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<b><span style="color:#1F497D">Josh Adams, MBA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">1501 Mendocino Ave | Santa Rosa, CA | 95401</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">tel (707) 524-1731<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>From:</b> Rudolph, Mary Kay <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 16, 2015 14:57<br>
<b>To:</b> Rudolph, Mary Kay <mrudolph@santarosa.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: PRESS RELEASE: California Community Colleges Board of G overnors Unanimously Calls for Plan to Establish New Mod el for Accrediting System’s 113 Colleges<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">As many of you know, the Board of Governors had their vote today on the recommendations presented in the Accreditation Task Force Report commissioned by the Chancellor’s Office. As CIO and Accreditation
Liaison Officer for SRJC, I am forwarding the result of the vote to you.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Mary Kay<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"> Chief Instructional Officers <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Chancellor's Office of Communications<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 16, 2015 2:00 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> PRESS RELEASE: California Community Colleges Board of G overnors Unanimously Calls for Plan to Establish New Mod el for Accrediting System’s 113 Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">November 16, 2015</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt">Contact: Paul Feist<o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">California Community Colleges Board of Governors Unanimously Calls for Plan to
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Establish New Model for Accrediting System’s 113 Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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WALNUT, Calif.</i> – The California Community Colleges Board of Governors on Monday unanimously directed the state Chancellor’s Office to develop a new model for accrediting the system’s colleges and to report back in March 2016 on details and a timeline for
implementing the changes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The board approved a resolution citing the need to raise the professionalism of accreditation in California, stating that the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) has lost credibility with its peers and no longer
meets the current and anticipated needs of California community colleges.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The board also declared that the community college system’s establishment of a bachelor’s degree program and its strengthened transfer pathways, such as the Associate Degree for Transfer program, require peer review from four-year colleges
and universities to ensure top quality for students. The ACCJC does not accredit four-year institutions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“The Board of Governors is looking to the future needs of our colleges and striving to ensure the highest level of quality for the 2.1 million students we serve,” Board President Geoffrey L. Baum said. “There is widespread agreement among
faculty, staff, trustees and other leaders within our system that the current accreditation process needs significant improvement. We look forward to examining a proposal for change early next year.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A task force appointed by Chancellor Brice W. Harris concluded in a report released in August 2015 that the ACCJC had lost the confidence of the college system, noting disproportionately high and frequent sanctions imposed on California
colleges when compared to colleges in other regions of the country. <o:p></o:p></p>
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of 72 districts and 113 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year. Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education in English and math, and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions. The Chancellor’s Office provides
leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. For more information about the community colleges, please visit
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