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NMC to further examine board policy ahead of WASC evaluation
The Northern Marianas College has been urged to look at board policies ahead of a 2017 evaluation by their accreditation commission.
Director of Distance Learning Amanda Allen updated the board on the college’s work in meeting accreditation standards. One of these steps would be a 2017 evaluation of the college governing board’s policies.
To this, regent William Torres suggested that they reactivate the board’s ad-hoc committee on accreditation.
This would allow the “board to report on itself,” he said. So NMC can “answer those questions” set by the accrediting commission, the WASC Senior College and University Commission.
It was decided that regents Torres, Frank Rabauliman, and Elizabeth Rechebai, with the help of Allen, would comprise this ad-hoc.
Board chair Juan T. Lizama agreed with the “need to create an ad-hoc” to “follow through on concerns” from the commission.
College president Dr. Sharon Hart also told the board that WASC Senior expects a report on college’s completion rate.
This report would go “six years back” starting this July, she said.
Hart noted this was a “national” push, adding that there has been a “major [Department of Education] emphasis on completion.”
The report would also detail, “what classes have been passed” by students and “what’s not” been passed, she said.
