Accreditation - Hartnell College!!

Institutional Self Evaluation – 12-05-12
Descriptive Summary
The last reaffirmation of the mission statement occurred during the development of the 2008-
11 Educational and Facilities Master Plan. (I.A.17) The plan was developed utilizing the
college‘s governance and decision-making processes. (I.A.18)
The following Planning Agendas were included in the 2007 institutional self study:
The Institutional Planning Committee will review the Mission Statement
through the shared governance structure during the next accreditation cycle.
The Institutional Planning Committee will continue to monitor the degree to
which the college’s constituencies believe that the Mission Statement is being
implemented, and make recommendations for changes, if needed.
With the reorganization of the college‘s governance structure under the New Shared
Governance Model and Committee Handbook (I.A19), presented to the Board of Trustees by
the Shared Governance Task Force on June 3, 2008, the Institutional Planning Committee
was eliminated and its planning role taken over by the Resource and Allocation Committee.
The Resource and Allocation Committee has not addressed the mission statement during its
existence. The mission statement was reaffirmed as part of the adoption of the 2008-11
Educational and Facilities Master Plan, but a comprehensive review did not occur.
Self Evaluation
Regular review of the mission statement as part of the larger process of ongoing planning has
happened only minimally. The Board of Trustees reaffirmed it as part of the adoption of the
2008-11 Educational and Facilities Master Plan. That EFMP was intended to cover the years
2008 to 2011 and a new strategic planning process is underway during the 2012-13 academic
year. Additionally, the college will engage in a governance planning retreat in fall 2012 to
assess the current governance structure and make recommendations for improvement. Lastly,
the college will engage in a review of the college mission statement during the 2012-13 year.
The review will also include establishing a regular schedule for review of the mission
statement.
The college meets this standard.
Planning Agenda
The superintendent/president will initiate a review of the mission statement during 2012-13.
An outcome of the review will be the development and implementation of a process and
schedule for the regular review of the mission statement.
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