ACCJC Conference Presentations and Other Materials
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA ANNUAL TRUSTEES CONFERENCE
This year's conference was held on May 4-6, 2012, at the Sheraton Marina, San Diego. The theme of the 2012 Annual Trustees Conference was "Balancing Change: Rewards and Challenges of Trusteeship." This event provided discussion forums and best practices to effectively lead in these difficult times. Participants learned about effective trusteeship, fiscal policy, accreditation, legislation, student success, and community, state and national trends.
Conference speakers addressed developmental math issues, and workforce and economic development. Focus sessions discussed the findings of a two-year study of basic skills programs in our community colleges and a panel discussion addressed the interrelated topics of finance, accreditation and governance and the strategies for effective leadership.
President Barbara Beno gave a PowerPoint presentation titled: "What Trustees Should Know About Accreditation" and also presented a draft of ACCJC's "Accreditation Manual for Governing Boards."
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACCREDITATION INSTITUTE
In partnership with the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges ACCJC presented at the Accreditation Institute on February 10-11, 2012, at the Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort. The theme of Accreditation Institute 2012 was "From Product to Process: Accreditation for the Common Good."
The main purpose of the Accreditation Institute was to assist and support faculty and administrative leaders as they navigate all the waters of writing their institution's self evaluation. Furthermore, the Institute examined ways of addressing assessment and "closing the loop" in order to meet proficiency level in learning outcomes as indicated on the ACCJC rubric.
ACCJC partnered with four of its member institutions on a presentation titled "Applying ACCJC Guidelines to SLO/Assessment: 2012 Proficiency into Practice."
Additional materials and information regarding this event is available on the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges' website at: http://asccc.org/events/2012/02/accreditation-institute.
ACCJC ALO/CIO WORKSHOPS
ACCJC is offering regional ALO/CIO Workshops. The first one was held on September 23, 2011 at Norco College. These workshops will continue to be offered at several locations in 2012. They feature a briefing for experienced ALOs/CIOs, and training for new ALOs/CIOs. Participants will be able to share best practices, common concerns and solutions. The PowerPoint presentation from the fall 2011 regional ALO/CIO Workshop is available below for download.
Diablo Valley College (March 30, 2012)
Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) Briefing & Training
Norco College (September 23, 2011)
Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) Briefing & Training
ACCJC REGIONAL WORKSHOPS
In the fall 2010 ACCJC introduced the concept of regional workshops. It is a characteristic of the regional workshops that they cover a topic which is relevant to ACCJC accredited institutions, they are hosted by a member institution and the participants are other colleges in close geographic proximity of the host college. The workshops also offer opportunities for the sharing of practices through presentations and group discussions and the participating institutions are invited to send small groups of participants.Presentations from Regional Workshops are available below for download.Carrington College California (April 27, 2012)
ACCJC Regional Workshop on Program Review and Integrated Planning
LosRios CCD Integrated Planning in a Multi-College District
MTI College Institutional Planning & Effectiveness for Academic & Administrative Departments
San Diego Mesa College (March 9, 2012)
ACCJC Regional Workshop on Program Review and Integrated Planning
Barstow College: A Single Campus Model for Program Review and Integrated Institutional Planning
Modesto Junior College (November 4, 2011)
ACCJC Regional Workshop on Program Review for Integrated Planning
Santa Rosa Junior College Web based Program Review
Meeting the Challenge: Cal-PASS
Model for Program Review and Integrated Institutional Planning at Columbia College
College of the Canyons (September 9, 2011)
ACCJC Regional Workshop on Program Review for Integrated Planning
College of the Canyons Single Campus District Model for Program Review & Planning
Diablo Valley College Presentation at College of the Canyons
West Valley College (April 29, 2011)
ACCJC Presentation on Program Review for Integrated Planning
Multi-Campus Model for PR and Integrated Institutional Planning_College of San Mateo
Single Campus Model for PR and Integrated Planning_Santa Monica College
Hawai'i Tokai International College (February 28, 2011)
ACCJC Presentation on Program Review for Integrated Planning
Comprehensive Assessment Reports_Long Beach City College and Barstow College
Model for Program Review and Integrated Institutional Planning at Columbia College
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA 2011 ANNUAL CONVENTION
The 2011 CCLC Convention was held November 17-19, 2011 at the San Jose Fairmont. The theme of the conference: Mission Possible: Success, Equity, Access.
On Friday, November 18, 2011, the ACCJC presented a session titled ‘Federal Regulations and their Impact on Accreditation.' This session focused on the National scene regarding Federal Regulations, the U.S. Department of Education and the present and future impact on accreditation for two-year colleges.A chart listing new Federal Regulations and additional resources discussed at the session is available for download here.STRENGTHENING STUDENT SUCCESS CONFERENCE 2011
This conference was held October 12-14, at the Marriott San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, California. The 2011 conference theme was Emerging Issues in Assessment and Learning. The conference was presented by the RP Group in partnership with the ACCJC, 3CSN, the Career Ladders Project, and LearningWorks. In-kind support was provided by Mt. San Antonio College.ACCJC CONTRIBUTED TWO SESSIONS DURING THIS CONFERENCE1. National Developments in Accreditation, presented by Drs. Barbara Beno, President of the ACCJC, and Frank Gornick, ACCJC Commissioner and Chancellor of West Hills Community College District. The session provided the most current information about federal requirements and their impact on accreditation. The briefing included the status of several U.S. Department of Education's current requirements as well as discussion topics of national interest (i.e., peer review-based accreditation, accreditor scrutiny and a report on the ACE Task Force on Accreditation.2. Applying ACCJC Guidelines to SLO/Assessment: 2012 Proficiency into Practice, presented by Marcy Alancraig, SLO Coordinator at Cabrillo College, and Dr. Susan Clifford, ACCJC Vice President. The presentation included a crosswalk between the Proficiency level of the ACCJC Rubric for Evaluating Institutional Effectiveness, Part III: Student Learning Outcomes and the Accreditation Standards as well as an Examples and Resources Guide identifying colleges that have successful programs for each bullet point of the Proficiency level on the rubric. As a result of the immediate feedback of participants in the session, clarifying language was added to the Proficiency level bullet #1: "support services and certificates." These resources are available for download here:Applying ACCJC Guidelines to SLO/Assessment: 2012 Proficiency into Practice (PowerPoint presentation)The most current version of the Rubric for Institutional Effectiveness, is available on the "Publications & Policies" page of ACCJC's website.2011 ACADEMIC RESOURCE CONFERENCE
This conference was held April 6-8, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco, California. The Academic Resource Conference (ARC) is co-sponsored by the ACCJC and the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (ACSCU) of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The 2011 conference theme was Higher Education’s Third Horizon.
ACCJC OFFERED THREE WORKSHOPS DURING THE CONFERENCE:
1. Increased Institutional Effectiveness through Program Review, Integrated Planning and Resource Allocation: This workshop focused on enabling institutions to continually assess their effectiveness as they create a culture of informed decision-making that leads to sustainable continuous quality improvement. In addition, the workshop provided examples of how to build a system of regular program review, integrated planning, and resource allocation. Participants had the opportunity to use simulated data to inform curricular and programmatic changes. The Commission's presentation is available for download here: Program Review for Integrated Planning April 2011 ARC
2. Evaluating Distance Education/Correspondence Education: This workshop was intended for 2-year college personnel involved in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of Distance Education and Correspondence Education (DE/CE) at their college. Participants were introduced to the ACCJC Guide to Evaluating DE/CE and an overview of the latest federal regulations. In addition, there was an opportunity to discuss effective practices for DE/CE. The Commission's presentation is available for download here: Evaluating Distance Education April 2011 ARC
3. ALO Workshop: This workshop was for institutional Accreditation Liaison Officers (ALOs). It covered the ALO's leadership and communication responsibilities in promoting institutional quality and effectiveness, the specific role the ALO plays in the preparation and submission of the Self Evaluation of Educational Quality and Institutional Effectiveness and other Accreditation reports, and an update on the latest federal regulations that are relevant for accreditation. There were opportunities for experienced ALOs to share what they have learned and for all ALOs to ask questions in a "lessons learned from the field" segment.