SEQUOIAS CCD General Institution

October 2013 draft of revise to update policy per Integrated Planning Manual. Revisions are in bold. Please note that portions of the BP may be revised based upon anticipated changes in 2014. Reviewed by Senior Management on October 31, 2013.

BOARD POLICY 3260

SEQUOIAS CCD General Institution

INSTITUTIONALPROGRAM REVIEW

InstitutionalProgram Review is the process of gathering and interpreting information to provide recommendations that assist in improving the quality and health of College of the Sequoias programs and services. It is one of the elements of formal evaluation at College of the Sequoias. Other include the Annual Program Review Updates, the college-wide Accreditation Self Study, and institutional performance indicators. All are methods of assessment used in the educational master planning process of thecollege.

The purposes of Institutional Program Review are to:

• Assess program effectiveness;
• Provide a rationale or context for requests for Above-Base Funds; and
• Document and analyze the assessment of student learning outcomes and service area outcomes.

Cycles and timelines for InstitutionalProgram Review are outlined in the Integrated Planning Manualis intended to evaluate instructional programs and student or administrative services at College of the Sequoias, once every five years or as directed by the Superintendent/President.. Instructional, student service, and administrative areas analyze program performance by comparing quantitative and qualitative data against historical data in comprehensive program reviews.The main purpose is to give each program or service area a critical viewpoint from which to judge its long-term effectiveness in relation to the college’s vision and mission.

In addition to comprehensive program reviews, updates will track progress on planning agendas and include the assessment of student learning and other unit level outcomes. Progress within cycles of assessment is memorialized within program review documents to provide a historical foundation from which to evaluate program improvement and to inform future planning.

Successful Program Reviews are dynamic, and are locally developed, implemented and evaluated so that future reviews can be modified in accord with changes in the college’s needs, policies, and long-term planning.

Program Review encompasses four years of Annual Program Review Updates which are yearly planning documents prepared by each academic department, student service and administrative service area. Annual Program Review Updates follow up on Planning Agenda items identified in the Program Review Report and are valuable sources of information about the college’s immediate needs and goals.

Information obtained during Program Review can be used in the accreditation report, but principally its function is to support programs and services in their efforts to achieve excellence.

Implementation specifics are outlined in the College of the Sequoias Integrated Planning Manual.

Ref: AB 1725; College of the Sequoias 2013 Integrated Planning Manual

Originally adopted as Board Policy 3260 on June 16, 1997

Renumbered from Board Policy 3260

Adopted: April 9, 2007