Accreditation
Timeline and Related Documents
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Timeline Detail of CR's Accreditation Work
2011-2012
- In July 2011, CR submited an Accreditation Self-Study Report in Support of Reaffirmation of Accreditation.
- In October 2011, CR submitted a letter to the ACCJC to update the Commission on work completed after the report had been file.
- A 13-member Accreditation Visit Team came to the college during the week of October 17, 2011 to conduct a comprehensive visit in support of reaffirmation of Accreditation.
- In January 2012, the ACCJC took action to place College of the Redwoods on Show Cause and to require that the College submit a Show Cause Report by October 15, 2012. The report will be followed by a visit of Commission representatives.
| 2011-2012 Accreditation Documents | ||
| CR Reports | ACCJC Visiting Reports | ACCJC Actions |
| ACCJC Visiting Team Report (December 2011) |
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2010-2011
- In October 2010, CR submitted an Accreditation Follow-up report to address the 2009 Recommendation regarding Leadership and Governance.
- On November 22, 2010, Dr. John Nixon and Dr. Norval Wellsfry visited the college to verify the progress stated in the October 15 Follow-Up Report.
- In January, 2011, the ACCJC took action to adopt a new recommendation, as follows:
"In order to improve institutional effectiveness through acitons and decisions affecting programs, services, and resource allcoation, the team recommends that the college use and follow its established policies and processes for planning and evaluation." (Standard I.B. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6)
| 2010-2011 Accreditation Documents | ||
| CR Progress Reports | ACCJC Visiting Reports | ACCJC Actions |
| November 22, 2010 ACCJC Evaluation Team Report |
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2009-2010
- In October 2009, CR submitted an Accreditation Follow-up report to address two recommendations: Program Review (2008); and Leadership and Governance (2009).
- On October 20 and 21, 2009, Dr. Marie Smith and Mr. James Barr visited the college to verify the progress stated in the October 15 Follow-Up Report.
- In December, 2009 CR submitted an Accreditation Follow-Up Report Addendum to provide information to the Commission about more recent activities.
- In January, 2010, the ACCJC acted to remove the college from warning, with the requirement that the college complete a Follow-Up report by October 15, 2010. That report will be followed by a visit of Commission representatives. The follow-up report should demonstrate the institution's resolution of one remaining recommendation.
| 2009-2010 Accreditation Documents | ||
| CR Progress Reports | ACCJC Visiting Reports | ACCJC Actions |
| Accreditation Response Report (October 15, 2009) |
Follow-up report to the 10/20/09-10/21/09 ACCJC Visit |
ACCJC Action Letter (January 29, 2010) |
| Accreditation Evidence (October 15, 2009) |
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| Accreditation Addendum Report (December 11, 2009) |
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2008-2009
- In October 2008, CR submitted a focused midterm report to address the one remaining recommendation for which substantial progress must be shown (Recommendation 5).
- On Dec. 5, 2008, Dr. Barbara Beno and Dr. Marie Smith visited the college to check progress on this remaining recommendation.
- In January, 2009, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) met again and removed CR from sanction but requested an additional report with a scheduled follow-up visit to confirm ongoing progress.
- A follow-up report was submitted to the ACCJC on April 1, 2009.
- On April 9, 2009, CR’s Academic Senate sent a protest letter to the upcoming visiting team claiming that the draft of the CR Education Master Plan submitted on December 31, 2008, was "seriously flawed" and had "not been widely discussed and did not have broad-based support." This letter and Dr. Marsee’s response, explaining that the Academic Senate misrepresented the level of faculty and administrative participation in college planning and decision-making, are available on CR’s Leadership and Governance page.
- On April 17, 2009 Dr. Marie Smith and Dr. James Barr visited CR to verify the progress stated in the April 1 follow-up report.
- In June, 2009 the Commission took action to place CR back on warning status and requested a follow-up report, due October 15, 2009, to address the institution’s resolution of two recommendations.Â
2007-2008
- A written progress report was sent to the commission on Oct. 12, 2007 to meet an Oct. 15, 2007 deadline.
- On November 5, 2007, the ACCJC sent a Visitation Team, comprised of Dr. Steven Kinsella, Superintendent-President of Gavilan College and Dr. Lori Gaskin, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Student Affairs of Lake Tahoe Community College. They interviewed many people from many different areas of the college and verified the documentation that went into our progress report. The Visitation Team submitted its report to the Commission on Dec. 5.
- CR subsequently submitted additional documentation to the ACCJC in an Addendum on Dec. 10.
- After the commission met in January 2008, CR was continued on Warning, noting that CR had made substantial progress, but had not yet made sufficient progress on all recommendations.
- CR submitted another progress report to the commission on April 1, 2008, followed by another visit on April 4, 2008.
- Prior to the comission's meeting in June, CR submitted another Addendum.
- In June 2008, the commission removed the Probationary Status and upgraded the college to Warning Status.
| 2007-2008 Accreditation Documents | ||
| CR Progress Reports | ACCJC Visiting Reports | ACCJC Actions |
| CR Progress Report (October 15, 2007) |
ACCJC Visiting Team Report (November 5, 2007) |
ACCJC Action Letter (January 31, 2008) |
| CR Progress Report (April 2008) |
ACCJC Visiting Team Report (April 2008) |
ACCJC Action Letter (June 2008) |
2006-2007
- CR was required to submit a second progress report by March 15, 2007 followed by a commission team site visit in April 2007.
- The commission met in June and made its decision to place CR on Probation Status. The recommendations below are the four areas of concern the commission stated CR needs to correct before it can receive full re-accreditation status
- Recommendation 1 (2005): The team recommends that the college develop and implement a means of systematic, collaborative, and evidence-driven program review for all instruction, students services, and institutional support areas. In order to assure maximum effectiveness, such reviews should be conducted on a regular cycle that links the findings to annual planning processes for all programs and services.
- Recommendation 5 (2005): The team recommends that the district improve its planning processes to include: the development of a long-range educational plan; the development of a facilities master plan; and the development of an information technology plan. It is further recommended that the district develop a long-range financial planning process to provide early notice of structural imbalances between revenue and expenditures; to identify resources needed to adequately support changes in technology systems, facilities, and enhancement to student support systems; and to regulate the pace of changes consistent with available funds.
- Recommendation 6 (2005): The team recommends that the college develop a financial plan that will accomplish the following goals: Respond to declining revenue resulting from the loss of full-time equivalent students, establish a prudent and sufficient unrestricted general fund balance reserve, address changes in annual expenditures to assure that such expenditures are equal to or less than available resources.
- Recommendation 7 (2005): The team recommends that the college improve its capacity for collaborative and data-driven decision-making. Such decision-making should incorporate broad-based participation, use of qualitative and quantitative data, and establish appropriate measures of effectiveness
2006-2007 Accreditation Documents CR Progress Reports ACCJC Visiting Reports ACCJC Actions CR Progress Report
(March 15, 2007)ACCJC Visiting Team Report
(April 2007)
2005-2006
- A nine-member accreditation team made a site visit to CR Oct. 18 through Oct. 20, 2005.
- After the team submitted its report to the commission, CR was notified in February 2006 that it had been placed on warning status.
- A progress report was submitted by CR on March 15, 2006.
- Following a team site visit, CR was continued on warning by a commission decision in June 2006.
| 2005-2006 Accreditation Documents | ||
| CR Progress Reports | ACCJC Visiting Reports | ACCJC Actions |
| CR Self-Study Report (July 2005) |
ACCJC Visiting Team Report (October 2005) |
ACCJC Action Letter (January, 2006) |
| ACCJC Visiting Team Report (April 2006) |
ACCJC Action Letter (June 2006) |
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