Accreditation Report Final '06

Accreditation Report

Last Accreditation Self Study

• Recommendation 3.  The team recommends that the college provide adequate, stable, permanent, qualified administrator leadership to support Instruction and Student Services.
  
  
• Recommendation 5.  The team recommends that the college complete the process of identifying learning outcomes for courses, instructional and student support programs; developing appropriate direct measures of student learning; compile, disseminate, and reflect on those measured outcomes, and take appropriate action based on those outcomes to improve student learning and associated college practices that support student learning. 
  
  
• Recommendation 6.  The team recommends that the student services programs at Evergreen Valley College review their program review processes to ensure that a mechanism for identifying and measuring student learning outcomes is incorporated in each one along with a way to use the results of measurement for making improvements. As noted in the self study, “further develop a process to ensure each department/area uses the results of these evaluations as a basis for improvement.”
  
  
• Recommendation 7.  The team recommends that the college consider filling the position of dean of special programs, and a Vice President of Student Services position be established to coordinate the entire student services effort and provide adequate leadership to facilitate planning and implementation processes or that the college plan and implement a major reorganization in the student services area in a timely manner. 
  
  
• Recommendation 11.  To meet the objective of providing effective facility planning that ensures student achievement and learning, the college needs to adopt an integrated planning structure that incorporates a cycle of planning, resource allocation, and assessment relative to academic program needs and facility development.
  
  
• Recommendation 12.  Integrate the college technology master plan into a comprehensive strategic plan for the entire college.  Combine the objectives of the technology plans of the two colleges into a District Technology Master Plan. 
  
  
• Recommendation 17.  The team recommends that the Board of Trustees limit its actions to establishing policies, delegating operational authority for implementing and administering Board policies to the chancellor.
  
  
• Recommendation 18.   The team recommends that the District clearly delineate and communicate the operational responsibilities and functions of the District from those of the colleges and consistently adhere to this delineation in practice.