The team members and staff person meet to discuss and write the findings in the Team Report, noting limitations, if applicable, pertinent to each Standard. If the team feels that the school is in compliance with all criteria under a particular Standard, the team writes comments to indicate how they determined compliance with the Standard. The staff representative serves as the team's recording secretary. Although each team member is responsible for standards which fall in their area of expertise, the Team Report represents a consensus of all the team members' findings. The designated team chair reads the Team Report verbatim to the school management in the exit interview.
Time is provided for questions from the school management following the reading of the report.
The Team's role is one of a fact-finding body, and the Team is not to make recommendations to the school as to how to correct specific limitations. The school should not argue the Commission's Standards and policies, but should ask for clarification of information included in the report or provide documentation not previously seen by the Team. The staff representative answers any questions regarding the Standards or rules and informs the school of the next steps in the accreditation process. Please note that no extensions will be given to submit the school's response document. The school owner is asked to sign a verification sheet which identifies the courses reviewed the day of the visit and the time the team was present.