ANDREW LAMANQUE, PHD SPRING 2014 Status Report: Foothill Reaffirmation of Accreditation

Accreditation: Voluntary System of Self Regulation Self Study – Institution Evaluates Attainment of Standards Peer Review – Evaluation Team Visit Recommendation from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) 2 LaManque Accreditation Status Report 3/11/2014 Six Year Cycle

Purposes of Accreditation Promotes Institutional Improvement Certifies Value and Legitimacy of Student Award Assures Institutional Quality to Taxpayers 3 LaManque Accreditation Status Report 3/11/2014 Source: adapted from

Self-Study Planning Agendas Foothill College will continue its efforts to improve the assessment of its program reviews and the evaluation mechanisms used in improving instructional and non-instructional programs and services. … … The academic senate along with the Office of Instruction & Institutional Research will continue to support and enhance the program assessments and a more formalized assessment cycle will be in place by Spring Quarter Foothill College will continue to sustain the cycle of outcomes assessment and continuous quality improvement. This includes the creation of a research agenda to support the assessment of institutional learning outcomes and improved assessment of program review. Adopt a written ethics policy for all college and district employees. The campus will conduct a needs assessment in order to determine specific educational technology training needs. … …. 4 LaManque Accreditation Status Report 3/11/2014

Recommendations from Fall 2011 Visit Student Learning Outcomes  … accelerate the assessment of program-level student learning outcomes, service area outcomes and administrative unit outcomes Institutionalize Integrated Planning  … institutionalize its new integrated planning model through a systematic cycle of evaluation, planning, resource allocation, implementation and re-evaluation Comparable Support Services – Middlefield Campus  … must ensure equitable access to all of its students by providing appropriate, comprehensive, and reliable student and learning support services regardless of location or delivery method SLOs and Faculty Evaluation 5 LaManque Accreditation Status Report 3/11/2014

Fall 2012 Follow-Up Report Response February 11, 2013 Letter from the Commission The Accrediting Commission … reviewed the Follow-Up Report submitted by Foothill College …. The purpose of this review was to assure that the recommendations made by the evaluation team were addressed by the institution, … Student Learning Outcomes  New program review templates and rubrics (instruction, students services, administrative areas) Institutionalize Integrated Planning  Annual assessments completed Comparable Support Services – Middlefield Campus  Delivery of services reviewed, planning for new building at Onizuka SLOs and Faculty Evaluation  Contract language agreed to And work continues ….. 6 LaManque Accreditation Status Report 3/11/2014

Planning Calendar Source: (Elaine Kuo) 7 LaManque Accreditation Status Report 3/11/2014

The October 2017 Visit Self Study completed in Evaluation Teams will look at all reports submitted since the last visit  Annual Accreditation Reports  Follow-up Report  Midterm Report  Substantive Change requests Will examine completion of planning agendas 8 LaManque Accreditation Status Report 3/11/2014

New Requirement: Standards of Performance Colleges set Institutional Standards ACCJC collects annual data on Institutional Standards Visiting teams evaluate whether Standards are met and reasonable Recommendations to meet the standards or make them reasonable 9 LaManque Accreditation Status Report 3/11/2014 A floor or minimum Institutional and program level student achievement “Reasonable” - appropriate to its mission “Mitigation” plan might apply to programs Adapted from: “Setting ACCJC Institutional Standards at Foothill College.“ Co-Authored with Elaine Kuo. Presentation at the Strengthening Student Success Conference

Revised Accreditation Standards (Draft) Sample of added standards: The institution disaggregates and analyzes outcomes for subpopulations of students important to its mission. When the institution identifies performance gaps, it implements strategies, which may include human and fiscal resources, to mitigate those gaps and evaluates the efficacy of those strategies. The institution schedules courses in a manner that allows students to complete certificate and degree programs within a period of time consistent with established expectations in higher education. The governing board regularly reviews keys indicators of student learning and achievement and sets expectations through policy to improve academic quality. 10 LaManque Accreditation Status Report 3/11/2014

Resources President’s Office Instruction and Research Program Review Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges 11 LaManque Accreditation Status Report 3/11/2014

Questions? 12 LaManque Accreditation Status Report 3/11/2014