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Flex Day 01-17-2013

Flex Day 01-17-2013. Accreditation Update R esponse to Recommendation 5. Accreditation Update Response to Recommendation 5. Shed the Dread & Strut Our Threads. Accreditation Update Response to Recommendation 5. The B asic Question:

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Flex Day 01-17-2013

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  1. Flex Day 01-17-2013 Accreditation Update Response to Recommendation 5

  2. Accreditation UpdateResponse to Recommendation 5 Shed the Dread & Strut Our Threads

  3. Accreditation UpdateResponse to Recommendation 5 The Basic Question: • How did COA make our reductions, what are the negative impacts of the budget reductions, and how are we planning for the future? • Response was fueled from Program Reviews

  4. Accreditation UpdateResponse to Recommendation 5 HOW DID WE DO IT? • Reductions were made through a participatory governance process • Reductions were made thoughtfully, driven by COA’s mission and maintain program integrity • Did it Hurt? You betcha!

  5. Accreditation UpdateResponse to Recommendation 5 • Reductions were felt across campus • Hours of service reduced • Fewer students served • 28% fewer sections offered since 2009 • Reductions in faculty, staff, & administrators

  6. Accreditation UpdateResponse to Recommendation 5 Despites the CUTS: • Academic Excellence remained high • Programs such as ECON, ENGL, SPAN, ADAM, ATECH created positives from the negative • IT and Student Services reorganized • Institutional Integrity & our ABC’s maintained • Student Success Indicators remained solid or improved

  7. Accreditation UpdateResponse to Recommendation 5 • Persistence rates remained the same for 11-12 as 09-10 • Student Success Rates rose 1.4% since 2008 • Degrees/ Certificates went from 367 in 09-10 to 437 in 11-12 • Transfers to UC remained unchanged from 09-10 to 11-12 • Transfers to CSU’s rose from 178 in 09-10 to 186 in 11-12

  8. Accreditation UpdateResponse to Recommendation 5 Parcel Tax and Prop.30 helped turn the Frown Upside Down • 2 new counselors • 5 new faculty members • 3 new IT staff members • 1 new Library staff • New VPSS • 2 Half-time staff positions-LRC, Curriculum

  9. Accreditation UpdateResponse to Recommendation 5 • 43 sections added to Spring 13 • New Veterans Center • 8 AA/AS-T degrees • New Grant • Computer Refresh • What is your good news?-Share it with colleagues, share it with the visiting team in April

  10. Accreditation UpdateResponse to Recommendation 5 Timeline: • Jan. 22-Feb. 1-Constituent review and feedback • Feb. 4-Report goes to the Chancellor • Feb. 12 Board of Trustees 1st Read/Feedback • Feb. 26-Board Adopt • Feb. 26-Mar. 12 Incorporate feedback • March 13 final report goes to the ACCJC • April-Visiting Team arrives

  11. Accreditation UpdateResponse to Recommendation 5 What Can I Do To Help? • Read the response to recommendation • Give feedback • Accentuate the positive with the visiting team

  12. New Leave Banking Policy • Audit findings and tax law compliance • Agreement between District and PFT in October 2012 • New form • Cash-out all or part for “Documented critical financial emergencies” only, occurring within 6 months preceding the request

  13. Documented Emergencies • Death of unit member • Death in immediate family • Bankruptcy • Foreclosure • Divorce • Birth or adoption • Retirement • Termination • Resignation • Permanent disability

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