I – MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (from the Standards of Accreditation) The purpose of this section is to ensure that accredited schools have the capability to meet and exceed accrediting standards on an ongoing basis. This section addresses the requirements schools must meet in regard to management and administrative capacity, qualifications of management and administrative personnel, financial stability, institutional assessment and improvement planning, and physical facilities. A school that lacks adequate management; sufficient administrative capacity; financial resources and physical facilities; or that fails to plan for future improvement cannot provide assurance that it will operate in compliance with accrediting standards, meet its objectives, and fulfill its obligations to students. A. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY 1. Describe how the school is managed (including campus-based and corporate oversight) and how this system effectively ensures that the school meets its objectives, fulfills its obligations to students, and meets or exceeds accrediting standards on an ongoing basis. 2. List all individuals responsible for full-time on-site management of the school (including campus-based and corporate oversight) and provide a detailed description of how each member of the management team is qualified for his or her particular role, including education, training, experience, and demonstrated ability to lead and manage a educational institution. 3. What is the school’s process for ensuring that members of the management staff demonstrate a commitment to providing quality education to students; ethical, fair and honest practice; and compliance with accrediting standards and applicable federal, state, and local requirements? 4. What is the process for developing, reviewing, and updating the school’s administrative and operational policies and procedures? Describe how the school ensures policies and procedures are appropriate to the school’s operations and mission. 5. Describe the on-going development and training activities that support members of school management and administrative employees in their particular roles in the school. 6. Provide a list of all management and administrative staff (including corporate staff as applicable) who have been employed by the school since the last accreditation review in the following format, organized by position. Staff Member’s Name FT / PT Assumed Duties Date Employment Ceased (month/year) Number of Years Employed Address (current employees only)* * The Commission may survey current employees of the school prior to the on-site evaluation. 7. What is the average tenure (expressed in years) of the current management and administrative staff? What impact has this level of tenure had on school operations? secondary
methods and teaching skills? If so, describe the program curriculum and explain how the effectiveness of this training program is determined and documented. 4. Faculty Qualifications - Technical and Occupationally Related Courses a. List the faculty teaching technical and occupationally related courses in either or occupational associate degree programs and demonstrate that they have a minimum of three years of related practical work experience by completing the following chart. Instructor Name Course(s) taught Description of Work Experience From (m/y) To (m/y) b. List the faculty teaching technical and occupationally related courses in an academic associate or baccalaureate degree program and demonstrate that they have a minimum of four years of related practical work experience in the subject area(s) taught and that they possess a related degree at least at the same level of the course the faculty member is teaching by completing the following chart. Instructor Name Course(s) taught Degree Earned / Yr. Description of Work Experience From (m/y) To (m/y) 5. Faculty Qualifications – Applied General Education a. List the faculty teaching applied general education courses in a non-degree program and demonstrate that each has years prior relevant work experience or college-level coursework in the subject area(s) taught or an appropriate mix thereof that aligns with the curriculum content being taught by completing the following chart. Instructor Name Course(s) taught Degree or Credits Earned / Yr. Description of Work Experience From (m/y) To (m/y) b. List the faculty teaching applied general education courses in an occupational associate degree program and demonstrate that they have a baccalaureate degree with appropriate coursework and preparation in the subject area(s) taught or eight years related practical work experience and 15 credits of college level coursework in the subject area(s) taught by completing the following chart. Instructor Name Course(s) taught Degree or Credits Earned / Yr. Description of Work Experience From (m/y) To (m/y) 6. Faculty Qualifications – Academic General Education a. List the faculty teaching academic general education courses in a terminal program and demonstrate that each has a minimum of a baccalaureate degree with a minimum of 15 semester credit (or the equivalent) in the subject areas taught.