The teams are composed of faculty members, staff and students.
They are focusing on eligibility requirements and the commission standards which include: I.A Mission, I.B Improving Institutional Effectiveness, II.A Instructional Programs, II.B Student Support Services, III.A Human Resources, III.D Financial Resources, and IV.B Board and Administrative Organization.
NMC said the teams have been using the ACCJC’s “Guide to Evaluating Institutions” to assist in answering questions specific to each commission standard.
In Jan. 2011, the ACCJC announced that the college would remain on show-cause status.
“Since then, members of the college community have been working diligently to demonstrate that the college fully complies with ACCJC’s eligibility requirements, fully meets ACCJC standards, addresses the recommendations from the commission, and resolves the areas of concern by the commission, which are: institutional autonomy from outside interference, institutional financial management and integrity, and institutional governance and accountability,” NMC said.
The college is expected to complete the show cause report that will be submitted to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges-ACCJC on March 15.
As part of the college’s effort to keep its stakeholders involved in the preparation of the show-cause report, it recently held an accreditation workshop for all faculty, staff and students to participate in the standard team reports, NMC said.
In the workshop, faculty, staff and students were divided into groups and each group was handed a section of the standard report.
Participants were tasked to read and evaluate the section and provide comments or suggestions.
NMC said the results of the small group discussions were then distributed to the designated standard team to review and incorporate the changes and or comments made by the groups.
NMC interim President Lorraine Cabrera said she appreciated the efforts of the teams.
“I am proud of all the contributions made by the staff, faculty and students to the report as well as the work that is being done by the standard teams in complying with accreditation eligibility requirements and meeting accreditation standards,” she said.
The college has posted copies of the WASC-ACCJC action letter, the show-cause report, and other documents on the Resource Documents page of the NMC website, www.nmcnet.edu, for the community to download and review.
