2026 Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER)
As of Fall 2024, West Valley College has began to conduct a comprehensive institutional self-study as part of its seven-year accreditation cycle. The college will complete and submit an Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER) to the Commission no later than August 1, 2026 with a focused site visit planned for Spring 2027.
Key Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER) due | August 1, 2026 |
| Peer Review with Core Inquiries | Fall 2026 |
| Peer Review Team-Focused Site Visit | Spring 2027 |
| Commission Action | June 2027 |
ISER Preparation Plan
| Task | Lead | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|
| Approves ISER preparation process and timeline at AIE | ALOs | May 2024 |
| AIE subcommittees conducts standard gap analysis and reflection | AIE subcommittee | May - August 2024 |
| AIE subcommittees completes gap analysis and shares results at August convening | AIE committee and AIE subcommittee | August 2024 |
| AIE core committee identifies the gaps that needs to be filled and directs subcommittees to work on gap filing | AIE core committee | August 2024 |
| AIE subcommittees, with support from all relevant college and district personnel, gathers necessary evidence, filing gaps and engages in reflective process to prepare for writing | College | September 2024 - December 2024 |
| Form ISER Writing Team | AIE core committee | December 2024 |
| Begin writing ISER | Writing team | May 2025 |
| Complete first draft | Writing team | August 2025 |
| Share first draft with constituency groups | AIE core committee | September 2025 |
| Draft revision and final edits | Writing team | October 2025 - February 2026 |
| Completed draft presented for information and approval at constituency meeting | AIE committee | March - April 2026 |
| ISER presented to Board of Trustees | President ALO/IER Dean Horibe |
June - July 2026 |
| Submit completed report to ACCJC | ALO/IER Dean Horibe | July 2026 |
ISER Writing Team
| Lead | Support | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard I | Alison Mcgann | Shusaku Horibe |
| Standard II | Joshua Moon-Johnson/Joe Morello Tanya Anderson Jones-Bey |
John Hannigan Gretchen Ehlers |
| Standard III | Anthony Djedi | Anthony Bernardo |
| Standard IV | Joanna Messer | Andrae Macapinlac Meg Farrell |
Third Party Comments to ACCJC
A third-party comment assists the Commission as it considers applications for candidacy, accreditation, or reaffirmation of accreditation. Any member of the college community or public may submit a third-party comment by completing the third-party comment form. In order to ensure evaluation of applicable third-party comments by the peer review team, third-party comments should be received by the Commission staff no later than five weeks before the peer review team visit.