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Commission on Institutions of Higher Education New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Standards Review October 8 - November 13, 2015
October 8: Community College of Rhode Island, Warwick, RI October 9: Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH
October 14: Springfield College, Springfield, MA October 20: University Massachusetts Boston
October 29: University of Saint Joseph, Hartford, CT October 30: Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, VT
November 4: Colby College, Waterville, ME November 13: Heathrow Airport, England
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What We’ll Do Today
• Introductions
• Review the process, timeline, and context for Standards revision
• Summarize the major proposed changes
• Discuss in small groups what you see
• Listen to your feedback and ideas about the proposed Standards
• Gather your ideas for editorial changes
Plus lunch!
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A participatory process
Members Commission
Regional meetings Identify emerging themes and issues
Provide feedback Draft the Standards
Provide feedback Adopt the Standards
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A timeline so far – and plans for the future June 2014 Initial discussion at Commission retreat
Fall 2014 Regional meetings and feedback to Commission
December 2014 Report at the Annual Meeting
Spring 2015 Themes or first draft prepared and discussed
June 2015 Commission meeting for a rough draft
Fall 2015 Draft Standards public and discussed
November 2015 Commission review of feedback + revisions
December 2015 Report at the Annual Meeting + final draft
January 2016 Commission adopts the Standards
Fall 2016 New Standards implemented
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Accreditation is A voluntary system of self-regulation
carried out by peer review
in which an institution or program
is found to
meet or exceed a set of standards.
A definition
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Accreditation is system of self-regulation
1. Setting the Standards
2. Agreeing to abide by Standards and policies
3. Peer review against the Standards
Educational value of the process for those who participate.
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The two purposes of accreditation
Foster improvement
Assure quality
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Accreditation = Standards + Mission
+ Standards of
higher education
community
Mission of your
institution
evidence, evidence, evidence, evidence, evidence, evidence, evidence, evidence, evidence
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• Mission-centric – institutional autonomy
• Aspirational standards to be met at least minimally
• Non-prescriptive
• Largely qualitative
• Evaluation for improvement
• Anticipate the future
Characteristics of the Standards
Still important
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An articulation by the higher education community of what a college or university must do in order to deserve the
public trust
A framework for institutional development and self-evaluation
What are the standards for accreditation?
Quality assurance
Quality improvement
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Public Expectations: Now also: More students on Pell, please
The Context for Standards revision, #1
Lower Cost More degrees Higher quality
Lower trust in social institutions
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The Current Environment Ted Mitchell, DOE Undersecretary: “We are concerned that accreditors are not doing enough to protect students.” Senator Lamar Alexander (R, TN), Chairman of the Senate Committee overseeing higher education: “Lawmakers have a duty to make sure students spend their federal aid at good college. We need to find a way to make accreditation work better.” Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education: “As it stands, where Congress has asked for little accountability, accreditors have provided little. For the most part, accreditation organizations are the watchdogs that don’t bark.” Senator Patty Murray (D, WA): The collapse of Corinthian College shows that we all need to do more for students to ensure that quality is verified, students are protected and taxpayer dollars are well spent.”
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Public Expectations: Now also: More students on Pell, please
The Context for Standards revision, #1
Lower Cost More degrees Higher quality
And did we mention∧rankings? ratings
College Scorecard
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Public Expectations: Now also: More students on Pell, please
The Context for Standards revision, #1
Lower Cost More degrees Higher quality
And did we mention transparency?
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The Context for Standards revision, #2
Students:
Demographics International students On-line market saturated Many moving parts already Competition
Financial aid packaging: merit vs. need
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The Context for Standards revision, #2 Money problems: everyone has a version*, e.g.:
• Frozen tuition/lower state support • Less $$ for research • Falling enrollment • More government scrutiny • Proposals to make the first two years of college free • Mismatches that are hard to fix (CBE vs. SRS)
* or two
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The Context for Standards revision, #3
Diversity in the models:
• Disaggregation of the faculty role • ‘Credits from elsewhere’ • MOOCs and badges • Competency-based education • Full-time, residential, parent support = 25% • The Master’s degree. . . .
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What else is in the box?
• Federal regulation • Re-authorization • No increase in words • What the membership wants*
*Self-regulation Value from accreditation
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Commission starting point, #1
1. Continue to be mission-centric
2. Emphasize outcomes increasingly, much more than inputs, especially student learning
3. Leave plenty of room for innovation (which should be mission-compatible)
4. Increase the expectation for accountability
5. Increase the expectation for transparency
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Commission starting point, #1, cont’d 6. Consider having fewer standards – by combining and
revising current standards
7. Keep a simple, clear process so that institutions focus on the content and not the process
8. Consider whether to separate compliance from improvement
9. Ensure the standards allow for a differentiated process with institutions
10. Reflect expectations for quality in competency-based education
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Participation to date:
• 9 Fall 2014 regional meetings; 85% of institutions represented • Annual Meeting discussion at business meeting and presidents
breakfast
• 5 Discussion Paper focus groups; approximately 100 participants
• 4 Call-in sessions; 134 participants representing 109 institutions
• 26 written comments received in Spring 2015
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Questions and comments before we
move on?
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What’s new in the draft Standards?
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Currently, Standards in 11 Areas 1. Mission and Purposes
2. Planning and Evaluation
3. Organization and Governance
4. The Academic Program
5. Faculty
6. Students
7. Library and Other Information Resources
8. Physical and Technological Resources
9. Financial Resources
10. Public Disclosure
11. Integrity
Format • Statement of the Standard – a summary in bold
• Numbered paragraphs – to explicate the statement of the Standard
• Subheadings – for organization and clarity
• Institutional Effectiveness – a periodic review for improvement
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Proposed, Standards in 9 Areas 1. Mission and Purposes
2. Planning and Evaluation
3. Organization and Governance
4. The Academic Program
5. Students
6. Support for Teaching and learning
7. Institutional Resources
8. Educational Effectiveness
9. Integrity, Transparency, and Public Disclosure
Format • Statement of the Standard – a summary in bold
• Numbered paragraphs – to explicate the statement of the Standard
• Subheadings – for organization and clarity
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Three major changes
1. Less emphasis on inputs/resources: Combine most of 7, 8, 9 + a focus on staff = Institutional Resources
2. Add Educational Effectiveness: Combine parts of 2, 4, 6
3. Combine 10 and 11: Integrity, Transparency, and Public Disclosure: More emphasis on what is owed to the public
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Other Key Changes
4. Faculty: Models continue to diversify
5. Library: Focus mainly now on outcomes
6. ‘Assuring Academic Quality’: section in The Academic Program
7. ‘Institutional Effectiveness’: incorporated into each Standard
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Some Other Key Changes
8. Other academic staff explicitly recognized
9. Competency-based education included (e.g., 4.30, 4.33)
10. Credit for prior learning and non-collegiate learning no more than 25% of a degree at any level
11. Multiple student bodies recognized (5.1)
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12. Student records security (5.17)
13. Human Resources subsection
14. Contractual relationships reviewed (3.17)
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A Few More Changes
‘Savings’ of ~500 words
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Time for some table conversation about Standards 1-5
1. What do you like about the draft Standards?
2. What questions do you have about the draft?
3. What concerns do you have about the draft?
4. Are there any ideas important to quality assurance that are missing? Any ideas important to quality improvement that are missing?
5. Looking ahead, what are the key questions and concerns?
6. What should the Commission keep in mind for implementation?
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Time for some table conversation about Standards 6-9
1. What do you like about the draft Standards?
2. What questions do you have about the draft?
3. What concerns do you have about the draft?
4. Are there any ideas important to quality assurance that are missing? Any ideas important to quality improvement that are missing?
5. Looking ahead, what are the key questions and concerns?
6. What should the Commission keep in mind for implementation?
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Questions and comments before we
move on?
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Update on CIHE Work
1. Working with C-RAC
2. Work in DC with Congress and the Department
3. Call for nominations
4. Expanding the evaluator pool
5. Commission is moving to a “less-paper” process
6. What to do if you need an accreditation letter
7. Please join us at the Annual Meeting: December 9-11, Boston Marriott Copley Plaza
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November 2015 Commission reviews feedback, updates draft
December 2015 Report at the Annual Meeting, discussion
January 2016 Commission retreat to adopt Standards
July 1, 2016 New Standards for Accreditation in effect
Next steps
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Any final questions, observations, insights?
Thank you for your participation!