With the systems, facilities, laboratories already in place and efforts done to improve quality teaching, “Yes, we are ready for the PAASCU visit,” according to Dr. Kirt Anthony Diaz, the Principal of the Basic Education Department (BED) and Director of Institutional Affairs.
The College Department has been preparing for the visit of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) accreditors come August 28-29, 2014 with the aim to pass and achieve a clean Level II reaccreditation in all programs.
There are eight (8) different areas that will be looked into. These areas are faculty, instruction, laboratory, administration, library, support services, community extension and physical plant. To secure the best results, the following committees with assigned personnel were formed:
Faculty – Marilou Leal, MASOR (ASD/TED/DBA)
– Cesar Tecson, MIT (Computer Science)
– Engr. Jonas Placer, MEng (Engineering)
– James Vanwar Apolinar, CPA, MBA (Accountancy)
Instruction – Maria Elena Morales, PhD (ASD/TED/DBA)
– Benjie Pabroa, MIT (Computer Science)
– Engr. Bonifacio Aznar, Jr. (Engineering)
– Edgel Abear, CPA, MBA (Accountancy)
Laboratory – Jean Cavalida, RGS (ASD/TED/DBA)
– Sergio Tecson (Computer Science)
– Engr. Peter July Sorongon (Engineering)
Administration – Kirt Anthony Diaz, PhD
Support Services – Darwin Arnosa
Library – Angelito Pueda, CPA
Community Extension – Maribel Guerra, RSW & Prince de Dios
Physical Plant – Cyril Marie Saplagio, CPA
As part of the preparation, the chairpersons of the different areas are currently on the process of presenting self-survey results to the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council (QAAC) for verification and validation of each criterion. The following are also necessary to set the groundwork for the visit: conduct of meetings and workshops to enhance teaching skills, assessment of physical plant, assessment of acquired equipment, furniture and fixture, auditing of faculty and staff qualifications, updating of the School Management and Information System (SMIS), collecting and preparing various exhibits to support the application, and organizing and keeping of various files.
“Of all the areas, instruction is the most difficult to prepare because it requires concrete details on the quality of instruction being delivered and demands sufficient documents to validate effectiveness and efficiency,” said Dr. Diaz. He further said that “the area of faculty is also difficult to prepare because it requires that all faculty must have the appropriate educational qualifications, experiences, trainings and skills. It also requires that quality teaching can be seen and observed in the classroom during classroom observation.”
“I hope that through cooperation, support and prayers of the entire school community, we will be granted a clean accreditation; which means that we will be able to pass in all areas. This is our journey together as a community of apostles who have been in the quest for quality Catholic Christian Education,” said Br. Ellakim Sosmeña, S.C., the President of Cor Jesu College.
