District Improvement

This data includes Jan 2020 commission actions from fall 2019 team visits.

Starting from the most broad view, there were the most standard notations for improvement recommendations for standard III & IV, but also 4 notations total in standards I & II.

Below is another view of improvement recommendations looking at percentages.

Stepping in closer, recommendations regarding the governing board (IV.C.1-13).

Going a step further within each of the four standards, one can see the specific standard components that receive the most recommendations.

In Standard I, one recommendation noting regularly evaluating policies and practices (I.B.7) and one on publishing board policies and academic freedom and responsibility for faculty and students (I.C.7) were listed in improvement recommendations.

In Standard II, one notation for pre-collegiate level curriculum (II.A.4) and one for curriculum following common practices and minimum degree requirements (II.A.5) were noted among the district improvement recommendations.

In Standard III, the most district improvement recommendations went for financial planning supports mission and goals, policies & procedures for fiscal stability, and disseminating financial information (III.D.2) and realistic assessment of financial resources (III.D.4).

In Standard IV, the highest number of recommendations are all related to governing boards with IV.C.7 (assessing and consistently following policies and bylaws) getting the highest number of recommendations. The 3 standard with at least 2 recommendations included board acting as collective entity (IV.C.2), effective communication between colleges & districts (IV.D.6), and regular evaluation and communication of the evaluation of role delineations, governance/decision-making processes (IV.D.7). The 3 standards with 1 recommendation include IV.C.9 (training and development for boards), IV.C.12 (delegating administration of board policies to the CEO), and IV.A.6 (widely communicating processes and results of decision making). Note that IV.A.6 is the only area with a recommendation not listed under the heading of governing board.

In conclusion, the trends for improvement recommendations are related to:

• Realistic financial planning and financial information disseminated
• Collectively evaluating, communicating, and following policies & procedures
• Effective communication between colleges and districts