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NECHE Reaccreditation 2017-2019: Focus Visit: Workroom Documents by Standard

An overview of YCCC's NECHE reaccreditation process from 2017-2019

Standard Two - Planning and Evaluation

MCCS Strategic Planning Documents

YCCC Strategic Planning Documents

YCCC's Strategic Planning webpages

Timeline of Strategic Planning Activities, September 2020 - October 2021
The Strategic Planning Taskforce Recommendation to President Fischer, November 2020
YCCC Strategic Plan 2020 Report Card
YCCC Strategic Plan, 2021-2024
10/15/2021 update
2021 Schedule for Strategic Planning & Budget Alignment
Sample: Budget Request template
Demonstrating the new process for aligning budget line requests with strategic plan initiatives.
YCCC Strategic Plan 2021 Report Card
Compiled Group Report-Outs from the Oct. 8, 2021 Strategic Planning Session

Stakeholder Feedback Informing Strategic Action

Link to the Graduate Survey, Spring 2021

Results of the Graduate Survey, Spring 2021

Link to the Joint Program Advisory Committee (JPAC) Member Survey, Spring 2021

Results of the 2021 JPAC Member Survey
Results of the End-of-Semester Student Survey, Spring 2021
Added 10/18/2021

2nd Annual JPAC Meeting: Reimagining Success at YCCC
A video celebrating student success and documenting how the College responded to program advisory committee members' input to program design and resources (starting at 2:17).

Standard Three - Organization and Governance

Maine Community College System

MCCS Website

MCCS Board of Trustees

MCCS Board of Trustees Meeting Agendas/Minutes

MCCS Policy Manual Index
Requires secure login to access complete manual text.

MRSA, Chapter 431, Maine Vocational-Technical Institute System

YCCC Organization & Governance

YCCC's Governance webpages

Organizational Chart, October 14, 2021

YCCC Faculty

Cornerstones of Governance Survey Results, 2014 - 2018
Results of the Governance Taskforce Survey, November 2020
YCCC Governance Charter
Includes College Cabinet membership and committee assignments for 2021 - 2022, plus the YCCC Governance Request for Consideration form.
Sample: Curriculum Standards Committee, Draft Minutes 10_13_2021
Student Senate Constitution/Bylaws

Standard Eight - Educational Effectiveness

Institutional Assessment

YCCC's Assessment webpages

Assessment Workshops & Trainings, 2020 - present
Working to create a culture of assessment through professional development
Creating a Culture of Assessment at YCCC
Includes assessment readiness data profiles and the historical inventory of assessment, 2001 - 2019.

Institutional Effectiveness Checklist: Academic Programs
Survey to determine assessment readiness
Institutional Effectiveness Checklist: Co-curricular Departments
Survey to determine assessment readiness

Institutional Assessment Plan, 2019 - 2021
Assessment Scorecard, AY 20/21
Updated, 10/18/2021
Institutional Assessment Plan, AY 21/22
Draft, to be discussed at the October 14, 2021 meeting

Assessment Conferences

Assessment Conference Report
This form has been operationalized and is in current use.

Sample: Y3C Con: Assessment Conference Report, May 2020
Using the Assessment Conference Report template
Sample: Assessment Conference Report: Joint Program Advisory Committee Meeting, 2020
New report format using Weave, our new assessment management platform

Assessment Committee

Assessment Committee Bylaws
Sample: Assessment Committee Agenda
for the October 14, 2021 meeting
Assessment Manual
Links repaired.
Assessment Committee End-of-Year Report, May 2020
Assessment Committee End-of-Year Report, May 2021

Program Learning Outcomes Assessment

Status of Program Learning Outcomes, Curriculum Mapping & Assessment Planning
Curriculum Map/Assessment Plan template
Academic programs
Sample: Precision Machining Technology curriculum map/assessment plan
YCCC Assessment Schedule
Lists signature assignments and artifacts aligned to learning outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes Assessment Inventory, 2020 - 2021
All assessment data for all programs, Fall 2020 - Summer 2021
Sample: Culinary Art: AY19/20 Assessment Report
From Weave, our assessment management platform
Sample: Closing the Loop on your Spring 2021 Assessment Data
Example of the semester-end email sent to department chairs and instructors

General Education Learning Outcomes Assessment

MCCS Assessment of General Education Learning Domains Schedule
General Education Learning Outcomes Assessment, AY 20/21
Includes collaborative efforts in the design of signature assignments and shared rubrics across multiple sections of ENG 112, MAT 118, PSY 101, BIO 106, and PHI 102.
Humanities rubric data
For the General Education Learning Outcomes Assessment, AY 20/21 report
Writing rubric data
For the General Education Learning Outcome Assessment, AY 20/21 report

Program Review

Co-curricular & Administrative Assessment

Counseling & Wellness Assessment Plan, 2020
Student Success Commons assessment plan, 2021-2022
Draft, presenting at the Oct. 14, 2021 Assessment Committee meeting
Sample: Online Quality Scorecard, 2020
The Online Learning Committee conducts this assessment (developed by the Online Learning Consortium) every two years.