NWCCU New Accreditation Standards

1. NWCCUNew Accreditation Standards Council March 2011

2. Process Comparisons PREVIOUS Reductionistic Whole = Sum of the Parts A Snapshot of the institution at a specific moment in time NEW Synergistic Whole > Sum of the Parts A Streaming Video of the institution as it adapts through ongoing planning, evaluation, change, planning, etc. . . . . . .

3. New Accreditation Standards Standard One: Mission, Core Themes, Goals and Outcomes Standard Two: Resources and Capacity Standard Three: Planning and Implementation Standard Four Effectiveness and Improvement Standard Five:Mission Fulfillment, Sustainability, and Adaptation

4. Reporting Structure Biennial reports reflect institutional reality throughout the accreditation cycle Approved (minor and substantive) changes are incorporated in next scheduled report Natural opportunities every two years to evaluate progress on areas of concern Reduced need for interim reports/visits NWCCU

5. Evolving Report Each report is internally coherent Changes since last report are identified Previous chapters are modified as necessary to reflect those changes Year Seven report reflects current reality over all standards and provides a foundation for the next cycle NWCC

6. Standard One: Purpose • Mission – Core Themes - Objectives • What is the institution trying to achieve? • What does the institution look at to know if it is achieving its mission?

7. Core Themes • Objectives (Intended Outcomes) • Indicators of Achievement • Assessable • Meaningful • Useful to the institution • Are they looking at the right things?

8. Standard Two: Resources and Capacity • What is the institution’s potential to fulfill its mission and achieve its outcomes?

9. Year Three Report Update Preface and Expand Year One Report to Include: Standard Two: Resources and Capacity • Section I: Governance • Section II: Human Resources • Section III: Education Program • Section IV: Student Support Resources • Section V: Library and Information Resources • Section VI: Finance • Section VII: Physical and Technological Infrastructure NWCCU

10. Evidence for Year Three Report • On-site visit • Self-Evaluation Report • Documents • Interviews • Analysis of institution’s strengths & weaknesses • Statements of evidence • Compliments, Concerns, Commendations, and Recommendations

11. Evaluating Library & Information Resources • 2.A.11 Policies and Procedures • Who on campus provides information resources? • Who creates the policies & procedures? • What are the overlaps & gaps? • What is consistent between the report & the interviews? What is not consistent?

12. 2.C.6 Education Resources • How is the use of library & information resources integrated into the learning process? • What evidence is provided? By whom? • Is there the capacity to make this happen?

13. 2.E Library & Information Resources • 2.E.1 Relationship to institutional mission & core themes • Library’s mission statement • What does the library staff think? • What is the perception of the institution? • Evidence: documents and interviews

14. 2.E.2 Planning • Planning for library & information resources involves affected users and appropriate library staff, faculty and administrators • Who is involved? • What evidence that it is happening? • What’s working and what isn’t?

15. Evidence • Library’s Mission Statement • Annual Reports • Budget reports with detail • Collection development policies & procedures • Collection statistics • Consortial agreements • Analyses of the use of information resources/services • Surveys/Assessments

16. 2.E.3 Training & Support • What’s appropriate training and support for faculty, staff and administrators? • How does the library measure its capacity to deliver such a program? • What about distance learning programs? • What is the evidence that faculty, staff and administrators are more effective and efficient in using library & information resources?

17. 2.E.4 Quality, Adequacy, Utilization & Security • What’s the evidence? • Who determines? • How determined? • Is there consistent data collection?

18. Summary • Which factors affect continuing adequacy of resources and which may be potential threats? • How sustainable are the library and information resources in light of the institution’s core mission and core themes? • How does the library overall tie back to institutional mission and core themes?

19. Year Five Report Update Preface and Expand Year Three Report to Include: Standard Three: Planning and Implementation • Institutional Strategic Planning • Core Theme Planning • For each Core Theme: • Integration with Strategic Plan • Alignment with Identified Objectives • For Educational Programs: • Intended Learning Objectives • Curriculum • General Education and Related Instruction • Graduate Programs NWCCU

20. Year Five Report (continued) Update Preface and Expand Year Three Report to Include: Standard Four: Effectiveness and Improvement • Assessment - For each Core Theme • Adequacy and Effectiveness of Resources and Capacity • Assess Achievement of Objectives • For Educational Programs • Program Assessment • Student Learning Assessment • Use of Results for Improvement • Dissemination of Results

21. Year Seven Report Update Preface and Expand Year Five Report to Include: Standard Five: Mission Fulfillment, Sustainability, and Adaptation • Evaluation of Mission Fulfillment • Environmental Scan • Adaptation and Sustainability • Self Regulation Report Summary (Chapters One, Two, Three, Four, and Five) NWCCU

22. Questions • Who determines core themes on your campus? • Is there an institutional effectiveness/assessment staff person? • If not, who will do this? • How does accreditation fit in with strategic planning? • How does the library meaningfully fit into Year 5 and Year 7 Reports?