Instructional Program Review Committee Charter
| Group Name | Instructional Program Review Committee (IPRC) |
| Type of Group | Representative Body |
| Description/Purpose/Charge | The IPRC works under the purview of the Academic Senate to review instructional programs through the instructional program review process and make recommendations as needed to Cypress College and to the North Orange County Community College District. |
| Reporting Relationships | The IPRC is a subcommittee of the Academic Senate and makes regular reports to the Academic Senate. The IPRC provides an annual report to Academic Senate, PBC, and PAC. |
| Decision-Making Authority | The IPRC has the authority to determine an instructional program’s compliance status based on a review of the program’s program review form and presentation. The IPRC has the authority to make recommendations to the college or district through the annual report. The IPRC has the authority to create, update, and maintain instructional program review forms. |
| Membership Composition | Chair, Faculty Co-Chair or Assistant Chair, Faculty (if applicable) Division Faculty Representatives (1 per Division) An Instructional Dean Representative An Institutional Research and Planning (IRP) Representative SLO Coordinator (or designee) Liaison Accreditation Faculty Chair (or designee) Liaison Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Liaison Student Services Program Review Liaison |
| Terms of Membership | Division representatives and faculty liaisons serve three- year terms. Chairs serve a three-year term. IRP and instructional dean, student services program review liaison representatives have no term limits per individual. |
| Membership Process | The Academic Senate appoints the chair(s) and the diversity, equity, and inclusion liaison, SLO Coordinator, and Accreditation Faculty Chair. Each division is responsible for selecting its representative. The administration (Vice President of Instruction) is responsible for selecting the instructional dean. The Institutional Research and Planning (IRP) office selects the IRP representatives. The Student Service Program Review Committee is responsible for selecting its liaison. |
| Meeting Dates/Times | The IPRC meets on Mondays from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. as needed. The committee will meet every Monday in November for instructional program review presentations. The committee will have planning and review meetings (not to exceed two meetings per month) as needed during other months. IPRC meeting dates are to be determined by the chair(s) before the start of the semester and communicated to the committee via email prior to the first meeting. |
| Meeting Procedures | The IPRC chair(s) shall set agendas for meetings and conduct them in accordance with the rules outlined in the IPRC Meeting Bylaws. |
| Consensus Process, Decision-Making, and Documentation | IPRC will use consensus as its voting method. When there is dissension, IPRC members will make all attempts to work out their differences and discussion should continue until consensus is achieved. Consensus shall mean that everyone should show thumbs up, but consensus may also mean thumbs sideways provided all IPRC members agree to move forward with the issue despite the lack of full consensus. |
| Communication and Distribution of Materials | The group will provide timely and accessible documentation (i.e., agendas and minutes) of its activity and outputs that reflect key discussion points and action items. The group will distribute this documentation to their constituency via email or posting to the group’s SharePoint or on the Cypress College website. |
| Charter Established/Revised Dates | Charter established on: September 2023 Charter last reviewed on: September 2023 Charter last revised/approved on: October 19, 2023 |
| Website | https://www.cypresscollege.edu/institutional-research-and-planning/program-review/instructional-program-review-committee/ |
| Current Roster | Jill Bauer, Co-Chair Myev Rees, Co-Chair Bryan Ventura, Accreditation Liaison (Designee) Kristina Oganesian, Institutional Research & Planning Representative AnnMarie Ruelas, Student Services Program Review Liaison Vacant, Instructional Dean Representative Jennifer Coopman, SLO Coordinator Liaison Regina Rhymes, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Liaison Sujata Chiplunkar, SEM Peter Molnar, Business/CIS Margaret Mohr, Kinesiology/Athletics Ernesto Heredia, Counseling Vacant, Library Michael Beard, CTE Hilary Reuter, Social Science Anna Cherie Gentry, Health Science Bret Kaufman, Language Arts Maha Afra, Visual and Performing Arts |
| Brown Act | No |