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

Why an Institutional Effectiveness Plan Middle States Accreditation Visit

3 Institutional Effectiveness Plan Where Learning Becomes Leading Documentation 1

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 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 Outcomes Assessment Committee …eager to participate.

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

Link to Strategic Planning

9 Developing the IEP

10 Select Key IEP Elements…

11 Master Index of Self Study Documents

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 Long Range Survey Schedule

14 c Data Linked to Strategic Goals

15 Operational Plan Benchmarks

16 Dashboard Indicators

17 Accreditation Timeline

18 Retention Report

19 Unit Plans

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21  Recommendations: Assessment

22 The Institutional Effectiveness Plan An Excellent Way to Convey Evidence of Assessment Ellen M. Boylan, Ph.D. Marywood University Scranton PA available