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SACS Reaffirmation of Accreditation

SACS Reaffirmation of Accreditation. Baylor and SACS. Last reaffirmation: 1996 10-year reaffirmation through 2006 SACS extended to 2007. Van Gray Associate Vice President, Strategic Planning and Improvement Phone (254)710-8468 Tom Bohannon

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SACS Reaffirmation of Accreditation

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  1. SACS Reaffirmation of Accreditation

  2. Baylor and SACS • Last reaffirmation: 1996 • 10-year reaffirmation through 2006 • SACS extended to 2007

  3. Van Gray Associate Vice President, Strategic Planning and Improvement Phone (254)710-8468 Tom Bohannon Assistant Vice President, Information Management and Testing Phone (254)710-2061 Gina Green Assistant Professor of Information Systems Phone (254)710-6210 Tiffany Hogue Assistant Provost Phone (254)710-3545 Tim Logan Director, Electronic Library Phone (254)710-6665 SACS Task Force Larry Lyon, Senior Vice Provost, Chair of SACS Task Force, Dean of the Graduate School, Phone (254)710-3588 http://www.baylor.edu/sacs sacs@baylor.edu

  4. 2 Primary Reports • Compliance Report • 12 core requirements • 61 comprehensive standards • Mission, governance, effectiveness • Programs • Resources • 73 total “Principles of Accreditation” • Quality Enhancement Plan • Addresses student learning • Future-focused

  5. Reaffirmation Timeline • Sept. 10, 2006: Compliance Report submitted. • Off-site review occurs that fall. • Jan/Feb 2007: QEP due. • Feb/March/April 2007: site visit • Addresses QEP and deficiencies in Compliance Report • On-site committee submits report • Summer 2007: We respond • Dec. 2007: SACS announces its decision at its annual meeting.

  6. SACS Reaffirmation • Institutional Effectiveness (IE) “The institution engages in ongoing, integrated, and institution-wide research-based planning and evaluation processes that incorporate a systematic review of programs and services that (a) results in continuing improvement and (b) demonstrates that the institution is effectively accomplishing its mission.”(Core Requirement 2.5)

  7. Institutional Effectiveness • The institution identifies expected outcomes (goals) for its educationalprograms and its administrative and educational support services; • Assesses whether it achieves these outcomes (goals); • And provides evidence of improvement based on analysis of those results.

  8. Three main tasks • Identify the key services you provide and the communities served in your area. • Assess those services. • Use results to shape service improvement.

  9. A Strong Assessment Program: • Asks important questions • Reflects institutional mission • Encourages involvement of individuals from on and off campus • Incorporates relevant assessment techniques

  10. Univ Mission Univ Vision Strategic Planning Unit Mission Critical Success Factors Unit Vision Goals (Outcomes): a statement of accomplishment; a condition which must exist that is often difficult to achieve due to the presence of obstacles. Tactics (Objectives): statements that operationalize one or more of our strategic goals and usually represent our thinking about being competitively successful in our selected position. Operational Planning Actions : steps to overcome obstacles and insure goal attainment. They detail who, what, where, when and how we plan to be successful Planning Hierarchy

  11. Examples of Goals • Implement and maintain systems which enable the institution to continue providing faculty and staff with compensation and fringe benefits at levels competitive with that for similar positions in the Waco metropolitan area, surrounding region, and peer institutions nationwide. • Provide a campus-wide work environment which will enable all employees to accomplish their full potential • Foster development of employee skills and abilities through faculty and staff development opportunities, training programs, evaluations and other services. • Provide responsive systems to enhance the university’s ability to attract and retain well-qualified employees

  12. Differential Advantage Differential Advantage H Importance L L H Satisfaction Two Key Areas of Assessment

  13. Examples of Assessment Methods • Satisfaction surveys • Focus group findings • Retention and graduation rates • Service or employee certification results • Peer/benchmark/best practices reviews • Performances (i.e. ticket sales, participation in work/life programs) • Exit interviews

  14. IRT Data • Trend data • Survey data • Benchmarking • Student Evaluations • NSSE survey results • Peer comparisons

  15. Timeline • February 18, 05: Submit assessment plan • 3-5 outcomes (goals) • Two means of assessment. • Mid-spring ‘05: Begin implementation. • May 23 '05: Submit assessment data and recommendations for improvement (“closing the loop”).

  16. Importance of Assessment • Perhaps as much as half our total SACS efforts and time will be related to assessment and institutional effectiveness • Should not be “busy work” • Work towards making it a permanent, ongoing process

  17. Van Gray Associate Vice President, Strategic Planning and Improvement Phone (254)710-8468 Tom Bohannon Assistant Vice President, Information Management and Testing Phone (254)710-2061 Gina Green Assistant Professor of Information Systems Phone (254)710-6210 Tiffany Hogue Assistant Provost Phone (254)710-3545 Tim Logan Director, Electronic Library Phone (254)710-6665 SACS Task Force Larry Lyon, Senior Vice Provost, Chair of SACS Task Force, Dean of the Graduate School, Phone (254)710-3588 http://www.baylor.edu/sacs sacs@baylor.edu

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