Accreditation - Hartnell College!!

Institutional Self Evaluation – 12-05-12
Self Evaluation
As evident from previous sections, assessment and analyses are pervasive through the
college‘s educational and administrative programs. However, the assessment of the
effectiveness of these evaluation mechanisms requires further development and
implementation. The recent hiring of the Dean of Institutional Resaerch and Effectiveness is
intended to provide support for these efforts.
Program Planning and Assessment is the committee that has developed the process by which
the institution reviews its programs and services for effectiveness. (I.B.33) This process is
conducted on an annual basis during which activities are defined for the current year and
reviewed from the prior year. In addition, data including retention, success rates, completion
rates and course level assessment are examined. A more comprehensive, drill down approach
is used every five years. Career and Technical Education programs perform a comprehensive
review every two years. The college has made significant progress in resurrecting program
review in a more effective form. Since the last visit of 2007, significant changes were made
to the program preview process. These changes include: updating the prompts, questions and
measurable criteria; changing the timeline from a five year review to annual planning with a
comprehensive review; integrating resource requests with budget and resource allocation
processes; and utilizing a software based program for conducting the reviews. Obstacles were
encountered in the implementation and application of the software on the instructional side;
as a result, a document-based approach for completing annual planning was used.
Given the wide implementation of the PPA process, and its implications on planning and
resource allocation, it is imperative that mechanisms be developed to evaluate the
effectiveness of these processes.
The college partially meets this standard.
Planning Agenda
During the 2012-13 year the college vice presidents, working within the participatory
governance structure, will be responsible for more fully developing and implementing
procedures for assessing the effectiveness of evaluation mechanisms necessary for improving
instructional programs, student support services, and library and other learning support
services.
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