Outcomes Assessment Committee
Mission Statement
To facilitate meaningful dialogue and assessment practices which support the ongoing improvement of student learning and institutional effectiveness. To provide planning, support, facilitation, communication, and leadership that will promote the achievement of college goals pertaining to outcomes assessment.
Responsibilities
- To support and help facilitate meaningful assessment and reporting at the institutional level
- To encourage assessment practices that are sustainable, and to support their integration into institutional systems, planning, and decision-making
- To support and encourage the implementation of effective practices
- To support ongoing compliance with accreditation requirements, and the appropriate documentation of evidence
- To help facilitate and provide input into the evaluation of assessment across the institution, and make recommendations in support of continuous improvement
Structure and Composition
- Twelve Faculty (one of whom should be an associate faculty), appointed by the Academic Senate, ideally to include:
- Five faculty members who represent general education: one each who teaches in English (ENGL), math (MATH), natural sciences, art and humanities (excluding English), and social and behavioral sciences
- Two faculty members from career and technical education
- One faculty member from each of the following: counseling, non-credit, and library or learning support services or a faculty director
- The faculty director of online education or any faculty member with significant online teaching and learning experience
- The articulation officer
- Five Administrators, including one executive, one classified, one instructional, and one student services, and the Dean of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness
- Three Classified Staff, appointed by the Classified Senate Council
- One student representative appointed annually by the Associated Student Government
Terms: All members (except student member) serve two year terms; terms are renewable twice.
Co-Chairs: One administrator and one faculty; faculty term is three years, non-renewable. No term limit for administrator co-chair. Co-chairs are included in the identified composition.
Meeting Schedule: First and third Tuesday of each month 3:30-5:00 p.m., OC1202
Committee Members – 2017-2018
- Yesenia Balcazar, EOPS Faculty Director
- Joanne Benschop, Articulation Officer, SLO Coordinator
- Mike Dear, Director Financial Aid & Scholarships
- Zulema Diaz, Faculty - English
- Diane Dieckmeyer, Vice President of Instructional Services
- Yvette Duncan, Faculty - Nursing/Allied Health
- Jonathan Fohrman, Dean of Arts & Int'l Languages, Administrative Co-Chair
- Shelley Grayson, Financial Aid Technician
- Chris Hill, Dean of Research, Planning & Institutional Effectivenes
- Jim Julius, Director Online Education
- France Magtira, Writer/Digital Marketing Specialist
- Katie Ortiz, Associate Faculty - Communication Studies
- Dilcie Perez, Dean of Student Life and Judicial Affairs
- Christina Sharp, Faculty - Business
- Toni Sharp, Administrative Secretary - Arts & Int'l Languages
- John Thomford, Biology, Faculty Co-Chair
Meeting Agendas & Minutes
Academic Year 2017-2018
- September 5, 2017
Agenda | Minutes - September 19, 2017
Agenda | Minutes - October 3, 2017
Agenda | Minutes - October 17, 2017
Agenda | Minutes - November 7, 2017
Agenda | Minutes - November 21, 2017
Agenda | Minutes - December 5, 2017
Agenda | Minutes - February 6, 2018
Agenda | Minutes - February 20, 2018
Agenda | Minutes - March 6, 2018
Agenda | Minutes - April 3 , 2018
Agenda | Minutes - April 17 , 2018
Agenda | Minutes - May 1, 2018
Agenda | Minutes