written by Dr. Kathleen Burke-Kelly, VP Academic Affairs & ALO.

Standard IA: Mission

1. Does the college establish learning programs and services aligned with its

*Purposes

* Character

* Student population?

2. Is the mission statement published and approved by the governing board?

3. Is the mission statement regularly reviewed and revised as necessary through the governance and decision-making processes?

4. Is the mission statement central to institutional planning and decision making?

Standard IB: Improving Institutional Effectiveness

1. Is discussion about continuous improvement of student learning and institutional processes

* Ongoing

* Collegial

* Self-reflective?

2. Are goals set for continuous improvement

* Effective

* Consistent

* Articulated with measurable objectives

*Achievement is determined and discussed widely

*Understood widely by administrators, faculty and staff

* Worked on collaboratively by all?

3. Is the achievement of goals evaluated in an ongoing systematic cycle to reflect they are

* Achieved and progress toward achievement is measured

* Used in decision-making for institutional effectiveness

* Integrated with planning

* Used for resource allocation

* Implemented and re-evaluated regularly

* Evaluated both quantitatively and qualitatively?

4. Is there evidence to support that the college planning process ü Is broad-based

* Offers opportunities for input from appropriate constituencies

* Allocates necessary resources and Leads to continuous improvement of institutional effectiveness?

5. Are documented assessment results related to quality assurance communicated to the appropriate constituencies?

6. Are the college's planning and resource allocation processes

* Reviewed systematically

* Modified as appropriate

7. Are the college's evaluation tools reviewed regularly for effectiveness in improving

* Instructional programs

* Student support services

* the Library

* Other learning support services?

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