Overview of the Revised Accreditation Standards and New Oversight Process Ronald L. Baker

1. Overview of the Revised Accreditation Standards and New Oversight Process Ronald L. Baker Executive Vice President and Director, Standards Revision and Implementation Project

2. Intention Provide Update Provoke Thought Promote Dialogue

3. Incongruence Most of us do not look as handsome to others as we are to ourselves Assiniboine Tribal Proverb

4. Evolution While we flatter ourselves that things remain the same, they are changing under our very eyes from year to year, from day to day. Charlotte Perkins Gilman

5. Rhetoric Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both. John Andrew Holmes

6. Change Outcomes Implied  Explicit What does that mean? Achievements Assumed  Assessed How do you know? Evidence Anecdotal  Verifiable Show me the data!

7. Homo Academicus Most people are in favor of progress; it’s the changes they don’t like. Anonymous

8. Trepidation It's not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear . . . . It's like being between trapezes. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There's nothing to hold on to. Marilyn Ferguson

9. Quandary Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better. Sydney J. Harris

10. Barometer • You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea. • Pearl Buck

11. Example When the center of the universe is discovered, a lot of people will be disappointed to find they aren’t it. Bernard Bailey

12. Perspective • The challenge is for us to see beyond the innumerable fragments to the whole, stepping back far enough to appreciate how things move and change as a coherent entity. • Margaret Wheatley

13. Whole A system is a network of interdependent components that work together to try to accomplish the aim of the system. A system must have an aim. Without the aim, there is no system. W. Edwards Deming

14. Evaluation of the Whole Method consists of two correlative and complementary processes: 1) Analysis of complex totalities into their parts; and 2) Synthesis of parts into their totality. However, the two processes by themselves are imperfect and require each other for the full development of knowledge and understanding. Joseph L. Esposito

15. Characteristics Analysis Reductionistic Take Apart Isolate Knowledge of Function Synthesis Holistic Put Together Correlate Understanding of Purpose

16. Standard An accreditation standard is a principle-based statement of expectations for institutional practice that concurrently: 1) Functions as an indicator of educational quality and effectiveness by which institutions are evaluated; and 2) Provides guidance for continuous improvement.

17. Revised Standards Standard One: Mission, Core Themes, and Expectations Standard Two: Resources and Capacity Standard Three: Planning and Implementation Standard Four: Effectiveness and Improvement Standard Five: Mission Fulfillment, Adaptation, and Sustainability

18. Core Theme • A core theme is a manifestation of a fundamental aspect of institutional mission with overarching objectives that guide planning for contributing programs and services, development of capacity, application of resources to accomplish those objectives, and assessment of achievements.

20. Direction and Distillation Institutional Mission Core Theme Objectives Programs/Services Goals or Intended Outcomes Intentions of Contributing Components

21. Communities

22. Institutional Communities Communities of Function and Communities of Interest

23. Community of Function A community of function is an assemblage of operation-specific services that contribute to the essential infrastructure needed to sustain the institution and fulfill its mission.

24. Community of Interest A community of interest is a purposeful cross-functional application of capacity and allocation of resources to achieve clearly-defined objectives of an essential aspect of institutional mission.

25. Standards One and Two Purpose and Potential (Communities of Function) Standards Three and Four ... Community of Interest 3 Community of Interest 1 Community of Interest 2 Community of Interest 4 Community of Interest N Mission Fulfillment Standard Five

26. Governance Governance Human Resources Human Resources Education Resources Education Resources ... Student Support Resources Student Support Resources Community of Interest 1 Community of Interest 2 Community of Interest 3 Community of Interest 4 Community of Interest N Library and Information Resources Library and Information Resources Financial Resources Financial Resources Physical and Technical Infrastructure Physical and Technical Infrastructure

28. Illustration The mission of Whatsamatta University is to prepare primary care physicians for the delivery of quality health care in rural, underserved communities.

29. Possible Core Themes • Develop a foundation of medical knowledge for primary care physicians. • Develop skills and abilities for effective application of medical knowledge as primary care physicians. • Prepare primary care physicians for life and work in rural settings.

30. Discernment Core Theme or Embedded Value

31. Examples Academic Excellence Student Success Effective Citizenship

32. Enforcement You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone. Alphonse Capone

33. Septennial Accreditation Cycle Standard Year Process

34. Year Three Committee Chair Mission, Core Themes, Objectives Governance Four Evaluators • Education Resources • Student Support Resources Human Resources • Library and Information Resources • Financial Resources Physical and Technical Infrastructure

35. Year Seven Committee Chair Mission Fulfillment Adaptation Sustainability Evaluators One Evaluator for Each Core Theme

36. Reporting Structure Biennial reports reflect institutional reality throughout the accreditation cycle Approvedchanges incorporated in next scheduled report with previous chapters modified to reflect those changes Reduced need for interim reports/visits Year Seven report reflects current reality over all standards and provides a foundation for the next cycle

37. Accreditation Events and Cost Comparison *Average ten-year total for institutions with comprehensive visits; Does not include institutions with multiple comprehensive visits. 1Combined total of progress reports and focused, regular, and comprehensive reports and visits. 2Combined total of focused , regular, and comprehensive visit evaluators.

38. Timeline September-October Penultimate Draft Review November Regional Meetings Seattle (Friday, 6th) Salt Lake City (Tuesday, 10th) Bozeman (Friday, 13th) Portland (Friday, 20th) November-December Membership Vote January 2010 Board Ratification January 2011 Implementation

39. Final Thoughts Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore. Judy Garland as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum) Just when I knew all of life's answers, they changed the questions. Anonymous Consistency in communication, purposeful collaboration, and clarity of expectations are necessary elements for the pursuit of a common agenda. Anny Morrobel-Sosa If you’re going through hell, keep going! Winston Churchill

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