Navigating DETC Accreditation DETC's Fall Workshop

Transcript:Navigating DETC Accreditation DETC's Fall Workshop:
Navigating DETC Accreditation DETC's Fall Workshop October 14-16, 2012 Santa Fe, NM Paul McDonald Janet Perry Karen Smith, Ph.D. Leslie Gargiulo, Ph.D. 1 All standards –Leslie Core Education standards -Janet Subject Specialists Report / Responses –Leslie Outcomes Assessment –Leslie Core business standards – Paul Recruiting, Outside marketers – Paul Strategic Plan – Paul Developing the Self Evaluation Report – Janet SER Writing and Editing – Janet Federal government regulations and compliance –Karen Credit Hours Determination –Karen Site Visit –Paul Contents 2 All Standards I. Institution Mission, Goals, and Objectives II. Educational Program Objectives, Curricula, and Materials III. Educational Services IV. Student Support Services V. Student Achievement and Satisfaction VI. Qualifications and Duties of Owners, Governing Board Members, Officials, Administrators,Instructors/ Faculty, and Staff and Reputation of Institution VII. Admissions Practices and Enrollment Agreements VIII. Advertising, Promotional Literature, and Recruitment Personnel IX. Financial Responsibility X. Tuition Policies, Collection Procedures, and Cancellations/Refunds XI. Facilities, Equipment, Supplies, and Record Protection XII. Research and Self-Improvement 3 Standard I – Institution Mission, Goals and Objectives A mission statement tells the purpose of your institution. Goals and objectives support the mission statement. Show how you regularly review and follow your mission, goals and objectives. Be aware of policies C.1 and C.2. Standard II – Educational Program Objectives, Curricula and Materials Description of Program Objectives (II.A.) Appropriate Program Objectives (II.B.) Comprehensive Curriculum and Materials (II.C./II.E.) Up-to-Date Curriculum and Materials (II.D./II.E.) Examinations and Other Assessments (II.F.) Student Privacy, Integrity and Identity (II.L.) Standard III – Educational Services Student Inquiries and Submissions (III.A.) Individual Differences (III.B.) Handling Unsatisfactory Student Progress (III.C.) Student Evaluation of Courses (III.E.) Core Education Standards 4 2 parallel tracks SER and Subject Specialist Reports SSR submitted 3 months prior to SER SSR responses grade each course – A/B/C Fix courses, respond to report, prepare for site visit Program report for 1/3 of curriculum – full course materials submitted with each report ex. 6 degree programs – submit 2 programs reports with 3 full courses’ materials for each program report Use report template and evaluators checklist to guide the package development Core Education Standards Subject Specialist Packages 5 Critical document audit – 12 critical documents with checklists Course Development Manual Institutional Improvement Plan Outcomes Assessment Plan Determining Clock / Credit Hours Ensure all documents tell an integrated story on how student learning is tracked, measured, and improvements made Ensure that the narrative responses to Standards refer to