Standard III - Section D 1.B

 

Standard III - Section D 1.B 1. Review the Specific Standard Section 2. List of Team Members working on this Standard 3. Read and Review Self-Study Questions and Suggested Source of Evidence 4. Locate and Review the Evidence.  5. Descriptive Summary 6. Integration Review 7. Self Evaluation 8. Planning Agenda

 

1. Review the Specific Standard Section

 

b. Institutional planning reflects realistic assessment of financial resource availability, development of financial resources, partnerships, and expenditure requirements.

 

2. List of Team Members working on this Standard

 

 

3. Read and Review Self-Study Questions and Suggested Source of Evidence

 

Major reference source for analyzing accreditation standards:

“Accreditation Commission Self Study Guidelines, August 2004, Guide to Evaluating Institutions”

http://www.ohlone.edu/org/instruction/docs/200408accredcomm-guidetoevaluatinginstitutions.pdf

 

4. Locate and Review the Evidence. 

 

 

Include Suggested Sources of Evidence from the “Guide to Evaluating Institutions” as well as additional engagement activities conducted by your Team, such as team meetings, special meetings of existing groups, special focus groups, open forums, surveys, etc…)

 

List of evidence being reviewed and engagement activities being conducted:

 

5. Descriptive Summary

 

Draft a brief one or two paragraph description of what the College is doing to meet the standard.

 

 

6. Integration Review

 

Is there an expression of our College Values?  Is there a contribution to our College Goals?  Is there an expression of the Accreditation Themes?

 

Self Assessment: The old funding formula indicated that California Community Colleges are funded at about half of what is needed to provide the level of service that is expected. A recent report from The Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy, “The Rules of the Game” also indicated that the system is under funded. With all of that, the District has made realistic assessments of the technology needs, Capital needs, Facilities needs and Human Resource needs. The Strategic goals of the District highlight the need for alternate sources of funding from community and corporate partnerships, building and field naming opportunities, frontage property leases, additional bond issuances, grants and fund raising. All of these are being explored and developed. The District is also looking at ways of reducing costs particularly in the area of alternative energy. A new position was developed to lead the effort in this area in an attempt to curb the increasing cost of utilities.

 

7. Self Evaluation

 

Provide a rating of how well the College is addressing the specific standard using this scoring rubric:

 

1. Superior: College has worked in this area and considerable improvement is noted

2. Satisfactory: College has taken some actions to address the area and some improvement is noted.

3. Needs Improvement: College has not adequately addressed the area.

 

Rating:

 

Draft a one or two paragraph explanation for this rating based upon your assessment of the College’s activities in relation to the standard. Pay particular attention to the quality of our involvement and interventions since the last WASC self-study report.

 

 

8. Planning Agenda

 

If the assessment process does not identify areas in need of change, simply state, No Plan Required

 

If the assessment process identifies areas in need of change, a planning agenda for improvement should be developed. The planning agenda should identify the activities and processes the institution should implement, or is implementing, to produce improvement.  How will these plans be incorporated into the evaluation and planning processes of the institution?  How will the outcomes of this planning agenda improve student learning and foster institutional improvement in general.

 

Planning Agenda:  While there has been a good effort toward these alternative funding sources, much more campus wide involvement will be necessary to realize these goals.