1. SACS Coordinators Meeting Academic Units
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Timothy Brophy
Director, Institutional Assessment
Cheryl Gater
Director, SACS Accreditation

2. Today’s Agenda Academic Assessment Planning and Reporting
Institutional Effectiveness (IE) Documentation Reporting For
Updated Resources
Calendar and Annual Process
Coordinators Survey Findings
Advisory Group
Other
Questions and Discussion

3. AAP submission and reporting
Assessment Data Reports
Assessment Planning and Development
Academic Assessment Plans
Academic year
Due date
Due date*
April 4, 2014
October 10, 2014
October 11, 2014 – March 12, 2015
February 27, 2015
October 9, 2015
October 9, 2015 – March 10, 2016
February 26, 2016
October 14, 2016
October 14, 2016 – March 9, 2017
February 24, 2017
*Plans may be submitted in Compliance Assist! at any time during the planning and development period.

4. Institutional Effectiveness (IE) Overview
All IE Documentation Reports are in the Planning module of Compliance Assist
reports have been rolled over to in the system
Data for goals will be entered into the system

5. Updated Resources Institutional Effectiveness
IE Planning Documentation Guide
IE Planning Documentation Narrated PowerPoint
I will take you through the steps now using the guide at

6. Calendar and Annual Process
Institutional Effectiveness Data Reports
Effectiveness Documentation Planning and Development
Effectiveness Documentation Plans
Academic year
Due date
Due date*
June 13, 2014
June 12, 2015 **
October 9, 2015
October 9, 2015 – June 9, 2016
June 10, 2016
October 14, 2016
October 14, 2016 – June 8, 2017
June 9, 2017
*Plans may be submitted in Compliance Assist! at any time during the planning and development period.
**This is the first year that Colleges submit IE data reports.

7. Coordinators Survey Findings
Typical Institutional Process (left) Our Institutional Process (right)
Institutional Assessment
Faculty
UF Institutional Assessment
SACSCOC Coordinators

8. Purpose Understand how Coordinators are involved
Feedback on our software platform
To what extent do SACSCOC Coordinators believe in our institutional process?

9. Coordinators are Engaged
100%... helped define PGs/SLOs for degree programs/certificates
90%... helped develop assessment methods
80%... use PG/SLO results to support budget requests
36%...
Primarily conduct PG/SLO activities for SACSCOC accreditation
PG/SLO data are more important to people outside my college
100% believe...
Better faculty participation would strengthen PG/SLO activities

10. Coordinators believe in the process
100%... Evaluating PGs/SLOs is worthwhile
90%... Developing PGs/SLOs is here to stay
80%... Resources dedicated to PG/SLO activities are long term investments
Coordinators Agree:
Documenting PG/SLO activities is important

11. Conclusions
Coordinators believe the institutional assessment process is both helpful and a burden
SACSCOC Coordinators are advocates for the Office of Institutional Assessment
Survey provided feedback for Office of Institutional Assessment
We will work with individual colleges to make the institutional assessment process easier

12. Advisory Group Volunteers to serve on advisory group
Develop new process efficiencies
Improve end user experience with Compliance Assist
Consultants on system or process changes

13. Thank you!