Transcript Overview of NEASC 2014 Where are we? What do we need to accomplish in 2012-2013 July 18, 2012

Overview of NEASC 2014
Where are we? What do we need to
accomplish in 2012-2013
July 18, 2012
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The Following Accomplishments
2011-2012
• Completed Description, Appraisal, Projection
goals for each of the 11 Standards
• Identified Key Priorities for each Standard
• Created project management plans – some of
which are still incomplete
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QUICK SUMMARY
WE MADE SOME PROGRESS ON
OUR KEY PRIORITIES, BUT WE
HAVE MUCH MORE WORK TO
ACCOMPLISH THIS YEAR TO BE
READY
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Key Priorities
Standard One: Mission and Purpose
• Create a Vision Statement
• Review/Update the Mission Statement
• Proposals for the above two items have been forwarded
to the President…we just need to finalize approval
• Ensure that the Mission Statement is well-publicized
• This Committee has prepared a list of recommendations
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Standard Two: Planning and Evaluation
Big Issues:
• Need to create a new Strategic Plan…ideally we should have
it completed by September 2012 as we begin a new
academic year
• Using the Strategic Plan as the central driver, establish a
more comprehensive, integrated, and participatory Planning
and Evaluation process
• Measure effectiveness of CCRI’s planning function
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Standard Three: Governance
• Overall consensus of the NEASC Committee is that our
current governance system is not working
• Most of the feedback indicated that the system is too
complicated and cumbersome, and we should abandon
the current system and design a simpler system that is
more understandable and efficient
• To-date there has been little or no progress in
revamping the current system.
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Standard Four: The Academic Program
• Assessing Student Learning Outcomes…Need to take the process to a
higher level AND see that it is implemented
• Need to measure General Education outcomes both in terms of our
programs and in terms of College’s claims of creating a Educated Person
• Need to have greater link between Academic Program Review and
Assessment of Learning Outcomes…How are we using this information to
improve instruction?
• Need to revamp College’s approach to Developmental Education
• Need greater quality controls:
– Distance Learning Courses
– Common Course Objectives in multiple sections of the same course
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Standard Five – Faculty
• Need systems in place to orient and support adjunct
faculty
• Need to increase the diversity of our Faculty
• Need to create a more systematic, effective method
for using the data collected in faculty evaluations
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Standard Six – Students
• Create target goals for retention and graduation
• Implement the research from Foundations of
Excellence project
• Create learning goals for student programming
• Review resources and existing strategies for advising
and registering students
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Standard Seven
Library and Other Information Resources
• Question of how the College is addressing
information literacy
• NEASC had recommended in a prior review that
there be a plan in place for addressing the budget
priorities of all campus libraries
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Standard Eight – Physical and Technological Resources
• Demonstrate how the College is using the information
gathered in R25/X25/S25 to improve instruction – Guiding
question is How to Optimize the Use of College Space?
• Evaluate the changes that need to occur in the Master
Schedule to support good use of college space
• Need to address perceptions that faculty do not have
sufficient voice in technology decisions
• Need to create a Mission, Vision, and Long-Term Plan for
Distance Education
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Standard Nine – Financial Resources
• Need to communicate how the budget is created, how the
budget connects with strategic initiatives, etc.
• Need to establish a process/group to collect and use data for
decision-making
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Standard Ten – Public Disclosures
• Big Issue …Need a College-wide Policy Manual
• Need a working Governance System
• Need to create a “punch list” of changes to CCRI’s Web site (three
clicks…and you’re there)
• Address policies of Federal Higher Education Act:
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Establish Institution’s Credit Hour Policy
Disclose credit transfer policy and a list of institutions with articulation agreements
Publish student complaint policy
Verification of students enrolled in distance or correspondence education
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Standard Eleven – Integrity
• Need college-wide policy manual
• Governance system needs to be revised…currently not working
• Need improved communications from governance committee
meetings
• Need better orientation for adjunct faculty
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• The College has achieved a lot in last several years,
but we have more to accomplish
• Need Senior Management Team and MiddleManagement Team Support to Address our Priorities
this Year
Thank You to the entire
Committee