Writing the Compliance Certification

The Task of the

President’s Cabinet

Three Planned Drafts

1. Spring 2005

2. Summer 2005

3. Fall 2005

First Draft

Due March 1, 2005 to Alisa Rough Draft – just write it Quick Audit – be honest and forthright Identify college deficiencies in a) practice and

in b) documentation or evidence. State corrections that are needed and by

when.

Preparation to Write

Read!1. The Principles of Accreditation- develop a

deep understanding of what is required p. 13

2. The Handbook of Reaffirmation… Part II; Appendices A, C, D Especially Appendix D – our canon Review the HCC Reaffirmation Site –

Bookmark it!

What is to be done

1. A judgment of compliance with the requirement/standard

2. Narrative supporting the judgment

3. Roster of supporting documentation

Three judgments of compliance1. Compliance

2. Partial Compliance

3. Non-Compliance The latter two will require action plans in the

final draft. Examples – Appendix C (2)

Narrative

A compelling case supporting the judgment of compliance

Predicated on documented evidence Summarize and interpret lengthy

documentation Evidence is a coherent, focused, cogent body

of information Evidence draws from multiple indicators

Evidence must be…

Reliable Current Verifiable Coherent Objective Relevant Representative

Documentation

Within the narrative, follow an assertion with a parenthetical citation

All documents cited in the narrative are listed again in a Documentation section

Sources of documentation p. 15, Appendix D

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