Progress on 2015 Accreditation Recommendations: 3-30-15 - Crafton Hills College
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Publish Date: 02-19-15

Recommendations Progress

Deficiencies

Progress/Next Steps

College Recommendation 1

  • Complete the implementation and regularly assess and review SLOs
  • Demonstrate the use of assessment results to make improvements to courses and programs
  • Demonstrate the use of student learning assessment results in college-wide planning
  • Demonstrate that resource decisions are based on student learning assessment results
  • Develop and implement a process to ensure that SLOs are on all course syllabi

Progress

  • We are up to 90% for course outcomes and 91% for program outcomes. The SLO Cloud Tool is in use and positive feedback has been received.
    • We will have our first campus-wide dialogue about outcomes assessment results for ILOs and GEOs on April 1.
    • Best practices for processes to include SLOs on all syllabi have been collected and are being reviewed.  
    • Committee charges are being revised as appropriate to include responsibilities for discussing assessment results.

 

Next Steps

  • We continue to discuss ideas about the broad dialogue, planning, and resource allocation that must be conducted and documented and have tentative plans for Fall In-Service Day.
  • VPs, Deans, and Chairs need to ensure that SLOs are on syllabi.

 

College Recommendation 2

  • Update the Distance Education plan
  • Include student support, library, and learning support services

Progress

  • Discussions about a DE Coordinator are making progress and the open search on campus is planned in the near future.
  • Funding is available for a .5 DE Faculty Coordinator.

 

Next Steps

  • Begin development of the plan

College Recommendation 3

  • Establish a policy to address when programs are eliminated or significantly changed and ensure the process does not negatively impact students

Progress

  • Crafton Council approved the Program Viability Process.

 

Next Steps

  • The policy will now be used for implementation of new programs and elimination of programs that are no longer viable.

College Recommendation 4

  • Publish the College Catalog in a timely manner and with a high level of accuracy

Progress

  • Staffing changes have been made.
  • The digital catalog project is underway.
  • Clean up of errors is underway.

 

Next Steps

  • Complete clean up by June 30.

 

 

Areas to Improve

Progress/Next Steps

College Recommendation 5

  • Gain Board approval of the mission statement before use and publication

Progress

  • The new Mission, Vision, and Values were Board Approved on October 9, 2014.

College Recommendation  6

  • Complete performance evaluations in a timely manner across all employee groups

Progress

  • Outstanding evaluations have been completed.

 

Next Steps

  • Work with HR to develop accurate lists and due dates.
  • Classified Evaluations for some employees are due in April.

SLO Progress

Year

Course Outcomes

Program Outcomes

Learning & Support

ILOs

2013-14

227

71.6%

30

68.2%

10

100%

6

100%

Fall 2014

278

86.1%

32

72.7%

16

100%

6

100%

Spring 2015, March

291

90%

37

91%

16

100%

6

100%