1. Program Review and Accreditation
Opening Day Fall 2018

2. What is Program Review? It is a process by which we
Maintain high quality programs
Support student learning and college operations
Support accreditation standards
Standard 1.B.5-9 addresses Institutional Effectiveness
Standard I.C. 1-5 addresses Institutional Integrity
Standard III addresses Resources
Reflect the Bakersfield College Vision, Mission, and Core Values Statements
Commit to an ongoing institutional planning, implementation, and evaluation cycle necessary to ensure continuous program and service improvement
Closing the Loop

3. Why complete your Annual Program Review or Comprehensive 3 year Review
The results of program review are used to continually refine and improve program practices resulting in improvements in student achievement and learning through
Goals
Program analysis
Assessment
Curriculum
To inform the planning process and the justification and allocation of needed resources and budgeting processes
Faculty & classified positions
Technology needs
Facilities needs
“Other” needs

4. Who reads my Program Review? How are the Program Reviews used?
The Program Review Committee (PRC) does an initial read of your program review to offer feedback. Programs can use this feedback to strengthen their program reviews.
Resource requests are sent to the following
Staffing requests to FCDC
ISIT
Facilities
“Other” to CTE Manager
Budget Manager
The President
Accreditation Visiting Teams
Verifies what we say in the Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER)

5. Program Review Timeline
Program Review Schedule
August 8
Chair Academy
August
Program Review (PR) data available
KCCD website:
Course Book reports 
BC Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Your own program 
August 13
Flex week
Flex week workshop to help you review and begin work in L148 Computer Lab
September 10
First Review date of PRs for feedback (optional)
September 17
PRs due to Area Administrators from Chairs, Directors, or Managers
September 24
PRs due to Program Review Committee (PRC) from Administrators
Sept. 26-Oct. 24
Oct 2
PRC reviews PRs
ACCJC Visiting Team
October 30
PRC feedback due to Chairs/Deans
Nov. 2-faculty
Nov. 16-classified
FCDC votes on Allocation Requests
November 26
Technology requests through ISIT Committee
PRC submits written PR summary to President and College Council
December TBA
PRC presents Program Review Analysis to College Council and Admin Council

6. Where can I get help?
Drop in workshops during Program Review Committee meetings (TBA)
Co-chairs (click on names for s) Kim Nickell, Kristin Rabe, Manny Mourtzanos, Stephen Waller
This presentation located on the KCCD Program Review page
Welcome to your Program Review Packet

7. Updates to the Program Review documents
Program Review documents have been reformatted for ADA compliance and as we transition into eLumen. Pilot for eLumen for 2018
Removed Best Practices and Professional Development form and added a question to focus on department achievements
Evidence of Department Dialog of program data
Program efforts in Guided Pathways, affinity groups, completion coaching communities
Role in Rural Initiatives, Inmate Education, Dual Enrollment
Strengthened Equity Gap question

8. How to address the Program Review questions:
Begin with last year’s Program Review
Roll over your answers and update where necessary
Be clear and concise

9. Describe how the program supports the Bakersfield College Mission:
A straightforward description of what your program or service area does: functions performed, instructional areas included, and/or support services provided.
Except in cases of reorganization or new programs/functions added, the description can be carried forward, unchanged, but you may edit this section if you’d like.

10. Creating Program Goals (Comprehensive):
Focus on the College’s mission and strategic goals.
Goals should align closely to those of the College’s
Goal statements should describe the expected performance of the student or specific behaviors expected from graduates of the program
Goal statements should include action words and modifiers.
Administrative unit goals should reflect upon how the area supports student success.
Curriculum changes, shifting demographics or staffing needs, goals and objectives may shift during a three-year period. These changes should be addressed in the Program Review.
Remember, resource requests are not goals; resources needed should be included in the action plan.

11. Progress on Program Goals (Annual)
This section will also “roll over” from last year’s report. If nothing has changed, you may leave it as is. Update any new developments or achievements of goals, timelines, or relevant information.
Changes occur from year to year: curriculum changes, shifting demographics or staffing needs. You can revise or update your goals and objectives.
Creation and Progression of goals will help in the justification of resources

12. Assessment Form and Curriculum: Instructional
Transitioning these areas into eLumen
Assessment will part of your regular end of semester work in eLumen.
There will be a new form this year. Assessment Form Template
Curriculum
Part of the Comprehensive Program Review

13. Resource Requests Streamlined for this cycle Resource Request Form
All requests except Human Resources in one form
Resource Request Form

14. Where to obtain program data
KCCD IR/Program review website
 Course Book reports  research/reports/course-book
BC Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Your own program

15. Program Analysis Questions #1-#6
This is the time to look at your data, which includes but is not limited to trend data located
KCCD IRB
Course Book reports  book,
BC Office of Institutional Effectiveness
English example
Human Services example
Look back at last year. Has anything changed significantly?
Show how your department engages in dialog through meeting notes, workshops, retreats.
What is impacting your program’s function (positive or negative)?
Are your students succeeding? Are there demographic differences? Large discrepancies between groups and achievement?
What barriers to student learning are you seeing?

16. Program Analysis Question #7 Let your department shine!
Questions #8 &#9
What efforts, if any, has your program or area contributed to these initiatives. Are there any future plans to be involved?

17. Resource Analysis from Previous Cycle
The Annual Update and the Comprehensive Review both ask you to reflect on your resource requests that your received from the previous cycle
Explain how effective your resources were and their impact on student success.
By assessing resources, programs are essentially “closing the loop” and providing evidence to support and strengthen the Program Review process and budget allocation and collaboration with other committees. document

18. Conclusion
Thoughtfully summarize and highlight the important changes, trends, achievements, and needs of your program or area.
Approach the conclusion as if the President were to just read this area first.