Writing the Compliance Certification The Task of the President’s Cabinet

Three Planned Drafts 1. Spring Summer Fall 2005

First Draft Due March 1, 2005 to Alisa Rough Draft – just write it Quick Audit – be honest and forthright Identify college deficiencies in a) practice and in b) documentation or evidence. State corrections that are needed and by when.

Preparation to Write Read! 1. The Principles of Accreditation- develop a deep understanding of what is required p The Handbook of Reaffirmation… Part II; Appendices A, C, D Especially Appendix D – our canon Review the HCC Reaffirmation Site – Bookmark it!

What is to be done 1. A judgment of compliance with the requirement/standard 2. Narrative supporting the judgment 3. Roster of supporting documentation

Three judgments of compliance 1. Compliance 2. Partial Compliance 3. Non-Compliance The latter two will require action plans in the final draft. Examples – Appendix C (2)

Narrative A compelling case supporting the judgment of compliance Predicated on documented evidence Summarize and interpret lengthy documentation Evidence is a coherent, focused, cogent body of information Evidence draws from multiple indicators

Evidence must be… Reliable Current Verifiable Coherent Objective Relevant Representative

Documentation Within the narrative, follow an assertion with a parenthetical citation All documents cited in the narrative are listed again in a Documentation section Sources of documentation p. 15, Appendix D

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