Present by:
Marcus Lewis, QEP Director/Research Associate
Meeting Agenda
Southern Association of Colleges & Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Purpose of the SACS QEP Advisory Team
The Fifth Year Interim Report and the QEP
QEP Impact Report & its Components
QEP Impact Report Timeline
Possible Results
SACS Liaison Visit – March 18, 2014
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND
SCHOOLS - COMMISSION ON COLLEGES
Regional body for the accreditation of degree-granting
higher education institutions
Mission is to assure the educational quality and
improve the effectiveness of its member institutions
SACSCOC requires an institution to develop and
implement a Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) which is
a core requirement institutions must meet to be
accredited. The focus is on enriching student learning.
• The QEP is a core-requirement for accreditation:
2.12 The institution has developed an acceptable
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) that includes an
institutional process for identifying key issues
emerging from institutional assessment and
focuses on learning outcomes and/or the
environment supporting student learning and
accomplishing the mission of the institution....as
well as...
Quality Enhancement Plan
• One of the comprehensive standards: 3.3.2 The
institution has developed a Quality Enhancement
Plan that (1) demonstrates institutional capability
for the initiation, implementation, and completion
of the QEP; (2) includes broad-based involvement
of institutional constituencies in the development
and proposed implementation of the QEP; and (3)
identifies goals and a plan to assess their achievement.
Quality Enhancement Plan
Edit Report
Proof Report
Offer suggestions
Assist with collecting documentation
Be a guiding light throughout the process
I. Signatures Attesting to Integrity
II. Institutional Summary Form Prepared for Commission Reviews
III. Fifth-Year Compliance Certification
IV. Fifth-Year Follow-up
V. Impact Report of the Quality Enhancement Plan
QEP Impact Report
1. Succinct list of initial goals and
intended outcomes
2. Discussion of changes made and
why
3. Description of impact on student
learning and achievement of identified goals
(unexpected outcomes)
4. Reflection of what the institution
learned from the QEP experience
Must be convincingly and effectively presented
Use tables, graphs, and other illustrations to
explain data
Should include narratives to help reader
understand what is illustrated
Must be evidence-based
Guidelines for the QEP Impact Report
(10 pages)
2014 QEP Timeline Feb 2014
Mar 2014
Apr 2014
May 2014
Jun 2014
Jul 2014
Aug 2014
Sep 2014
Oct 2014
Nov 2014
Dec 2014
Review of goals and intended
outcomes of the QEP
Complete review of implementation
grid to determine extent to which
intended outcomes were met or not
met
Meet with Dean of Curriculum to
discuss ACA 085/111 merger
Meet with Arts & Sciences Chair to
discuss recommended changes
Present 2010-2013 QEP outcomes
and proposed changes to QEP
Advisory Board
SACS Liaison Visit
Present 2010-2013 QEP outcomes to
HCC Executive Board and solicit
support for proposed changes
Present proposed changes college-
wide
Present proposed changes to
curriculum committee for approval
Celebrate Milestone Accomplishment
Prepare logistical and structural
plan for implementation of
approved changes for Fall’14
2014 QEP Timeline cont. Feb 2014
Mar 2014
Apr 2014
May 2014
Jun 2014
Jul 2014
Aug 2014
Sep 2014
Oct 2014
Nov 2014
Dec 2014
Draft report narrative listing goals and
discussing changes made to the QEP and
reasons for making those changes
Draft description of QEP’s impact on
student learning (achievement of
identified goals & outcomes, &
unanticipated outcomes from 2010-
Spring 2014)
Present report narrative of QEP’s goals,
changes made and reasons, & its impact
on student learning (achievement of
identified goals & outcomes, &
unanticipated outcomes 2010-2014)
Implement revised QEP
Evaluate impact of revised QEP
2015 QEP Timeline Jan 2015
Feb 2015
Mar 2015
Apr 2015
May 2015
Jun 2015
Jul 2015
Aug 2015
Sep 2015
Oct 2015
Nov 2015
Dec 2015
Celebrate Milestone
Accomplishments
Evaluate impact of revised QEP
Complete impact report for Fall
2014
Implement improvement
recommendations to revised QEP
Evaluate impact of revised QEP,
review revised implementation
grid
Complete impact report for Spring
2015
Draft reflection on what the
institution has learned as a result
of the QEP experience
Present draft of reflection on what
the institution has learned as a result
of the QEP experience
Celebrate Milestone
Accomplishments
Implement improvement strategies
needed to the revised QEP
Evaluate impact of revised QEP
and review revised
implementation grid
2016 QEP Timeline Jan 2016
Feb 2016
Mar 2016
Apr 2016
May 2016
Jun 2016
Jul 2016
Aug 2016
Sep 2016
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
Complete impact report for Fall
2015
Implement improvement strategies
needed to the revised QEP
Evaluate impact of revised QEP
and review revised
implementation grid
Complete impact report for Spring
2016
Begin and complete final draft of
QEP Impact Report
Final review of QEP impact report
Submit 5th Year Report to
SACSCOC
SACS decision at Annual Meeting
Review Procedures by the Committee on Fifth Year Interim Reports
• Committee E (standing committee of the SACSCOC
Board of Trustees)
• Composed of special readers not members of the
Board of Trustees
• Do not recommend action on the accreditation status
of an institution, including the imposition of sanctions
Review Procedures by the Committee on Fifth Year Interim Reports
• Accept with comment The institution has adequately described the initial goals and intended outcomes of its QEP, discussed the
limited changes made in the QEP, and discussed the impact on student learning and/or the environment
supporting student learning, and described what the institution has learned as a result of the QEP
experience.
• Refer to C & R (Committee on Compliance & Reports) The institution did not adequately document the implementation of its Plan, and/or summarize the level of
success in achieving the desired impact on student learning and/or the environment supporting student
learning, and/or reflect upon the implementation of the QEP as a learning experience for the institution.
Institution is requested to provide an additional report in 12 months that documents progress in
implementing its QEP. This report will be forwarded to C & R who can either monitor the institution
through additional reports or may take other action.
Dr. Charles Taylor
SACSCOC, Vice President
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm – SACS QEP Advisory Team /Fifth-Year Report Committee
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