Accreditation 2019
Georg Romero & Diane Putnam, Accreditation Co-Chairs
Cabrillo College Standards Co-Chairs Launch Meeting
September 2016
Agenda
• introductions and timeline milestones
• major elements of the accreditation process
• internal accreditation website tools
• next steps…
Introductions & Milestones
• Spring 2016 - select standard co-chairs
• Fall 2016 - Kickoff with co-chairs, recruit teams
• Spring 2017 - Kickoff with teams, produce draft outlines for all standards &
QFE topics
• Fall 2017 - Produce draft narratives for all standards & QFE topics
• Spring 2018 - Produce 2nd draft narratives for all standards & QFE topics
• Fall 2018 - Produce final drafts
• Spring 2019 - Campus forums, Board review, produce publishable report
• Fall 2019 - ACCJC team visit (October)
Accreditation Purpose
• ACCJC is still our accreditor for 2019, and they updated their standards and
process in 2014
• ACCJC defines the purposes of accreditation as threefold:
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Provide quality assurance to the public and students, as well as to federal and state
governments (gateway to Title IV).
Provide impetus for institutional self-improvement and support for educational
excellence
Help higher education become more effective.
Accreditation Process
• Accreditation is mainly a process of internal evaluation, resulting in an
Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER) on how we meet the 4 standards:
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Mission, Academic Quality and Institutional Effectiveness, and Integrity.
Student Learning Programs and Support Services
Resources
Leadership and Governance
• A visiting team of administrators, faculty, and staff from other CCs will visit
the college for one week to review and verify our report and determine
whether we sufficiently meet the standards.
Recent Changes from ACCJC
• 2014 standard revisions clarified language and consolidated organization of
the standards.
• Additional emphasis on SLO data (including distance learning) and putting
findings into action.
• A Quality Focus Essay (QFE) is now required after the self-study, identifying
2-3 major new directions for institutional self-improvement.
• College Reporting reflects process changes.
• Changes to Visiting Team Preparation and Actions, ACCJC Policy on Actions.
Cabrillo Internal Accreditation Website
• https://sites.google.com/a/cabrillo.edu/accreditation-2019/
(Or, just log into your Cabrillo Google account and navigate to your Google Sites)
Next Steps…
• Talk with your co-chair about folks on-campus (faculty, staff, administrators,
students with a range of experience) to bring into your standard team.
• Reach out to them informally and invite them to the spring flex
accreditation kick-off. Ask Diane & Georg for help if you’re having a hard
time recruiting team members.
• Planning Spring Flex College Launch
And So, The Journey Begins…
Next Stop: Spring Flex Week!