Modesto Junior College
2008 Accreditation Midterm Report
Recommendations, Chair, Co-Chair & Committees
1. The team recommends that the facilities and hours of operation for student and learning support services programs be evaluated and modified so as to assure access to students on the East and West Campuses. (IA.1, IIB, IIB.3a, IIC.1, IIC.1c, IIIB.1, IIIB.1a, IIIB.2)
Chair: Derek Waring, Co-Chairs: Martha Robles & Sandra Woodside,
Others: Taylor White, Dean Tsuruda Classified: Ken Hart
2. The team recommends that the college develop, implement, and assess student learning outcomes to ensure student success in courses, programs, certificates, degrees, and services and use the assessment and analysis for the purpose of improvement. (IB.1,5,6,7; IIA.1,2,3,7; IIB, IIB.4, and Eligibility Requirements 8 and 10)
Chair: Jim Sahlman, Co-Chairs: George Railey & Lee Merchant,
Others: Bob Nadell, Michelle Monlux, Classified: Becky Plaza
3. The team recommends that the college develop a policy to require that all students be given course syllabi at the beginning of classes each term. (IIA.6)
Chair: Jim Sahlman, Co-Chairs: Bill Kaiser & Dale Pollard Classified: Craig Puckett
4. The team recommends that the college develop a planning initiative to address issues of staffing, support services, and programs on the East and West Campuses. (IB.2; IB.3; IB.4; IB.6; IIB; IIB.3a; IIIA.2; IIIC.1a,b,c) Note: This recommendation was also given to the college by the previous accreditation team (prior Standard 4A.4).
Chair: Karen Walters Dunlap, Co-Chairs: Bob Nadell & Jenni Netto
Others: Barbara Wells, Grace Mitchell Classified: Joan Van Kuren
5. The team recommends that the college ensure that all hiring and evaluation policies and procedures are adhered to and conducted on a consistent and timely basis. (IIA.2, IIIA.1b, IIIA.3a, IVA.5)
Chair: Sandy DeWalt, Co-Chairs: Venesse Metcalf & Mike Adams Classified: Leta Love
6. The team recommends that in order to best serve the needs of students, the district and the college engage in a collaborative process to ensure a transparent and equitable allocation of financial resources and that the district and the college implement a process to communicate budget issues with each other on an ongoing basis. (IIIC.1a; IIIC.1d; IIIC.2; IIID.1a,b,c; IIID.2a; IIID.2b; IIID.2d; IIID.2e; IIID.2g; IIID.3; IVB.2d; IVB.3d; IVB.3g)
Chair: Gary Whitfield, Co-Chairs: Ken White & Nancy Sill,
Others: Judith Lanning, Adrienne Peek, Budget Committee Classified: Rosanne Faughn
7. The team recommends that the college develop and implement a strategic planning process for connecting long-term program and services planning to financial resource development, as well as to facilities, human resources, and technology planning, consistent with the mission of the college. In addition, the team recommends that to accomplish its plans, the college develop and implement a short-term cyclical process that includes (a) clear institutional goals that are achieved through tactical actions that are based on institutional data and research, allocation of resources, timelines, and primary office of responsibility, (b) a method to report accomplishments on each tactical action, and (c) measures of institutional effectiveness that document achievement of the college mission and demonstrate continuous improvement. (IA.4, IB, IIA.1, IIA.2, IIA.3, IIB, IIB.1, IIB.3, IIB.3a, IIC, IIC.1, IIC.1c, IIIA.6, IIIC.1a, IIIC.1d, IIIC.2, IVA.1, IVA.5)
Chair: Jillian Daly, Co-Chairs: Rich Rose & Curtis Martin
Others: Mike Sundquist, Karen Walters Dunlap, Barbara Adams, Bob Nadell, Jillian Daly
Classified: Cynthia Fuhr
