1. Accreditation Update Board of Trustees Meeting January 12, 2016
Vice President Keith Aytch

2. Accreditation: What’s Different?
New Standards & Cycle
Quality Focus Essay (QFE)
Forward Thinking
New Standards:
Effective visits beginning in spring 2016,
No examples to look at
so our colleges are “paving the way” in addressing new standards. Just starting to get examples from LA schools up for spring 2016 visit.
Accreditation cycle now for 7 yrs with midterm at year 4
Forward thinking:
Since standards are all new, colleges are not addressing any previous recommendations; however, we will ensure any previous issues are corrected.
Changes in Mid-term reporting, as colleges will address any planned changes and provide updates on QFE
Quality focus essay:
commission focusing on quality improvement and asks colleges to ID 2-3 action projects that are cross standards, multi-year projects that cannot be added with current infrastructure & will require college/DO support
Midterm report will be updating status on QFE
QFE is a separate essay included in the self evaluation that will be vetted by the campus and BOT

3. What Is EVC’s Self Study Timeline?
October 14, 2016 Final Report to ACCJC
January 22, rd Draft
April 1, 2016 – Final Draft
February 2016 steering committee meeting TBD
October 15, 2015 – 2nd Draft Due
May 15, 2015 – Steering Committee meets
April 15, 2015 – First Draft Due
February 20, 2015 Steering Committee meets
November 14, 2014 – Steering Committee meets
November 13, 2015 – Steering Committee Meets
September 18, 2015 – Steering Committee Meets

4. EVC Writing Timeline November 13 November 20 December 17
January 22, 2016
Steering committee
EMS outline (min)
EMS Narrative
3rd draft due (narrative)
EMS outline
EMS narrative
A&E Coaching
Evidence listed
A&E Outline
ID QFE
February 2016
April 2016
May-July 2016
Aug/Sept 2016
Steering Committee
Refine draft
Final draft posted
Final touches
BOT approval
Draft QFE
QFE posted
Checklist & ERs
EMS: Evidence of Meeting the Standard A&E: Analysis & Evaluation
QFE: Quality Focus Essay
ID: Identify ERs: Eligibility Requirements BOT: Board of Trustees

5. Standard Chair Who’s Involved at EVC I.
Leads: President Yong, Keith Aytch & Lynette Apen
Editing support: Lisa Kalenda Expert support: Bob Pacheco
Campus support: Accreditation Steering committee including
Academic Senate President, Chair ACCC, DO, Campus Researcher, faculty (full-time & part-time), classified professionals & administrators
Writing support: Standard Chairs + writing teams; QFE Advisory Group
Standard
Chair I.
Mission, Academic Quality, and Institutional Effectiveness and Integrity
Lynette Apen (F15) 2
Student Learning Programs and Support Services
Merryl Kravitz; 3
Resources
Michael Highers 4
Leadership and Governance
Mark Gonzales

6. Substantive Change Proposal Update
Due to ACCJC
March 2016

7. Q & A