District Planning and Accreditation Committee
February 27, 2015 Minutes
District Office, Board Hearing Room
Present: Mary Jo Apigo (West), Oleg Bespalov (Pierce), Karen Daar (Valley), Barbara Dunsheath (East), Kelly
Enos (Mission), Madelline Hernandez (Mission), Deborah Kaye (Valley), Bobbi Kimble (ESC), Moon Ko (ESC),
Carol Kozeracki (East), Kennadi Le (Trade-Tech), Maury Pearl (ESC), Margarita Pillado (Pierce), Lucia Robles
(ESC), Luis Rosas (Harbor), Allison Tom-Miura (ESC)
The minutes of the December 12th meeting were reviewed and approved.
IE Committee:
The presentation of College Effectiveness Reports for City, East, and Harbor at the Dec. 17th IE Committee Meeting
was discussed. Maury noted that the presentations went well and generated much Board interest in college
improvement plans. The Board also expressed satisfaction that the reports were delivered in a consistent format.
Bobbi her accreditation update presentation which summarized the extent of LACCD accreditation reporting over
the period 2012-16.
Framework of Indicators:
Bobbi and Maury described the state Chancellor’s Office recently released framework of institutional effectiveness
indicators. As a condition for receipt of Student Success funding, colleges are required to develop targets for these
indicators and have them adopted and publically posted by June 30th, 2015. Bobbi noted that data for these
indicators will be derived from existing state reporting (Scorecard or Datamart). Maury has been in contact with
state Institutional Effectiveness Office and is attempting to clarify the language in the legislation concerning college
adoption of the goals framework. Workshops to clarify college and district responsibilities will be scheduled by the
state Chancellor’s Office. The EPIE office will continue to monitor developments and, if determined to be needed,
coordinate presentation of the framework to the Board.
Dates for the Spring 2016 Accreditation Visits:
Bobbi stated that college presidents recently received letters requesting preferred dates for the 2016 visits. The
presidents are coordinating their responses and will respond to the ACCJC.
Accreditation Evidence Grid:
The committee decided to delegate the remaining work on the evidence grid, primarily on Standard IV, to the EPIE
Office. The evidence grid will be updated and posted.
Annual Committee Evaluation:
Maury presented the results of the survey of DPAC charges for the annual committee evaluation. The survey found
that DPAC successfully carried the following charges: Facilitate sharing effective practices related to institutional
effectiveness and planning; Coordinate district-wide accreditation efforts; Coordinate Board Institutional
Effectiveness and accountability reports. Responses were equally split between yes and no on the following
charges: Coordinate college and district-wide planning activities of the colleges related to Strategic planning;
Coordinate college and district-wide planning activities of the colleges related to Educational master planning.
Finally, the survey found that improvement was needed for carrying out the following charges: Formulate and revise
the District Strategic Plan and Assess effectiveness of the District Strategic Plan. Following discussion, the
committee made the following recommendations: Continue to focus on accreditation; re-examine DPAC role in
strategic plan assessment; improve membership (including optimal group size, consistent attendance, and
membership composition and representation; and provide clarity on focus and direction. The evaluation was
approved and will be posted on the DPAC website.
Next Meeting:
Friday, March 27, 2015, 11:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ESC, Board Room