Kaua‘i community college

Dialogue

The college engaged in extensive dialogue when developing the program review process and has continued to do so for strategic planning, assessment, and other issues that arise. The forums for these discussions are division meetings, committee meetings, college council meetings, and college-wide meetings on Fridays. Some examples of college conversations that have occurred this past year are a discussion about remedial and developmental education on the campus, a presentation on the Kaua‘i County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies Plan by the Mayor’s Office, and self study input sessions.

Program reviews brought about more awareness of the need for data and other evidence to guide improvement. The college looks for data to guide change and makes that data available on the website or intranet site, CampusDocs. Input from constituents is also sought via surveys and focus groups. Constituent groups include students, employers, other faculty, or staff. Faculty and staff within each program have the direct responsibility to produce the program reviews and annual updates. The need for evidence is firmly embedded in the college. The next challenge is to improve the ability of all members of the campus to understand and use the data to improve decisions.

Institutional Integrity

Institutional integrity is achieved through consistency in the college’s publications such as the KCC catalog, the schedule of courses, the Student Advising sheets, the student handbook, the KCC website, etc. The Multi-Year Plan of Offerings, implemented in 2005, is a constant two-year plan of program offerings to guide schedule building and student advising. New Student Advising Sheets are scheduled to be completed in Fall 2006. The college has committed to maintaining the consistency by creating a new position to track changes from the curriculum committee and make sure that all publications are up-to-date.

Academic honesty policies are clearly stated in the catalog, the student handbook, and other publications. The college follows hiring and employment practices with a regard for issues of equity and diversity. It provides training for all college personnel on selection and hiring, EEO/AA, diversity, disabilities, and has an EEO/AA coordinator to monitor these processes. The college has programs that assist special populations and personnel to support them such as counselors and an EEO/AA coordinator.
The Program Review/APRU process has been a major opportunity to honestly reflect upon the effectiveness and efficiency of each college program and service.
Self Study Calendar

Fall 2004	Date Scheduled/Completed
Steering committee formed.	September 13, 2004
Steering committee members attend ACCJC workshop.	September 14, 2004
Complete steering committee assignments.	October 14, 2004
Establish draft timeline.	November 5, 2004
Steering committee meet with administration.	November 5, 2004
Self Study groups meet and organize.	Fall 2004
Self Study groups analyze standards and determine data and evidence needed.	Ongoing during the Self Study.
Review last self study and interim reports.	Ogoing during the Self Study.
Spring 2005	Date Scheduled/Completed
Establish a central filing place for data and evidence.	January 2005
Steering committee groups work together to finalize evidence and data needed for their standards.	March 4, 2005
Steering committee groups to finalize their report/request for evidence and data and submit to administration.	March 15, 2005
Ongoing effort to gather evidence and data and organize at central filing.	Ongoing during the Self Study.
Fall 2005	Date Scheduled/Completed
Groups meet to review evidence and data to see if additional information is needed.	August 2005
Any possible campus survey questions need to be submitted to Ramona Kincaid.	September 30, 2005
Review data needs worksheet and continue to collect data and file. Familiarize groups with what is on file.	September 30, 2005
Groups start drafting report on their standard based on evidence gathered.	September 30, 2005
Group members submit their completed reports electronically for review by other members within the standard.	November 4, 2005
Groups incorporate comments and make revisions where appropriate.	November 4, 2005, to November 15, 2005
Groups submit final report electronically to standard co-chairs.	November 15, 2005
Standard chair submit finished draft of self study.	December 15, 2005
Spring 2006	Date Scheduled/Completed
Standard 1 Campus Conversation	January 27, 2006
Standard 2 Campus Conversation	February 3, 2006
Standard 2 Campus Conversation	February 10, 2006
Standard 3 Campus Conversation	February 17, 2006
Standard 4 Campus Conversation	February 24, 2006
Standard chairs evaluate other standards.	Start February 27, 2006
Standard chairs submit responses to other chairs.	April 1, 2006
Standard committees review and edit standard drafts based on suggestions from campus conversations and submit.	April 28, 2006
Steering committee chairs meet to review drafts and submit to editor.	May 12, 2006
Summer 2006	Date Scheduled/Completed
Review final draft before submission to printers.	Date to be determined.
Send final report to printers and post to website.	June 2006
Submit to Board of Regents.	June 2006
Board of Regents’ approval.	July 2006
Fall 2006	Date Scheduled/Completed
Fall convocation final report to campus.	August 14, 2006
Final preparations for team visit.	September 2006
Team visit.	October 2006
Please note that the above dates are tentative.