Accreditation Steering Committee Meeting March 18, 2016 Vice President Keith Aytch Lynette Apen, Faculty Accreditation Lead

Agenda Substantive Change Update Review Writing Timeline Update from Standard Chairs Update from ALO EVCs Quality Focus Essay (QFE) Review of EVC QFE workplan

Substantive Change Proposal Update Due to ACCJC

What Is EVC’s Self Study Timeline? October 14, 2016 Final Report to ACCJC January 22, 2016 - 3rd Draft April 1, 2016 – Final Draft February 26, 2016 steering committee meeting TBD October 15, 2015 – 2nd Draft Due May 15, 2015 – Steering Committee meets April 15, 2015 – First Draft Due February 20, 2015 Steering Committee meets November 14, 2014 – Steering Committee meets November 13, 2015 – Steering Committee Meets September 18, 2015 – Steering Committee Meets March 18, 2016 steering committee meeting April 15, 2016 steering committee meeting- edit

EVC Writing Timeline November 13 November 20 December 17 January 22, 2016 Steering committee EMS outline (min) EMS Narrative 3rd draft due (narrative) EMS outline EMS narrative A&E Coaching Evidence listed A&E Outline ID QFE February 2016 April 2016 May-July 2016 Aug/Sept 2016 Steering Committee Refine draft Final draft posted Final touches BOT approval Draft QFE QFE posted Checklist & ERs EMS: Evidence of Meeting the Standard A&E: Analysis & Evaluation QFE: Quality Focus Essay ID: Identify ERs: Eligibility Requirements BOT: Board of Trustees

Update from Standard Chairs ACCJC: Revised Standards (effective spring ‘16) Standard Chair I. Mission, Academic Quality, and Institutional Effectiveness and Integrity RJ Ruppenthal; Lynette Apen (F15) 2 Student Learning Programs and Support Services Merryl Kravitz 3 Resources Michael Highers 4 Leadership and Governance Mark Gonzales

Quality Focus Essay (QFE) Required Components Thematic Elements being considered for EVC’s QFE QFE Continuous quality improvement From SE 2-3 projects Need infrastructure Needed change development Expansion Cross institution- multi-year Focus of midterm Planning *infrastructure *integration Communication *campus plan *committee work *culture of inquiry

EVCs QFE- Think Tank Planning- Institutional Effectiveness Communication Build infrastructure for institutional planning Establish office of institutional effectiveness (IE) OR research and planning (R&P) Dean Campus researcher Calendar Planning activities Integrate Institutional Set Standards (ISS) in planning ID Campus Goals + integrate DO goals Budget planning- aligned with DO timeline Alignment of campus activities using integrated plan Integrate and calendar existing plans (SSSP, Equity plan, EMP, strategic plans…) Operationalize EMP Operationalize Resource allocation model Align with district RA model Establish evaluation plan and timeline for all planning activities Systematic monitoring of progress & reporting Develop IE link on the website to post plans and share results Develop college research agenda- yearly Establish Campus communication plan Campus Sharing of information Messaging to students Messaging campus changes Communication with DO -link to communication plan Revise shared governance handbook outline shared governance structure connect committee work Increase frequency and quality of dialogue create time and space for dialogue physical meeting locations established create “culture of inquiry”- use data to inform change

Its your turn…working sessions Review EVCs QFE Work Plan EVCs QFE “Think Tank”