Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement

 Standard Pathway - Required for all institutions granted initial accreditation, institutions in significant transition, etc.  Open Pathway  10 year cycle  Quality Assurance Reviews in years 4 and 10  Compliance with federal requirements  Compliance with Commission Policies  Compliance with Criteria  Quality Improvement Review  Quality Initiative in years 5-9

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 Assures that we are engaging in continuous quality improvement by providing an institutional example  Can be time-limited or ongoing  Genuine effort at quality improvement, not achievement of QI goals, is desired  Must be sufficient in scope and significance

 Introduction to the QI process at HLC annual conference (April 2013)  Introduction to VPs with request for feedback from their areas (summer 2013)  Introduced to faculty with QI ideas provided (August 2013)  Discussed at HLC Assessment Workshop (October 2013)  Options discussed and QI decided upon by Strategic Planning Committee (November 2013): “Understanding and Improving Persistence & Completion”

 Submitted QI Proposal to the HLC (May 2014)  Approved by HLC in June (2014)  Implement interventions and monitor (2014 to 2017)  Submit final QI Report to the HLC by May 2017

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 Criterion 1 – Mission The institution’s mission is clear and articulated publicly; it guides the institution’s operations

 Criterion 2 – Integrity: Ethical and Responsible Conduct The institution acts with integrity; its conduct is ethical and responsible.

 Criterion 3 – Teaching & Learning: Quality, Resources, and Support The institution provides high quality education, wherever and however its offerings are delivered

 Criterion 4 – Teaching & Learning: Evaluation and Improvement The institution demonstrates responsibility for the quality of its educational programs, learning environments, and support services, and it evaluates their effectiveness for student learning through processes designed to promote continuous improvement

 Criterion 5 – Resources, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness The institution’s resources, structures, and processes are sufficient to fulfill its mission, improve the quality of its educational offerings, and respond to future challenges and opportunities. The institution plans for the future.

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 Year by year plan has been developed. For 2014/15:  Assessment Committee and Retention Council continue to work on their initiatives  Collect needed documentation on federal requirements and on HLC assumed practices  Set up folders in N: drive for long term storage of materials related to each criterion  Contribute materials to our evidence file  Set up criterion committees for indepth work in 2015/16  Ask our HLC Liaison to come to campus, provide assistance and consultation