Before we begin the regulatory process required by State law, we are inviting comments from the higher education community and others on this December 2000 proposal. In collaboration with our Office of Counsel, we will use the comments to help us develop a final proposal for the official regulatory process that we plan to conclude by the summer of 2001. To satisfy this requirement, every institution should have a comprehensive educational effectiveness plan and evidence of its use, which should be made available to the Commissioner upon request. To implement Recommendation 1 of the Quality Assurance Initiative, we propose to amend two sections of Part 52. Underlined text shows proposed additions.
Bracketed text shows proposed deletions.
The content and duration of curricula shall be designed to implement their purposes . At least some of the information should reflect the direct assessment of student learning. Regularly means on a time cycle of five years or less. Unless a specific date is included for these amendments to take effect, they would become effective on the date on which they are adopted, which is expected to be in the summer of 2001. Two standards from the November 2000 draft of new Middle States standards, shown below, serve to illustrate the consistency between our proposed standard and accreditation standards.