Spanish-American
Institute
CEA Self-Study Plan
I. Name of Institution, Mission, Accreditation
Type, and Organizational Structure
Name
of Institution: Spanish-American Institute
IV. Steering and Standards Committees
V. Self-Study Resource Commitments
I.
Name of Institution, Mission, Accreditation Type, and Organizational
Structure
Name of Institution: Spanish-American
Institute
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Mission:
(note: The following institutional
mission statement will be reviewed as part of the Self-Study process.) The Spanish-American Institute’s mission is to provide effective skills training to individuals seeking entry-level office employment. Philosophy—the Institute serves a largely foreign-born population which faces a double challenge: · to acquire entry-level office skills in keyboarding, accounting, computer operation and · to improve English language ability. The Institute believes that students who can anticipate progress on both fronts from the start of classes are more likely to begin and to successfully complete training. Courses and programs at the Spanish-American Institute permit an individual to pursue these two goals simultaneously. Objectives—The Institute implements this philosophy through: · the establishment and maintenance of an effective faculty · the development of business, computer, and language courses and programs · the integration of a varied English as a Second Language course sequence. |
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Type of Accreditation Sought: The Institute seeks CEA programmatic accreditation for its English-Plus course of study. ESL-Plus is a full-time course of study for F-1 visa students.
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Organizational Structure: The Spanish-American Institute is a not-for-profit postsecondary institution licensed by the New York State Education Department as a registered business school. The following organization chart shows lines of responsibility:
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II. Self-Study
Coordinator
Carolyn Prager, Dean of Academic Affairs
(212) 921-4729
III. Self-Study
Timelines
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2011 SC= Steering Committee; SSP=Self-Study Plan;
SSR=Self-Study Report; SSC=Self-Study Coordinator; SSSC=Self-Study Standard
Committee |
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Activity |
People Responsible |
Dates |
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Appoint Steering Committee
(SC) |
D. Ferraro, President |
July, 2011 (done) |
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1st SC meeting
to plan for self-study and appoint Self-Study Coordinator (SSC) |
D. Ferraro, P. Schiffman,
T. Schwenke, C. Prager |
July, 2011 (done) |
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SSC appoints Self-Study
Standards Committee (SSSC) chairs and members and assigns standard areas. |
C. Prager |
August, 2011 |
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Submit Self-Study Plan
(SSP) and target dates for site visit |
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August, 2011 |
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General meeting of faculty
and staff to discuss CEA accreditation process and SSP. |
D. Ferraro, C. Prager |
August 27, 2011 |
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1st meeting of each SSSC
with SSC to review assigned standards in depth, define needed documentation,
and develop work plan. SSC meets with SSSCs periodically to provide guidance
as needed |
C. Prager with each of 6
SSSCs |
September, 2011 |
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2nd meeting of each SSSC to
draft preliminary responses to SSC’s self-study prompts. SSC meets with SSSCs periodically to
provide guidance as needed |
C. Prager and each of 6
SSSCs |
By October 1, 2011 |
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SSC reviews preliminary
responses, compiles and shares with SC, and submits comments on preliminary
responses to SSSCs to provide guidance for 1st draft
preparation. . |
SSC and SC |
On or before October 15,
2011 |
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SSSCs meet to discuss
review of preliminary responses and prepare 1st draft of SSR. SSC meets with SSSCs periodically to
provide guidance as needed |
SSSCs |
By November 15, 2011 |
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SSC reviews 1st
drafts, compiles and shares with SC, and submits comments on 1st
draft to SSSCs to provide guidance for 2nd draft preparation |
SSC and SC |
by November 22, 2011 |
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SSSCs meet to review
comments on 1st draft and work on 2nd draft. SSC meets with SSSCs periodically to
provide guidance as needed. |
SSSCs |
by December 22, 2011 |
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2012 SC= Steering Committee; SSP=Self-Study Plan; SSR=Self-Study
Report; SSC=Self-Study Coordinator; SSSC=Self-Study Standard Committee |
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Activity |
People Responsible |
Dates |
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SSC reviews 2nd drafts,
compiles and shares with SC, and submits comments on 2nd draft to SSSCs
(including faculty/staff meeting comments) to provide guidance for final
draft preparation |
SSC, SC |
by January 15, 2012 |
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General meeting of faculty
and staff to discuss SSR work to date and provide additional input for final
revisions. |
President, SSC |
January 22, 2012 |
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SSSCs submit final draft to
SSC who compiles final report materials and submits to SC for review. |
SSSC, SSC, SC |
by February 15, 2012 |
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SSC compiles final SSR
document. |
SSC |
February 31, 2012 |
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Submit formal request for
site visit with preferred dates |
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February 15, 2012 |
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Submit Self-Study Report to
CEA |
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March 1, 2012 |
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Target date for site visit |
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May-June, 2012 |
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IV. Steering
and Standards Committees
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Steering Committee
Members: Dante V. Ferraro, President Paul Schiffman, Dean of
Students Thomas S. Schwenke, Dean of
Administrative Services Carolyn Prager, Dean of Academic Affairs and Self-Study Coordinator |
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Standards Committees |
Members |
Major Areas of Responsibility |
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1. Mission, Recruiting, and Student Complaints
(Standards 1, 7, and 10) |
1. Dante V.
Ferraro, President (Chair) Thomas Schwenke, Dean
of Administrative Services Paul Schiffman, Dean of
Students Ivellisse Rymer, Faculty
Student Services Associate and Accounting Teacher |
1. Committee Chair; also Resources Committee Chair Member; also Member of Mission
. . . , Resources, Student Services, and Student Achievement Committees Member; also Student
Services Committee Chair; Member of Resources and Mission . . . Committees Member |
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2. Curriculum (Standards 2, 8, 11) |
2. Carolyn
Prager, Dean of Academic Affairs (Chair) Nori Panganiban, English
Chair Bouchra Zohairi, Computer
Chair Freddie Ann Bush, Business
Chair Melvin Marcus, ESL Teacher Svetlana Shcheglova, ESL
Teacher |
2. Committee
Chair; also SS Coordinator; Chair of Curriculum, Faculty, and Student
Achievement Committees; Resources Committee Member Member; Member Member Member |
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3. Resources (Standards 4 and 5)
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3. Dante V.
Ferraro, President (Chair) Paul Schiffman, Dean of
Students Thomas Schwenke, Dean of Administrative Services Carolyn Prager, Dean of
Academic Affairs |
3. Committee
Chair; also Chair of Mission . .
. Committee Member; also Student
Services Committee Chair; Member of Mission . . . Committee Member; also Member of
Student Services, Mission . . . , and Student Achievement Committees Member; SSC; also Chair of
Curriculum, Faculty, and Student Achievement Committees |
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4. Faculty (Standard: 3) |
4. Carolyn
Prager, Dean of Academic Affairs (Chair) Nori Panganiban, English
Chair Bouchra Zohairi, Computer
Chair Freddie Ann Bush, Business
Chair Svetlana Shcheglova, ESL
Teacher Melvin Marcus, ESL Teacher Yana Kiryeva, ESL Teacher |
4. Committee Chair; also SSC; Chair of Curriculum and Student
Achievement Committees; Resources Committee Member Member; also Curriculum and
Student Achievement Committee Member Member; also Curriculum and
Student Achievement Committee Member, also Curriculum and
Student Achievement Committee Member Member, also Curriculum
Committee Member Member |
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5. Student Services (Standard: 6) |
5. Paul
Schiffman, Dean of Students Thomas Schwenke, Dean of
Administrative Services Lyudmila Klavsen, Faculty
Student Services Associate Maria Machado, Faculty
Student Services Associates |
5. Committee Chair; also
Mission . . . and Resources Committees
Member Member; also Mission . . .
, Resources, and Student Achievement Committees Member Member Member |
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6. Student Achievement (Standard: 9) |
6. Carolyn
Prager, Dean of Academic Affairs Thomas Schwenke, Dean of
Administrative Services Nori Panganiban, English
Chair Bouchra Zohairi, Computer
Chair Freddie Ann Bush, Business
Chair Tetiana Bobrysheva, ESL Teacher Christian Gallardo,
Computer Teacher Zoryana Matichyk, ESL
Teacher and Faculty Student Services
Associate |
6. Committee
Chair; also SSC; Chair of
Curriculum and Faculty Committees; Resources Committee Member Member; also Mission . .
. and Resources Committees Member Member; also Curriculum and
Faculty Committees Member Member; also Curriculum and
Faculty Committees Member Member; also Curriculum and
Faculty Committees Member Member Member Member |
V. Self-Study
Resource Commitments
The Spanish-American Institute will provide the time, technical, clerical, and other support needed to undertake and complete the self-study.
Released Time and Compensation: The self-study coordinator and other staff will receive released time for meetings and other work connected with their self-study assignments. Faculty will receive compensation for meeting time and other work connected with their self-study assignments outside of their normal teaching schedules.
Faculty and Staff Meetings and Communication: The Institute will also hold at least two general faculty and staff meetings during the self-study process to discuss the accreditation process and the self-study committee report drafts. Full faculty and staff meetings are held on Saturdays. Faculty and non-senior staff participants receive compensation for attendance. To assure widespread input, self-study drafts will be made available to faculty and staff with requests for comments.
President’s Signature: Dante. V. Ferraro _________________________________
Date:___________________