Dr. Heidi M. Anderson
Interim Vice President,
Institutional Research, Planning, & Effectiveness
What is the Reaffirmation Process?
The Principles of Accreditation provide for:
Institution
Compliance Certification includes:
16 Core Requirements (CR) except 2.12*
57 Comprehensive Standards (CS)
7 Federal Requirements (FR)
3 Responsibilities; (Sub Changes, other Commission
policies, Representation of accreditation status)
*Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) CR 2.12 & CS 3.3.2
Commission
Off-Site Peer Review of Compliance Certification
*except CR 2.12 & CS 3.3.2
Commission
On-Site Peer Review of *QEP & CR with issues
Commission
Commission Review of Results and Judgment
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Institution makes the case for
compliance for each
◦ Core Requirement
◦ Comprehensive Standard
◦ Federal Requirement
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Case is supported with
documentation, relevant data,
and an explanatory narrative
Non-compliance judgment on
Core Requirement results in
automatic sanction
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Degree-granting Authority
Governing Board
Chief Executive Officer
Institutional Mission and
Effectiveness
Continuous Operation
Program Length and Content
General Education
Degree Program Course Work
Faculty Qualifications & Adequacy
Learning Resources and Services
Student Support Services
Financial and Physical Resources
Acceptable QEP
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Mission, Governance and
Effectiveness
Educational Programs
(Undergraduate, Graduate,
Professional)
Faculty
Library and Learning Resources
Student Affairs and Services
Financial Resources
Physical Resources
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CR 2.12 – includes an institutional process
for identifying key issues emerging from
institutional assessment and focuses on
learning outcomes and/or the environment
supporting student learning and
accomplishing the mission of the institution
CS 3.3.2 – demonstrates institutional
capability; includes broad-based
involvement; and identifies goals and a plan
to assess their achievement
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Requirement Compliance Area
or Standard
2.8**
Faculty qualifications and adequate # full-time faculty
2.5**
Institutional effectiveness (strategic plans and improvement)
all areas: administrative, educational, SLO, etc.
2.12
Acceptable QEP based on key issues emerging from student
learning assessment results
3.2.10**
Administrator evaluations on periodic basis
3.3.1.1**
Student learning improvement based on assessment results
3.3.2
Acceptable QEP; broad-based involvement, goals, and
assessment plan
3.4.3
Admissions policies published
3.4.7
Consortia relationships/contractual agreements
3.5.4
Terminal degrees of faculty (25% rule at baccalaureate level)
3.7.1**
Faculty competence/credentials/transcripts
3.12
Substantive change
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CR 2.8 and CS 3.7.1
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Institution employs competent faculty
qualified to accomplish the missions
Institution gives primary consideration to the
highest earned degree in the discipline
Institution considers competence,
effectiveness, capacity, including
undergrad/grad degrees, work experiences,
professional licensure, certifications,
honors/awards, documented excellence in
teaching
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Evidence about how the institution determines
the competencies of faculty and justifies that the
qualification of the faculty person meets these
competencies:
◦ Reviews Transcript (college and provost level review)
◦ Digitizes transcripts for SACS Faculty Roster
◦ Assigns CIP codes to each faculty member’s graduate
degrees and each course taught by the faculty person
◦ Department chairs enter a justification for each
instructor and teaching assignment that does not satisfy
SACS logic
◦ Validate international transcripts of faculty
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2002 SACS Reaffirmation UK was cited noncompliant as related to faculty competence
3.7.1
In response, UK developed Faculty Database
(FDB) under the leadership of Diane Gagel
FBD allows UK to make faculty credentialing
checks at time of hire and each semester at
the course level
◦ Procedures involve CIP codes, dept. chair
justifications of faculty credentials at the courselevel
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• College of Arts & Sciences
• College of Law
• College Agriculture
• College of Medicine
• College of Business & Economics
• College of Nursing
• College of Communications & Information Studies
• College of Pharmacy
• College of Dentistry
• College of Public Health
• College of Design
• College of Social Work
• College of Education
• Graduate School (Martin School, Patterson School)
• College of Engineering
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Health Sciences
• 100 to 95 % complete for instructor transcripts from Fall
2010 through Fall 2011.
NOTE: instructor list for Spring 2012 will be shared late
Fall. Teams will review and submit any transcript not
already identified from summer transcript scanning
activity.
Pending some instructor transcripts:
…Request for originals (where possible)
…New instructors incoming for Fall 2011
…Transcript requiring translation
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Focus on enhancing student learning or the
environment for student learning
CR 2.12 and CS 3.3.2
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Co-leaders Drs. Snow, Sellnow and a team
canvassed campus last year to announce QEP
and get “Big Ideas” for potential topics
“Big Ideas”
“White Papers”
Topic:
“Multimodal Communication Across the
Curriculum” MCXC
QEP Development Team is defining the
learning outcomes, writing the QEP Plan,
working to ensure campus-wide awareness of
the topic, etc.
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CR 2.5 and CS 3.3.1.1
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Leadership of Dr. Mia Alexander-Snow and
Tara Rose
Systematic review of 200 unit strategic plans
and annual progress reports
Systematic review of educational units
student learning assessment plans and the
improvement action plans
October 31, 2011 deadline for 2010-2011
May 25, 2012 deadline for 2011-12
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Strategic Planning & Annual Progress Reporting Effort
Unit Type
Admin.
% In
Progress
IP
# of Units
No
Activity
% No
Activity
C
% Complete
69
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34.78
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21.74%
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42.03
Educational
123
64
52.03
14
11.38
45
36.59
Total
192
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45.83
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15.10
74
38.54
Provost
169
80
47.34
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14.20
64
37.87
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3
42.86
1
14.29
3
42.86
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31.25
4
25.00
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43.75
President
EVPFA
As of September 27, 2011
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Unit
Incomplete
(less than 50% with
significant edits,
changes, or updates)
In Progress
(at least 50% &
needs tweaking )
College
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Art
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Arts
Administration
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Music
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Theater
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* Complete
(100%)
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• * Reports listed in Blackboard Outcomes
• For SACS compliance, all units must have a rating of “Complete”
• As of August 5, 2011
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Unit
Review of Strategic Plan
Review of Annual Progress
Report
College of Fine
Arts
Very well done--14
objectives (1.1-5.2); all
aligned to unit goals and UK
goals; missing metrics
Effort made--Strategies and
assessment methods are very
general, lack specificity;
actual results, analyses, and
improvement actions have
place holders, no "real" data
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Unit
Review of Strategic Plan Review of Annual Progress
Report
Arts Administration Excellent ---
Expect to be entered into Bb
Outcomes and '09-'10 and '1010
Objectives
(1.1
5.2);
(Review is based on
11 years completed by Oct. 31,
strategic plan as a clearly identified UK
2011 deadline
Goals, Unit Goals, and
Word document)
Unit metrics;
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As of August 1, 2011, the University of Kentucky
is not in compliance with comprehensive
standard 3.3.1.1, due to incomplete evidence of
student learning outcomes assessment and
improvement.
All educational programs are asked to enter
annual Improvement Action Plans with these
criteria:
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Outcomes
Methods of Assessment
Benchmark/Target
Results
Analysis
Improvement Action
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Discipline
Degree
Action to Date
Art Education
Master
Started but incomplete
Art Studio
Bachelor
Started but incomplete
Theatre
Bachelor
Started but incomplete
Theatre
Master
IAP hasn’t been started
Music Education
Doctorate
IAP hasn’t been started
Music Theory
Pedagogy
Certificate
Assessment Plan and Improvement
Action Plan Missing
* IAP format in Blackboard Outcomes
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Cross review of 1st drafts of 16 CR and 56 CS
Prepare SACS Faculty Roster for UK Internal
Review of 2010-2011 teaching assignments
Link faculty transcripts to faculty credentials data
in Xitracs
Provide an overview/update of SACS
Reaffirmation process to University Senate –
September meeting
Edit the Compliance Certification: CR, CS
documents
Resolve noncompliance instances based on
internal review
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Activities
Due Date
Type I TA Fall Assignments
ASAP
Fall 2011 Course Syllabi
October 15, 2011
Strategic Plans, Assessment
Improvement Action Plans
October 31, 2011
Faculty Credentials Completed for
Fall 2011 courses
November 30, 2011
Update faculty CVs
December 2011
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Activities
Due Date
Faculty CVs collected by
January 24
Winter/Spring 2012 Course Syllabi
March 1
Faculty credentials completed for
Winter and Spring 2012
March 30
Strategic Plans and Assessment
Improvement Action Plans for
2011-2012
May 25
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CS 3.12
Procedure, Timing, Reporting, Type of Report
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Mia Alexander-Snow
Diane Gagel
Tomeia Luke
Connie Ray
Tara Rose
Jennifer Skaggs
Deanna Sellnow
Diane Snow
Kathryn Wong
And a host of others .....
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