Contents
Cal Poly Pomona

WASC Accreditation Timeline

Summer 2006

Capacity & Preparatory Review

  • Institutional Proposal submitted and accepted by WASC
  • Develop understanding of the Capacity & Preparatory Review process and requirements

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Finalize university learning outcomes

Fall 2006

Capacity & Preparatory Review

  • Analysis of Prioritization & Recovery criteria, relating to WASC themes and standards
  • Develop outlines for reflective essays

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Study and discuss Institutional Proposal
  • Develop understanding of WASC accreditation process
  • Develop understanding of the Educational Effectiveness concept

Winter and Spring 2007

Capacity & Preparatory Review

  • Continue development of reflective essays structure and content
  • Participate in WASC annual meeting to develop further understanding of processes

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Develop plan for disseminating university learning outcomes
  • Group the 13 university learning outcomes together into 4-5 easy-to-use categories
  • Develop plan for campus-wide educational effectiveness showcase, February 2008
  • Participate in WASC annual meeting to further develop understanding of WASC process and educational effectiveness concept

Summer 2007

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Begin to implement plans for educational effectiveness showcase
  • Develop and submit budget request

Fall 2007

Capacity & Preparatory Review

  • Present campus WASC processes, committees and timelines at Fall Conference
  • Participate in campus community discussions of Prioritization and Recovery reports
  • Begin assembly of data exhibits and supporting information
  • Complete drafts of reflective essays – based on three themes for campus review:  Institutional Excellence; Student Success; Evolution of the Teacher-Scholar
  • Distribute essay drafts to primary contributors for correction or enhancement

Fall 2007

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Implement plan for dissemination of university learning outcomes
  • Initiate campus-wide discussion and feedback on groupings of university learning outcomes
  • Contribute to programs (Fall Conference, Faculty Center, etc.) to increase understanding of educational effectiveness concept
  • Contribute to programs (Fall Conference, Faculty Center, etc.) to promote participation in educational effectiveness showcase
  • Revise timeline and establish goals for 2007-08

January 2008

Capacity & Preparatory Review

  • Update thematic essay drafts based on comments from primary contributors
  • Prepare to solicit feedback on thematic essays’ content through focus groups
  • Outline an introductory essay to begin the C&PR report

February 2008

Capacity & Preparatory Review

  • Complete data exhibits
  • Analyze data with respect to capacity and themes
  • Complete focus groups for feedback on thematic essays and related data
  • Participate in “Achieving Out Mission:  Stories of Successful Leaning” to solicit feedback on data and thematic essays
  • Draft introductory essay

March 2008

Capacity & Preparatory Review

  • Revise thematic essays
  • Distribute and solicit feedback on introductory essay
  • Retain and begin work with a writer to prepare finished report
  • Develop enhanced web presence with links to data and supporting information

 Winter 2008

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Participate in educational effectiveness showcase
  • Provide input to C&PR committee for report
  • Review Questions for Institutional Engagement and Criteria for Review
  • Discuss potential foci for the 5 Educational Effectiveness Report essays

April and May 2008

Capacity & Preparatory Review

  • Distribute completed draft Capacity & Preparatory Review report for campus comment
  • Engage campus community in a discussion of current and future capacity challenges
  • Continue web development

June 2008

Capacity & Preparatory Review

  • Complete Capacity & Preparatory Review report
  • Complete web development

Spring 2008

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Assess educational effectiveness showcase
  • Provide input to C&PR committee for report
  • Participate in WASC annual meeting
  • Review Questions for Institutional Engagement and Criteria for Review
  • Discuss potential foci for the 5 Educational Effectiveness Report essays

Summer 2008

Capacity & Preparatory Review

Submit Capacity & Preparatory Review report by July 14 due date

Prepare for Capacity & Preparatory Review team visit

Summer 2008

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Support development of C&PR report
  • Initiate planning for educational effectiveness event winter 2009
  • Develop and submit budget request

Fall 2008

Capacity & Preparatory Review

  • Join the Steering Committee in hosting the Capacity & Preparatory Review team visit

Fall 2008

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Support C&PR review team visit
  • Contribute to programs (Fall Conference, Faculty Center, etc.) to promote participation in educational effectiveness showcase
  • Revise timeline and establish goals for 2008-09
  • Initiate campus-wide discussion and feedback on proposed foci for the Educational Effectiveness Report essay
  • Identify relevant evidence sources to address proposed foci for the EE Report essay

Winter and Spring 2009

Capacity & Preparatory Review

  • Review Capacity & Preparatory Review visiting team report

Winter and Spring 2009

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Review C&PR visiting team report
  • Finalize foci of the EE Report essays
  • Participate in educational effectiveness showcase
  • Assess educational effectiveness showcase
  • Participate in WASC Annual Meeting
  • Outline Educational Effectiveness Report essays
  • Initiate campus-wide discussions and feedback on outlines
  • Collect evidence to address foci of Educational Effectiveness Report essay

Summer 2009

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Develop and submit budget request
  • Draft Educational Effectiveness Report essay

Fall 2009

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Initiate campus-wide discussions and feedback on drafts

Winter and Spring 2010

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Respond to feedback and revise essays

Summer 2010

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Submit Educational Effectiveness Report
  • Prepare for Educational Effectiveness Review
  • Develop and submit budget request

Fall 2010

Educational Effectiveness Review

  • Educational Effectiveness Review team visit