1. The Institutional Effectiveness Plan An Excellent Way to Convey Evidence of Assessment Ellen M. Boylan, Ph.D. Marywood University NEAIR – 33 rd Annual Conference Philadelphia November 5 – 7, 2006

2. Why an Institutional Effectiveness Plan Middle States Accreditation Visit

3. 3 Institutional Effectiveness Plan Where Learning Becomes Leading Documentation 1

4. 4 Assessment Plans: Institutional Effectiveness Standard 7 requires a written assessment plan and process for the assessment of overall institutional effectiveness. Conceptually, this assessment umbrella includes the assessment of student learning (addressed in detail in Standard 14)… Assessment Plans: Student Learning One of the Fundamental Elements of Standard 14 requires a "plan that describes student learning assessment activities being undertaken...." the plan may be integrated within the self-study or may be a separate document.

5. 5 Timeline…. Timeline….  Steering Committee named – Spring 2003  MSA Workshop, training – Fall 2003  Select Study Group members – Spring 2004  Design for Self-Study – September 2004  Writing in Study Groups – 2004 – 2005  Draft of Self-Study; campus input – Fall 2005  Final Report - Middle States Accreditation Self Study visit… April 2006

6. 6 Outcomes Assessment Committee …eager to participate.

7. 7 Assessment 5-Year Report Template Intended Outcome or Objective of the Major or Program Assessment Method(s) Implementation PlanOutcome/Date Oversight Body/ Accountability Actions Taken on Results

8. Link to Strategic Planning

9. 9 Developing the IEP

10. 10 Select Key IEP Elements…

11. 11 Master Index of Self Study Documents

12. 12 Elements…  Long Range Survey Schedule  Survey Data Linked to Strategic Goals  Operational Plan Benchmarks  Dashboard Indicators  Accreditation Timeline & Reports  Retention Report – IPEDs & State Peers  Summary of Unit Plans Advancement Business Affairs Student Life School of Continuing Education Academic – Inventory of College Plans

13. 13 Long Range Survey Schedule

14. 14 c Data Linked to Strategic Goals

15. 15 Operational Plan Benchmarks

16. 16 Dashboard Indicators

17. 17 Accreditation Timeline

18. 18 Retention Report

19. 19 Unit Plans

20. 20 Institutional Effectiveness Plan Where Learning Becomes Leading Documentation 1

21. 21  Recommendations: Assessment

22. 22 The Institutional Effectiveness Plan An Excellent Way to Convey Evidence of Assessment Ellen M. Boylan, Ph.D. Marywood University Scranton PA available http://www.marywood.edu/instresearch/activity.stm