Spanish-American
Institute
CEA Self-Study Standards
Committees (SSSC)
August 26, 2011
To: Members, Resources (Administrative and Fiscal Capacity and Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies) Self-Study Standards Committee: Dante V. Ferraro,
Thomas Schwenke, Paul Shiffman, Carolyn Prager
From: Carolyn Prager, CEA Self-Study Coordinator
Re: Charge to the Committee
Date: August 26, 2011
cc: Self-Study Steering Committee
II. CEA Standards:
Resources . . .
Administrative
and Fiscal Capacity Standards 1-12, pp. 19-25.
Facilities,
Equipment, and Supplies, pp. 27-32.
III. Some Guiding
Questions or Prompts for Committee Consideration
The following sections:
The SS Plan established the following timelines for Committee Self-Study activity:
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Date |
Activity SSC=Self-Study
Coordinator, SSR= Self-Study
Report, SSSC=Self-Study Standards
Committee |
Status |
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September, 2011 |
1st meeting to review
assigned standards, review guiding questions, define needed documentation,
and develop work plan. |
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September, 2011
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2nd meeting to draft
preliminary responses to SSC’s self-study prompts. |
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On or before October 1, 2011 |
Send draft responses to C.
Prager, SS Coordinator (SSC) no later
than October 1. |
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October 15, 2011 |
October 15, 2011: SSC’s preliminary review of SSSC response for 1st draft
preparation of SSSC portion of the SS.
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>October 15-November 15, 2011 |
SSSC works on 1st
draft of SSR. |
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November 15, 2011.
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SSSC submits 1st
draft of their portion of the SS to the SSC.
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by November 22, 2011. |
SSC reviews 1st
draft with SS Steering Committee and returns provides comments to the SSSC. |
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November 22-December 22, 2011 |
SSSC meets, reviews
comments on 1st draft, and works on 2nd draft. |
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December 22, 2011 |
2nd draft due to
SSC. |
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by January 15, 2012 |
SSC and SS Steering
Committee review 2nd draft and return with suggestions for final
revisions. |
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January 15-February 15, 2012 January 22 Faculty Meeting |
SSSC prepares final
draft. Faculty meeting to review final
drafts.. |
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February 15, 2012 (This is a drop dead date.) |
By February 1, SSC compiles
Self-Study Report for review by the Steering Committee for transmittal to CEA
no later than March 1, 2012. |
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March 1, 2010 (this is latest that the SSR can be
transmitted to CEA). |
Final date for transmittal
of final Self-Study Report to CEA. |
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The following Standards must
be addressed by the Self-Study. Each
Standard below is followed by a brief summary, illustration, and/or excerpt
from CEA’s Discussion for that Standard and page references for further review
in the CEA Standards document.
These are pretty clear
cut. They apply to areas like providing
job descriptions, adequate staffing, legal compliance, etc. Please review on pp. 19-25 and inform the
Self-Study Coordinator of changes, if any, that might be required to meet CEA
Standards.
CEA expects that all of its
Standards work together. So, for
example, Student Services Standard 2 and Recruitment 2 require that the school
or program demonstrate how it provides academic counseling to help
international students understand the US system of education and academic
behavior and college admissions advisement and assistance. .
Also pretty straight forward.
1. In light of the CEA requirement for Student Services
Standard 2 and Recruitment 2 that the school or program provide academic counseling
to help international students understand the US system of education and
academic behavior, should the Institute consider designating staff for college
admissions advisement?
2. Should the Institute consider other ways of
promoting the College Success course to help meet these CEA criteria?
3. Should the Institute consider designating
other staff for other possible functions to meet CEA Standards in other areas
such as a testing coordinator?