YC Accreditation 101 In Preparation to ACCJC team

YC Accreditation 101 In Preparation to ACCJC team site visit on 10/8 -10/11

YC Committee Structure

The Role of YC Senate (10+1) 1. Curriculum including establishing prerequisites and placing courses within disciplines 2. Degree and certificate requirements 3. Grading policies 4. Educational program development 5. Standards or policies regarding student preparation and success 6. District and college governance structures, as related to faculty roles 7. Faculty roles and involvement in accreditation processes, including selfstudy and annual reports 8. Policies for faculty professional development activities 9. Processes for program review 10. Processes for institutional planning and budget development 11. (otherwise known as +1) Other academic and professional matters as mutually agreed upon between the governing board and the academic

Program Review and PR Feedback Process 2015 -2016 Full PR All units Annual Update Feedback 2016 -2017 Start Feedback for all CTE Units 2017 -2018 -2019 -2020 -2021 -2022 All CTE Units A&R to EOPS/CARE All CTE Units Financial to Work Exp. All CTE Units All non-CTE Units Financial to Work Exp. & CTE Units All non-CTE Units A&R to All Non-CTE Units EOPS/CARE & CTE Units Cont. Feedback for all CTE Units A&R to EOPS/CARE All CTE Units Financial to Work Exp. All CTE Units A&R to EOPS/CARE

PR Feedback Cycle Program Review Feedback • CTE Programs Every Other Year • Non-CTE Programs Every Four Years Program and Service Reviews • CTE Programs Every Other Year • Non-CTE Programs Every Four Years

Program Recommendation/Augmentation Request Workflow 1 st Review: Division/Area Faculty and Staff, working with their Dean or Director, prioritize program recommendations from department Program Reviews and combine into one division/area list. Directors work with Deans to combine all Division recommendations into one list (if needed) 2 nd Review: Deans prioritize college recommendations with Vice President 3 rd Review: Planning and Budget Committee reviews recommendations from Deans and considers emerging needs 4 th Review: College Council approves prioritized list College President

SLO and SAO Development, Revision, Integration, Assessment, Review and Evaluation Cycle • Conducted by each Program • Recorded on Syllabi and Course Outline of Records SLO/SAO Development and/or Revision SLO/SAO Integration SLO/SAO Review and Evaluation SLO/SAO Assessment • Entered on Trac. Dat and Meta

Faculty Staffing Process • Identifying staffing needs is part of the PR Process. • District Personnel Requisition Process and Form • The Faculty Staffing Committee is responsible for evaluating all requests for new and replacement full-time faculty from all college divisions and combine them into one list in priority order for hire. The Faculty Staffing Committee recommendations are then sent to the Academic Senate and College Council for information and to the President for review and additional recommendation to the Chancellor.

IE Diagram

YC Strategic Map How to accomplish our objectives Left Column - the Logic Chain (how we get there) Quantitative YC Objectives Bubbles – strategic objectives Rectangles – strategic perspectives

Additional Information • YC Guide to Integrated Planning and Institutional Effectiveness • YC Council Handbook • YCCD District Handbook