1. Accreditation 2016
Session 1

2. What We’ve Accomplished Since Last Summer
When
What
Summer 2014
Accreditation Summer Campaign - College closed offices to facilitate gatherings of available staff, faculty, administrators, and students to dialogue about Accreditation Standards. Reports from the summer campaign sessions were compiled and posted.
Staff and Faculty Convocation dedicated sessions to focus on Accreditation.
Staff and Faculty signed up to work on an Accreditation sub-Standard team.
Fall 2014
Standard teams began meeting and continued meeting through spring 2015 to draft responses and gather evidence to each sub-Standard.
November Day of Dialogue- faculty and staff met with their Accreditation team members to dialogue about what quality and effectiveness looks like at LATTC.
Accreditation Steering Committee finished identifying actions/gaps.
January 2015
Initial rough draft of the institutional self evaluation report compiled.
Spring 2015
The rough drafts for Standard I, III, and IV were vetted by the sub-Standard teams and posted online along with feedback surveys for campus feedback.
Days of Dialogue in February, April, and May focused on how the College does the work of Accreditation Standards I, II, III, and IV and how it has improved since 2009.
Summer 2015
Self study drafts and evidence polished.
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How were you involved?
Handout – What we’ve done so far

3. How did you get involved?
Share
How did you get involved?
How did you try to get involved?
-Summer Campaign
-Days of Dialogue
-sub-Standards team meetings
-Read Accreditation Newsletter
-Read Tuesday at LATTC Newsletter
-Visit Accreditation webpage
-Read Standard Drafts
-Reached out to the Faculty Accreditation Coordinator
-Other?

4. Actions for the Upcoming Year
When
What
September 2015
Noticed Motion (Academic Senate and College Council)
Complete final touches to Self Study
October 2015
Academic Senate and College Council approval
Format Self Study and Build Evidence Library
Oct 26-Nov 13, 2015
Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success (IESS) Committee Special Meetings to Approve Self Study
December 9, 2015
Board of Trustees Approval
Complete Any Final touches to Self Study
January 2016
Submit Self Study to ACCJC
January-February 2016
Prepare for Evaluation Team Site Visit
Mar 7-10, 2016
Evaluation Team Site Visit
How did you get involved?
How did you try to get involved?
-Summer Campaign
-Days of Dialogue
-sub-Standards team meetings
-Read Accreditation Newsletter
-Read Tuesday at LATTC Newsletter
-Visit Accreditation webpage
-Read Standard Drafts
-Reached out to the Faculty Accreditation Coordinator
-Other?

5. It’s not too late! Days of Dialogue
Read and provide feedback on the Self Study
Post to the online Blog
TodayFeedback
It’s not too late!
Handout – Call out Flyer

6. Session 1: Activity
Standard I.A.1: The mission describes the institution's broad educational purposes, its intended student population, the types of degrees and other credentials it offers, and its commitment to student learning and student achievement. (ER 6)
Step 1: Read and reflect on the statement and the draft response – 10 minutes
Step 2: Group discussion:
“Does the response fully address all components of the statement?”
“What, if anything, can be done to improve the response?
Handout – Statement IA1 Response

7. BREAK – 10 minutes

8. Accreditation 2016
Session 2

9. Pulse Check – Reflect on Session 1
Handout – Accreditation Standards Summary

10. 108 Accreditation Standard Statements to Review
What We Need From You
108 Accreditation Standard Statements to Review
You get one (1) statement response to review
Review the response to the Accreditation Standard statement (handout) – 10 min
On your worksheet, write your name and your statement number.
Answer the worksheet questions for the statement:
Does the response fully address all components of the statement?
If not, what’s missing?
Handouts
Statements
Statement worksheet

11. 108 Accreditation Standard Statements to Review
What We Need From You
108 Accreditation Standard Statements to Review
Swap your statement response with your neighbor
Review the second response to the Accreditation Standard statement – 10 min
On the backside of your worksheet, write your second statement number.
Answer the worksheet questions for the second statement:
Does the response fully address all components of the statement?
If not, what’s missing?

12. Share Your Findings Share your findings with your neighbor – 5 minutes
Group dialogue

13. Wrap Up Stay Involved and Informed
For more information visit the LATTC Accreditation Webpage at to review
Self Study Drafts
Accreditation Newsletters
Activities we’ve done since 2013 to now
ACCJC manuals
Who’s on which Standard Teams
Reports to the ACCJC and more.