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Overview of the Revised Accreditation Overview of the Revised Accreditation Standards and New Oversight ProcessStandards and New Oversight Process
Ronald L. BakerRonald L. Baker
Executive Vice President and Director,Executive Vice President and Director,Standards Revision and Implementation ProjectStandards Revision and Implementation Project
IntentionIntention
Provide UpdateProvoke ThoughtPromote Dialogue
IncongruenceIncongruence
Most of us do not look as handsome to others as we do to ourselves.
Assiniboine Tribal Proverb
DefinitionDefinition
Regional accreditation is a voluntary, non-governmental process of self analysis and peer review that assures educational quality and encourages purposeful improvement through evaluations based on institutional mission, accepted academic standards, and expectations of the public.
Stakeholder InterpretationStakeholder Interpretation
Accreditation has not served to ensure quality, has not protected the curriculum
from serious degradation, and gives students, parents, and public decision-
makers almost no useful information about institutions of higher education.
Anne D. Neal
Administrative InterpretationAdministrative Interpretation
[Accreditation] is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it
incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.Ernest Benn
Faculty InterpretationFaculty Interpretation
We put the ‘no’ in innovation.Post Shredded Wheat Commercial
RedirectionRedirection
When you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount.
Dakota Tribal Proverb
ImpedimentImpediment
Tradition is the enemy of progress.Wilcomb Washburn (Seen in 1952 on Navajo Nation boarding school)
SubstitutionSubstitution
What we call ‘progress’ is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.
Havelock Ellis
Homo AcademicusHomo Academicus
Most people are in favor of progress; it’s the changes they don’t like.
Anonymous
BalanceBalance
The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.
Alfred North Whitehead
BarometerBarometer
You can judge your age by the amount of pain you feel when you come in contact with a new idea.
Pearl Buck
PerspectivePerspective
The challenge is for us to see beyond the innumerable fragments to the whole,
stepping back far enough to appreciate how things move and change as a coherent entity.
Margaret Wheatley
MethodologyMethodology
Method consists of two correlative and complementary processes: 1) Analysis 1) Analysis
of complex totalities into their parts; and 2) Synthesis 2) Synthesis of parts into their totality.
However, the two processes by themselves are imperfect and require each other for the full development of
knowledge and understanding.Joseph L. Esposito
CharacteristicsCharacteristics
AnalysisAnalysis
Reductionistic
Take Apart
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SynthesisSynthesisHolistic
Put Together
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StandardStandard
An accreditation standard is a principle-based statement of expectations for institutional practice that concurrently:1) Functions as an indicator of educational quality and effectiveness by which institutions are evaluated; and 2) Provides guidance for continuous improvement.
New Accreditation StandardsNew Accreditation Standards
Standard One:Standard One:Mission, Manifestations, and Expectations
Standard Two:Standard Two:Resources and Capacity
Standard Three:Standard Three:Planning and Implementation
Standard Four:Standard Four:Effectiveness and Improvement
Standard Five:Standard Five:Mission Fulfillment, Sustainability, and Adaptation
Core ThemeCore Theme
A core theme is a manifestation of a fundamental aspect of institutional mission with an overarching common purpose that guides planning for programs and services, development of capacity, and application of resources to fulfill that aspect of the mission.
Architecture of the Revised NWCCU Standards
Standard One: Mission, Manifestations, and Expectations Explication of Mission, Core Themes, Goals, and Intended Outcomes
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Standard Two: Resources and Capacity Examination of Major Institutional Systems
Standard Three: Planning and Implementation Institutional and Core Theme Planning to Apply Resources and Capacity
Standard Five: Mission Fulfillment, Sustainability, and Adaptation Evaluate Mission Fulfillment; Evaluate Adaptability to Change;
Determine Confidence for Future Relevance, Success, and Viability
Standard Four: Effectiveness and Improvement Assess Achievement in Core Themes with Results Used for Improvement
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IntegrationIntegration
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DistillationDistillation
Institutional MissionInstitutional Mission
Core Theme ObjectivesCore Theme Objectives
ProgramsPrograms//Services Goals or Intended OutcomesServices Goals or Intended Outcomes
Intentions of Contributing ComponentsIntentions of Contributing Components
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Analysis and Synthesis Embedded in the Accreditation StandardsRevised April 11, 2009
Standard One: Mission, Manifestations, and ExpectationsExplication of Mission, Core Themes, Objectives, and Achievement Indicators
Standard Three: Planning and ImplementationInstitutional and Core Theme Planning to Apply Resources and Capacity
Theme 1 Theme 2 Theme 3 . . . Theme N
Governance ↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓
HumanResources
↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓
EducationResources
↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓
StudentSupport
Resources ↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓
Library andInformationResources
↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓
FinancialResources
↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓
Physical andTechnical
Infrastructure ↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓ → ← ↓
↓ ↓ Theme 1 Theme 2 Theme 3 . . . Theme N↓ ↓ Standard Four: Effectiveness and Improvement↓ ↓ Assess Achievement in Core Themes with Results Used for Improvement
Standard Five: Mission Fulfillment, Sustainability, and AdaptationEvaluate Mission Fulfillment; Evaluate Adaptability to Change
Determine Confidence for Future Relevance, Success, and Viability
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DiscernmentDiscernment
Core Themeor
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ExamplesExamples
AccessQuality
Student SuccessFaith Formation
EnforcementEnforcement
You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.
Alphonse Capone
Standard One: Mission, Manifestations, and
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Report on Standard One; No Visit Report reviewed by panel of evaluators; Findings forwarded to
Board of Commissioners.
Standard Two: Resources and Capacity
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Expand Report on Standard One to Include Standard Two; Committee Visit to Address
Standards One and Two
Standard Three: Planning and Implementation;
Standard Four: Effectiveness and
Improvement
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Expand Report on Standards One and Two to Include Standards Three and Four; No Visit
Report reviewed by panel of evaluators with particular attention on Standards Three and Four; Findings forwarded to
Board of Commissioners.
Standard Five: Mission Fulfillment,
Sustainability, and Adaptation
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Expand Report on Standards One, Two, Three, and Four to Include Standard Five; Committee Visit to Address
Standards Three, Four, and Five
Septennial Accreditation Cycle
ProcessYearStandard
Year Three CommitteeYear Three Committee
ChairMission, Core Themes, ObjectivesGovernance
EvaluatorEducation Resources
EvaluatorStudent Support ResourcesHuman Resources
EvaluatorLibrary and Information Resources
EvaluatorFinancial ResourcesPhysical and Technical Infrastructure
Year Seven CommitteeYear Seven Committee
ChairMission FulfillmentAdaptationSustainability
EvaluatorsOne Evaluator for Each Core Theme
Reporting StructureReporting Structure
Biennial reports reflect institutional reality throughout the accreditation cycle
Approved changes incorporated in next scheduled report with previous chapters modified to reflect those changes
Reduced need for interim reports/visits
Year Seven report reflects current reality over all standards and provides a foundation for the next cycle
Pilot InstitutionsPilot Institutions
Carroll CollegeColumbia Basin CollegeUniversity of Alaska AnchorageWenatchee Valley College
Due Date Process Review and Action
March 1, 2009 Year One Report to Address Standard One Executive Committee (March 2009)
September 1, 2009 Year Three Report and Visit: Expand Year One Report to Include Standard Two; October Visit to Address
Standards One and Two
Board of Commissioners (January 2010)
March 1, 2010 Year Five Report: Expand Year Three Report to Include Standards Three and Four.
Executive Committee (March 2010)
September 1, 2010 Year Seven Report and Visit: Expand Year Five Report to Include Standard Five; October Visit to
Address Standards Three, Four, and Five
Board of Commissioners (January 2011)
Calendar for Pilot Institutions
a Institutions scheduled for comprehensive visits in 2009 or 2010 will be evaluated under the current standards and processb For 2011 reports and visits on all standards institutions may elect to be evaluated under the current standards or the revised standards
Septennial Schedule
Conversion Calendar - Accredited InstitutionsRevised February 12, 2009
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
a2009 Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 1 a2010 Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 1
2011 bAll
Standards Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7
2012 Year 1 All Standards Year 1 Year 3 Year 5
2013 Year 1 Year 3 Year 7 Year 1 Year 3 Year 5
2014 Year 1 Year 3 Year 7 Year 1 Year 3 Year 5
2015 Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 1 Year 3
2016 Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 1 Year 3
2017 Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 1
2018 Year 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 7 Year 1
Fall 2010
Spring 2011
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Fall 2013
Fall 2010
aAll Standards
Spring 2011
bAll Standards
Fall 2011
bAll Standards
Spring 2012
Fall 2012
bAll Standards
Spring 2013
bAll Standards
Fall 2013
bAll Standards
Conversion Calendar - Candidate InstitutionsSeptennial Schedule
a For Fall 2010 reports and visits, institutions may address the current standards or the revised standards.b Beginning in spring 2011, only the revised standards will be used.
Accreditation Events and Cost Comparison
*Average ten-year total for institutions with comprehensive visits; Does not include institutions with multiple comprehensive visits.1Combined total of progress reports and focused, regular, and comprehensive reports and visits.2Combined total of focused , regular, and comprehensive visit evaluators.
Season Progress Focused Total Total Septennial SeptennialReports Visits Events Evaluators Events Evaluators
Spring 2007 1.9 1.9 5.7 13.3 4 6+Themes
Fall 2007 1.6 1.6 5.1 13.9 4 6+Themes
Spring 2008 2.7 2.2 6.9 12.6 4 6+Themes
Fall 2008 1.9 1.7 5.6 13.6 4 6+Themes
Average 2.0 1.8 5.8 13.3 4 6+Themes
Year One ReportYear One Report
Title PageTitle PageTitle of ReportInstitution NameDate
Table of ContentsTable of ContentsIntroduction Introduction (1 page maximum)(1 page maximum)
Institutional Context Institutional Context (1 page maximum)(1 page maximum)
PrefacePrefaceBrief Update on Institutional Changes Since Last Report
Address Topics Requested By the Commission
Year One ReportYear One Report (continued) (continued)
Section I: Mission Section I: Mission (3 Pages Maximum)(3 Pages Maximum)
Mission StatementMission Core ThemesDefinition of Fulfillment of Mission and, Within that Definition, Interpretation of an Acceptable Threshold or Extent of Mission Fulfillment.Date and Manner of Most Recent Review of Mission and Core Themes
Year One ReportYear One Report (continued) (continued)
Section II: Core ThemesSection II: Core ThemesFor each Core Theme: [3 Pages Maximum Per Theme]
Title and DescriptionObjectivesIndicators of Achievement of ObjectivesRationale as to Why the Indicators are Assessable and Meaningful Measures of AchievementSection III: Chapter One SummarySection III: Chapter One Summary (1 Page Maximum)(1 Page Maximum)
Year Three ReportYear Three Report
Update Preface and Expand Year One Report to Include:Chapter Two Chapter Two (Standard Two: Resources and Capacity)(Standard Two: Resources and Capacity)
Section I: GovernanceSection II: Human ResourcesSection III: Education ResourcesSection IV: Student Support ResourcesSection V: Library and Information ResourcesSection VI: Financial ResourcesSection VII: Physical and Technical InfrastructureSection VIII: Chapter Two Summary
Report Summary Report Summary (Chapters One and Two)(Chapters One and Two)
Year Five ReportYear Five Report
Update Preface and Expand Year Three Report to Include:Chapter ThreeChapter Three (Standard Three: Planning and Implementation)(Standard Three: Planning and Implementation)
Section I: Institutional PlanningSection II: Core Theme Planning
For each Core Theme:Integration with Strategic PlanAlignment of Resources and Capacity
For Educational Programs within Core Theme:Undergraduate ProgramsGraduate ProgramsContinuing Education and Non-Credit Programs
Section III: Chapter Three Summary
Year Five Report Year Five Report (continued)(continued)
Update Preface and Expand Year Three Report to Include:Chapter FourChapter Four (Standard Four: Effectiveness and Improvement)(Standard Four: Effectiveness and Improvement)
Section I: Assessment - For each Core ThemeAlignment of Objectives, Resources, and CapacityAssessment of Achievement Core Theme Objectives and Goals/Outcomes of Programs and ServicesFor Educational Programs
Program AssessmentStudent Learning Assessment
Use of Results for ImprovementCore Theme Summary
Section II: Chapter Four SummaryReport Summary Report Summary (Chapters One, Two, Three, and Four)(Chapters One, Two, Three, and Four)
Year Seven ReportYear Seven Report
Update Preface and Expand Year Five Report to Include:Chapter Five Chapter Five (Mission Fulfillment, Sustainability, and Adaptation)(Mission Fulfillment, Sustainability, and Adaptation)
Section I: Mission FulfillmentSection II: Adaptation and SustainabilitySection III: Chapter Five Summary
Report Summary Report Summary (Chapters One, Two, Three, Four, and Five)(Chapters One, Two, Three, Four, and Five)
Outstanding IssuesOutstanding Issues
All requests for 2011 or later ARFE, Progress, Focused, and Regular reports will be rescinded.
Each institution will address the subject(s) of those requests as an addendum to its 2011 report under the new standards and process.
TimelineTimeline
Spring Refine StandardsLate Spring Penultimate DraftJuly Final Board ReviewSummer Finalize StandardsFall Regional MeetingsLate Fall Membership VoteJanuary 2010 Board RatificationJanuary 2011 Implementation
Final ThoughtsFinal Thoughts
Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.Judy Garland as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
Just when I knew all of life's answers,they changed the questions.
Anonymous
Change is not made without inconvenienceSamuel Johnson
If you’re going through hell, keep going.Winston Churchill
General Comments and QuestionsGeneral Comments and Questions