Accreditation - Hartnell College!!

Institutional Self Evaluation – 12-05-12
The college meets this standard.
Planning Agenda
None.
IV.B.1.b
The governing board establishes policies consistent with the mission statement to ensure
the quality, integrity, and improvement of student learning programs and services and the
resources necessary to support them.
Descriptive Summary
The Hartnell College mission statement is ubiquitous: It is published in the college Catalog
and Schedule of Classes, and it is printed on every meeting agenda of the Board. The Board‘s
commitment to develop policies that realize the mission of the college is explicitly the
subject of Board Policy 2200 (IV.B.1). Authority to execute these policies is explicitly
delegated to the superintendent/president.
The Board additionally has set goals over the years that focus on student access and success,
and recently adopted strategic priorities that provide direction for the administration to
conduct its next strategic plan. Those priorities are aligned with the mission. The Board
thereby keeps the college‘s mission at the forefront of every action it takes.
In its comprehensive review, the Board has prioritized policies that ensure quality, integrity,
and improvement of student learning programs. In the 2011-12 academic year, for example,
the Board has addressed most of the instruction and student services policies, including
graduation requirements (IV.B.17), standards of scholarship (IV.B.18), matriculation
(IV.B.19), and student equity (IV.B.20).
Self Evaluation
Since 2007, the Board has committed to a systematic process to review and revise its policies
to ensure the quality and integrity of academic programs and the allocation of resources to
support them. These policies are consistent with BP 2200, which describes the Board duties
and responsibilities. The Board relies primarily on the Academic Senate and other
constituencies to develop policies that address these goals.
The college meets this standard.
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