1. 1 Final Criteria, Proposed Criteria, and Other Information ACICS Webinar June 4, 2009

2. Welcome Al Gray Executive Director

3. Memo to the Field Provides opportunity to understand and comment on proposed criteria and bylaws changes Contains final and proposed criteria and other important information Published after each Council meeting Circulated by e-mail and posted on website

4. Final Criteria & Bylaws Revisions Final - Effective Immediately – Membership, Fees, Meetings – Re-designation of Campuses – Standards of Academic Progress

5. Final Criteria Revisions Article VI, Section 6: Membership, Fees, Meetings – Deal with proration of fees – Changes from quarters months – Impacts only new schools :: Effective immediately ::

6. Final Criteria Revisions Section 2-2-202: Re-designation of Campuses – Addresses grant expiration date New expiration date: earlier of the grant lengths This change matches the Criteria with the current practice :: Effective immediately ::

7. Final Criteria Revisions Appendix D, Article 13: Standards of Academic Progress – Changes from Degrees Credentials – Matches Criteria with the current practice – Ensures that Criteria covers ALL programs at institutions (not just degree programs) :: Effective immediately ::

8. Final Criteria Revisions Final - Effective July 1, 2009 – Educational Activities – Faculty Credentials for Academic Associate’s and Bachelor’s Degree Programs

9. Final Criteria Revisions Section 3-1-500: Educational Activities – Development of policy on role of faculty “The faculty shall have the clear responsibility, distinct from that of developing institutional policy, to participate in administering and implementing policy, especially as it pertains to academic affairs.” – Teams will look for a published policy that identifies how this is accomplished as well as evidence of implementation :: Effective July 1, 2009 ::

10. Final Criteria Revisions Sections 3-4-302 and 3-5-302: Faculty Credentials for Academic Associate’s and Bachelor’s Degree Programs (Assignments) – Relates to general education – Bachelor’s Master’s degree – 15 18 hours in teaching discipline – Applies to faculty hired on or after 7/1/09 :: Effective July 1, 2009 ::

11. Proposed Criteria Revisions Provide Consistency and Clarity – Minor Editorial Changes – Learning Sites – Review Board Appeal Process & Conflict of Interest Policy :: Proposed ::

12. Proposed Criteria Revisions Minor Editorial Changes – Visiting Teams, Selection and Composition – Post Visit Procedures – Council Actions – Re-designation of Campuses – Ownership or Control – Closing of a Campus – Glossary – Index :: Proposed ::

13. Proposed Criteria Revisions Section 1-3-103: Learning Sites – New, broader definition – Provides greater flexibility for new delivery methods – Removes “geographically close” provision “…a location where educational activities are conducted apart from a main or branch campus, that does not, on its own, qualify as a branch campus.” :: Proposed ::

14. Proposed Criteria Revisions Section 2-3-600: Review Board Appeal Process & Conflict of Interest Policy – Needed to conform with 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) – Adds a policy related to the submission of additional financial information in an appeal :: Proposed ::

15. Comment Form Proposed Accreditation Criteria Revisions Respond by Friday, June 19, 2009

16. Procedure Changes 2010 Annual Institutional Report (AIR) Non-Credit, Short Term Programs

17. Membership Updates Annual Meeting ACICS Web Site Enhancements Workshop Schedule Public Comment Public Participation

18. Annual Meeting Highlights June 13 – Orlando, FL Workshops Business Meeting – Speaker: James H. Johnson, Jr. Awards Luncheon – Honor Roll schools – Evaluator awards – Election results

19. Discussion Forums Saturday Afternoon HEOA Update Promoting Student Success, Preventing Delinquency and Reducing Default Title IV Q & A Job Placement – Best Practices

20. Questions and Answers Your Webinar Team Jill DeAtley, Commissioner Al Gray, Executive Director Matt Johnston, Chair-Elect & Commissioner Jane Legacy, Commissioner Kimberlee Moore, Manager of Policy & Institutional Review Jamie Morley, Commissioner Tom Wickenden, Deputy Executive Director For more information, visit www.acics.org

21. 21 Final Criteria, Proposed Criteria, and Other Information ACICS Webinar June 4, 2009