Accreditation Standards and Process Wenatchee Valley College

WVC and the New Standards Integration as a Theme –Consistent with college efforts –Structure promotes collaboration –Analysis and Synthesis Mission Driven –Fits with Policy Governance model –Clarifies connections to mission

Strengths Mission focus Breaking down silos Promoting “culture of evidence” Challenges Documentation Information access Uses of data

Impact of Septennial Process Benefits: Keeps issues and actions “on the table” Role of governance structure is clearer Burdens: Time and document management Need to adjust practices

Venturing into the Unknown Balancing demands of Capacity and improvement Reporting and acting Changing and documenting