School Site Council / WASC Institutional Committee Meeting

November 18, 2009Presented by Martha Rankin

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1. Understand the “Big Picture” of WASC. 2. Understand the expectations.3. Know our timeline.4. Understand our various roles.5. Begin tasks.

1. Refine and adopt mission2. Clarify Student Learning Outcomes 3. Collect data

1. Institutional2. Programmatic3. Student

Goals of Today’s Meeting:

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We

Are

Student-

Centered

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Ongoing Accreditation Process

Self Study

VisitFollow-Up

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So What? What currently exists?

How effective is it?

What?

What is the ideal based upon…?

• Schoolwide student learning outcomes

• Programmatic student learning outcomes

• WASC postsecondary standards

Now What?

What and how will we modify?

What should be in the schoolwide action plan?

Summary: Self-Study Process

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1. Institutional Mission, Objectives, and Purpose

2. Organizational Structure 3. Evaluation and Planning4. Educational Programs5. Program, Student, and Institutional

Outcomes

The Postsecondary Standards

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6. Student Support Services7. Human Resources8. Learning Resources9. Financial Resources10.Physical Resources

The Postsecondary Standards

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• Data analysis leads to action which in turn leads to more data analysis.

Ongoing

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WASC Six-Year Cycle

• Year Six Past Cycle: – Year One: Progress Report and Refinement of

Action Plan– Year Two: Progress Report and Refinement of

Action Plan– Year Three: Mid-term Progress Report (may

include one-day review)– Refinement of Action Plan– Year Four: Progress Report and Refinement of

Action Plan– Year Five: Review of all Progress and Program

Analysis (as part of next Self-Study)– Year Six: Completion of Self-Study, including

resulting Action Plan and Visit

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Schools add value by … Increasing what students know Increasing what students can do Improving how students feel

about themselves about others about learning

Accreditation: Value-Added

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Basic Concepts Addressed?

1. How are the students achieving?

1. Is the school doing everything possible to support high achievement for all its students?

Postsecondary Accreditation

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1. The involvement and collaboration of stakeholders in the self-study.

2. The clarification of the school’s student learning outcomes.

3. The assessment of the actual student program and its impact on student learning with respect to the institutional mission, student learning outcomes and the postsecondary standards.

Self-Study Expectations

The school will accomplish the following:

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4. The development of a schoolwide action plan that integrates programmatic plans to address identified growth needs.

5. The development and implementation of an accountability system for monitoring the accomplishment of the action plan.

Self-Study Expectations (cont.)

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Overall Self-Study Emphases

• Make learning the institution’s core activity.

• Support and produce student learning.

• Measure that learning.

• Assess how well learning is occurring.

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Overall Self-Study Emphases

• Make changes to improve student learning.

• Organize its key processes to effectively support student learning.

• Allocate its resources to effectively support student learning.

• Improve learning as an important means to institutional improvement.

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• Refine the institutional, community and student characteristics.

• Clarify the institutional’s mission, schoolwide student learning outcomes.

• Based upon the institution’s mission, student learning outcomes, and the WASC postsecondary standards:– Analyze the quality of the school program.– Synthesize and summarize the findings.– Determine aligned strengths and growth needs.

Tasks

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Suggested Timeline

• Nov.-Feb. -- – Refine mission– Refine ESLRs– Collect Institutional, community, and student

data– Write Institutional, Community and Student

Profile

• March-Sept. -- – Analyze the quality of the school program– Synthesize and summarize the findings– Determine aligned strengths and growth needs

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Suggested Timeline

• Oct.-Jan. -- – Create a comprehensive institutional action plan

that will drive achievement of the schoolwide student learning outcomes

– Establish an ongoing follow-up process to monitor implementation and accomplishment of the institutional plan.

• Jan. -- Complete and send self-study report.

• March-April -- Host visit. (3 days)

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Leadership Team

Institution-wide Committees

Programmatic Committees

Committees

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Leadership

Team

Plans & Guides

Institution-wide

Committees

StandardsProgrammatic Committees

Standards, Student Work

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NMUSD Adult School Mission

• Our mission is to provide lifelong educational opportunities and services which address the unique needs of individuals and communities by providing adults with the knowledge and skills necessary, including technology, to participate effectively as citizens, workers, parents and family members, and be contributing members of the local and global community.

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• Global• Interdisciplinary• All Students• Assessable

Schoolwide Student Learning Outcome

An interdisciplinary statement about what all students should know, understand and be able to do by the time they complete the planned program

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Characteristics:

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Self-Check Questions

Schoolwide Learning Outcomes Has the school obtained input from all? Is there commitment to accomplishing the learning

outcomes from all stakeholders? To what extent has the school involved staff in

discussion regarding the relationship of the schoolwide learning outcomes to the programmatic learning outcomes?

Is the school beginning to discuss quality accomplishment of the learner outcomes?

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NMUSD Adult School ESLRS

PERSONAL SUCCESS AS MEASURED BY:P1. Ability to set and meet goalsP2. Ability to improve through self-discipline and

motivationP3. Persistence

ACADEMIC SUCCESS AS MEASURED BY:A1. Mastery of skills identified in course outlinesA2. Ability to think critically, problem solve, and

make informed choicesA3. Ability to communicate effectively, both

orally and in writing

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NMUSD Adult School ESLRS

WORKFORCE SUCCESS AS MEASURED BY:W1. Acquisition of workforce readiness skillsW2. Application of professional and technical

skillsW3. Ability to transfer personal, academic and

social skills to the workplace

SOCIAL SUCCESS AS MEASURED BY:S1. Ability to work cooperativelyS2. Acceptance and understanding of diversityS3. Community involvement

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• What should be included in this student/community profile? Institutional CharacteristicsCommunity CharacteristicsStudent CharacteristicsAdditional Information

Institutional, Community and Student Profile

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Sample Data/Evidence

Institutional Characteristics• List of campuses • History of institution• Governance• Type/number of postsecondary technical

educational programs• Typical full-time student load• Description of delivery systems for the

instruction• Major funding sources—average annual

budget

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Sample Data/Evidence

Institutional Characteristics• School staffing:

Composition/ethnicity/attrition of all staff

Qualifications/certification/credentialing for assignments

Full time/ part-timePermanent /tenured vs.

temporary/special contract, etc.Number of administrative, support, and

instructional staff • Ongoing professional development

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Sample Data/Evidence

Community Characteristics• Geographic area served by institution• Important characteristics of population

served• Anticipated changes in size or

characteristics of population served

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Sample Data/Evidence

Student Achievement• Course completion rate, e.g., CTE, ESL,

HS Diploma, ABE, CAN, GED• Program completion rate, e.g., career

tech, literacy, adult basic ed., adult secondary ed.

• Head count of students currently attending institution (since last annual report)

• Change in headcount since last annual report—percent increase and percent decrease

• Data on state licensing examination results for career/technical programs

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Sample Data/Evidence

Student Achievement• List of pass rate for each program--

# passing divided by number completed

• Job placement rates for career/ technical programs placed divided by # graduates in each program

• List of each site where 50% of credits for programs can be completed and dates sites began operating—Also List of the programs

• List/description of added programs since last annual report

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Sample Data/EvidenceStudent Achievement (cont.)

Programmatic Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

• Percent of courses with SLOs• Percent of programs with SLOs• Percent of courses with ongoing assessment• Percent of programs with ongoing

assessment• Percent of student and learning support

activities with SLOs identified• Percent of learning support activities with

ongoing assessment

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Sample Data/Evidence

Student Achievement (cont.)• Certificate program completion• CASA test results (each level)• CAHSEE • Number of GED or diploma graduates

Additional Information• Community interest classes