Mission Statement
To facilitate meaningful dialogue and assessment practices which support the ongoing improvement of student learning and institutional effectiveness. To provide planning, support, facilitation, communication, and leadership that will promote the achievement of college goals pertaining to outcomes assessment.
Responsibilities
- To support and help facilitate meaningful assessment and reporting at the institutional level
- To encourage assessment practices that are sustainable, and to support their integration into institutional systems, planning, and decision-making
- To support and encourage the implementation of effective practices
- To support ongoing compliance with accreditation requirements, and the appropriate documentation of evidence
- To help facilitate and provide input into the evaluation of assessment across the institution, and make recommendations in support of continuous improvement
Composition
Nine faculty appointed by the Academic Senate, ideally to include five faculty (one of whom should be an associate) who represent general education; one who teaches in English, math, natural sciences, art and humanities (excluding English), and social and behavioral sciences (note: if a faculty member from this group takes an absence during the academic year or if a volunteer from each discipline does not step forward, a substitute faculty member may be from a department already represented on the committee), two faculty members from Career Education, and one faculty member from each of the following: counseling and non-credit. Committee membership also includes four administrators representing all divisions and a variety of employee groups (includes co-chair), four classified staff appointed by the Classified Senate, and one student appointed by the Associate Student Government. The faculty director of Online Education, the articulation officer, and the dean of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness will serve as resources.
Terms: All members (except student member) serve two year terms; terms are renewable twice.
Co-Chairs: One administrator and one faculty; faculty term is three years, non-renewable. No term limit for administrator co-chair. Co-chairs are included in the identified composition.
Meeting Schedule: First Tuesday of each month, 3:30pm - 5pm, virtually, via Zoom
Committee Members – 2020-2021
- Kristine Arquero, Faculty - Chemistry
- Krista Byrd, Faculty - Psychology
- Diane Dieckmeyer, Vice President of Instructional Services
- Jonathan Fohrman, Dean of Arts & Int'l Languages, Administrative Co-Chair
- Omar Jimenez, Student Services Specialist-Student Life & Leadership
- Shannon Myers, Faculty - Math, Faculty Co-Chair
- Katie Ortiz, Faculty - Communication Studies
- Bea Palmer, Program Manager, Service Learning
- Alison Phinney, Faculty - Nursing/Allied Health
- John Thomford, Faculty - Biology
- Cristina Toharia, Faculty - French
- Janelle West, Faculty - Biology
Resource Members
- Joanne Benschop, Articulation Officer, SLO Coordinator
- Jim Julius, Faculty Director Online Education
Meeting Agendas & Minutes
Academic Year 2019-2020
- September 1, 2020
Agenda | Minutes - October 6, 2020
Agenda | Minutes - November 3, 2020
Agenda | Minutes - December 2, 2020
Agenda | Minutes - TBD: Spring 2021 Meeting Dates