To see the brief letter, go to letter (a small pdf file).
Saddleback College, too, received similarly good news. Their Action Letter (pdf file) explains that the “Commission took action to accept [Saddleback’s Progress] report.”
The action in Saddleback’s case, however, is slightly less clean:
The Commission noted that in its response to Recommendation 3, Saddleback College stated it had "set the goal of August 22, 2008 to have a [single] SLO {Student Learning Outcome} and method of assessment documented for every active course." Since the Commission requires full compliance with all SLO-related standards by 2012, Saddleback College must accelerate its development of multiple SLOs in all courses if it expects to comply with the Commission requirement.
At 3:00 p.m. this afternoon, members of the Irvine Valley College community gathered in the Administration Building to mark the occasion with some thank-yous, punch and donuts.
It was plain to see that some of our administrators were very relieved indeed.
4:45:
Naturally, Chancellor Mathur has spammed the world with one of his typically self-serving congratulatory emails. As per usual, he kisses trustee ass whilst patting himself firmly on the back:
I would particularly like to thank Board President Don Wagner who served on the IVC Accreditation Committee and Immediate Past President of the Board Dave Lang who served on the Saddleback College Accreditation Committee for their solid leadership and time commitment in shepherding the best interests of the students, the Colleges and the District. This was indeed a collaborative process where many of us, including me, who read and reread the reports repeatedly and provided our input. [My emphasis.]
See that last sentence? Good GAWD.
