About OAC
Purpose of the Committee
The Outcomes and Assessment Committee (OAC) helps meet the assessment goals and objectives of continuous quality improvement. The Outcomes and Assessment Committee is a standing committee that supports the college’s mission by empowering, training and assisting administrators, faculty, and staff with the assessment process. The purpose of the committee is to:
- Provide vision and leadership for outcomes-based assessment
- Assist administrators, faculty, and staff with navigating the college’s assessment management system
- Provide administrators, faculty, and staff with regular updates and information about the field of outcomes-based assessment and its status at Chaffey College
- Develop policies and procedures for outcomes-based assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation
- Develop comprehensive training materials and professional development opportunities on outcomes-based assessment for administrators, faculty, and staff
- Provide administrators, faculty, and staff with assistance, resources, and support to implement outcomes-based assessment
- Ensure that Chaffey College is compliant with accrediting commissions guidelines for
student learning outcomes
Meets Standards for Accreditation
The Outcomes and Assessment Committee (OAC) is one of many support steering committees that helps ensure Chaffey programs meet standards of quality for degree and certificate requirements and of transfer institutions. The focus of the OAC is on the assessment of student learning outcomes, which are referenced throughout the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Handbook. Listed below are specific learning outcomes standards for accreditation that faculty and student support staff should be mindful of.
| STANDARD | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Standard I.B.2 Assuring Academic Quality and Institutional Effectiveness (Academic Quality) |
The institution defines and assesses student learning outcomes for all instructional programs and student and learning support services. |
| Standard I.C.4 Assuring Academic Quality and Institutional Effectiveness (Institutional Integrity) |
The institution describes its certificates and degrees in terms of their purpose, content, course requirements, and expected learning outcomes. |
| Standard II.A.3 Student Learning Programs and Support Services (Instructional Programs) |
The institution identifies and regularly assesses learning outcomes for courses, programs, certificates and degrees using established institutional procedures. The institution has officially approved and current course outlines that include student learning outcomes. In every class section students receive a course syllabus that includes learning outcomes from the institution’s officially approved course outline. |
| Standard II.A.11 Student Learning Programs and Support Services (Instructional Programs) |
The institution includes in all of its programs, student learning outcomes, appropriate to the program level, in communication competency, information competency, quantitative competency, analytic inquiry skills, ethical reasoning, the ability to engage diverse perspectives, and other program-specific learning outcomes. |
| Standard II.C.2 Student Learning Programs and Support Services (Student Support Services) |
The institution identifies and assesses learning support outcomes for its student population and provides appropriate student support services and programs to achieve those outcomes. The institution uses assessment data to continuously improve student support programs and services. |
Outcomes and Assessment Committee
| Representative | School/Area | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Picklesimer OAC Faculty Tri-Chair |
Language Arts | English |
|
Matt Morin |
Office of Workforce Innovations | Workforce Innovations |
|
Ariel Sales-Martinez |
Office of Institutional Research | Institutional Research |
|
Lissa Napoli |
Academic Senate and Instruction | Academic Senate |
| Brian Atkinson Part-Time Faculty Representative |
Business and Applied Technology | Accounting |
| Stephen Calebotta Faculty |
Language Arts | English |
| Daniel Jacobo Faculty |
Visual and Performing Arts | Broadcasting and Cinema |
|
Angela Burk-Herrick |
Curriculum Chair | Curriculum Office |
|
Jeff Laguna |
Health Sciences | Gerontology |
|
Julie Law |
Counseling | Counseling and Matriculation |
| Candice Piper Faculty |
Health Sciences | Vocational Nursing |
|
Lisa Pitts |
Geography | Math and Science |
|
Adeel Rizvi |
Physical Therapy Assistant | Health Sciences |
|
Melissa Sakoonphong |
Student Technology Integration & Innovation | Student Technology Integration & Innovation |
| Jasmeet Singh Faculty |
Mathematics and Science | Chemistry |
| Matthew Vincent Faculty |
Social and Behavioral Sciences | Psychology |
| Jane Warger Faculty |
Mathematics and Science | Earth Science/Geology |
