1. May, 2010 Southeast Technical Institute, Sioux Falls, SD

2.  Voluntary, but…colleges must maintain accreditation standards to receive federal funding  Heightened pressure to be accountable to public and provide proof that students are learning  Higher Learning Commission peer review process ◦ Review teams examine documents, visit campus, etc. to determine accreditation status

3.  Alternative accreditation track whose purpose is “to assure and advance the quality of higher education”  Aligns accreditation with continuous improvement and quality principles (TQM, Six Sigma, Malcolm Baldrige)  Continuous review of important issues with action projects to accomplish changes

4.  Systems thinking  Stakeholder focus  Faculty/staff empowerment in decision- making  Collaboration versus silos/hierarchy  Short-term action projects to catalyze change  Transparency--Publicizing status and the results of improvement

5.  Strategy Forum I  Action projects (at least 3) & annual update reports  Systems Portfolio and Appraisal  Quality Checkup Visit  Reaffirmation of Accreditation  Strategy Forum II

6. Action Projects Annual Updates Systems Portfolio Systems Appraisal Quality Checkup Strategy Forum Action Project Declaration Annual Update Feedback Action Project Directory Summary of Action Projects Systems Portfolio Systems Appraisal Feedback Report Federal Compliance Materials Quality Program Summary Quality Checkup Report Facilitator Comment Form

7.  1990’s transition to team-based culture  2000 Trailblazer self-assessment  External Review of Trailblazer  Joined AQIP  Strategy Forum  Left AQIP, returned PEAQ accreditation, focus visit, comprehensive visit  Reapplied to AQIP, admitted to AQIP 12/2006  Fall 2007 Strategy Forum  3 Action Projects submitted annually  Systems Portfolio due November 1, 2010

8.  AQIP Action Project Teams  AQIP teams address broad quality issues  F utures Team-Continuous Improvement  Education Design and Delivery --Helping Students Learn  Student Success—Stakeholder Need  Campus Climate -Valuing People  Committees address specific tasks Curriculum Committee, Safety Committee, etc.

9.  1-Helping Students Learn  2-Accomplishing other Distinctive Objectives  3-Identifying Students’ and Other Stakeholders’ Needs  5-Leading and Communicating  6-Supporting Institutional Operations  7-Measuring Effectiveness  8-Planning Continuous Improvement  9-Building Collaborative Relationships

10. Supporting Institutional Operations Measuring Effectiveness Understanding Students’ and other Stakeholders’ Needs Planning Continuous Improvement Accomplishing Other Distinctive Objectives Leading and Communicating Valuing People Helping Students Learn Building Collaborative Relationships

11.  Understand accreditation process  Understand increased demands from the US Department of Education for accountability for student learning and transparency  Support institutional processes for accomplishing accreditation

12.  https://stinet.southeasttech.edu/ics/Continu ous_Quality/ https://stinet.southeasttech.edu/ics/Continu ous_Quality/