Welcome to the webpage designed specifically for team chairs and members serving on School Accreditation Quality Assurance Reviews.  The Standards sections provide a brief overview of the steps to accreditation and the basic resources that schools will use in the accreditation process.  The Team Chair “Before, During, and After the Visit Checklist” provides a clear outline of the team chair’s responsibilities in preparing for, leading, managing, and concluding the visit.  It serves as a guide to the resources that can be found in the Before, During, and After the Visit sections of this webpage.  If you have any questions during this process or need help using the resources provided here, please contact your State Director.

1. Steps to School Accreditation
2. School Accreditation: A Handbook for Schools

1. School Team Chair Webinar Update – January 12, 2010
• PPT Slides
• View Webinar Recording

1. AdvancED Standards for Quality Schools
2. AdvancED Standards Assessment Report
3. AdvancED Standards Assessment Rubric
4. Instructions for Accessing the School's Standard Assessment Report
5. Examples of Evidence for Schools

1. Before, During, and After the Visit Checklist

1. Introductory Call to School Checklist
2. Letter to Team Template (January 2010)
3. Sample Visit Schedule (February 2010)
4. Sample Team Assignment Sheet (January 2010)
5. Pre-Visit Review Checklist

1. Guidebook for School Accreditation Quality Assurance Review Teams - PDF; Word (includes guidelines for artifact review, interview protocol and sample questions, interview tally sheets and assignment sheets, standard review sheets, standard narrative tip sheet, and more) (January 2010)
2. Leading and Facilitating the QAR Team Work Sessions: A Chair's Guide - PDF; Word (January 2010)
3. Orientation Session
   • QAR Team Orientation Video
   • QAR Team Orientation PowerPoint
   • AdvancED Conflict of Interest Policy
   • AdvancED Code of Ethics
   • AdvancED Code of Ethics and Conflict of Interest Statement
4. Oral Exit Report PowerPoint Template (January 2010)
5. Guidelines for Conducting the Final Meeting with the Principal (January 2010)
6. Evaluation Forms
   • School Evaluation Form
   • Team Chair Evaluation Form
   • Team Member Evaluation Form

1. Guidebook on Writing the QAR Report (January 2010)
2. Commendations and Required Actions Worksheet (January 2010)
3. Standard Narrative Worksheet (January 2010)
4. Verb List (posted February 2010)
5. Sample School QAR Report - for Reference (January 2010)
6. Reader Reviewer Evaluation Rubric (posted February 2010)
7. Instructions for Accessing and Completing the Quality Assurance Review Team Report

1. Thank You Letter to the Team Template
2. Thank You Letter to Superintendents/Principals of Schools Who Provided Team Members Template
3. Thank You Letter to School Hosting Visit Template