1. The Infamous/Famous Accreditation Process!
Lesley Kawaguchi, ASCCC
Janet Fulks, ASCCC
Dianna Chiabotti, ASCCC

2. Accreditation, Self Studies and Program Review
Or who is on warning now?

3. A Quiz

4. Which of the following is true of Accreditation?
A. It is a means of monitoring colleges. B. It punishes colleges based upon audits. C. It compares colleges to best practices in education. D. It guarantees the quality of education to the federal government and the public. E. It grades and ranks colleges based on standards.

5. Who participates in Accreditation processes?
A. Faculty B. Administration C. Classified Staff D. Students E. All of the above

6. Which of the following aspects of accreditation have you participated in?
A. Been a member of an accreditation subcommittee
B. Represented student needs in accreditation
C. Strategized a goal and game plan for accreditation
D. Determined priorities for accreditation
E. Advocated for a full student voice

7. What does it mean if a college gets a negative accreditation report?
The college loses federal funding
The college loses student financial aid
The college loses the ability to transfer courses
The college can no longer operate
It depends on the negative report

8. How many California community colleges are on some form of sanction?
None
5% (5-6 colleges)
10% (11 colleges)
20% (22 colleges)
50%(55 colleges)

9. What role do faculty play in the accreditation report?
Representation on committees
Writing the report
Validating the accuracy of the report to the student perspective
Meeting with Accreditation team visitors
All of the above

10. What does accreditation look at?
Standard 1 – Institutional Effectiveness
Standard 2 – Student Learning Outcomes
Instruction
B. Student Services
C. Library
Standard 3 – Resources (human, fiscal, physical, technology)
Standard 4 - Governance

11. What happens when accreditation works?
Every constituency is involved
The college does a rigorous and honest self evaluation
Processes are evaluated for efficiency

12. What happens when accreditation works?
Courses and programs are reviewed for usefulness and currency
Student Pathways are reviewed
Budgeting and planning are examined

13. What does accreditation look at?
Standard 1 – Institutional Effectiveness
Standard 2 – Student Learning Outcomes
Instruction
B. Student Services
C. Library
Standard 3 – Resources (human, fiscal, physical, technology)
Standard 4 - Governance

14. The report for each section includes:
Self Evaluation
Data (refer to specific data in text and include in evidence files –online and hard copy)
Evidence that data is used in decision making and planning
Action Plan

15. Who makes accreditation happen?
Existing committees are the most knowledgeable, have the history, know the status and can carry out the action plans.
Existing committees can plan an evaluation of the process and carry it out.

16. What existing committees should be on this portion of the accreditation report?
Standard 1 – Institutional Effectiveness
Research
Program Review
Senate
SLO committee
Department or Division Chairs

17. Using Existing Committees
Standard 2 A - Instruction
Curriculum
SLO
Program Review

18. Using Existing Committees
Standard 2 B - Counseling
Curriculum
SLO
Program Review
Counseling

19. Using Existing Committees
Standard 2 C - Library
Curriculum
SLO
Program Review
Library

20. Using Existing Committees
Standard 3
Facilities
Maintenance
IT committee
Budgeting Committee
HR committees – Equal Opportunity etc.

21. Using Existing Committees
Standard 4 - Governance
Highest governance council or committee
Senate
Student and classified leadership
Unions
District governance committees

22. Why are colleges placed on sanctions?
Program review problems
Institutional effectiveness problems
Governance problems

23. Does Anyone Have a Successful Program Review Process?
Characteristics of successful program review look like successful governance + budgeting = peer reviewed improvement
Since program review is the largest problem, we should spend time discussing what a successful program review format looks like in accreditation.

24. Program Review Paper Structure Data Program Variety
Evaluation of Program Review Process

25. How does your college define “programs?”
Is there anything you need to do differently with program review to reach the sustainable level on the ACCJC Rubric for Program Review?
Is there anything you need to do differently with program review to reach proficiency on the ACCJC Rubric for SLOs?

26. Stories from a college on sanction
Lassen & Compton
Stories from other colleges

27. Resources