1. WEST LOS ANGELES COLLEGE ACCREDITATION PROGRESS REPORT RECOMMENDATION COMMITTEE NO. 9 EMPLOYEE EVALUATIONS

2. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Rod Patterson, Co-Chair Rod Patterson, Co-Chair Bob Sprague, Co-Chair Bob Sprague, Co-Chair Paul Stansbury Paul Stansbury Maria Luisa Mateo Maria Luisa Mateo Olga Shewfelt Olga Shewfelt Christina Misner Christina Misner Hansel Tsai Hansel Tsai

3. Committee Meetings September 21, 2006 September 21, 2006 October 5, 2006 October 5, 2006 October 12, 2006 October 12, 2006 October 19, 2006 (cancelled) October 19, 2006 (cancelled) October 26, 2006 October 26, 2006 Town Hall Meeting – October 31, 2006 Town Hall Meeting – October 31, 2006

4. ACCREDITATION RESULTS AACJC RECOMMENDATIONS 2006 AACJC RECOMMENDATIONS 2006 The college should complete and maintain scheduled evaluations. The college should complete and maintain scheduled evaluations. Regular evaluation of all staff should be monitored and documented. Regular evaluation of all staff should be monitored and documented.

5. ACCREDITATION FINDINGS The college has not adequately responded to the previous recommendations in this area. The college has not adequately responded to the previous recommendations in this area. Tracking systems have determined that some permanent employees are not being regularly evaluated. Tracking systems have determined that some permanent employees are not being regularly evaluated.

6. Charge to the Committee Goal: to identify 1 to 3 actions for college progress and improvement Goal: to identify 1 to 3 actions for college progress and improvement Establish outcomes/goal Establish outcomes/goal Assignment of responsibility Assignment of responsibility Follow college governance processes & timeline Follow college governance processes & timeline Participate in college-wide “hearing moments” Participate in college-wide “hearing moments”

7. COMMITTEE TASKS Establish an agenda Establish an agenda Recruit committee members Recruit committee members Obtain and analyze information Obtain and analyze information Scan collective bargaining agreements Scan collective bargaining agreements Set goals and outcomes Set goals and outcomes Disseminate tentative recommendations Disseminate tentative recommendations

8. Committee Recommendations ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY SPECIAL ISSUES IN EVALUATIONS SPECIAL ISSUES IN EVALUATIONS STAFF DEVELOPMENT STAFF DEVELOPMENT

9. ACCOUNTABILITY COLLEGE LEADERSHIP TO PRESENT ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COLLEGE COUNCIL TO INCLUDE: COLLEGE LEADERSHIP TO PRESENT ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COLLEGE COUNCIL TO INCLUDE: SET MEASURABLE GOALS WITH A BASELINE AND A STATISTICAL SUMMARY (PLAN VS. ACTUAL) SET MEASURABLE GOALS WITH A BASELINE AND A STATISTICAL SUMMARY (PLAN VS. ACTUAL) ORGANIZE BY THE THREE MAJOR COLLEGE DIVISIONS (INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT) ORGANIZE BY THE THREE MAJOR COLLEGE DIVISIONS (INCLUDING THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT) ORGANIZE BY MAJOR ORGANIZATION UNIT WITHIN THOSE DIVISIONS. ORGANIZE BY MAJOR ORGANIZATION UNIT WITHIN THOSE DIVISIONS.

10. SPECIAL ISSUES IN EVALUATIONS Integrate student learning outcomes into faculty evaluations Integrate student learning outcomes into faculty evaluations Fine-tune the process for evaluation of faculty teaching online in accordance with the contract Fine-tune the process for evaluation of faculty teaching online in accordance with the contract Clarify District and college responsibilities under decentralization Clarify District and college responsibilities under decentralization Continue search for best practices in evaluation Continue search for best practices in evaluation

11. STAFF DEVELOPMENT STAFF DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TO STAFF WHO CONDUCT EVALUATIONS STAFF DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TO STAFF WHO CONDUCT EVALUATIONS SUPPORT TO STAFF WHO WILL BE EVALUATED SUPPORT TO STAFF WHO WILL BE EVALUATED THE COLLEGE SHOULD CREATE A BROCHURE THAT EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF EVALUATION AND THAT INCLUDES A POSITIVE MESSAGE THE COLLEGE SHOULD CREATE A BROCHURE THAT EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE AND VALUE OF EVALUATION AND THAT INCLUDES A POSITIVE MESSAGE

12. NEXT STEPS ENCOURAGE AFT AND SENATE CONSULATION ON SLOs IN EVALUATIONS ENCOURAGE AFT AND SENATE CONSULATION ON SLOs IN EVALUATIONS REQUEST THE DSITRICT PROVIDE INTERACTIVE EVALUATION FORMS, AS APPROPRIATE REQUEST THE DSITRICT PROVIDE INTERACTIVE EVALUATION FORMS, AS APPROPRIATE DISTRIBUTE EVALUATION PLANNING CHART DISTRIBUTE EVALUATION PLANNING CHART COMPLETE NARRATIVE PROGRESS REPORT COMPLETE NARRATIVE PROGRESS REPORT