Committee Charge
The Accreditation and Student Learning Outcomes Committee is charged to provide guidance for faculty in areas related to accreditation, outcomes, assessment and accountability. The committee will gather effective practices for outcomes and assessment and empower faculty to create effective self-studies. The committee will distribute information via the SLO listserv and through institutes, papers and rostrum articles, regarding faculty roles in accreditation. The committee will interact with the Commission and other appropriate organizations representing faculty and their concerns in the Community College System. The committee will also provide SLO Coordinator training throughout the state. Under the direction of the President, the chair and/or members of the committee will provide technical assistance to local college academic senates and the faculty in general who request assistance with accreditation and SLO issues.

Membership 2008-2009
Lesley Kawaguchi, Chair, History, Santa Monica College
Marcy Alancraig, English, Cabrillo College (until Jan. 2009)
Angela Caballero de Cordero, Noncredit Matriculation Coordinator/Counselor, Allan Hancock College
Janet Fulks, Biology, Bakersfield College (until Jan. 2009)
Sue Granger-Dickson, Counselor, Bakersfield College
Robert Pacheco, Basic Skills and Faculty Researcher, Barstow College
Maggie Taylor, Nursing, Fresno City College
Gary Williams, Faculty Researcher, Crafton Hills College

Meetings Dates
TBA

Goals and Strategic Plan for 2007-2008
(Click here to download the Strategic Plan in Word)

Accreditation Standards Documents

• Rostrum Article "A Tale of Two Accrediting Commissions" (Feb 07)
• Rostrum Article "Assessing the Assessors" (Dec 06)
• Rostrum Article "Government, Disciplines, and Accreditation" (Sep 06)
• Rostrum Article "Waiting for Standardization" (Feb 06)
• Working with the 2002 Accreditation Standards: The Faculty’s Role (Spring 05)
• Rostrum Article "The ACCJC AND Collegial Peer Review" (Nov 05)
• Rostrum Article "Making Sense of Accreditation" (May 05)
• The 2002 Accreditation Standards: Implementation (Fall 04)
• Rostrum Article "Thinking Outside the Horse" (Sep 04)
• Rostrum Article "Accreditation Standards: State and Local Concerns" (Oct 03)
• The New Accreditation Standards-Guidelines for the Field (Fall 02)
• Community College Council/California Federation of Teachers President Marty Hittelman's letter to Wallace Albertson, Chair of the Accrediting Commission on Draft B (April 02)
• American Association of University Professors' Statement on the Standards (April 02)
• Rostrum Article "Ignore Us At Your Peril!" (Feb 02)
• ASCCC President Hoke Simpson's letter to Wallace Albertson, Chair of the Accrediting Commission on Draft C
• ASCCC general commentary on Draft A
• ASCCC standard-by-standard commentary on Draft A
• Faculty Role in Accreditation (1996)
• Strengthening the Accreditation Process (1992)
• Accreditation: Evaluating the Collective Faculty (1990)