1. ACCREDITATION, SELF-STUDIES, AND FACULTY ROLES
Julie Bruno, ASCCC
Lesley Kawaguchi, ASCCC

2. A Quiz

3. Which of the following is true of Accreditation?
A. It compares colleges to best practices in education. B. It punishes colleges based upon audits. C. It grades and ranks colleges based on standards. D. It is a means of monitoring colleges. E. It guarantees the quality of education to the federal government and the public.

4. Who participates in Accreditation processes?
A. Faculty B. Administration C. Classified Staff D. Students E. All of the above

5. Which of the following aspects of accreditation have you participated in?
A. Been a member of an accreditation
subcommittee
B. Represented student needs in accreditation
C. Strategized a goal and game plan for accreditation
D. Determined priorities for accreditation
E. Advocated for a full student voice

6. What does it mean if a college gets a negative accreditation report?
A. The college loses federal funding B. The college loses student financial aid C. The college loses the ability to transfer courses D. The college can no longer operate E. It depends on the negative report

7. None 5% (5-6 colleges) 10% (11 colleges) 16% (18 colleges)
HOW MANY CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE CURRENTLY ON SOME FORM OF SANCTION?
None
5% (5-6 colleges)
10% (11 colleges)
16% (18 colleges)
50%(55 colleges)

8. What role do faculty play in the accreditation report?
Representation on committees
Writing the report
Validating the accuracy of the report to the student perspective
Meeting with Accreditation team visitors
All of the above

9. What does accreditation look at?
Standard 1 – Institutional Effectiveness Standard 2 – Student Learning Outcomes A. Instruction B. Student Services C. Library Standard 3 – Resources (human, fiscal, physical, technology) Standard 4 - Governance

10. What happens when accreditation works?
Every constituency is involved
The college does a rigorous and honest self evaluation
Processes are evaluated for efficiency

11. What happens when accreditation works?
Courses and programs are reviewed for usefulness and currency
Student Pathways are reviewed
Budgeting and planning are examined

12. The report for each section includes:
Self Evaluation
Data (refer to specific data in text and include in evidence files –online and hard copy)
Evidence that data is used in decision making and planning
Action Plan

13. Who makes accreditation happen?
Existing committees are the most knowledgeable, have the history, know the status and can carry out the action plans.
Existing committees can plan an evaluation of the process and carry it out.

14. What existing committees should be on this portion of the accreditation report?
Standard 1 – Institutional Effectiveness
Research
Program Review
Senate
SLO committee
Department or Division Chairs

15. EXISTING COMMITTEES Curriculum SLO Program Review
Standard 2 A - Instruction
Curriculum
SLO
Program Review

16. EXISTING COMMITTEES Curriculum SLO Program Review Counseling
Standard 2 B - Counseling
Curriculum
SLO
Program Review
Counseling

17. EXISTING COMMITTEES Curriculum SLO Program Review Library
Standard 2 C - Library
Curriculum
SLO
Program Review
Library

18. EXISTING COMMITTEES Facilities Maintenance IT committee
Standard 3 -- Resources
Facilities
Maintenance
IT committee
Budgeting Committee
HR committees – Equal Opportunity etc.

19. EXISTING COMMITTEES Highest governance council or committee Senate
Standard 4 - Governance
Highest governance council or committee
Senate
Student and classified leadership
Unions
District governance committees

20. Why are colleges placed on sanctions?
Program review problems
Institutional effectiveness problems
Governance problems

21. Does Anyone Have a Successful Program Review Process?
Characteristics of successful program review look like successful governance + budgeting = peer reviewed improvement
Since program review is the largest problem, we should spend time discussing what a successful program review format looks like in accreditation.

22. ASCCC PROGRAM REVIEW PAPER PROGRAM REVIEW: SETTING A STANDARD
Structure
Data
Program Variety
Evaluation of Program Review Process

23. How does your college define “programs?”
Is there anything you need to do differently with program review to reach the sustainable level on the ACCJC Rubric for Program Review?
Is there anything you need to do differently with program review to reach proficiency on the ACCJC Rubric for SLOs?

24. STORIES FROM COLLEGES ON SANCTION
Any stories?

25. Resources