Accreditation Steering Committee

Completed Tasks

Tasks for 2023-2024

April 2023: Shared Institution-Set Standards and the Annual Financial Report
April 2023: Committee members shared experiences serving on Peer Review Teams
September 2023: Reviewed training documents and videos related to adopted 2024 Accreditation Standards and began planning work of committee; reviewed and annotated the standards
December 2023: Voted to revise membership of the ACS and did planning for spring; reviewed the mid-term report template
January 2024: Reported to College Council and SLO committee regarding accreditation standards and midterm report; reviewed and revised the Shared Governance Worksheet for 2024-2025, including increasing representation of voting members and clarification of responsibilities.
February/March 2024: Developed draft of timeline and milestones for mid-term report; reported on status of Substantive Change inquiry and application

Provided regular updates on the status of the ISER process.
Prepared campus for Focused site visit, hosting a "trial run."
Participated in the focused site visit.
Reviewed 2024 proposed ACCJC Standards—begun sharing implications to appropriate shared governance committee.
ALO reviewed Comprehensive Review Report for errors of fact.
Celebrated outcome of ISER Review—7 years!
Discussed the stewardship of the QFE.
Reviewed request for Annual Report.

(summer--September) Refined Institutional Self Evaluation Report through evidence gathering, validation of alignment with Standards, finalization of improvement plans, and editing.
(August) Attended District Accreditation Coordinating Committee
(August) Refined the formatting and cover art of ISER
(September-October) Created and posted a Constituent Review form and solicited feedback to verify that standards were thorough, accurate, concise yet complete.
(October) Completed constituency review of ISER with students, classified, administrative and faculty leaders.
(November) Shared reflection, by standards, from accreditation process with campus community
(November) Provided high level findings to Board of Trustees
(December) Compiled evidence, formatted TOC, and submitted Institutional Self-Evaluation Report to ACCJC Novato office.
(Jan-February) Prepared presentation with Peer Review Team during Meet and Greet
(Feb-March) Moved forward a process to capture accreditation mapping in Shared Governance Handbook

Attended Accreditation Kick off meeting on August 25th to start ISER process
Formed Standard teams with adminstrative, faculty, & classified professional
Formulated method for reviewing and writing ISER narrative and compiling evidence representation.
Shared and discussed drafts
Coordinated with District on Function & Task Map; Attended District Accreditation meetings
Suggested institutional improvements based on review of college materials, process and policie
Sought additional consultation and training from ACCJC as needed
Shared progress at Town meetings and College Council
Provided questions and feedback to Staff and Student Survey
Evidence harvest of committees mapped to Standards