State University of New York Policy and Guidance: State University Assessment Policy I. Relevant Board Policies Relevant policies are contained in Trustees Resolution 2010-039, Streamlining the State University Board of Trustees Policy on Assessment. A. Trustees Resolution 2010-039, adopted on March 23, 2010, replaces all previous Board policies on assessment, and takes effect in fall 2010. This resolution updates the University’s policy on assessment by acknowledging and affirming the University’s strong, longstanding commitment to assessment for enhancing academic and other excellence. Recognizing the gains made and the evolving external standards in the area of assessment, this resolution rescinds the previous assessment approach and now permits each campus to develop assessment plans that are consistent with its mission and goals within the context of the State University’s mission and goals, while maintaining academic rigor and meeting or exceeding external standards for assessment required by federal and state law. A campus shall enhance quality by developing and implementing plans for the regular assessment of institutional effectiveness, academic programs and general education, such that the campus meets or exceeds the assessment standards set by the New York State Department of Education, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and, as appropriate, programmatic accreditation bodies. A campus’s regular assessment of its registered academic programs shall include, at minimum, the assessment of student learning and external review, to the extent necessary and appropriate. A campus’s regular assessment of its general education curriculum (or curricula) shall include the assessment of student learning in terms of the student learning outcomes associated with the SUNY General Education Requirement. The Provost of the State University of New York shall review the findings of regional and programmatic accreditation bodies related to assessment on State University of New York campuses, and shall assist campuses when needed. The Provost of the State University of New York shall work with leadership, faculty and others on campuses to implement this policy, shall provide the resources necessary to ensure regular consultation and assistance, including the formation of an assessment advisory group in consultation with faculty governance, and shall report periodically to the Board of Trustees of any additional steps that may need to be taken to insure the smooth implementation of this policy. II. Implementation Policies and Procedures Campus Assessment Plans. A campus shall develop and implement one or more assessment plans that reflect its mission and goals, its curriculum and governance procedures, the State University of New York’s policies, and the standards of both institutional and programmatic
State University of New York Policy and Guidance: State University Assessment Policy I. Relevant Board Policies Relevant policies are contained in Trustees Resolution 2010-039, Streamlining the State University Board of Trustees Policy on Assessment. A. Trustees Resolution 2010-039, adopted on March 23, 2010, replaces all previous Board policies on assessment, and takes effect in fall 2010. This resolution updates the University’s policy on assessment by acknowledging and affirming the University’s strong, longstanding commitment to assessment for enhancing academic and other excellence. Recognizing the gains made and the evolving external standards in the area of assessment, this resolution rescinds the previous assessment approach and now permits each campus to develop assessment plans that are consistent with its mission and goals within the context of the State University’s mission and goals, while maintaining academic rigor and meeting or exceeding external standards for assessment required by federal and state law. A campus shall enhance quality by developing and implementing plans for the regular assessment of institutional effectiveness, academic programs and general education, such that the campus meets or exceeds the assessment standards set by the New York State Department of Education, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and, as appropriate, programmatic accreditation bodies. A campus’s regular assessment of its registered academic programs shall include, at minimum, the assessment of student learning and external review, to the extent necessary and appropriate. A campus’s regular assessment of its general education curriculum (or curricula) shall include the assessment of student learning in terms of the student learning outcomes associated with the SUNY General Education Requirement. The Provost of the State University of New York shall review the findings of regional and programmatic accreditation bodies related to assessment on State University of New York campuses, and shall assist campuses when needed. The Provost of the State University of New York shall work with leadership, faculty and others on campuses to implement this policy, shall provide the resources necessary to ensure regular consultation and assistance, including the formation of an assessment advisory group in consultation with faculty governance, and shall report periodically to the Board of Trustees of any additional steps that may need to be taken to insure the smooth implementation of this policy. II. Implementation Policies and Procedures Campus Assessment Plans. A campus shall develop and implement one or more assessment plans that reflect its mission and goals, its curriculum and governance procedures, the State University of New York’s policies, and the standards of both institutional and programmatic
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