Transcript Accrediting an Institution

Antelope Valley College
2010 Accreditation Self Study
Dialogue with the President (or designees)
October 17, 2008
Sharon Lowry
Ed Beyer
Accreditation Liaison Officer
[email protected]
Faculty Accreditation Coordinator
[email protected]
ACCJC/WASC Accreditation
“A process by which accreditors provide students,
the public, and each other with assurances of
institutional integrity, quality, and effectiveness.”
(Guide to Evaluating Institutions,
ACCJC/WASC, August 2007)
ACCJC: Accrediting Commission for
Community and Junior Colleges
WASC: Western Association of
Schools and Colleges
Accreditation Re-Affirmation
Three-Part Continuous Process
Based on Four ACCJC Standards
Re-Affirmation
Commission Review
•Decision on re-affirmation
•Mandatory Midterm Report
Self Appraisal
Institutional
Accreditation
(6-year cycle)
Evaluation
On-site Visit
•Accreditation Team Evaluation
•“Here come da judge” (Markham, 1968)
Self Appraisal
“An analysis of the on-going
and systematic activities and
achievements of an institution”
(ACCJC, 2007)
ACCJC/WASC Standard I
• Standard I
– Institutional Mission and
Effectiveness
• Mission
– Defining the institution’s broad
educational purposes
• Improving Institutional Effectiveness
– Conscious effort to produce and support
student learning
Extracted from the Guide to Evaluating Institutions, August 2007
ACCJC/WASC Standard II
• Standard II
– Student Learning Programs and
Services
• Instructional Programs
– Offer high-quality instructional programs
• Student Support Services
– Address the identified needs of students
• Library and Learning Support Services
– Sufficient to support the institution’s
instructional programs
Extracted from the Guide to Evaluating Institutions, August 2007
ACCJC/WASC Standard III
• Standard III
– Resources
• Human Resources
– Institution employs qualified personnel
• Physical Resources
– Facilities support student learning programs and services
• Technology Resources
– Meet the needs of learning, teaching, and college-wide
communication
• Financial Resources
– Provide a reasonable expectation of short and long-term
financial solvency
Extracted from the Guide to Evaluating Institutions, August 2007
ACCJC/WASC Standard IV
• Standard IV
– Leadership and Governance
• Decision-Making Roles and Processes
– Recognize and utilize the contributions
of leadership throughout the
organization
• Board and Administrative Organization
– Recognize the designated
responsibilities of the governing board
for setting policies
Extracted from the Guide to Evaluating Institutions, August 2007
Accreditation Themes
• Threads Throughout the Standards
– Institutional Commitments
• Provide high quality education
– Evaluation, Planning, and Improvement
• Serve students through an ongoing institutional effort
– Student Learning Outcomes
• Demonstrate effectiveness of teaching students
– Organization
• Conduct inclusive, informed, and intentional efforts to define student learning
– Dialogue
• Engage in inclusive, informed, and intentional dialogue about institutional quality
– Institutional Integrity
• Demonstrate honesty and truthfulness in self-representation
Self-Study Participation
Trustees
Staff
Faculty
Students
ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE
Community
Administrators
Bringing It All Together
Evaluation, Planning,
and Improvement
Staff
Faculty
I
Institutional
Integrity
Trustees
Self Appraisal
IV
ACCJC
Standards
Institutional
Commitments
II
Students
Evaluation
Dialogue
Organization
III
Administration
Student Learning
Outcomes
Re-Affirmation
Community
2010 Self Study Organization
Steering Committee
Accreditation
Subcommittees
Standard
I
Standard III
A-B
Evaluation, Planning,
and Improvement
Staff
Trustees
Institutional
Commitments
I
Institutional
Integrity
Standard II
A-C
Faculty
IV
ACCJC
Standards
Organization
II
Students
Standard III
C-D
Dialogue
III
Community
Administration
Student Learning
Outcomes
Standard II
B
Standard
IV
Philosophy Statement
• Accreditation Process Opportunities
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Reflection and self-examination
Refinement of programs and services
Improvement of student learning
Recognition of institutional strengths
Identification of areas that need strengthening
• Conduct for Self-Examination
– Honest and open
– Collaborative and objective
• Self-Study Process
– Manifest a sense of common purpose and unity
– Recognize that the process is as valuable as the document
Self Study Strategy
• Describe Standard
– Write a description of the standard as it
applies to AVC
• Evaluate
– Write an evaluation as to whether or not we
meet the standard and identify evidence
• Plan
– Write a plan to address or improve
achievement of the standard
Data Collection
• Review Eligibility Requirements
– Certification of continued compliance with
Eligibility Requirements
• Review Action Plans
– Status of plans from previous study
• Standards Review
– Self-evaluation using Commission standards
• Recommendations
– Responses to recommendations from the
most recent comprehensive evaluation
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Philosophy Statement
We at Antelope Valley College view the accreditation process as an
opportunity for reflection and self-examination through which we
seek to refine our programs and services, improve student
learning, recognize our strengths, and identify areas that need
strengthening. If we are to fulfill these goals, we must conduct our
self-examination honestly, openly, collaboratively, and objectively.
The self-study process provides an opportunity to manifest a sense
of common purpose and unity throughout the campus community.
Therefore, the process by which we create a self-study report is as
valuable as the document that is produced.
Review Action Plans
Standard
II.A.1 The institution demonstrates
that all instructional programs,
regardless of location or
means of delivery, address and
meet the mission of the
institution and uphold its
integrity.
Plan
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Revise the Mission Statement through
SPBC; disseminate the revised
mission throughout campus for
consensus.
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Use the National Student
Clearinghouse Enrollment Search
services as well as anecdotal data to
get a clearer picture of our transfer
rates.
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Develop a format for standardized
reporting of anecdotal evidence of
employment rates and employer
satisfaction
Describe
The college works closely with local
industry, Boards of Trade, consortiums, and
chambers of commerce to get input on
workforce development, which leads to
direct employment.
Example data extracted from the 2004 Accreditation Self Study.
Assigned
Plan
Progress
Date
Completed
Evaluate (include evidence)
Only anecdotal evidence is available regarding job
placement in general. Follow up on all graduates for
job placement is difficult because students can be
reluctant to provide information regarding employers,
and employers do not want to violate the privacy of
employees.
Standards Review
Standard I: Institutional Mission and Effectiveness
Mission
A. The institution has a statement of mission that defines
the institution’s broad educational purposes, its
intended student population, and its commitment to
achieving student learning.
1. The institution establishes student learning programs and
services aligned with its purposes, its character, and its
student population.
Describe
Evaluate
Plan