What’s Going on
at SCC
Presented by:
Corinna Evett
Purpose of Accreditation
 What do you believe to be the purpose of accreditation?
 To provide assurance to the public that education provided
by institutions meets acceptable levels of quality
 To promote continuous institutional improvement
 To maintain the high quality of higher education
institutions in the region/nation
ACCJC Encourages and Supports
Institutional Development
 How do you think that the ACCJC might encourage and
support Institutional development?
 Through establishing standards of quality based upon
excellent practices in higher education
 Through evaluating institutions with these standards
using a three-part, peer review process that entails
 Institutional self evaluation (internal)
 External review
 Commission review
Process Participants
 Who participates in the accreditation process?
 Faculty
 Administration
 Classified staff
 Students
Faculty Participation
 What role do faculty play in the accreditation process?
 Representation on committees
 Writing the report
 Validating the accuracy of the report from the student
perspective
 Meeting with Accreditation team visitors
When accreditation works well...
 Every constituency is involved
 The college does a rigorous and honest self evaluation
 Courses and programs are reviewed for usefulness and
currency
 Student pathways are reviewed
 Budgeting, planning, and revenue allocation processes are
examined
The Accreditation Standards
 Standard I: Institutional Mission and Effectiveness
 Standard II: Student Learning Programs and Services
 Standard III: Resources
 Standard IV: Leadership and Governance
 Standards have undergone another revision
 First reading took place in January 2014
 Input on the revisions is invited through 30 April 2014
 We may want to discuss this in our Steering Committees
Any Issues?
 Please share any issues with accreditation that you
identified during your table chats.
SAC’s Process: Now
SCC’s Process: Now
 Current Accreditation Steering Committee Structure
 Four Accreditation Co-chairs:
 Academic Senate President
 Curriculum & Instruction Council Chair
 Assistant Dean of IE&A
 VP Academic Affairs
 Comprehensive Representation
 Standard tri/quad chairs
 Review and affirm final draft of Self Evaluation
 Standard Committees
 Write to the standards
 Collect evidence
SCC’s Process: Later
 Proposed Future Accreditation Committee and Steering
Committee Structure
 Revise collegial governance committees to:
 Include accreditation related items in committee responsibilities
 Discuss standards each year
 Create and submit outlines and evidence to Accreditation Co-chairs
 Accreditation Co-chairs monitor submissions and post information
on Sharepoint
 Allows for accreditation related/inspired college wide discussions
year round
 Hopefully, alleviates the mad rush to compile evidence and write to
the standard a year and a half before the next Self Evaluation
Joint Senate/District Issues
 Common Curriculum
 Prerequisite Process
 Administrative Regulations
 Board Policies
 ARs and BPs as Topics of Discussion
 Administrative Recruitment and Employment Regulations—
AR4102.4
 AR 9025 & BP 6620—Naming District Properties and Facilities
 BP 3570 Smoking on Campus
Planning and Organizational
Effectiveness (POE) Committee
 Responsibilities
 RSCCD Comprehensive Master Plan and the RSCCD Strategic
Plan
 Keep District Planning on course with the RSCCD Planning
Design Manual
 Lead coordination of district and college planning activities
 Prepare annual Progressive Report on RSCCD Comprehensive
Master Plan
 Coordinate accreditation activities between colleges and
District Services including the delineation of District/College
Functions
 Review institutional research activities and results as well as
resource development activities (grants)
 What we’re discussing now. . .
Have a
Stupendous
Spring!