Governing Board Accreditation Presentation

1. Governing Board Accreditation Presentation Presenters: Accreditation Oversight Committee Co-Chairs Ron Vess, Library Department Chair Mink Stavenga, Dean of Instructional Support Services March 1, 2010

2. Governing Board Accreditation Presentation Accreditation Oversight Committee (AOC) Mission: Oversight and coordination of Southwestern College’s ongoing accreditation process development and review of responses to ACCJC recommendations and action plans. Vision: Achieve ongoing reaffirmation of Accreditation The AOC received sub-committee approval from the Shared Consultation Council on February 17, 2010.

4. Operating Principles: • AOC will review and approve recommendations from Work Groups. All work group progress reports will be presented to the Shared Consultation Council during their monthly meetings. • Following the shared governance model, all recommendations requiring constituency review will be forwarded for consultation. • A quorum was established for voting to include 50% +1. Approval requires 2/3 majority of members present.

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7. Accreditation Oversight Committee Composition • Nicholas Alioto, Vice President for Business and Financial Affairs • Randy Beach, Council of Chairs • Veronica Burton, Articulation and Program Review • Cidhinnia M. Torres Campos, Dean of Research, Evaluation, and Planning • Valerie Goodwin-Colbert, Academic Senate President • Alexis Davidson, Tenure Review Coordinator • Terry Davis, Dean Health, Exercise Science, and Athletics; Administrators Association • Michele Fenlon, CSEA representative; Accreditation Resource Co-Chairs: Ron Vess, Department Chair; Library Faculty Mink Stavenga, Dean, Instructional Support Services; Accreditation Liaison Officer The Accreditation Oversight committee is inclusive of all constituencies and models shared governance.

8. Accreditation Oversight Committee Composition • Diane Gustafson, Library Faculty • Phil Lopez, SCEA President • Michael Kerns, Vice President for Human Resources • Bruce MacNintch, CSEA President • Mia McClellan, Dean Student Services • Mark Meadows, Vice President for Academic Affairs • Kimberlie Rader, Confidential Representative • Marsha Rutter, Adjunct Faculty Representative • Gilbert Songalia, Associated Student Organization • Margie Stinson, Student Learning Outcomes Coordinator • Angelina E. Stuart, Academic Senate Vice President • Angelica Suarez, Vice President for Student Affairs • Kathy Tyner, Dean Mathematics, Science and Engineering

9. Work Group One Co-Leads: Viara Giraffe and Lisa Ballesteros • Recommendation One: Mission Statement Systematically and regularly evaluate and update the mission statement; use it to guide institutional decision and improvement goals. • End Goals: Update Mission statement • Progress: Researching mission statements from other colleges; specifically those who were required to update as a WASC recommendation. • Due Date: March 2011

10. Work Group Two Co-Leads: Valerie Goodwin-Colbert, Angelica Suarez, Kathy Tyner • Recommendation Two: Integrated Planning Establish and implement a comprehensive planning process that assures improvement in student learning; integrate various college plans; informed by quantitative and qualitative data and analysis; assess outcomes. • End Goals: Develop integrated planning model that moves through the Shared Consultation Council, Cabinet, and eventually Governing Board if required. • Progress: Weekly meeting schedule established. Researching other college models. • Due Date: March 15, 2011

11. Work Group Three Co-Leads: Veronica Burton, Ron Vess, Patty Larkin • Recommendation Three: Institutional Program Review Improve Program Review; integrate evidence based student learning outcomes; occurs at regular intervals; sufficient for college planning and allocation of resources; develop and implement a program discontinuance policy. • End Goals: Restructure Program Review process; include Institutional, Student Services, and Academic Program Reviews under same umbrella • Progress: Weekly meeting schedule established, Dr. Suarez, and Dr. Torres Campos have been identified as work group resources to ensure integration of related work groups. • Due Date: March 15, 2011

12. Work Group Four Co-Leads: Cidhinnia M. Torres Campos, Mark Meadows, Margie Stinson • Recommendation Four: Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s) and Administrative Unit Outcomes (AUO’s) Identify SLO’s for all courses, programs, learning and support services; Identify AUO’s for non-instructional areas; using data and analysis to assess achievement; use assessment results for improvement. • End Goals: Achieve proficiency level according to WASC Rubric • Progress: Recommendation is being developed to dedicate increased resources to SLO/AUO activities. Completing course SLO’s • Due Date: Achieve developmental level on ACCJC Rubric by March 15, 2011; Progress towards Proficiency Level on ACCJC Rubric, Fall 2012.

13. Work Group Five Co-Leads: Eva Hedger, Mink Stavenga • Recommendation Five: Substantive Change Proposal for Distance Education Submit Substantive Change report for programs that currently offer more than 50% of a degree or certificate program through Distance Education. • End Goals: Prepare and submit Substantive Change Proposal • Progress: Proposal completed; distributing to constituencies; expect to submit for May ACCJC action • Due Date: October 15, 2010

14. Work Group Six Co-Leads: Nicholas Alioto, Terry Davis, Tom Luibel • Recommendation Six: Develop and Implement Technology Plan Develop a plan for integrating Technology Plan with the College Strategic Plan which, among other things, will address a reliable budgeting process for renewing technology and for providing appropriate technology staffing, support, and training college wide. • End Goals: Create and implement a reliable budgeting process for renewing technology; working closely with Work Group 2 to address overlap and integration • Progress: First meeting this week • Due Date: October 15, 2010

15. Work Group Seven Co-Leads: Randy Beach, Bruce MacNintch, Diana Kelly • Recommendation Seven: Professional Development Plan and develop Professional Development activities to meet personnel needs; implement formal process for evaluation of activities. • End Goals: Create professional development opportunities for all staff and evaluate success. • Progress: Classified Survey distributed • Due Date: Self Study 2015

16. Work Group Eight Co-Leads: Diane Gustafson, Michele Fenlon, Michael Kerns • Recommendation Eight: Fostering an environment of trust and respect. Foster respectful relationships to promote administrative stability; establish and follow a written process; promote shared governance by allowing all constituencies a substantial voice in decision making. • End Goals: Develop and implement plan to improve campus climate and collegial interactions. • Progress: Recommendations are currently being developed. Campus Climate Survey being developed. • Due Date: Show progress by October 15, 2010; Complete by March 15,2011.

17. Work Group Nine Co-Leads: Ron Vess, Mink Stavenga, Bruce MacNintch • Recommendation Nine: Role of the Governing Board Act as college advocate; adhere to role as policy making body; act as a whole to support decisions made. • End Goals: Demonstrate resolution of the above recommendation. • Progress: Governing Board presentation, March 1, 2010 • Due Date: October 15, 2010

18. Work Group Ten Co-Leads: Ron Vess, Mink Stavenga, Bruce MacNintch • Recommendation Ten: Governing Board Procedures Establish and implement a formal procedure to handle conflict of interest and ethics policy; document adherence. • End Goals: Demonstrate resolution of the above recommendation. • Progress: Governing Board presentation, March 1, 2010 • Due Date: October 15, 2010

19. Governing BoardAccreditation Presentation Thank you for your time and attention to this important endeavor. For more information please contact: Mink Stavenga, Dean of Instructional Support Services and Accreditation Liaison Officer 619-482-6542 or mstavenga@swccd.edu