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

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

3. Substantive Change Proposal Update
Due to ACCJC

4. What Is EVC’s Self Study Timeline?
October 14, 2016 Final Report to ACCJC
January 22, rd 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

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