Probation to Reaffirmation: How New Energy Moved an Institution Forward

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1 Probation to Reaffirmation: How New Energy Moved an Institution Forward 2015 Annual Meeting of SACSCOC Houston, TX Presentation Outcomes See what led an institution to be denied reaffirmation and placed on probation. Understand the areas for improvement that we needed organizationally. Know what steps were taken to remove the institution from probation. See what actions the new president took for the institution to move forward. Recognize what systems are now in place to ensure compliance with the Principles of Accreditation Institutional Profile Name Edison State College Location Fort Myers, FL Fall 2011 Enrollment 17,312 Track / Level A / II (Baccalaureate Degree) Initial Accreditation 1966 Last Reaffirmation 2001 (No 5 th Year Review) Control Public Local BOT Part of Florida College System 1

2 Public Sanction What is a sanction? Public Sanction SACSCOC An institution found to be out of compliance with the Principles of Accreditation faces the possibility of being placed on one of two sanctions: Warning or Probation. Clear and public indication that the institution is in trouble Public Sanction What does an institution do to get a public sanction? 2

3 OFF SITE (17) CR Program Length CR Program Content CS Qualified Administration / Academic Officers CS Institution-related entities CS I E Educational Programs CS I E Administration Support Programs CS I E Community / Public Service CS Academic Policies CS Practices for awarding credits CS Academic Program Coordination CS Undergraduate Program Requirements CS Terminal Degrees of Faculty CS Faculty Competence CS Leaning / Information Resources CS Qualified Staff FR 4.2 Program Curriculum FR 4.6 Recruitment Materials 2011 Recommendations ON SITE (13, 5 new) 1.1 Integrity CR Program Content CR 2.8 Faculty CS Organizational Structure CS Qualified Administration / Academic Officers CS Institution-related entities CS I E Educational Programs CS I E Administration Support Programs CS I E Community / Public Service CS Quality Enhancement Plan CS Admissions Policies CS Academic Policies CS Undergraduate Program Requirements SACSCOC Board of Trustees Actions - June 2012 Continued accreditation, denied reaffirmation, and placed the institution on Probation for twelve months for failure to comply with: 1.1 Integrity CR 2.8 Faculty CS Qualified Administration / Academic Officers CS I E Educational Programs CS I E Community / Public Service CS Academic Policies CS Undergraduate Program Requirements 1. College BOT Changes Leadership 2. New President s Plan a) Bring in someone to diagnose the organization b) Leadership team c) President s vision of reconceptualizing the College Move from campus autonomy to College autonomy (4 schools) d) Aligned positions with functions e) Clarity for leadership roles and system of institutional involvement f) System of open dialog, transparency, and improvement 3

4 New President s Plan a) Bring in someone to diagnose the organization Process of diagnoses Outcomes of the diagnoses New President s Plan b) Leadership team c) President s vision of reconceptualizing the College Move from campus autonomy to College autonomy (4 schools) d) Aligned positions with functions e) Clarity for leadership roles and system of institutional involvement f) System of open dialog, transparency, and improvement New President s Plan e) Clarity for leadership roles and system of institutional involvement Who was in charge of the institutional responses to SACSCOC Institutional buy-in and ownership Objective reviewer with accreditation experience f) System of open dialog, transparency, and improvement How did this happen? Institutional response Development of systems to ensure a culture of compliance 4

5 Dealing with Probation September October, 2012 Organizational Review Began preparation of draft monitoring report November, 2012 Met with Dr. Wheelan, SACSCOC VP in Atlanta January, 2013 VP, Research, Technology, & Accountability became SACSCOC Liaison Dealing with Probation February 18, 2013 Monitoring Report sent to SACSCOC April 8 10, 2013 Special Committee Visit June, 2013 SACSCOC BOT reaffirms the College and removes the sanction of Probation Lessons Learned Importance of organizational diagnosis Leadership team that is trusted President s vision of reconceptualizing the College Clarity for leadership roles and system of institutional involvement System of open dialog, transparency, and improvement External reviewer with accreditation experience Institutional ownership with a roadmap of how to move forward 5

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