policy from Dr. Wallder for review.
#33 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · As soon as possible · Immediate
Convene the AI Research and Innovation Committee to review developments in the AI landscape and determine priorities.
#34 · Dr. Devon Crossfield, Hopegay Williams-Luton, Yorkali Walters · September 2026 · Dated target
Draft the letter relating to the India High Commission engagement, in collaboration with the relevant TVET stakeholders.
#36 · Yorkali Walters · As soon as possible · Immediate
Maintain and monitor active partnerships, especially those supporting current programmes.
#37 · Yorkali Walters · Ongoing · Ongoing
Reorient partnership development toward projects, resources, grants and programme support rather than institutional visibility alone.
#38 · Yorkali Walters · Ongoing · Ongoing
Continue scanning for strategically relevant partnership opportunities and report significant new opportunities through the appropriate UTech channel.
#39 · Yorkali Walters · Ongoing · Ongoing
Gather and log missing information on existing partnership activities, particularly CAL/blended-learning work, from Kerriann Johnson, Talia and other relevant personnel.
#40 · Yorkali Walters, Dr. Devon Crossfield · Priority · Immediate
Secure Automotive Lab Space for SASET
#47 · Yorkali Walters · 30 September, 2026 · Ongoing
Water Project Partnership with IsraTech
#48 · Yorkali Walters · Ongoing · Ongoing
Check the UCJ online platform entries for the Bachelor's ICT and associate-degree applications.
#41 · Yorkali Walters · Urgent · Immediate
Contact the UCJ technical representative and ensure the application data are preserved, exported, printed or otherwise backed up before the platform removes them.
#42 · Yorkali Walters · Urgent · Immediate
Follow up on the status of Hopegay Williams-Luton's permanent appointment.
#01 · Dr. Devon Crossfield · As soon as possible · Immediate
Obtain formal correspondence concerning Hopegay's participation in the National TVET Advisory Committee and ensure she is invited to its next meeting.
#35 · Dr. Devon Crossfield · Before the September meeting · Dated target
Raise the status of the flexible-work policy at the Strategic Leadership Meeting.
#43 · Dr. Devon Crossfield · 2026-09-07 · Dated target
Remind Dr. Crossfield to raise the flexible-work policy at that meeting.
#44 · Hopegay Williams-Luton · 2026-09-07 · Dated target
Prepare the IDPR unit operational plan once the Principal's strategic priorities and institutional operational plan are received.
#45 · Dr. Devon Crossfield, IDPR team · When institutional plan is issued · Longer-term
Provide the meeting recording and extract the assigned action items.
#46 · Yorkali Walters · Completed · Immediate