This document discusses Herkimer College's response to warnings issued by their accrediting body, the MSCHE, regarding deficiencies in strategic planning, institutional assessment, and learning outcomes assessment. It outlines how the college divided responsibilities among administrators and formed committees to develop plans to address the warnings. It describes barriers like lack of value placed on assessment and scarce resources. It discusses efforts to involve faculty and staff through new committees and the creation of an assessment handbook and database to facilitate the assessment process. The overall goal was to develop a culture of assessment and implement strategic planning, institutional assessment, and student learning outcomes assessment plans by September 2010 to address the MSCHE warnings.

1. Jackie Snyder
Bill Pelz
Tabbi Carter

2.  Background
◦2008 MSCHE Self-Study completed
◦2009 MSCHE Team Findings
 Outdated Strategic Plan
 Lacking an Institutional Assessment process
 Lacking documentation of Learning Outcomes
Assessment

3.  MSCHE WARNING issued May 2009
 By September 1, 2010:
 Develop a culture of assessment
 Develop & implement:
 Strategic Plan
 Institutional Assessment Plan
 Student Learning Outcomes Assessment
Plan

4. Administrative Response
 DIVIDE & CONQUER
 Standard 2 – Asst. to the President
 Standard 7 – Asst. Dean of AA
 Standard 14 – Assessment Committee

5. Barriers at Herkimer
 Little Value or Importance
 BOT Resolution
 Understanding Assessment
 Scarce Resources

6. Faculty – Staff Involvement
 Strategic Planning Committee –
(August 2009)
 Institutional Effectiveness Committee
(October 2009)
 Assessment Committee - Faculty
(new members January 2009)

7.  Assessment Committee
 History
 Faculty Volunteers
 Flexibility & Empowerment
 Use Assessment as a Tool

8.  ANGEL Assessment Handbook
 ONE Common Area
 Assessment Resources
 Reporting Templates
 Sample Assessments
 Results & Reports
 References & Ideas
 Enter Assessment Data
 Gather Feedback

9. Course Assessment Process
 Pilot
 Initial Semester
 Second Semester

10. Access Database
 Development
 Data Collection
 Reporting

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14. Future
 Sustaining Assessment Process
 Assessment Data Management
 Reporting & Transparency

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