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The Secretary has decided not to publish an NPRM on accreditation at this time.

List of Negotiators for the Accreditation Team

Organizational Protocols

Agenda

Issue Paper: MS Word (55K) | PDF (48K)

Schedule

First Session: February 21, 2007 -- 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.February 22, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.February 23, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Location: Crystal City Marriott1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202
                - Summary of Session One:    MS Word (30K)  |  PDF (17K) 

Second Session: March 26, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  March 27, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  March 28, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to noon

Location:  Holiday Inn National Airport/Crystal City  2650 Jefferson Davis Highway  Arlington, VA 22202
                - Proposed Regulatory Language for Session Two:    PDF (1.05MB)
                - Summary of Session Two:     MS Word (34K)  |  PDF (26K)

Third Session:  April 24, 2007 -- 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.  April 25, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  April 26, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location:  U.S. Department of Education   1990 K Street NW, 8th floor conference center   Washington, DC 20006
                - Memorandum from Vickie Schray, Federal Negotiator:    MS Word (31K)  |  PDF (20K)
                - Proposed Regulatory Language for Session Three  - Redlined Version:    PDF (2.51Mb)
                - Proposed Regulatory Language for Session Three  - Non-redlined Version:    PDF 1.46Mb
                - Amendatory Language - Third Session:    PDF (1.31Mb)
                - Amendatory Language Crosswalk - Third Session:    PDF (230K)
                - Summary of Session Three:     MS Word (25K)  |  PDF (23K)

Fourth Session: June 1, 2006 -- 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. (this is a one-day session)

Location: U.S. Department of Education1990 K Street N.W., 8th floor conference centerWashington, DC 20006
                - Memorandum from Vickie Schray, Federal Negotiator:    MS Word (30K)  |  PDF (9K)
                - Proposed regulations as of April 30, 2007    MS Word (85K)  |  PDF (49K)
                - Summary of Revisions to Draft Regulatory Language -- comparing language proposed during the second session (March 26-28, 2007) with draft language coming out of the third session (April 24-26, 2007):    MS Word (26K)  |  PDF (161K) 
                - Alternative Language Proposed by a Group of Non-federal Negotiators                   - Issues 12 and 13 - Recognition Procedures and Decision-making Authority:    MS Word (60K)  |  PDF (40K)
                  - Issue 14 - Agency Materials - Record Keeping and Confidentiality:    MS Word (27K)  |  PDF (16K)
                  - Issue 15 - Providing Information to the Public:    MS Word (26K)  |  PDF (14K)
                - Agenda for the Meeting
                - Status of Issues
                - Changes in the Department of Education's Administration of the Recognition Process:     MS Word (49K)  |  PDF (106K)

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