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Transcript of ACCREDITATION COUNTDOWN ALL CAMPUS LUNCHEON MEETING SEPTEMBER 25, 2012.
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Standard 5: Mission Fulfillment
Standard 4: Assessment & Improvement
Standard 3: Planning
Standard 2: Resources
Standard 1: Mission
TIMELINE- 7 YEAR CYCLE
Fall 2011 – Year One Report – Standard 1- Mission and Core
Themes
Fall 2012 – Comprehensive report – all 5 standards
Fall 2013 – (new) Year One Report – Standard 1
- with progress report on Fall 2012 recommendations
Fall 2015 - Year Three Report – Standards 1 and 2
Fall 2017 – Year Five Report – Standards 1, 2, and 3
Fall 2020 - Comprehensive report – all 5 standards
WHAT
KIN
D OF
RECOMMENDAT
IONS C
AN
WE E
XPECT?• Inconsistencies in
report• In the data• In what we say we do• In not meeting the
standards completely
ASSESSMENT &
IMPR
OVEMENT
Institutional
Assessment
Assessment of Student Learning
&
Assessment of General Education
Outcomes
ASSESSMENT
• Environmental Scan
• Graduate Survey
• Employee Campus Climate Survey
• CCSSE• Noel Levitz—
this winter
INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT
• External program Reviews
• Program Certifications
• Competitive Awards
• DASHBOARDS
PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNING
Culture of
Evidence
Set Learning Goals & Outcomes
Gather Data
Analyze Data
Plan for Improveme
nt
NWCCU PURPOSE
Assure educational quality
Enhance institutional effectiveness
Foster continuous improvement
SCOPE
NWCCU accreditation:Applies to the institution as a whole; not to its individual units or programs
Is not partial
Is not granted for a fixed period of time
MEANS
Deep institutional self assessment
Critical peer evaluation
SELF-EVALUATION REPORT GUIDELINESChapter One: Mission, Core Themes, and Expectations
Eligibility Requirements 2 and 3
Standard 1.A Mission
Interpretation of Fulfillment of Institution’s Mission
Acceptable Extent of Mission Fulfillment – 75%
Standard 1.B Core ThemesObjectives
Indicators of Achievement Rationale for selection of Indicators
Chapter Two: Resources and CapacityEligibility Requirements 4 through 21 (Executive
Summary)
Standard 2.A Governance
Standard 2.B Human Resources
Standard 2.C Education Resources
Standard 2.D Student Support Resources
Standard 2.E Library and Information Resources
Standard 2.F Financial Resources
Standard 2.G Physical and Technological Infrastructure
Chapter Three: Planning and ImplementationStandard 3.A Institutional Planning
• Chart of our governance structure
• Core Theme Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Resource Allocation:
•Are we allocating resources where we have assessed our effectiveness?
Chapter Four: Core Themes. Assessment, and
ImprovementEligibility Requirements 22 and 23
One Section per Core Theme to Address Standards 3.B Core Theme Planning, 4.A Assessment, and 4.B Improvement as they related to that Core Theme
Chapter Five: Mission Fulfillment, Adaptation,
SustainabilityEligibility Requirement 24
Standard 5.A Mission Fulfillment
Standard 5.B Adaptation and Sustainability
ACCREDITATION FINDINGS-AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT**BASED ON SELF-DETERMINED TARGETS
Educational Attainment and Student Success1.1a: Student Persistence to degree 1.2c: Student performance on SAI measures (particularly Basic
Skills & Developmental students) 1.2h: Pass rates of students in Developmental English 1.2i & j: Pass rates of students in Developmental Math pass rates
& transfer students that earn QSR credit (may reflect back
to persistence rates)
ACCREDITATION FINDINGS-AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT**BASED ON SELF-DETERMINED TARGETS
Program Excellence2.1a Use of SLOs to determine effectiveness of programs for student
success (i.e. assessment of student learning) 2.2a Participation in learning labs and tutoring services
Access and Diversity4.1a FTEs and headcount represented by diverse populations 4.1e Number of IBEST programs and student enrollments to increase
transition to college level (reflects back to student persistence) 4.2d Financial resources for employee professional development 4.2e Number and percentage of staff performance evaluations completed College Stewardship5.1f Revenue from individuals, corporations, etc. for the Foundation
SO WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN ON OCTOBER 3-5?
• 8 evaluators + NWCCU Representative, Dr. Pam Goad—9 visitors
• Meetings with people and groups—• Curriculum Committee• Virtual College, • Articulation & Transfer Task Force, Advising Task Force, • Financial Aid, Enrollment Services, • Library personnel• Business Office• Small Business Accelerator, Workforce• Service Learning• Board Chair and vice chair• Industry Advisory Committee members, etc.
Wednesday, OCTOBER 3 8:30-9:00 Welcome Reception Continental
Breakfast in Art GalleryTeam Meeting-Boardroom
9:00-9:30 Meeting with Dir. Technology [RG] (4122) Gary K
9:30-10:00
Meeting with BOT chair, vice chair [RT, RG] ( )Meeting with Dean of Library [LW] (5329) Bob Francis
Advising Task Force [ ] (Gillian’s Office 2309)Meeting w/Dir. Auxiliary Services [RG] Bookstore Mary Kelemen ?
10:00-10:30
Meeting with President, Norma, Pam Goad [RT] (Lee’s O) Library Faculty [LW] (Library Conference Room 4106)Meeting with Foundation Dir. [RG] (1005) Ritva Manchester
Open Staff Session [RT, LW, RG, ] (9208)
10:30-11:00
Library classified staff [LW] (Library Conf. Rm 4106)Articulation & Transfer Task Force (5386)2 Directors: Financial Aid, Enrollment Services [RG] (5227) C Melton and T. Haase
11:00-11:30
Virtual College (Library Conf. Rm 4106)Meeting with VPAS [RG ] (1019A)—1 hour Daryl Campbell
Service Learning (Center for Equity, Engagement, Service, 9302) Tour/meeting with Bob Roehl, Dir of Facilities [RG] (5105) Bob R
11:30-12:00
Meeting with VPAS [RG] (1019A)
12:00-1:00
Team Lunch & debrief time- (Boardroom) Industry Advisory Committee members (9208)
1:00-1:30 Vice Presidents [RT] (Central)ACT [JA] (9208)
Open Student Session [RT, LW] (9208)
1:30-2:00 ACT [RG] 9208? Mcnaughton…?2:00-2:30 Open Faculty Meeting [RT, LW,RG, ] (1104) Drama and Music Faculty [KH ] Theatre Lobby 2:30-3:00 Curriculum Committee [JA, LW ] 14023:00-3:30 Workforce Education [KH] (5113)
Meeting with Comptroller [RG] (1205) Stuart Trippel
3:30-4:00
4:00-5:00 Team Meetings (Boardroom) Team Meetings (Boardroom)
Thursday, OCTOBER 4
OPEN SESSIONS:
FACULTY: 2:00-3:00 WED., OCT.3 – 1104
STAFF: 10:00-11:00 THURS., OCT. 4 - 9208
STUDENTS: 1:00 – 2:00 THURS., OCT. 4 - 9208
SO WHAT WILL THEY ASK?
R E S O U R C E S M I S S I O N F U L F I L L M E N T
Staff Meeting
• This college has a reputation of being a place employees want to stay for the long term. Why do you think employees stay here a long time?
• What opportunities do you have to get involved in college governance and professional development?
• How well are the all college In-service sessions working?• What is your understanding of Mission Fulfillment for the
college?• What do you know about the Institutional Assessment Plan?• Can someone explain the link between Strategic Plan and the
Mission-fulfillment Assessment? What are some examples of “institutional improvements” you have seen occur as a result of planning & assessment ?
• Describe your involvement and input into the core themes?• What do you think are the biggest challenges for the college in
the next 3-5 years?
Student Meeting
• How many of you attended the new student orientation? In what ways do you feel it helped you?
• How involved are students in college governance?• How would you describe the financial aid services and resources at SCC?• How well does the college maintain sufficient and/or provide access to library and
information resources? • Sufficiency of technology resources?• What can you tell us about the student learning outcomes?• What is your understanding of how students give their input into the Faculty
Evaluation process? How well do you think it is going?• Academic Freedom policies are explained within College Policy and the collective
bargaining agreement. What is the atmosphere on your campus regarding students being free to examine and test all knowledge appropriate to their discipline or area of major study?
• Do you feel students have a good understanding of their rights and responsibilities and the student code of conduct?
• Other comments?
Faculty Meeting
• How do you integrate information literacy into the curriculum?• How involved are faculty in curriculum development?• What can you tell us about the student learning outcomes?• What is your understanding of the Faculty Evaluation process for tenure-track faculty,
tenured faculty, and adjunct faculty? How well do you think it is being accomplished?• How involved are faculty in college governance?• What is your understanding of Mission Fulfillment the college?• Academic Freedom policies are explained within College Policy and the collective
bargaining agreement. What is the atmosphere on your campus regarding faculty being free to examine and test all knowledge appropriate to their discipline or area of major study?
• How has faculty been involved in the selection of new faculty?• How well does the college maintain sufficient and/or provide access to library and
information resources? • How satisfied are faculty with the technology resources?• Overall, how involved are adjunct faculty in the activities we have been discussing? How
many today are adjunct faculty? • Other comments?
SO WHAT WILL THEY ASK?
How do the core themes relate to the work you do? 1.B.2
How often do you review and revise your policies and procedures? (Std.2)
How does the College involve faculty, staff and students in governance? (2.A..1)
How do we communicate academic policies to students ? (2.A.12)
Describe regular college evaluation procedures? (2.B.1)
How do you ensure the use of the library and information resources? (2.C.6)
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS?
Continuing Education and non-credit programs
Student support services, student advising
Co-curricular programs, auxiliary services
Physical and technological Infrastructure
Financial resources and ethics
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS?
Mission fulfillment:
• Engagement in regular, systematic, participatory self-reflective, evidence-based assessment of its accomplishments
• Using assessment results to make determinations of quality, effectiveness
• Communicates its conclusions to appropriate constituencies and the public
SO WHAT
DO I
DO TO
PREPA
RE? Read the report
Wear your name badges
Answer honestly
Be informed
Read th
e re
port o
n the
accr
edita
tion w
ebsi
te!
ACCREDITATION IS MIRROR IMAGE
Helps us see ourselves as objectively as possible
QUESTIONS?