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Accreditation. Dolores Davison Michelle Grimes-Hillman. A Quiz…. Which Of The Following Is True Of Accreditation?. It compares colleges to best practices in education. It punishes colleges based upon audits. It grades and ranks colleges based on standards.
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Accreditation Dolores Davison Michelle Grimes-Hillman
Which Of The Following Is True Of Accreditation? • It compares colleges to best practices in education. • It punishes colleges based upon audits. • It grades and ranks colleges based on standards. • It is a means of monitoring colleges. • It guarantees the quality of education to the federal government and the public.
Who Participates In Accreditation Processes? • Faculty • Administration • Classified Staff • Students • All of the above
What Role Do Faculty Play In The Accreditation Report? • Representation on committees • Writing the report • Validating the accuracy of the report to the student perspective • Meeting with Accreditation team visitors • All of the above
Which Of The Following Aspects Of Accreditation Might A Senate Leader Be Involved In? • Chair a standard committee • Strategize a goal and game plan for accreditation • Determine priorities for accreditation • Advocate for a full student voice • All of the above
What is the role of the senate president in… • the development of the self-study? • the development of the mid-term report and follow-up reports? • the ongoing evaluation and carrying out of planning agendas?
What Does It Mean If A College Gets A Negative Accreditation Report? • The college loses federal funding • The college loses student financial aid • The college loses the ability to transfer courses • The college can no longer operate • It depends on the negative report
How Many California Community Colleges Are Currently On Some Form Of Sanction? • None • 5-6 colleges • 10 colleges • 28 colleges • 55 colleges
Why have colleges been placed on sanction? • Program review problems • Institutional effectiveness problems • Governance problems
Why might a college be placed on sanction? • Program review problems • Institutional effectiveness problems • Governance problems And coming to a college near you in 2012… • Student Learning Outcomes and Assessment
What Does Accreditation Look At? Standard 1 – Institutional Effectiveness Standard 2 – Student Learning Outcomes A. Instruction B. Student Services C. Library Standard 3 – Resources (human, fiscal, physical, technology) Standard 4 - Governance
What Happens When Accreditation Works? • Every constituency is involved • The college does a rigorous and honest self evaluation • Processes are evaluated for efficiency
What Happens When Accreditation Works? • Courses and programs are reviewed for usefulness and currency • Student Pathways are reviewed • Budgeting, planning and resource allocation processes are examined
Who Makes Accreditation Happen? • Existing committees are the most knowledgeable, have the history, know the status and can carry out the action plans. • Existing committees can plan an evaluation of the process and carry it out.
What Standard Or Standards Should Faculty Be Involved In? • Standard I • Standard II • Standard III • Standard II and IV • Standards I-IV
What Existing Committees Should Be On This Portion Of The Accreditation Report? • Standard 1 – Institutional Effectiveness • Research • Program Review • Senate • SLO and Assessment Committee • Department or Division Chairs
What Existing Committees Should Be On This Portion Of The Accreditation Report? • Standard 2 A - Instruction • Curriculum • SLO and Assessment • Program Review
What Existing Committees Should Be On This Portion Of The Accreditation Report? • Standard 2 B - Counseling • Curriculum • SLO and Assessment • Program Review • Counseling
What Existing Committees Should Be On This Portion Of The Accreditation Report? • Standard 2 C - Library • Curriculum • SLO and Assessment • Program Review • Library
What Existing Committees Should Be On This Portion Of The Accreditation Report? • Standard 3 -- Resources Facilities Maintenance IT Budget HR committees – Equal Opportunity etc.
What Existing Committees Should Be On This Portion Of The Accreditation Report? • Standard 4 - Governance • Highest governance council or committee • Senate • Student and classified leadership • Unions • District governance
The Report For Each Section Includes: • Self Evaluation • Data (refer to specific data in text and include in evidence files –online and hard copy) • Evidence that data is used in decision making and planning • Action Plan
Rubrics • Rubric I: Institutional Effectiveness • Rubric II: Planning • Rubric III: SLO
What’s Next? • Proficiency 2012-13 • Distance Education – fall 2013 • State Authorization • Last Day of Attendance • Effective Student Contact • Student Authentication
Resources • ASCCC Accreditation Resource Teams • ASCCC Rostrum Articles • ASCCC Papers: • Guiding Principles for SLO and Assessment • Data 101: Guiding Principles for Faculty • Working with the 2002 Standards: The Faculty’s Role • www.accjc.org