Accreditation Update

Rebecca Kenney, Ph.D.Vice President of Instruction (Int.)

College of Alameda

Flex Day August 19, 2010

Accreditation UpdateMarch 15, 2010 Follow-Up report Addressed Recommendation: “Financial

Resources & Technology” “While the “fixing” the PeopleSoft

Financial Management System will take time, recent efforts demonstrate commitment to resolving the issues & willingness to have outside experts assist in process.”

“District is now moving forward to seriously address not only this ACCJC recommendation but also to address the external audit findings and have a system in place that will serve the district well in managing its finances”

Follow-Up Report Support Reaffirmation

March 15, 2010 Reaffirmation Report

RECOMENDATIONS

Recommendation 1:In order to meet the Standard and build upon the

considerable progress made in developing a systematic, integrated district-wide planning process,

Recommends the college move forward in implementing its own comprehensive and integrated strategic planning process that is tied to the college’s mission, values, goals and priorities and includes the evaluation and refinement of key processes to improve student learning and promote institutional effectiveness

COA Strategic Integrated Planning & Budgeting Model

Response

Ongoing collegial and self-reflective dialogue about improvement of student learning and institutional processes

Creation of Institutional Effectiveness Committee

Diana Bajrami, IEC FacilitatorFaculty-driven Committee with

participation from all constituents: Classified Professionals, Students, etc.

RECOMENDATIONS

Recommendation 2:In order to meet the Standard…Recommends systems that support

internal campus communication, as well as college-district communication, be improved to support the optimal functioning of the college in promoting student learning

YES! We met it—let’s keep going!

RECOMENDATIONS

Recommendation 3: In order to meet the Commission’s 2012 deadline, the

college must accelerate its progress in developing and assessing course-level and program-level student learning outcomes and using assessment data for improvement.

Further, in order to meet the Standards, the college must also ensure compliance with its program review and unit planning processes and accelerate its progress toward creating a data-driven environment in which continuous assessment is used as a vehicle for institutional improvement

YES! We met it! Keep on Keeping on!

RESPONSE

“Rubric for Evaluating Institutional Effectiveness”

IEC (founded on SLOC workC. CampbellMapping WorkshopOngoing Assessment (Task Stream,

CurricuNet)USE Program Review & Unit Plan for

ongoing planning and budgeting integration

RECOMENDATIONS

Recommendation 4:The team recommends that the college

devote the time and resources needed to complete regular systematic evaluations for classified professionals, full-time contract faculty, and part-time faculty

YES! WE DID IT! Keep up the great work!

RECOMENDATIONS

Recommendation 7:The team recommends that the district take

immediate corrective action to implement all necessary system modifications to achieve access to fully integrated computer information management system

Modules for student, financial aid, human resources, and finance.

District ResponseYES! Meeting it…

OUR FOCUS for THIS YEAR!

Recommendation 1: Recommends the college move forward in implementing

its own comprehensive and integrated strategic planning process that is tied to the college’s mission, values, goals and priorities and includes the evaluation and refinement of key processes to improve student learning and promote institutional effectiveness

IECMISSION ILO’SYES! We are doing it ALLL YEAR and BEYOND!

Next Steps & Time Line

Attend and participate for the good of us all!Make your plan for today and tomorrow’s

workshopsIntegrate, participate, and contribute to IECOngoing Assessment, dialogue, gather

evidence & documentation of learningContinue your evaluations: faculty & staffOctober Follow-up Report

With Innovative Leadership & Teamwork We Can & Will Be FULLY ACCREDITED

THANK YOUI LOVE IT AT COA!

Questions?