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Cal Poly Pomona

Educational Effectiveness Sub Committee

Charge for the Educational Effectiveness Sub-Committee

1. The Special Themes model will be used for the Educational Effectiveness Report. The subcommittee will assist the Steering Committee in interpreting, clarifying, and refining: the topics for review, the areas of inquiry or researchable questions, and the methodology for engaging each topic.

2. Coordinate with the Capacity and Preparatory Review Subcommittee (CPRS), taking into account CPRS's identification of capacity-related issues that impact the Educational Effectiveness Review and assessment of readiness to undertake the Educational Effectiveness Review.

3. Define timelines and action steps for the completion of the Educational Effectiveness Review that meet the overall timing of the University's WASC accreditation process.

4. Prepare and submit the drafts Educational Effectiveness Report to the Cal Poly Pomona University WASC Steering Committee for finalization.

5. Demonstrate sustained engagement by Cal Poly Pomona University on the extent to which the campus fulfills its educational objectives.

6. Implement a process of inquiry and engagement to enable the Commission to make a judgment about the extent that the university fulfills its Core Commitment to Educational Effectiveness

7. In preparing the draft Educational Effectiveness Report, the subcommittee assures that the following are addressed:

  • review of the design and results of institutional efforts to evaluate effectiveness of educational programs;
  • examination of institutional practices for evaluating student learning;
  • development and sharing of good practices in using educational results to improve the process of teaching and learning;
  • examination of the alignment of institutional resources with activities designed to achieve the institution's educational objectives; and
  • promotion of sustained engagement with selected issues of Educational Effectiveness consistent with Commission Standards and identified and approved through the Proposal Review Process.

8. Assure that the Faculty is deeply involved in the design and implementation of the Educational Effectiveness Report and review process, as well as others at the institution connected to issues of Educational Effectiveness.

9. When the Educational Effectiveness Review moves to the site visit stage, the members of the subcommittee will serve as primary liaison with the Commission's Review Team. The subcommittee coordinates the audits designed to validate procedures and to verify the accuracy of data included in the Report. If additional feedback or information is requested, the subcommittee coordinates the response to the Commission.

10. When the Commission submits its team report to the Cal Poly Pomona University for comment before it is finalized, the subcommittee coordinates the review and input process, assuring that representative university-wide comment is received.

11. If applicable, coordinate the preparation of a formal written statement by Cal Poly Pomona University in response to the final report.

Version 3 - November 14, 2005