Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation, and Outcomes Committee

Charge

The Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation, and Outcomes Committee will facilitate sustainable continuous quality improvement of the organization. The members will:

1. Fulfill their responsibilities as described in Committee Responsibilities in the CHC Organizational Handbook.
2. Become knowledgeable about Accreditation processes and standards and serve as a resource to the campus.
3. Guide the accreditation process for the entire college, including:
   • Develop timelines, policies, and procedures for accreditation within the guidelines provided by ACCJC (Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges).
   • Recommend and support training for faculty, staff, and management with regard to accreditation standards, policies, and procedures.
4. Guide the Outcomes Assessment process for the entire college, including:
   • Develop and maintain an easy to use and meaningful college assessment plan
   • Develop best practices for creating and assessing outcomes (SLOs, SAOs, ILOs).
   • Provide meaningful feedback, suggestions, and guidance on outcome assessment process for the purpose of improvement.
   • Coordinate training for faculty, staff, and management with regard to outcomes and their assessment.
5. Provide a forum for on-going dialogue with regard to Accreditation and Outcomes Assessment (SLOs/SAOs).
6. Recommend  staff and faculty membership of Accreditation subcommittees to the President.
7. Serve as co-chairs on accreditation standard subcommittees.
8. Recommend to the President a list of qualifies candidates for the task of editing Accreditation reports.
9. Review and provide input on midterm, follow-up, and other special reports to the Commission. If requested by the ALO, help draft such reports.
10. The committee co-chairs will coordinate the preparation of the self-study. The standards subcommittee co-chairs will coordinate the preparation of their respective sections of the self-study with input from the committee and the ALO.
11. Report to the Crafton Council.
12. Encourage members of the college community to serve on accreditation teams.

Membership

• Accreditation Liaison Officer (co-chair)
• Vice President, Instruction or designee
• Vice President, Student Services or designee
• Vice President, Administrative Services or designee
• Dean, Institutional Effectiveness, Research and Planning
• two Deans (including one each from Instruction and Student Services,)
• a minimum of five faculty (one from each division, at least one from an occupational program, and at least one from student services)
• one Classified Senate representative
• one CSEA representative
• and one Student Senate appointee

Term: Two Years (for appointees)