Template for Team Responses to the Accreditation Standards
1. Review the Specific Standard Section
Standard III: A.3.a.
3. The institution systematically develops personnel policies and procedures that are available for information and review. Such policies and procedures are equitably and consistently administered.
a. The institution establishes and adheres to written policies ensuring fair and equitable employment procedures.
2. List of Team Members working on this Standard
Tom Blank, Bob Bradshaw, Lyle Engeldinger, Linda Evers, Kathleen Johnson, Heather McCarty, Tina Miller, Deb Parziale
3. Read and Review Self-Study Questions and Suggested Source of Evidence
Major reference source for analyzing accreditation standards:
“Accreditation Commission Self Study Guidelines, August 2004, Guide to Evaluating Institutions”
http://www.ohlone.edu/org/instruction/docs/200408accredcomm-guidetoevaluatinginstitutions.pdf
4. Locate and Review the Evidence. Include Suggested Sources of Evidence from the “Guide to Evaluating Institutions” as well as additional engagement activities conducted by your Team, such as team meetings, special meetings of existing groups, special focus groups, open forums, surveys, etc…)
List of evidence being reviewed and engagement activities being conducted:
District's shared governance policies and practices.
District's recruiting policies and practices
Application and screening procedures
Employer/Employee Relations Committee meetings
Board Policies
Faculty Senate Review
Union Contracts
Faculty Handbook
Ed. Code of California
Fair Labor Standards Act
District Planning Processes
Assignment to Committees and College Council by Faculty Senate, SEIU, and CSEA
Reduction in complaints by employees/unions against the district.
No EEOC or FEHC complaints in the last three years.
5. Descriptive Summary
Draft a brief one or two paragraph description of what the College is doing to meet the standard.
3. The College is continually engaged reviewing personnel policies and practices, including employment procedures. Human Resources staff, in collaboration with faculty, staff, adminstration, trustees, and bargaring unit representatives, assess the adequacy, fairness, and relevance of existing policies and practices, which affect the work environment, compensation, education, safety and well being and advancement of College employees. Existing and proposed personnel policies are systematically developed and vetted. Existing personnel policies are reviewed periodically. Changes to existing personnel policies are subject to collabrative review and proposed changes affecting working conditions are negotiated with appropriate bargaining units. Draft language of proposed personnel policies is circulated to District shared governance committtees and applicable bargaining units for review, comment, and editing. 3a. The College's personnel policies are designed to be fair and equitable. Employment procedures ensure equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants. Employment policies and practices protect employees from unfair and illegal treatment at all stages of interaction with the College, from employment application through regular employment. For example, during the last three years, significant improvement has been recorded in the hiring of females and minorities across job classifications, including technical, professional., and administrative positions.
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6. Integration Review
Is there an expression of our College Values?
See College Values 3, 4, 5, 6
Is there a contribution to our College Goals?
See College Goals #1 and 6
Is there an expression of the Accreditation Themes?
See Accreditation Theme #2, 5, 6
7. Self Evaluation
Provide a rating of how well the College is addressing the specific standard using this scoring rubric:
1. Superior: College has worked in this area and considerable improvement is noted
2. Satisfactory: College has taken some actions to address the area and some improvement is noted.
3. Needs Improvement: College has not adequately addressed the area.
Rating:
Draft a one or two paragraph explanation for this rating based upon your assessment of the College’s activities in relation to the standard. Pay particular attention to the quality of our involvement and interventions since the last WASC self-study report.
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8. Planning Agenda
If the assessment process does not identify areas in need of change, simply state, No Plan Required
If the assessment process identifies areas in need of change, a planning agenda for improvement should be developed. The planning agenda should identify the activities and processes the institution should implement, or is implementing, to produce improvement. How will these plans be incorporated into the evaluation and planning processes of the institution? How will the outcomes of this planning agenda improve student learning and foster institutional improvement in general.
Adapted from: “Self Study Manual,” August 2006, A Publication of the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges Western Association of Schools and Colleges; and City College of San Francisco Self-Study Template
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