New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Commission on Independent Schools (CIS)

For Chairs

Useful Links

  • Visiting Committee Chair/Assistant Chair Workshops
  • Visiting Committee Report template in MSWord  (last revised January 2013)
    (Joint NEASC and ACSI visits should replace the cover sheet in the above template with this one)
  • Google Docs version of the Visiting Committee Report template (last revised January 2013)
  • Download a Chair's pre- and full visit expense voucher
  • Draft Report on Standards for Accreditation (for preliminary work before the visit) - PDF - MSWord
Visiting committees may find that schools have completed their self-studies using the 2007 Manual for School Evaluation, which used a different ratings system and set of standards.  In this case, the Chair of the visiting committee (upon consultation with the Head of School and CIS staff) may choose to use either the 2012 or the 2007 version of the Visiting Committee Report template.  In their Chair kits, Chairs will receive both versions of the template which they may then distribute to their committee members as necessary.



Handbooks
Note: The Handbook for Visiting Committee Members is no longer attached to the Chairs handbook, but you should still be familiar with the information in it.  Chair kits and workshops will include copies of both handbooks.

Chairs may find these specific documents from the Handbook for Visiting Committee Members helpful: