Reaffirmation of Accreditation 2024
Fall 2024 Site Visit
Foothill College is scheduled to have a focused site visit on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2024. The Open Forum is Monday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. in Room 8402. The Exit Forum is Tuesday, Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. in Room 8338. The peer review team will base their formative and summative evaluations from the college's Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER) that was submitted to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) in December 2023.
ACCJC Communication
- Confirmation of Peer Review Team Timeline
- Foothill College ISER Peer Review Team Members
- Core Inquires Report from the Peer Review Team
- Confirmation of Focused Site Visit
Organization
The ISER development process adopts a collaborative model involving all constituency groups. The Accreditation Steering Committee proposed an initial organizational model (with roles identified/defined) that was finalized after participatory governance feedback.
Activities Timeline
| DATE | ACTIVITY | TEMPLATES |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 21, 2021 | ISER Training Session | ACCJC Training Powerpoint |
| Feb. 11, 2022 | ISER Kick-Off | ISER Kick-Off Powerpoint |
| April 11, 2022 | Academic Senate ISER Organizational Structure | Organizational Structure Powerpoint |
| April 21, 2022 | ASFC ISER Presentation - Part I | ASFC Presentation - Part I |
| May 12, 2022 | ASFC ISER Presentation - Part II | ASFC Presentation - Part II |
| May 20, 2022 | ISER Training Retreat - Part I | Retreat Presentation - Part I |
| May 27, 2022 | ISER Training Retreat - Part II | Retreat Presentation - Part II |
| Sept. 8, 2022 | ISER Team Leads Kickoff | Team Lead Oboarding and Minutes |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | ISER Large Group Kickoff | Presentation and Minutes |
| Oct. 11, 2022 | ISER Lead Writers Kickoff | Writer Onboarding |
| Oct. 11, 2022 | ISER Team Leads Meeting | Presentation and Minutes |
| Oct. 12, 2022 | Quality Focused Essay (QFE) Town Hall - Part 1 |
QFE Part 1 Presentation Activity Form Please note, this video was created for the purpose of the QFE Town Hall hybrid event on Wednesday Oct. 12, 2022. Some language in the video will not be applicable to those viewing after Oct. 12th. |
| Oct. 25, 2022 | ISER Large Group Meeting | Presentation |
| Nov. 2, 2022 | Quality Focused Essay (QFE) Town Hall - Part 2 | QFE Part 2 Presentation |
| Nov. 3, 2022 | ISER Progress Meeting w/ACCJC | |
| Nov. 8, 2022 | ISER Large Group Meeting | Presentation |
| Nov. 15, 2022 | ISER Team Leads Meeting | Presentation |
| Nov. 18, 2022 | Governance Meeting | Presentation |
| Nov. 29, 2022 | ISER Large Group Meeting | Presentation |
| Dec. 6, 2022 | ISER Team Leads Meeting | Presentation and Minutes |
| Dec. 13, 2022 | ISER Large Group Meeting | Presentation |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Lead Writer Meeting | Presentation |
| Jan. 18, 2023 | ISER Team Admin Leads Meeting | Presentation |
| Sept. 20, 2023 | ISER Update (District Opening Day) | Presentation |
| Sept. 22, 2023 | ISER Update (College Opening Day) | Presentation |
| Oct. 2, 2023 | Accreditation Update (Board of Trustees) | Presentation |
| Oct. 2, 2023 | ISER Update (Academic Senate) | Presentation |
| Oct. 6, 2023 | ISER Update (Mission Informed Planning Council) | Presentation |
| Oct. 19, 2023 | ISER Update (Classified Senate) | Presentation |
| Nov. 2, 2023 | ISER Update (ASFC Campus Council) | Presentation |
| Dec. 11, 2023 | ISER Board Approval | |
| Dec. 15, 2023 | ISER Due to ACCJC | |
| March 6, 2024 | Meet & Greet w/Peer Review Team | |
| March 13, 2024 | Open Forum w/Peer Review Team | |
| Spring 2024 | Peer Team Review (formative review) | Core Inquiries Report |
| Oct. 2024 | Peer Team Review: Focused Site Visit (summative review) | Final Report |
| Jan. 2025 | Commission Decision |
ISER Team Leads
Standard I: Mission, Academic Quality and Institutional Effectiveness, and Integrity
- Kurt Hueg, Interim Vice President, Instruction
- Rosa Nguyen, Instructor, Chemistry
Standard II: Student Learning Programs and Support Services
- Laurie Scolari, Vice President, Student Services
- Ram Subramaniam, Acting Associate Vice President, Instruction
- Voltaire Villaneuva, Instructor, Counseling
Standard III: Resources
- Jordan Fong, Instructor, Graphic & Interactive Design/Art
- Bret Watson, Vice President, Finance & Administrative Services
Standard IV: Leadership and Governance
- Dolores Davison, Instructor, History/Women's Studies
- Simon Pennington, Associate Vice President, College and Community Relations, Marketing and Communications
Quality Focused Essay
- Ajani Byrd, Dean, Institutional Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion
Lead Writers
- Katie Ha, Instructor, Supplemental Learning-Eng/ESL
- Kas Pereira, Instructor, Krause Center for Innovation (KCI)
Editors
- Vijayalakshmi Kalyanaraman, STEM Center, Chemistry
- Vanessa Smith, Marketing/Public Relations
