Resources for Member Schools

In preparation for the decennial evaluation visit, it is recommended that schools take the following steps:

• Once notified by the Director of the Commission that a decennial evaluation is due, the Head of School and/or self-study coordinators should register to attend a Self-Study Workshop conducted by the Commission.
   
• Following that and prior to beginning the self-study, a date should be scheduled for a member of the Commission staff to meet with faculty and administrators to provide an overview of the process and review changes in standards and process that have occurred since the last decennial visit.
   
• Once the school is up to date on the self-study process, the work can begin.  Generally, it takes 18 months to 2 years to complete the self-study.
   
•  It is now a *Standard that schools participate fully in the peer review process and that school personnel serve on visiting committees to other schools.

*Standard 15 (The Accreditation Process):  The school is fully committed to insitituional improvement and to the process of accreditation.  The school completed an inclusive self-study, conducted in a spirit of full disclosure and following Association guidelines; responds to Commission recommendations and the requirement to meet all Standards; and participates fully in the peer review process, hosting a visiting committee and sending personnel to serve on visiting committees to other institutions.