American Samoa Community College

III.A.6 The evaluation of faculty, academic administrators, and other personnel directly responsible for student learning includes, as a component of that evaluation, consideration of how these employees use the results of the assessment of learning outcomes to improve teaching and learning.

The changes made at the College to comply with this standard were guided by Recommendation 6.

In 2014, ASCC updated the faculty performance evaluation form to include two evaluation items for Instructional Preparation to ensure that the employee “develops, implements, and assesses Student Learning Outcomes for each course taught”, and “uses data collected from courses taught on SLOs to share with department and other college stakeholders, and provide recommendations for improvement on student learning”.1 These items were added to ensure that employees are evaluated on the use of results of assessment of learning outcomes to improve student learning. In the Responsibility to Institution section, a revision includes participation levels of student learning outcome review. This item ensures that employee participation in extracurricular activities is taken into account during the evaluation process.

In 2015, ASCC adopted a new policy statement 1004: Comprehensive Program Review and Assessment of Instructional Programs, Student Services and Administrative Services that establishes and defines a program review and assessment process to ensure assessment of learning outcomes is ongoing at ASCC.2

The development of this policy prompted another addition to the Faculty Performance Evaluation form under Responsibility to Institution to collect information on which levels of program review and student assessment that the employee participates in.3

Proposals to revise the faculty performance evaluation form was initiated by the Academic Excellence Planning Subcommittee and forwarded to the Faculty Senate for review and approval.

ASCC defines academic administrators and other personnel directly responsible for student learning as those with teaching responsibilities. All personnel with teaching responsibilities are evaluated using the Faculty Performance Evaluation form.

The faculty senate reviewed and approved revisions of the faculty performance evaluation instrument. These revisions ensure faculty is held accountable to improve teaching and learning and achievement of SLOs.4 HR compiles an annual Performance Evaluation Summary Report, which is distributed to each respective division. A combined summary report including results for all divisions is submitted to the Leadership Triangle and IE Division.5   This data is used by academic divisions to improve teaching and learning, extracurricular involvement, and other faculty participation in committees.6

ASCC has adopted a new policy statement 1004: Comprehensive Program Review and Assessment of Instructional Programs, Student Services and Administrative Services that establishes and defines a program review and assessment process to ensure assessment of learning outcomes is ongoing at ASCC. 7

Policy 1004: Comprehensive Program Review and Assessment of Instructional Programs, Student Services and Administrative Services
Purpose: This policy establishes that ASCC will implement assessment and review processes that authentically measure the work for the institution toward achieving its mission.

ASCC is committed to planning, assessment, and continuous improvement by implementing a cyclical and participative process that meets the institutional effectiveness and achievement standards required by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC).

1 - Faculty Performance Evaluation Form
2 - ASCC Governance Policy Statements, Policy 1004 Comprehensive Program Review and Assessment of Instructional Programs, Student  Services and Administrative Services
3 - Faculty Performance Evaluation Form
4 - Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes
5 - Performance Evaluation Summary Report-View on campus
6 - Show Cause Sanction & Analysis Report
7 - ASCC Governance Policy Statement, Policy 1004 Comprehensive Program Review and Assessment of Instructional Programs, Student Services and Administrative Services