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Tidewater Community College and CAS –The Basics of Program
Self-evaluation in Community College Student Affairs
Dr. Dennis GregoryAssociate Professor of Higher Education
Old Dominion University
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Introduction to CASCAS Mission
• Promulgate standards and guidelines for practice and preparation
• Promote assessment in educational practice
• Promote the use of standards in practice
• Promote quality assurance within higher education
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CAS Principles: Students and Their Institutions
• Student is considered as a unique, whole person
• Institutional environments shape learning• Responsibility for learning rests with the
student• Institutions provide opportunities for learning• Institutions reflect society and its diversity
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CAS Principles: Diversity and Multiculturalism
• Institutions embrace diversity and eliminate barriers that impede student learning
• Justice and respect for differences bond individuals to community
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CAS Principles: Organization, Leadership, and Human Resources
• Leadership is essential for institutional success
• Institutional success is related to clarity of mission
• Qualifications of staff members is tied directly to quality of educational programs and services
• Leaders possess sound educational preparation and experience
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CAS Principles: Health Engendering Environments
• Educational programs and services prosper in benevolent environments that provide students with appropriate levels of challenge and support.
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CAS Principles: Ethics
• Educational service providers provide impeccable ethical behavior in their professional and personal lives
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CAS Purpose
• Beliefs about excellence require that all programs and services in institutions of higher education function at optimum levels
• Beliefs about collaboration require that all programs and services be accomplished in concert by students and educators
• Beliefs about ethics require that all programs and services be carried out in an environment of integrity and high ideals. Continued
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CAS Purpose, Slide 2
• Beliefs about student development require that the student be considered as a whole person in the context of a diverse population and a diversity of institutions, that outcomes of education be comprehensive, and that the total environment be structured to create opportunities for student involvement and learning.
Continued
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CAS Purpose, Slide 3
• Beliefs about responsibility require that the institution recognize the rights and responsibilities of students as its citizens and that it provide an array of resources and learning opportunities that enable students to exercise their responsibility to take full advantage of them.
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The CAS Approach to Self-Regulation and Self-Assessment
The essential elements of self-regulation include:
• Institutional culture that values involvement of all its members in decision making
• Quality indicators that are determined by the institution
• Use of standards and guidelines in quality assurance
Continued
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The CAS Approach to Self-Regulation and Self-Assessment, Slide 2
• Collection and analysis of data on institutional performance
• Commitment to continuing improvement that presupposes freedom to explore and develop alternative directions for the future
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Putting the CAS Standards to Work
• Establish and prepare the self-study team• Conduct the self-study• Identify and summarize evidence• Identify discrepancies• Determine appropriate corrective action• Recommend action for program
enhancement• Prepare an action plan
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Other Uses of CAS Standards
• Program establishment
• Staff development
• Academic preparation
• Credibility
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Council for Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
CAS Authority
– 36 member associations
– Representing 100,000 professionals in higher education
– 2004 was 25th Anniversary
– Blends academic affairs, student affairs, and service units
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Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
Types of Evaluation Processes
• Certification• Best Practice• Accreditation• Registry• Licensure• Self-Assessment
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Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
CAS Terminology
-- Functional Area
-- Standard
-- Guideline
-- Components for rating
-- Quality assurance
-- Compliance
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FALDOs
Frameworks for Assessing Learning and Development Outcomes
•Provide clarity on learning domains
•Guide assessment activities with questions and instruments
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Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
Process for Self-Assessment
1. Assemble Team
2. Understand Self Assessment
3. Understand Standards & Guidelines
4. Gathering evidence and conduct rating
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35 Standards and Guidelines• Academic Advising
• Admissions Programs
• Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Programs
• Campus Activities
• Campus Information and Visitor Services
• Campus Religious and/or Spiritual Programs
• Career Services
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35 Standards and Guidelines
• Clinical Health Services
• College Honor Societies
• College Union
• Commuter and Off-Campus Living
• Conference and Event Programs
• Counseling Services
• Disability Support Programs
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35 Standards and Guidelines
• Distance Education Programs
• Education Abroad Programs and Services
• Financial Aid
• Fraternity and Sorority Advising
• Health Promotion Services
• Housing and Residential Life programs
• International Student Programs
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35 Standards and Guidelines
• Internship Programs
• Learning Assistance Programs
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Programs
• Masters Degree Preparation Programs
• Multicultural Student Programs
• Orientation Programs
• Outcomes Assessment and Program Evaluation
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35 Standards and Guidelines
• Recreational Sports Program
• Registrar Programs and Services
• Service Learning Programs
• Student Conduct Programs
• Student Leadership Programs
• TRIO and Other Educational Opportunity Programs
• Women Student Programs
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35 Standards and Guidelines
More to Come
Campus Police and Security
ProgramsStudent Media Programs, etc.
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Contextual Statement
Instructions
Self-Assessment Instrument
Evaluation Forms
Complete Document
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Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
Recognizing a Standard
- Printed in BoldBold type
- Uses the “must” verb
- Uses the “shall” verb
- Required of all institutions
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Recognizing a Guideline
- Appears as regular text
- Uses the “may” verb
- Uses the “should” verb
- Clarifies or amplifies a standard
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Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
Evaluative Data
* Qualitative
* Quantitative
* Where are all the sources for the data
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Council for the Advance of Standards in Higher Education
Process for Self-Assessment(continued)
5. Gather consensus
6. Document strengths and deficiencies
7. Prepare plan of action
8. Write the report
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Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education
Advantages of Self-Assessment
• Internally driven
• Supports staff development
• You are in the best position to evaluate your programs and services
• Recognition and rewards are made locally
• Develops a shared vision among various constituents
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