Montgomery College SelfStudy

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Montgomery College Self-Study

• 2008 Accreditation
• Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Montgomery CollegeMiddle States Self-Study

• Agenda
• Introductions
• The Scope and Sequence of Activities
• Timetable
• Elements of Self-Study Design
• The Self-Study Model for Montgomery College
• Standards at a Glance
• The Structure of the Committees and Workgroups   
• Focus on Assessment
• Standard 7 Institutional
• The Role of Staff and Administrators
• Standard 14 Student Learning Outcomes
• The Role of the Learning College in the
  Self-Study
• Discussion

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Timetable
  AY 2005-2006    Develop and Submit Self-Study
Design                            Visit by MSCHE
Liaison (Feb.-March)   AY 2006-2007     
SELF-STUDY!!!!!!   AY 2007-2008    Self-Study
approved by Cabinet, President, and Board
(Fall)                            Visit by
Evaluation Team Chair (Fall)                      
      Evaluation Team Visit (Spring)              
              Commission Action (June)
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Elements of Self-Study Design

• Steering Committee Organization
• Working Group Structure
• Timetable
• Charges (Questions) to address each standard
• Requested Characteristics of Evaluation Team
  members

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The Self-Study Model for Montgomery College

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• Comprehensive with Reordering of Standards
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• Integrating
• College Goals and Objectives
• Learning College
• Focus on Access, Capacity, and Retention
• Data-driven
• Within standards, focus on those elements most
  important  to MC

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Standards at a Glance

• Institutional Context
• Standard 1 Mission, Goals, and Objectives
• Standard 2 Planning, Resource Allocation, and
  Institutional Renewal
• Standard 3 Institutional Resources
• Standard 4 Leadership and Governance
• Standard 5 Administration
• Standard 6 Integrity
• Standard 7 Institutional Assessment

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Standards at a Glance

• Educational Effectiveness
• Standard 8 Student Admissions
• Standard 9 Student Support Services
• Standard 10 Faculty
• Standard 11 Educational Offerings
• Standard 12 General Education
• Standard 13 Related Educational Activities
• Standard 14 Assessment of Student Learning

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The Structure of the Committees and Workgroups

• Steering Committee Organization
• Co-chairs
• VPPs
• Assessment Chair
• Academic Assembly Chair
• Staff Senate Chair
• Instructional Dean
• Student Services Dean
• Administrative Director
• Work Group Chairs
• Student Representative

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The Structure of the Committees and Workgroups

• Work Groups and Assigned Standards
• Self-Study Co-Chairs Learning College and
  Assessment Liaison
• Mona Levine Clarice Somersall
• Sharon Fechter
• I. Chairs Kathi Carey-Fletcher, Susan King,
  Michelle Scott
• Standard 1 Mission, Goals and Objectives
• Standard 2 Planning, Resource Allocation, and
  Institutional Renewal
• Standard 3 Institutional Resource
• II. Chairs Tito Baca, Vicki Duggan, Kathy
  Wessman
• Standard 4 Leadership and Governance
• Standard 5 Admissions
• Standard 6 Integrity
• Standard 10 Faculty

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The Structure of the Committees and Workgroups

• Work Groups and Assigned Standards
• III. Chairs Melissa Gregory, Karen Roseberry,
  Hilda Smith
• Standard 8 Student Admissions
• Standard 9 Student and Support Services
• IV. Chairs Maria Donahue, Tony Hawkins, Randy
  Steiner
• Standard 11 Educational Offerings
• Standard 12 General Education
• Standard 13 Related Educational Activities

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The Structure of the Committees and Workgroups

• Work Groups and Assigned Standards
• V. Chairs Steve Cain, Avis Jones-Petlane,
  Margaret Latimer
• Standard 7    Institutional Assessment
• Standard 14  Assessment of Student Learning

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Focus on AssessmentStandard 7 Institutional
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Focus on AssessmentStandard 14 Student
Learning Outcomes
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The Role of the Learning College in the Self-Study
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Standard 14  Academic Effectiveness

• Professional Development for ALL Montgomery
  College employees
• MC LEARNS (LC Conversations and Innovation
  Grants)
• Assessment Workshops (Purple Team and CTL)
• Enhanced capability in the organization is a
  competitive advantage that promotes innovation,
  continuous improvement, and true institutional
  benefit.  (ASTD, 11/05)                     

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Discussion