DATE:	10/08/2002
TIME:	3:00 -4:30 PM
PLACE:	W2-7 Conference Room
PRESENT:	Sonya Lott-Harrison, Deborah Rossi, Ruth Baker, Warren Bermer, Marcia Epstein, Emilie Harting, Madeline Marcotte, George McCasland, Mark McMormick, Joan Monroe, Elaine Tagliareni
RECORDER:	Elaine Tagliareni

TOPIC	DISCUSSION	ACTION
Review of Charge to Committee	Debbie and Sonya reported that Sam Hirsh and Marge Niven are chairpersons of the Educational Effectiveness Committees (IX, XII and XIV). Debbie and Sonya explained the charge to the committee and Madeline suggested that we read the charge aloud in order to understand specific criteria for meeting Standard #14. Following this activity, Debbie and Sonya also explained the time line for completion of committee work.	A plan of action needs to be written by committee members and submitted to Marge and Sam by November 2002; The final report of the committee is due in May 2003.
Dissemination of Information to Committee Members	A listserve has been established by the College to facilitate dissemination of information among committee members. A listserve of all Standard #14 committee members can be found at Standard14@listserve.ccp.cc.pa.us	Debbie and Sonya will communicate with committee members via the listserve and Elaine will send out minutes of the first meeting via the listserve.
Understanding the Charge to the Committee	Committee members discussed components of the charge. Questions raised: How are student learning outcomes currently defined at the college? What are the levels to be assessed? How will we determine the boundaries of our work? How closely is our work related to Standard #7, Institutional Assessment and Standard #9, Student Support Services? A discussion developed related to determination of operational definitions of program, course and curriculum levels in relation to development of educational effectiveness criteria.	All committee members will go the Middle States information on the College's web site and read Eligibility Requirements and Standards for Accreditation for Standard #14 in order to more fully understand the criteria so that we can continue our discussion at our next meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at 3:30 PM in W2-7 Conference Room.