What’s Going on at SCC

Presented by: Corinna Evett

Purpose of Accreditation

What do you believe to be the purpose of accreditation?

To provide assurance to the public that education provided by institutions meets acceptable levels of quality

To promote continuous institutional improvement

To maintain the high quality of higher education institutions in the region/nation

ACCJC Encourages and Supports Institutional Development

How do you think that the ACCJC might encourage and support Institutional development?

Through establishing standards of quality based upon excellent practices in higher education

Through evaluating institutions with these standards using a three-part, peer review process that entails Institutional self evaluation (internal) External review Commission review

Process Participants

Who participates in the accreditation process?

Faculty Administration Classified staff Students

Faculty Participation

What role do faculty play in the accreditation process?

Representation on committees Writing the report Validating the accuracy of the report from

the student perspective Meeting with Accreditation team visitors

When accreditation works well...

Every constituency is involved The college does a rigorous and honest self

evaluation Courses and programs are reviewed for

usefulness and currency Student pathways are reviewed Budgeting, planning, and revenue allocation

processes are examined

The Accreditation Standards

Standard I: Institutional Mission and Effectiveness Standard II: Student Learning Programs and

Services Standard III: Resources Standard IV: Leadership and Governance Standards have undergone another revision

First reading took place in January 2014 Input on the revisions is invited through 30 April 2014 We may want to discuss this in our Steering

Committees

Any Issues?

Please share any issues with accreditation that you identified during your table chats.

SAC’s Process: Now

SCC’s Process: Now Current Accreditation Steering Committee

Structure Four Accreditation Co-chairs:

Academic Senate President Curriculum & Instruction Council Chair Assistant Dean of IE&A VP Academic Affairs

Comprehensive Representation Standard tri/quad chairs Review and affirm final draft of Self Evaluation

Standard Committees Write to the standards Collect evidence

SCC’s Process: Later Proposed Future Accreditation Committee and

Steering Committee Structure Revise collegial governance committees to:

Include accreditation related items in committee responsibilities

Discuss standards each year Create and submit outlines and evidence to

Accreditation Co-chairs Accreditation Co-chairs monitor submissions and

post information on Sharepoint Allows for accreditation related/inspired college

wide discussions year round Hopefully, alleviates the mad rush to compile

evidence and write to the standard a year and a half before the next Self Evaluation

Joint Senate/District Issues

Common Curriculum Prerequisite Process Administrative Regulations Board Policies ARs and BPs as Topics of Discussion

Administrative Recruitment and Employment Regulations—AR4102.4

AR 9025 & BP 6620—Naming District Properties and Facilities

BP 3570 Smoking on Campus

Planning and Organizational Effectiveness (POE) Committee

Responsibilities RSCCD Comprehensive Master Plan and the RSCCD

Strategic Plan Keep District Planning on course with the RSCCD

Planning Design Manual Lead coordination of district and college planning

activities Prepare annual Progressive Report on RSCCD

Comprehensive Master Plan Coordinate accreditation activities between colleges

and District Services including the delineation of District/College Functions

Review institutional research activities and results as well as resource development activities (grants)

What we’re discussing now. . .

Have a Stupendous Spring!