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Accreditation 2016
SESSION 1
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What We’ve Accomplished Since Last Summer
When
What
Summer 2014
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Fall 2014
Accreditation Summer Campaign - College closed offices to facilitate gatherings of
available staff, faculty, administrators, and students to dialogue about Accreditation
Standards. Reports from the summer campaign sessions were compiled and posted.
Staff and Faculty Convocation dedicated sessions to focus on Accreditation.
Staff and Faculty signed up to work on an Accreditation sub-Standard team.
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Standard teams began meeting and continued meeting through spring 2015 to
draft responses and gather evidence to each sub-Standard.
November Day of Dialogue- faculty and staff met with their Accreditation team
members to dialogue about what quality and effectiveness looks like at LATTC.
Accreditation Steering Committee finished identifying actions/gaps.
January 2015
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Initial rough draft of the institutional self evaluation report compiled.
Spring 2015
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The rough drafts for Standard I, III, and IV were vetted by the sub-Standard teams
and posted online along with feedback surveys for campus feedback.
Days of Dialogue in February, April, and May focused on how the College does the
work of Accreditation Standards I, II, III, and IV and how it has improved since 2009.
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Summer 2015
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Self study drafts and evidence polished.
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How did you get
involved?
SHARE
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Actions for the Upcoming Year
When
What
September 2015
• Noticed Motion (Academic Senate and College Council)
• Complete final touches to Self Study
October 2015
• Academic Senate and College Council approval
• Format Self Study and Build Evidence Library
Oct 26-Nov 13, 2015
• Institutional Effectiveness and Student Success (IESS) Committee
Special Meetings to Approve Self Study
December 9, 2015
• Board of Trustees Approval
• Complete Any Final touches to Self Study
January 2016
• Submit Self Study to ACCJC
January-February 2016 • Prepare for Evaluation Team Site Visit
Mar 7-10, 2016
• Evaluation Team Site Visit
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It’s not too late!
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DAYS OF DIALOGUE
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READ AND PROVIDE
FEEDBACK ON THE SELF
STUDY
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POST TO THE ONLINE
BLOG
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TODAYFEEDBACK
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Session 1: Activity
Standard I.A.1: The mission describes the institution's broad educational purposes, its intended
student population, the types of degrees and other credentials it offers, and its commitment to
student learning and student achievement. (ER 6)
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Step 1: Read and reflect on the statement and the draft response – 10 minutes
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Step 2: Group discussion:
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“Does the response fully address all components of the statement?”
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“What, if anything, can be done to improve the response?
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BREAK – 10 minutes
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Accreditation 2016
SESSION 2
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Pulse Check – Reflect on Session 1
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What We Need From You
108 Accreditation Standard Statements to Review
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You get one (1) statement response to review
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Review the response to the Accreditation Standard statement (handout) – 10 min
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On your worksheet, write your name and your statement number.
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Answer the worksheet questions for the statement:
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Does the response fully address all components of the statement?
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If not, what’s missing?
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What We Need From You
108 Accreditation Standard Statements to Review
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Swap your statement response with your neighbor
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Review the second response to the Accreditation Standard statement – 10 min
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On the backside of your worksheet, write your second statement number.
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Answer the worksheet questions for the second statement:
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Does the response fully address all components of the statement?
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If not, what’s missing?
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Share Your Findings
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Share your findings with your neighbor – 5 minutes
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Group dialogue
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Wrap Up
Stay Involved and Informed
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For more information visit the LATTC Accreditation Webpage at
http://college.lattc.edu/accreditation/ to review
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Self Study Drafts
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Accreditation Newsletters
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Activities we’ve done since 2013 to now
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ACCJC manuals
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Who’s on which Standard Teams
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Reports to the ACCJC and more.