| Stages in TEAC |
Program Faculty Actions§ |
TEAC Staff Actions§ |
| 1. Application |
Program faculty prepares and submits application
and fee |
TEAC staff consults with the institution and program
faculty; TEAC accepts or rejects application (on eligibility
requirements) and accepts or returns fee accordingly* |
| 2. Formative evaluation |
1. Program faculty attendsTEAC workshop on writing
the Inquiry Brief or Inquiry Brief Proposal
2. Program faculty submits working drafts or draft sections
of Brief with
checklist |
1. TEAC staff reviews draft Brief** or sections
for coverage, clarity, and auditability and returns drafts for
revisions and resubmission as needed.
2. If appropriate, TEAC solicit s outside reviews on technical
matters, claims, and rationale * |
| 3. Inquiry
Brief or Inquiry
Brief Proposal |
1. Program faculty responds to TEAC staff and
reviewers' comments§
2. Program submits final Brief with checklist |
1. TEAC declares Brief auditable
and instructs program to submit six copies of that final version
of the Brief
2. TEAC accepts Brief for audit and submits it to the
Accreditation Panel chair for instructions to auditors |
| 4. Call for comment |
|
TEAC places program on TEAC Web site’s Call
for Comment page and circulates Call for Comment page to program
faculty and staff to forward to school superintendents, state
board of education, teachers, principals, and employers. |
| 5. Audit and visit |
1. Program faculty submits data for
audit as requested
2. Program faculty receives and hosts auditors during visit
(2-3 days)
3. Program faculty responds to Audit Report (2 weeks)* |
1.TEAC schedules audit *
2. Panel chair formulates questions and instructions for auditors;
auditors verify submitted data
3. Auditors complete visit to campus
4. Auditors prepare Audit Report and send to program faculty,
TEAC, and Accreditation Panel chair
5. TEAC staff responds to program faculty’s comments
about the draft Audit Report*
6. Final Audit Report prepared and distributed |
| 6. Staff analysis |
|
1. TEAC completes staff analysis and sends to
program and panel
2. TEAC sends Brief, Audit Report, and faculty response
to panel members; panel members complete worksheets* |
| 7. Accreditation Panel |
1. Program head attends meeting (optional)
2. Program faculty responds (within 2 weeks)* |
1. Panel meets and formulates Accreditation Report and sends
report to program faculty
2. Call for comment announced via e-mail and Web site
|
8. Accreditation
Committee |
|
1. TEAC sends Brief, reviewers’ comments,
Audit Report, accreditation report, staff analysis and panel
recommendation to Accreditation Committee for decision
2. Accreditation Committee meets; TEAC sends Accreditation Committee’s
decision to program |
| 9. Acceptance or appeal |
Program faculty accepts or appeals TEAC’s
action within 30 days* |
If the decision is to accredit and the program
accepts the decision, TEAC announces the decision and schedules
the annual report. If the decision is not to accredit and the
program appeals, TEAC initiates its appeal process |
| 10. Annual report |
Program faculty submits annual report to TEAC
by anniversary date of accreditation decision* |
TEAC reviews annual reports for as many years
as required by program’s status with TEAC*
|
§Signifies interaction. *Indicates the process
continues as long as needed.
**TEAC uses "Brief" to refer to both the Inquiry Brief
and the Inquiry Brief Proposal
