College submits accreditation report
David Leos
Issue date: 11/20/09 Section: News
But the recommendation that required the most attention was the refinement of planning process to insure Institutional Goals and Objectives.
Dr. Martinez indicated, "We were operating on an ongoing basis, but we didn't have the infrastructure for planning…The largest area was the planning process and how we link program review, resource allocation and planning together."
ART co-chair Joanna Downey said, "We now have a program planning mechanism…one of the things they [AACJC] wanted to see is better linkages between everything from our goals and objectives for each department; how that's linked to division; how that's linked to the campus; how's that's linked to student learning outcomes; how that's linked to student services…everything has to have sort of a big umbrella under planning and everything has to link to resources."
With the new guidelines and policies in place, Rio Hondo College stands fully committed to staying one step ahead in matters that involve its accreditation status.
Marketing and Communications Director Susan Herney indicated, "Accreditation is the guarantee that we give to our community, that we are doing a good job."
Regardless of the "warning" status given to the school by the AACJC and WASC, Rio Hondo remains and always has been a fully accredited learning institution.
The warning Rio Hondo received this January is, according to AACJCs website is the least severe on the scale of sanctions issued to all colleges it governs. The units earned at Rio Hondo are still fully transferable and at no time has Financial Aid eligibility ever been at risk to any student.
Dr. Martinez Jr. concluded in his October 2009 Presidential Update, "This report was the product of several months of deliberation and work by campus-wide committees that were formed to address the address the agency's recommendations. We have great confidence in the work of the Accreditation Response Team (ART) as well as the significant input by our Board of Trustees".
Dr. Martinez indicated, "We were operating on an ongoing basis, but we didn't have the infrastructure for planning…The largest area was the planning process and how we link program review, resource allocation and planning together."
ART co-chair Joanna Downey said, "We now have a program planning mechanism…one of the things they [AACJC] wanted to see is better linkages between everything from our goals and objectives for each department; how that's linked to division; how that's linked to the campus; how's that's linked to student learning outcomes; how that's linked to student services…everything has to have sort of a big umbrella under planning and everything has to link to resources."
With the new guidelines and policies in place, Rio Hondo College stands fully committed to staying one step ahead in matters that involve its accreditation status.
Marketing and Communications Director Susan Herney indicated, "Accreditation is the guarantee that we give to our community, that we are doing a good job."
Regardless of the "warning" status given to the school by the AACJC and WASC, Rio Hondo remains and always has been a fully accredited learning institution.
The warning Rio Hondo received this January is, according to AACJCs website is the least severe on the scale of sanctions issued to all colleges it governs. The units earned at Rio Hondo are still fully transferable and at no time has Financial Aid eligibility ever been at risk to any student.
Dr. Martinez Jr. concluded in his October 2009 Presidential Update, "This report was the product of several months of deliberation and work by campus-wide committees that were formed to address the address the agency's recommendations. We have great confidence in the work of the Accreditation Response Team (ART) as well as the significant input by our Board of Trustees".
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