ADULT SCHOOL Learning for Life SELF STUDY REPORT Western Association of Schools and Colleges for ABC Adult School 12254 Cuesta Drive, Cerritos, CA 90703 www.abcadultschool.edu February 6-8, 2017 Self Study Report Western Association of Schools and Colleges for ABC Adult School February 6-8, 2017 ABC Adult School 12254 Cuesta Drive Cerritos, CA 90703 www.abcadultschool.edu Preface In the six years since our last WASC report, ABC Adult School has been in a process of constant transition and renewal. With the passing of Assembly Bill (AB) 104 on July 1, 2015, the legislature provided the $500 million Adult Education Block Grant (AEBG) to the California Community College Chancellor’s Office to jointly work with the California Department of Education to expand and improve the delivery of educational services to adult learners across the state through the establishment of regional consortia of educational providers. Under AB 104, ABC Adult School is a proud member of PAACE (Partnership for Adult Academic and Career Education) consortium which includes Cerritos Community College, Downey Adult School, Norwalk-La Mirada Adult School, Bellflower Adult School, and ABC Adult School. The upcoming WASC accreditation will chart a new course for ABC Adult School, as the school is implementing its 3-year PAACE consortium plan during the WASC self-study years. ABC Adult School prides itself on the rigorous, standard-based programs we offer. We continue analyzing the data, looking at ways to improve our programs, and making our best efforts in completing the rigorous WASC self-study process during these Adult Education trying times. Our self-study began by conceptualizing our school’s Mission Statement and all of our students learning outcomes. We started the first chapter with the characteristics review of our school and the communities we serve. The second chapter presented the changes and the accomplishments of our school during this process. Following our success with the last accreditation, we retooled our instructional programs with the WASC standards. We differentiated the Expected School-wide Learning Outcomes (SLOs) to better support performance based student learning results. Blending the rigorous staff development and a conservative yet sound fiscal planning, ABC Adult School is now at the forefront of the new WASC guidelines. The School-wide Action Plan explained the education structures that will meet the school Mission Statement and will integrate Student Learning Outcomes into our daily instructions. Our self-study process has profoundly improved our services. WASC Accreditation is an ongoing process. It was clear to me that our stakeholders- our students, faculty, and community members were an integral part to the continued success of ABC Adult School. Our combined work informed the Action Plans that charted the course of the school for the last six years. The needs for Adult education are critical. Our stakeholders will continue to play an important part in our next six-years of innovation, education, and transformation. I look forward to implementing the school- wide Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and the role we will play in furthering the mission of ABC Adult School! Table of Contents Preface WASC Visiting Committee Members ABCUSD: Board of Education, District Cabinet Members and Adult School Administration Leadership Team and WASC Self-Study Co-Chairs Focus Group Members Home Group Members Institutional Advisory Committee Members Chapter I: Institutional, Community, and Student Characteristics Chapter II: Progress Report on Past Recommendations Chapter III: Self-Study Findings based on the WASC Postsecondary Criteria Criterion 1 Criterion 2 Criterion 3 Criterion 4 Criterion 5 Criterion 6 Criterion 7 Criterion 8 Criterion 9 Criterion 10 Chapter IV: Revising the School Action Plan Appendices Glossary of Acronyms Board of Education Member Information ABCUSD Organization Chart ABC Adult School Organization Chart Overview of Faculty Staff Survey Student Survey ABC Adult School Locations Map ABCUSD District Map Cuesta Campus Map Cabrillo Lane Campus Map ABC Adult School Mission Statement/SLOs Poster and Bookmark Sample ABC Adult School Fact Sheet 2015-2016 Sample Skills Reports WASC Visiting Committee Chair: Dr. Stephanie Houston Superintendent, Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa Regional Occupational Program Members: Mr. James Altuner Magnets Coordinator, Downtown Magnets LAUSD Mr. Dan Christensen Teacher, Chino Valley Adult School Dr. John Kerr Senior Director of Adult School, Baldwin Park Adult and Community Education Mrs. Olga H. Lopez Assistant Principal, South El Monte High School Ms. Elizabeth O’Shea-West Principal, Vista Adult School Ms. Alison Pickering Assistant Principal, Escondido Adult School ABC Unified School District Board of Education Members: Christopher Apodaca, President Soo Yoo, Vice President Leticia Mendoza, Clerk Olympia Chen, Member Lynda Johnson, Member Maynard Law, Member Sophia Tse, Member District Administration: Dr. Mary Sieu, Superintendent Dr. Susan Hixson, Assistant Superintendent - Human Resources Valencia Mayfield, Assistant Superintendent - Academic Services Toan Nguyen, Assistant Superintendent - Business Services/Chief Financial Officer Dr. Cheryl Bodger, Director of Schools Dr. Rhonda Buss, Director of Secondary Schools Dr. Colin Sprigg, Director of Information and Technology ABC Adult School Adult School Administration: Dr. PaoLing Guo, Principal Chuck Minear, Assistant Principal Nancy Pawlisz, Assistant Principal Ami Takanashi, Assistant Principal Natalie Maddox, Transition Counselor Winnie Wong, Financial Aid Coordinator ADULT SCHOOL Learning for Life Leadership Team Aasness, Janet Maddox, Natalie Rose, Jean George, Kathy - Retired Minear, Chuck Schultz, Rachelle Guo, PaoLing Murray, Kerri Takanashi, Ami Hernandez, Rudy Palacios, James Tabon, Todd Hom, Nancy Pawlisz, Nancy Wong, Winnie Jhun, Diane Pinedo, Mary WASC Self-Study Co-Chairs Kathy George - Retired Nancy Pawlisz Curriculum Focus Group Aasness, Janet, Faculty Kuo, Christine, Student Armiento, Carmen, Faculty Kuo, Min, Student Bao, Chit, Faculty Locnikar, Joanne, Faculty Brookler, Julie, Faculty Lou, Kimberly, Support Staff Campos, Vanessa, Support Staff Marseille, Luz, Support Staff - Retired Cham, Nancy, Faculty Murray, Kerri, Support Staff Chen, Chia-ling, Student Nguyen, Esther, Faculty Close, Barbara, Faculty Nguyen, Hahn, Support Staff Cohen-Doron, Jill, Faculty Ortega, Marta, Faculty Craig, Julie, Teacher Pawlisz, Nancy, Administration Elias, Lynda, Faculty Ramirez, Adriana, Support Staff Fattorini, Mercedes, Support Staff - Retired Salazar, Nattaly, Support Staff Gamble, Paula, Student Shui, Bing, Support Staff Hernandez, Irene, Support Staff Tabon, Todd, Faculty Hillstead, Lori, Faculty Uyeda, Sharon, Faculty Jackson, Janice, Support Staff - Retired Weston, Rynol, Support Staff Jang, Lily, Faculty Wilson David, Faculty Judy, Laurie, Faculty Zalena, Cartagena, Student Kholousi, Mitra, Faculty Instructional Program Focus Group Ablovatskaya, Nina, Faculty - Resigned Palacios, James, Support Staff Atkinson, Rebekah, Faculty Poirier, Brady, Faculty Caliz, Connie, Support Staff Reynolds, Cathy, Faculty - Resigned Cervantes, Carolyn, Faculty Reynolds, Wanda, Student Dichter, Barbara, Student Rodriguez, Thomas, Support Staff Doshay, Mona, Faculty Rose, Jean, Faculty Eble, Jolene, Student Sanchez, Natalie, Support Staff - Resigned Fonseca, Maribel, Faculty Schulz, Rachelle, Faculty Guo, PaoLing, Administration Skube, Margaret, Faculty Hobrecker, Silvana, Faculty Stenzel, Krista, Support Staff Jensen, Katie, Faculty Takhar, Bob, Faculty Kellogg, Jennifer, Faculty - Resigned Tehrani, Maria, Support Staff Kim, Jihyun, Support Staff - Resigned Till, Bob, Student Lakin, Sandy, Faculty Till, Karen, Student Lamoureux, Rosa, Faculty Torres, Jeanne, Support Staff Matus, Randi, Support Staff Wong, Winnie, Administration Normoyle, Mike, Faculty Zhu, Chong Li, Support Staff Oliveira, Christine, Faculty Zimmerman, Linda, Student Olivera, Nabawia, Faculty Student Support Services Focus Group Bair, Richard, Faculty Marseille, Robert, Faculty - Retired Burton, Frank, Support Staff Mata, Micah, Faculty Chen, James, Faculty Mendoza, Carmen, Student Cherry, Tony, Support Staff Navarro, Arnold, Support Staff Colvin, Deana, Support Staff Ngo, Grace, Support Staff Dennis, Karen, Faculty Olguin, Diana Contreras, Student DeVries, Evelyn, Faculty Park, Charlene, Faculty Gonzalez, Robert, Support Staff Peterson, Janice, Administration - Retired Grissom, Georgia, Faculty Quest, Jane, Faculty Huntsman, Sandy, Faculty - Retired Rodriguez, Laura, Support Staff Jhun, Diane, Faculty Saavedra, David, Faculty Johnson, Vicki, Faculty Shepherd, Jessie, Faculty Kane, JoDee, Faculty Suero, Mona, Faculty Kucera, Joyce, Faculty Tsai, Nancy, Faculty Li, Victor, Faculty - Resigned Vizcarra, Maria, Support Staff Lorusso, Virginia, Faculty Young, Bonnie, Support Staff Lubrino, Teresita, Faculty Yun, Chin Koo, Support Staff Use of Assessment Focus Group Alfaro, Luis, Support Staff Muto, Kevin, Faculty Barbosa, Rosalba, Faculty Paredes, Velia, Faculty Caballero, Larry, Faculty Payan, Felipe, Faculty - Resigned Cepeda, Armando, Faculty - Resigned Pena, Brenda, Faculty Echols, Elaine, Faculty Perez, Angie, Support Staff George, Kathy, Faculty Pinedo, Mary, Support Staff Hernandez, Rudy, Support Staff Quezada, Glenn, Faculty - Resigned Hernandez, Terridawn, Faculty Richey, Shelly, Faculty Hom, Nancy, Faculty Rodriguez, Jorge, Support Staff Kirkwood, Jody, Faculty Rojas, Wendy, Faculty