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Accrediting commission removes CR from probation status
By Paul DeMark, Dir., Communications and Marketing
Jul 9, 2008, 09:45

College of the Redwoods received notice on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 that it had been removed from probation status and placed on warning by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) following the commission’s annual June meeting.

“We are pleased with CR’s change of status from probation to warning,” CR President Jeff Marsee said. “We understand that this is a normal course of events for many California community colleges that have been placed on probation. It is important for the community to understand that during this period, CR continues to be fully accredited by the commission as it has been during the past two years while on warning or probation status.

“At no time did the accrediting commission criticize the academic excellence of its faculty or the services provided to the community,” Marsee added. “I appreciate the tremendous effort exerted by former CR Interim President Tom Harris along with the faculty and staff over the past year to address the areas of concern cited by the commission. It is our expectation that CR will be removed from warning status quickly.”

When CR was notified in February 2006 by the ACCJC that it had been placed on warning status, there were four areas of concern the commission identified. After the June meeting, the ACCJC singled out one remaining recommendation for the college to address.

Specifically, the commission said CR must improve its planning processes to include: the development of a long-range educational master plan; the development of a facilities master plan; and the development of an information technology plan. It also recommended that CR develop a long-range financial planning process to provide early notice of structural imbalances between revenue and expenditures.

ACCJC President Barbara Beno in her letter to CR said in regard to this last recommendation that the college had demonstrated “the institutional foundation and momentum are in place for continued progress and quick resolution of these remaining deficiencies.”

CR Board of Trustees President George Truett said, “The board is pleased the commission recognized the excellent progress in meeting the recommendations and we have full confidence that new CR President Jeff Marsee along with faculty, staff and students will continue their excellent work to resolve any areas of concern.”

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