REEDLEY COLLEGE Institutional Self-Evaluation Report Support of Reaffirmation of Accreditation Submitted by: Reedley College 995 N. Reed Ave. Reedley, CA 93654 Submitted to: Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges January 3, 2018 Reedley College Self-Evaluation Report 2 | Page CERTIFICATION PAGE To: Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges From: Dr. Sandra Caldwell Reedley College 995 N. Reed Ave. Reedley, CA 93654 This Institutional Self-Evaluation Report is submitted to the ACCJC for the purpose of assisting in the determination of the institution’s accreditation status. I certify there were effective participation by the campus community, and I believe the Self- Evaluation Report accurately reflects the nature and substance of the institution. Signatures: __________________________________________________________________ (Dr. Sandra Caldwell, Chief Executive Officer) (Date) __________________________________________________________________ (Mr. John Leal, President, SCCCD Board of Trustees) (Date) __________________________________________________________________ (Dr. Paul Parnell, Chancellor, State Center Community College District) (Date) _________________________________________________________________ (Mr. Dale van Dam, Accreditation Liaison Officer) (Date) __________________________________________________________________ (Ms. Stephanie Curry, Academic Senate President) (Date) __________________________________________________________________ (Mrs. Kassandra Davis-Schmall, Classified Senate President) (Date) __________________________________________________________________ (Mr. Ernesto Duran, Associated Student Government President) (Date) Reedley College Self-Evaluation Report 3 | Page Table of Contents I. CERTIFICATION PAGE .................................................................................. 3 II. Table of Contents ................................................................................................ 4 III. Introduction ......................................................................................................... 5 IV. Standard I: Mission, Academic Quality and Institutional Effectiveness, and Integrity ........................................................ 44 IA. Mission ............................................................44 IB. Assuring Academic Quality and Institutional Effectiveness ..........................................................53 IC. Institutional Integrity .......................................69 V. Standard II: Student Learning Programs and Support Services ................................................................................................ 83 IIA. Instructional Programs ...................................83 IIB. Library and Learning Support Services ........110 IIC. Student Support Services ..............................117 VI. Standard III: Resources ................................................................................. 135 IIIA. Human Resources .......................................135 IIIB. Physical Resources ......................................152 IIIC. Technology Resources ................................161 IIID Financial Resources .....................................168 VII. Standard IV: Leadership and Governance .................................................. 188 IVA. Decision-Making Roles and Processes .......188 IVB. Chief Executive Officer ..............................202 IVC. Governing Board .........................................212 IV.D Multi-College Districts or Systems............238 VIII. Quality Focus Essay ........................................................................................ 253 IX. APPENDIX A-Evidence ................................................................................. 261 X. APPENDIX B-Glossary of Acronyms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................... 280 XI. APPENDIX C-Organizational Charts .......................................................... 289 XII. APPENDIX D-Functional Map ..................................................................... 294 Reedley College Self-Evaluation Report 4 | Page Introduction Accreditation & Institutional Effectiveness Committee Members and Writing Teams Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness Committee Members: Faculty (Co-Chair): Eileen Apperson Admin (Chair): Jan Dekker (2013-2017)/Dale van Dam (2017-2018) Admin: Sandra Caldwell Faculty: Amanda Taintor, James Druley, Julie Thurber, Linda Cooley, Stephanie Curry Classified: Emilie Gerety, Sarina Torres, Janice Offenbach ISER Writing Teams: Standard I: Mission, Academic Quality and Institutional Effectiveness, and Integrity Admin: Marie Byrd Harris Faculty: John Heathcote (lead) Linda Cooley, Jay Leech Classified: Janice Offenbach Student: Angela Aguirre Standard II: Student Learning Programs and Support Services Admin: Ganesan Srinivasan, Leticia Canales, Michelle Stricker Faculty: Jim Mulligan (lead), Julie Thurber, Jim Druley, Elaine Stamper, Joseph Lin, Jennifer Grey, Shivon Hess Classified: Katherine Guhin Student: Alejandro Garcia, Randy Mejia Standard III: Resources Admin: Donna Berry, Gary Sakaguchi Faculty: Amanda Taintor (lead), Brad Millar, Stephanie Curry Classified: Melanie Highfill, James Davis Student: Shanae Canales Standard IV: Leadership and Governance Admin: John Fitzer, Darin Soukup Faculty: Bill Turini (lead) Classified: Emilie Gerety Student: Brian Lange Reedley College Self-Evaluation Report 5 | Page ISER Timeline Date Activity Spring 2016 Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness Committee Chose Writing Team Leads and Members Writing Team Members began collecting evidence Fall 2016 Writing Team members submitted drafts of Standard responses Spring 2017 Accreditation and Institutional Effectiveness Committee and Standard Team Leads revised Standard responses Spring 2017 Draft Standard responses sent for Constituent Review Fall 2017 Final Constituent Approval November - December 2017 Board of Trustees Approval January 2018 Submit to ACCJC Reedley College History In a special meeting on May 24, 1926 the Board of Trustees of the Reedley Joint Union High School District voted unanimously to provide junior college courses of study for the 1926-27 academic year. On September 20, 1926 Reedley Junior College registered its first students. On that day, 30 students were given the opportunity to register for six course offerings. During the ensuing year, 51 students were enrolled on either a full-time or part-time basis. In 1936, a separate building on the Reedley High School campus was built to house the junior college administration and provide additional classrooms. This building was enlarged in 1941 to accommodate the increasing demands of the community. While the original Reedley Junior College was established to provide affordable lower division college training and enable students to remain at home for the first two years of the college and university period, the college added more courses each succeeding year outside of the traditional four- year college and university curricula. Thus, the title Reedley College was officially adopted July 1, 1946 to more properly reflect its broader range of functions. By the late 1940’s, the Reedley Joint Union High School District decided the College was ready to develop a separate campus and a separate identity. The Board began negotiations to purchase the current campus site at Reed and Manning Avenues, once a part of the historic Thomas Law Reed Ranch. In September 1956, the College moved to its present site. The campus has a 300-acre farm laboratory adjacent to its 72-acre site. The farm includes 220 acres of arable land, more than 40 acres of riparian wetlands and almost 35 acres dedicated to roads and structures. While primarily used for Agriculture and Natural Resources instruction, crop production, and the support of livestock, accessible portions of the farm are widely used by the community for recreational activities such as walking, hiking, and cycling. Reedley College Self-Evaluation Report 6 | Page On December 3, 1963, the voters of 17 high school districts passed a proposal to form one large junior college district including Reedley College and Fresno City College. Trustees were elected at the same election, and the College came under the supervision of the new board on July 1, 1964. This district was appropriately named the State Center College District and was later changed to State Center Community College District. In subsequent years, Reedley College’s influence expanded to several communities including Dinuba, Easton, Fowler, Kingsburg, Orange Cove, Orosi, Cutler, Parlier, Sanger, and Selma. In 1980, the name of the College was officially changed to Kings River Community College to better reflect the communities it served. The area served by the College continued to grow northward into the rural communities in the greater Fresno area. Serving communities as far- reaching as Clovis, Kerman, Madera, and Oakhurst between 1988 and 1992, Kings River Community College developed three centers that were functioning under the umbrella title of “the North Centers:” Clovis (later named “Willow International”), Madera, and Oakhurst. In 1998, the original name “Reedley College” was restored as a result of long-standing community wishes to return the name of the institution to the city within which the main