Template for Team Responses to the Accreditation Standards

 

1. Review the Specific Standard Section

 

b. The president guides institutional improvement of the teaching and learning environment by the following: • establishing a collegial process that sets values, goals, and priorities; • ensuring that evaluation and planning rely on high quality research and analysis on external and internal conditions; • ensuring that educational planning is integrated with resource planning and distribution to achieve student learning outcomes; and • establishing procedures to evaluate overall institutional planning and implementation efforts.

 

2. List of Team Members working on this Standard

 

Debbie Trigg  Renee Gonzales  Sahar Yousef  Joe McLaughlin

 

3. Read and Review Self-Study Questions and Suggested Source of Evidence

 

Major reference source for analyzing accreditation standards:

“Accreditation Commission Self Study Guidelines, August 2004, Guide to Evaluating Institutions”

http://www.ohlone.edu/org/instruction/docs/200408accredcomm-guidetoevaluatinginstitutions.pdf

 

4. Locate and Review the Evidence.  Include Suggested Sources of Evidence from the “Guide to Evaluating Institutions” as well as additional engagement activities conducted by your Team, such as team meetings, special meetings of existing groups, special focus groups, open forums, surveys, etc…)

 

List of evidence being reviewed and engagement activities being conducted: 2003 Campus wide forum to include the campus/committee in the direction of the college.  Insured that the input received was put into action, by forming task forces & committees to address concerns, solutions posed by the campus Active involvement in establishing the College Council and insuring that topics and subjects of the group are timely addressed and action is taken Seats were made available, at the Board for the following groups; College Council, SEIU, CSEA, UFO.  This action gave these groups a voice and an opportunity to be more involved in the shared governance process 360 Evaluations for management staff (Need help in describing this process) _ Ask Lyle E. at HR office Instituted campus-wide surveys for staff, faculty and students to assess performance, needs and climate of the campus. Hired a campus aesthetics consultant to assess our classrooms and campus buildings.  This resulted in many monumental changes to the interior/exterior of the campus, which led to a more comfortable, state-of-the-art, classrooms and working areas. Capital Campaign will assist with budget shortfalls New Biotech labs (?) Title III Grant assists with the implementation and furtherance of Learning Communities Resources built into the Newark Campus provide for a comprehensive, student learning experience Adherence to the accreditation process, which involves participation of several staff, faculty and administration Establishment of task forces and committees ·         Regular meetings and retreats with managers and confidential staff that encourages information to be disseminated to the department level

 

5. Descriptive Summary

 

Draft a brief one or two paragraph description of what the College is doing to meet the standard.

 

The President, with college council's input , guides institutional improvement of the teaching and learning environment by soliciting, obtaining, and reviewing committee reccommendations for decision making in all areas including facilities, planning, budget, and technology. These specific  leadership tasks are program review, college planning, health of the instructional programs and student services.

 

6. Integration Review

 

Is there an expression of our College Values?  Is there a contribution to our College Goals?  Is there an expression of the Accreditation Themes?

 

 

7. Self Evaluation

 

Provide a rating of how well the College is addressing the specific standard using this scoring rubric:

 

1. Superior: College has worked in this area and considerable improvement is noted

2. Satisfactory: College has taken some actions to address the area and some improvement is noted.

3. Needs Improvement: College has not adequately addressed the area.

 

Rating:

 

Draft a one or two paragraph explanation for this rating based upon your assessment of the College’s activities in relation to the standard. Pay particular attention to the quality of our involvement and interventions since the last WASC self-study report.

 

The President is actively involved in their structional programs of the college and focuses a portion of each of the Deans, Directors, Administrators, and Supervisors (DDAS) meetings on ways to better serve students and implement improvements to student success.  In 2004 - 07, the President supported the faculty's program review efforts through the allocation of college funds, softward,a nd the training of personnel, and the funding of instructional equipment.  The College fully meets the standard??

 

8. Planning Agenda

 

If the assessment process does not identify areas in need of change, simply state, No Plan Required

 

If the assessment process identifies areas in need of change, a planning agenda for improvement should be developed. The planning agenda should identify the activities and processes the institution should implement, or is implementing, to produce improvement.  How will these plans be incorporated into the evaluation and planning processes of the institution?  How will the outcomes of this planning agenda improve student learning and foster institutional improvement in general.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adapted from:  “Self Study Manual,” August 2006, A Publication of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges; and City College of San Francisco Self-Study Template