Accreditation 2020
Timeline for 2020 Accreditation Institutional
Self-Evaluation Report (ISER)
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Fall semester 2017: Co-chairs and committees established.
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Spring 2018: Standards Committees begin work. Gap analysis + evidence + rough compilation for each standard.
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April 6: Gap analysis due (before spring break)
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June 30: “Drafty draft” due
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Summer 2018: Combine drafts + edit. Identify needed evidence and elements. Work on District portions. Work on front matter.
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June 25: Standard 1A drafty draft sent to ACCJC liaison with questions for feedback
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By July 5: Begin discussions with Dr. Susan Mills, vice chancellor of Educational Services about District portions of ISER
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By July 5: Standards drafty drafts merged into one document and uploaded to SharePoint
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By July 26: Organize evidence using naming conventions
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By July 26: Front matter (including, as much as possible, college history, ISER process, data sections, org. charts and function maps, compliance with eligibility requirements and commission policies) drafty-drafted and organized
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August 20: Full drafty draft completed
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Fall 2018: Committees review/revise/update drafts. Continue to work on front matter as needed. Further evidence gathering. Gohar Momjian, ACCJC vice president and Norco College liaison, to visit the college.
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August 24 (during morning session): FLEX day presentation--showing the drafty draft on SharePoint
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September 21: Accreditation Standards committee meetings, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
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October 31: On-campus advanced ISER training with ACCJC Vice President Gohar Momjian, 12:30-4:30 p.m.
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November 15-27: Individual Standards committee meetings with accreditation co-chairs.
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December 3: Standards committees’ revised drafts due
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Winter 2019: Revise/edit full ISER; update as needed. Continue to work on evidence.
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Spring 2019: Quality Focus Essay (QFE). Continue revisions and updates for ISER and evidence. Distribution of ISER for first readings and comments.
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February: Begin QFE process
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March 15: One-hour individual Standards committee meetings completed
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Early March: ISPC and accreditation co-chairs align QFE to EMP, Strategic Plan, statewide Vision for Success 2030
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Early April: Draft of QFE
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April 2: Standards teams’ draft ISER deadline (accreditation co-chairs take control of ISER)
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April 29: Draft of QFE merged into full ISER draft and distribute to nor-all
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April 30-May 3, 2019: ACCJC Conference (accreditation co-chairs attending)
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May 6: Academic Senate first read of ISER
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May 7: COTW first read of ISER
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May 10: APC first read of ISER
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May 14: BFPC first read of ISER
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May 15: ISPC first read of ISER
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May 16: ASNC first read of ISER
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May 22: SSPC first read of ISER
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May 29: Executive Cabinet first read of ISER
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Summer 2019: Final revision of ISER, including QFE. Updating data/evidence.
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Fall 2019: Final updates. Revised ISER distributed and second/final reading and approvals in participatory governance committees. Board of Trustees approval.
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August 22: Flex presentations on ISER/accreditation
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September: Second readings and approvals in shared governance committees
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October: Final updated evidence documents from District
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October: Submission to Board of Trustees for November Board meeting
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November: Board of Trustees approval of ISER
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November (following Board approval): Complete signature page and upload final ISER to flash drive, with evidence, to send to ACCJC
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December: Send ISER flash drive to ACCJC
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March 2-5, 2020: Accreditation team visit.