Progress on 2015 Accreditation Recommendations: 06-01-15

Publish Date: 06-09-15

Recommendations Progress

General Updates

  • The Accreditation Ad Hoc Task Force for the District met three times during the spring semester and has prepared activities to address the district recommendations.
  • The IEAOC Committee has prepared a template for tracking progress and in preparation for our Follow Up Report
  • Presentations have been given to Yucaipa Valley Kiwanis, Yucaipa Rotary, Sunrise Rotary, and Retired Teachers’ Association


Deficiencies

Progress/Next Steps

College Recommendation 1

  • Complete the implementation and regularly assess and review SLOs
  • Demonstrate the use of assessment results to make improvements to courses and programs
  • Demonstrate the use of student learning assessment results in college-wide planning
  • Demonstrate that resource decisions are based on student learning assessment results
  • Develop and implement a process to ensure that SLOs are on all course syllabi

Progress

  • We are up to 93% for Courses and 95.5% for programs (See Table Below)
  • The SLO Cloud Tool is in use and positive feedback has been received.
  • We held our first campus-wide dialogue on Flex Day regarding GEO and ILO results and provided ideas for improvement in those areas with 27 in attendance
  • Committee charges have been revised as appropriate to include responsibilities for discussing assessment results
  • Best practices for process to include SLOs on all syllabi have been collected and are being reviewed

Next Steps

  • We are discussing ideas about the broad dialogue, planning, and resource allocation that must be conducted and documented
  • VPs, Deans, and Chairs need to ensure that SLOs are on syllabi

College Recommendation 2

  • Update the Distance Education plan
  • Include student support, library, and learning support services
  • Include student support, library, and learning support services.

Progress

  • A DE Coordinator has been selected
  • A draft plan will be prepared over the summer and presented to the campus in fall.

Next Steps

  • Begin development of the plan

College Recommendation 3

  • Establish a policy to address when programs are eliminated or significantly changed and ensure the process does not negatively impact students

Completed

College Recommendation 4

  • Publish the College Catalog in a timely manner and with a high level of accuracy

Progress

  • Staffing changes have been made
  • The digital catalog project is underway
  • Clean up of errors is underway

Next Steps

  • Complete clean up by June 30

Areas to Improve

  
College Recommendation 5
  • Gain Board approval of the mission statement before use and publication

Completed

College Recommendation  6

  • Complete performance evaluations in a timely manner across all employee groups

Progress

  • Current evaluations have been completed

Next Steps

  • Work with HR to develop accurate lists and due dates

SLO Progress

Year

Course Outcomes

Program Outcomes

Learning Support

ILOs

2013-14

227

71.6%

30

68.2%

10

100%

6

100%

Fall 2014

278

86.1%

32

72.7%

16

100%

6

100%

Spring 2015, January

291

89.8%

37

84.1%

16

100%

6

100%

Spring 2015, March 12, 2015

291

89.8%

40

90.9%

16

100%

6

100%

Spring 2015, April 6, 2015

292

91.0%

40

90.9%

16

100%

6

100%

Spring 2015, May 8, 2015

298

91.1%

40

90.9%

16

100%

6

100%

Spring 2015, May 27, 2015

313

93.2%

42

95.5%

16

100%

6

100%