2026 Institutional Self-Evaluation Report (ISER)
As of Fall 2024, ×îÐÂÂé¶¹Ó°ÒôÊÓÆµ 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.
2026 ISER Draft
The third and final ISER draft is now available for review. Community feedback may be shared during the First Read meetings with each constituency group (this is the preferred method of receiving feedback; see schedule below) or submitted via email to shusaku.horibeFREEWEST_VALLEY no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 13.
At this final draft stage, feedback should focus on grammatical errors, errors of fact, missing or incorrect citations, and formatting inconsistencies, rather than substantive changes to findings or conclusions — opportunities for raising those issues were provided during the first and second draft reviews. The Second Read serves as the final approval for each group.
Read 3rd Draft of 2026 ISERConstituency Approval
Feedback to be gathered on first read. Approval from all groups needed on second read.
| Phase | Academic Senate | Classified Senate | ASWVC | College Council |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Read | March 10, 2026 | March 11, 2026 | March 10, 2026 | March 12, 2026 |
| Second Read | March 24, 2026 | March 25, 2026 | March 24, 2026 | April 9, 2026** |
**College Council | April 9, 2026 is the final college approval.
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 |
| First Draft Feedback Process with constituency group reviewers | ALOs, Reviewers | September 2025 |
| Publish second draft | ALOs | November 2025 |
| ISER campus forum | Writing Team | November 20, 2025 |
| Draft revision and final edits | Writing Team | December 2025 - February 2026 |
| Publish third and final draft | ALOs | February 27, 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
| Standard | 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 . 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.