Special Purpose Indicators

 Introduction: The indicators below are for specific areas not fully addressed in the 5 Standards for Accreditation and may only apply to certain programs or types of schools. 

Instructions: Please check which categories are applicable to the school. 

 

Special Purpose Category	Yes / No
Online Learning	- Select One -YesNo
Early Childhood Education	- Select One -YesNo
Faith-Based Schools	- Select One -YesNo
Located in Pennsylvania	- Select One -YesNo
Residential Programs	- Select One -YesNo

 

Online Learning

Instructions: Delete this section if it is not applicable to the school. 

A.      THE VISITING TEAM’S ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHOOL’S ADHERENCE TO THIS STANDARD FOR ACCREDITATION

 Instructions:

• After considering all of the evidence seen and heard during the visit, make a determination whether the school meets the Indicators of Quality for the Special Purpose Area. Indicate by checking the appropriate box. 
• If the determination is that the school does not meet the Indicators of Quality, the evidence to support this assessment—requirements of the the Indicators of Quality that are not met—must be listed in the Recommended Stipulations in Section C, below.

- Select One -It is the Visiting Team's assessment that the school MEETS this Standard for Accreditation.It is the Visiting Team's assessment that the school DOES NOT MEET this Standard for Accreditation. The evidence that supports this assessment is shown in the Recommended Stipulations shown in Section C, below.

 

B.      EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE TEAM’S ASSESSMENT

 Instructions:

• Indicate by checking all appropriate boxes the types of evidence used by the Team in its evaluation of the school’s adherence to the Indicators of Quality for this Special Purpose Area.

• Add additional lines as needed to include any types of evidence used but not included on the list.

• If required evidence is not present (indicated by *), the Team must provide the school with a monitoring issue or stipulation. 

Evidence	Visiting Team
Data from Observations and Interviews	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Policies/Procedures for identifying students when being assessed*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Third Party Agreements/Contracts	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied

* Indicates Required Evidence that the school must provide as part of the self-study process.

 

C.      THE VISITING TEAM’S OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 Observations 

In this section, the Team lists: 1) any general observations regarding the degree to which the school meets the Indicators of Quality, and 2) any areas in which the school exceeds the requirements of the Indicators of Quality.

 Instruction: In the space provided below, describe in bulleted form general observations regarding the evidence seen and heard that describes the school’s adherence to the Indicators of Quality. 

Commendations

Instruction: In the space provided below, describe in bulleted form ways in which the school should be commended for meeting or exceeding the expectations of this standard. Delete this section if there are no commendations for this standard.

 The Visiting Team commends the school for meeting or exceeding the expectations in the following ways: 

 

 Recommendations 

In this section, the Team lists any recommendations to the school regarding how it can improve the degree to which it meets the requirements of the Indicators of Quality. Recommendations are suggestions by the Team, but the school is not required to accept or act on them. 

The Visiting Team recommends: 

 

Recommended Monitoring Issues

 In this section, the Team lists any requirements of the Indicators of Quality that require ongoing monitoring. Monitoring Issues refer to requirements that are not completely absent but that are met only partially and are either in need of completion or improvement. Monitoring issues must be addressed satisfactorily by the mid-term of the school’s term of accreditation.

 In the table below, list the specific requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality the school meets only partially.

• If a requirement of an Indicator is met only partially, include the number of the Indicator in the No. column and copy and paste the Requirement of the Indicator word for word in the “Requirement” column in the table below.
• State the action that is recommended that will result in the school’s meeting fully the requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality.
• If there are no recommended Monitoring Issues, place an X next to the word “NONE”.

No.	Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator	Recommended Action
	NONE

 Recommended Stipulations

 In this section, the Team lists any requirement(s) of the Indicators of Quality the school does not meet and, therefore, must be added as a stipulation to the school’s accreditation.

 In the table below, list the specific Requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality the school does not meet.

• If an Indicator is not met, include the number of the Indicator in the No. column and copy and paste the Requirement of the Indicator of Quality word for word in the “Requirement” column in the table below.
• If the Team’s recommendation is that the Indicators of Quality for this Special Purpose Area are not met as a whole, there must be a sufficient number of Requirements of the Indicators of Quality to support this assessment.
• State the action that is recommended that will result in the school’s meeting fully the requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality. If there are no recommended stipulations, place an X next to the word “NONE.”

No.	Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator	Recommended Action
	NONE

Early Childhood Education

Instructions: Delete this section if it is not applicable to the school. 

  A.       THE VISITING TEAM’S ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHOOL’S ADHERENCE TO THIS STANDARD FOR ACCREDITATION

 Instructions:

• After considering all of the evidence seen and heard during the visit, make a determination whether the school meets the Indicators of Quality for the Special Purpose Area. Indicate by checking the appropriate box. 

• If the determination is that the school does not meet the Indicators of Quality, the evidence to support this assessment—requirements of the the Indicators of Quality that are not met—must be listed in the Recommended Stipulations in Section C, below.

 

- Select One -It is the Visiting Team's assessment that the school MEETS this Standard for Accreditation.It is the Visiting Team's assessment that the school DOES NOT MEET this Standard for Accreditation. The evidence that supports this assessment is shown in the Recommended Stipulations shown in Section C, below.

 

B.      EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE TEAM’S ASSESSMENT

 Instructions:

• Indicate by checking all appropriate boxes the types of evidence used by the Team in its evaluation of the school’s adherence to the Indicators of Quality for this Special Purpose Area.

• Add additional lines as needed to include any types of evidence used but not included on the list.

• If required evidence is not present (indicated by *), the Team must provide the school with a monitoring issue or stipulation. 

Evidence	Visiting Team
Data from Observations and Interviews	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Policies/Procedures for care of infants*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied

* Indicates Required Evidence that the school must provide as part of the self-study process.

 

 C.      THE VISITING TEAM’S OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

Observations 

In this section, the Team lists: 1) any general observations regarding the degree to which the school meets the Indicators of Quality, and 2) any areas in which the school exceeds the requirements of the Indicators of Quality. 

Instruction: In the space provided below, describe in bulleted form general observations regarding the evidence seen and heard that describes the school’s adherence to the Indicators of Quality. 

 

Commendations

Instruction: In the space provided below, describe in bulleted form ways in which the school should be commended for meeting or exceeding the expectations of this standard. Delete this section if there are no commendations for this standard.

 The Visiting Team commends the school for meeting or exceeding the expectations in the following ways: 

 

 Recommendations

 In this section, the Team lists any recommendations to the school regarding how it can improve the degree to which it meets the requirements of the Indicators of Quality. Recommendations are suggestions by the Team, but the school is not required to accept or act on them. 

The Visiting Team recommends: 

 

Recommended Monitoring Issues

 In this section, the Team lists any requirements of the Indicators of Quality that require ongoing monitoring. Monitoring Issues refer to requirements that are not completely absent but that are met only partially and are either in need of completion or improvement. Monitoring issues must be addressed satisfactorily by the mid-term of the school’s term of accreditation. 

In the table below, list the specific requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality the school meets only partially.

• If a requirement of an Indicator is met only partially, include the number of the Indicator in the No. column and copy and paste the Requirement of the Indicator word for word in the “Requirement” column in the table below.
• State the action that is recommended that will result in the school’s meeting fully the requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality.
• If there are no recommended Monitoring Issues, place an X next to the word “NONE”.

No.	Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator	Recommended Action
	NONE

 Recommended Stipulations

 In this section, the Team lists any requirement(s) of the Indicators of Quality the school does not meet and, therefore, must be added as a stipulation to the school’s accreditation.

 

In the table below, list the specific Requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality the school does not meet.

• If an Indicator is not met, include the number of the Indicator in the No. column and copy and paste the Requirement of the Indicator of Quality word for word in the “Requirement” column in the table below.
• If the Team’s recommendation is that the Indicators of Quality for this Special Purpose Area are not met as a whole, there must be a sufficient number of Requirements of the Indicators of Quality to support this assessment.
• State the action that is recommended that will result in the school’s meeting fully the requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality. If there are no recommended stipulations, place an X next to the word “NONE.”

No.	Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator	Recommended Action
	NONE

 

Faith-Based Schools

Instructions: Delete this section if it is not applicable to the school. 

  A.      THE VISITING TEAM’S ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHOOL’S ADHERENCE TO THIS STANDARD FOR ACCREDITATION

 Instructions:

• After considering all of the evidence seen and heard during the visit, make a determination whether the school meets the Indicators of Quality for the Special Purpose Area. Indicate by checking the appropriate box

• If the determination is that the school does not meet the Indicators of Quality, the evidence to support this assessment—requirements of the the Indicators of Quality that are not met—must be listed in the Recommended Stipulations in Section C, below.

 

- Select One -It is the Visiting Team's assessment that the school MEETS this Standard for Accreditation.It is the Visiting Team's assessment that the school DOES NOT MEET this Standard for Accreditation. The evidence that supports this assessment is shown in the Recommended Stipulations shown in Section C, below.

 

B.      EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE TEAM’S ASSESSMENT

 Instructions:

• Indicate by checking all appropriate boxes the types of evidence used by the Team in its evaluation of the school’s adherence to the Indicators of Quality for this Special Purpose Area.

• Add additional lines as needed to include any types of evidence used but not included on the list.

• If required evidence is not present (indicated by *), the Team must provide the school with a monitoring issue or stipulation. 

 

Evidence	Visiting Team
Data from Observations and Interviews	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Policies/Procedures related to the faith-based identity*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied

* Indicates Required Evidence that the school must provide as part of the self-study process.

 

C.      THE VISITING TEAM’S OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 Observations

 In this section, the Team lists: 1) any general observations regarding the degree to which the school meets the Indicators of Quality, and 2) any areas in which the school exceeds the requirements of the Indicators of Quality.

 Instruction: In the space provided below, describe in bulleted form general observations regarding the evidence seen and heard that describes the school’s adherence to the Indicators of Quality. 

 

Commendations

Instruction: In the space provided below, describe in bulleted form ways in which the school should be commended for meeting or exceeding the expectations of this standard. Delete this section if there are no commendations for this standard.

 The Visiting Team commends the school for meeting or exceeding the expectations in the following ways: 

 

 

Recommendations 

In this section, the Team lists any recommendations to the school regarding how it can improve the degree to which it meets the requirements of the Indicators of Quality. Recommendations are suggestions by the Team, but the school is not required to accept or act on them.

 The Visiting Team recommends: 

 

 

 Recommended Monitoring Issues 

In this section, the Team lists any requirements of the Indicators of Quality that require ongoing monitoring. Monitoring Issues refer to requirements that are not completely absent but that are met only partially and are either in need of completion or improvement. Monitoring issues must be addressed satisfactorily by the mid-term of the school’s term of accreditation. 

In the table below, list the specific requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality the school meets only partially.

• If a requirement of an Indicator is met only partially, include the number of the Indicator in the No. column and copy and paste the Requirement of the Indicator word for word in the “Requirement” column in the table below.
• State the action that is recommended that will result in the school’s meeting fully the requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality.
• If there are no recommended Monitoring Issues, place an X next to the word “NONE”.

No.	Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator	Recommended Action
	NONE

 Recommended Stipulations 

In this section, the Team lists any requirement(s) of the Indicators of Quality the school does not meet and, therefore, must be added as a stipulation to the school’s accreditation. 

In the table below, list the specific Requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality the school does not meet.

• If an Indicator is not met, include the number of the Indicator in the No. column and copy and paste the Requirement of the Indicator of Quality word for word in the “Requirement” column in the table below.
• If the Team’s recommendation is that the Indicators of Quality for this Special Purpose Area are not met as a whole, there must be a sufficient number of Requirements of the Indicators of Quality to support this assessment.
• State the action that is recommended that will result in the school’s meeting fully the requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality. If there are no recommended stipulations, place an X next to the word “NONE.”

No.	Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator	Recommended Action
	NONE

 

Pennsylvania Schools

Instructions: Delete this section if it is not applicable to the school. 

  A.       THE VISITING TEAM’S ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHOOL’S ADHERENCE TO THIS STANDARD FOR ACCREDITATION

 Instructions:

• After considering all of the evidence seen and heard during the visit, make a determination whether the school meets the Indicators of Quality for the Special Purpose Area. Indicate by checking the appropriate box.

• If the determination is that the school does not meet the Indicators of Quality, the evidence to support this assessment—requirements of the the Indicators of Quality that are not met—must be listed in the Recommended Stipulations in Section C, below.

 

- Select One -It is the Visiting Team's assessment that the school MEETS this Standard for Accreditation.It is the Visiting Team's assessment that the school DOES NOT MEET this Standard for Accreditation. The evidence that supports this assessment is shown in the Recommended Stipulations shown in Section C, below.

 

B.      EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE TEAM’S ASSESSMENT

 Instructions:

• Indicate by checking all appropriate boxes the types of evidence used by the Team in its evaluation of the school’s adherence to the Indicators of Quality for this Special Purpose Area.

• Add additional lines as needed to include any types of evidence used but not included on the list.

 

Evidence	Visiting Team
Data from Observations and Interviews	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied

 

 C.      THE VISITING TEAM’S OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 Observations

 In this section, the Team lists: 1) any general observations regarding the degree to which the school meets the Indicators of Quality, and 2) any areas in which the school exceeds the requirements of the Indicators of Quality.

 Instruction: In the space provided below, describe in bulleted form general observations regarding the evidence seen and heard that describes the school’s adherence to the Indicators of Quality. 

 

Commendations

Instruction: In the space provided below, describe in bulleted form ways in which the school should be commended for meeting or exceeding the expectations of this standard. Delete this section if there are no commendations for this standard.

 The Visiting Team commends the school for meeting or exceeding the expectations in the following ways: 

 

 

Recommendations

 In this section, the Team lists any recommendations to the school regarding how it can improve the degree to which it meets the requirements of the Indicators of Quality. Recommendations are suggestions by the Team, but the school is not required to accept or act on them. 

The Visiting Team recommends: 

 

 

 Recommended Monitoring Issues

 In this section, the Team lists any requirements of the Indicators of Quality that require ongoing monitoring. Monitoring Issues refer to requirements that are not completely absent but that are met only partially and are either in need of completion or improvement. Monitoring issues must be addressed satisfactorily by the mid-term of the school’s term of accreditation. 

In the table below, list the specific requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality the school meets only partially.

• If a requirement of an Indicator is met only partially, include the number of the Indicator in the No. column and copy and paste the Requirement of the Indicator word for word in the “Requirement” column in the table below.
• State the action that is recommended that will result in the school’s meeting fully the requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality.
• If there are no recommended Monitoring Issues, place an X next to the word “NONE”.

No.	Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator	Recommended Action
	NONE

 Recommended Stipulations

 In this section, the Team lists any requirement(s) of the Indicators of Quality the school does not meet and, therefore, must be added as a stipulation to the school’s accreditation.

 In the table below, list the specific Requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality the school does not meet.

• If an Indicator is not met, include the number of the Indicator in the No. column and copy and paste the Requirement of the Indicator of Quality word for word in the “Requirement” column in the table below.
• If the Team’s recommendation is that the Indicators of Quality for this Special Purpose Area are not met as a whole, there must be a sufficient number of Requirements of the Indicators of Quality to support this assessment.
• State the action that is recommended that will result in the school’s meeting fully the requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality. If there are no recommended stipulations, place an X next to the word “NONE.”

No.	Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator	Recommended Action
	NONE

Boarding Program (Homestay) Schools

Instructions: Delete this section if it is not applicable to the school. 

   A.       THE VISITING TEAM’S ASSESSMENT OF THE SCHOOL’S ADHERENCE TO THIS STANDARD FOR ACCREDITATION

 Instructions:

• After considering all of the evidence seen and heard during the visit, make a determination whether the school meets the Indicators of Quality for the Special Purpose Area. Indicate by checking the appropriate box.

• If the determination is that the school does not meet the Indicators of Quality, the evidence to support this assessment—requirements of the the Indicators of Quality that are not met—must be listed in the Recommended Stipulations in Section C, below.

 

- Select One -It is the Visiting Team's assessment that the school MEETS this Standard for Accreditation.It is the Visiting Team's assessment that the school DOES NOT MEET this Standard for Accreditation. The evidence that supports this assessment is shown in the Recommended Stipulations shown in Section C, below.

B.      EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE TEAM’S ASSESSMENT

 Instructions:

• Indicate by checking all appropriate boxes the types of evidence used by the Team in its evaluation of the school’s adherence to the Indicators of Quality for this Special Purpose Area.

• Add additional lines as needed to include any types of evidence used but not included on the list.

• If required evidence is not present (indicated by *), the Team must provide the school with a monitoring issue or stipulation. 

 

Evidence	Visiting Team
Data from Observations and Interviews	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Orientation Agenda*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied
Policies/Procedures*	- Select One -Evidence SuppliedEvidence Not Supplied

* Indicates Required Evidence that the school must provide as part of the self-study process.

C.      THE VISITING TEAM’S OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

 Observations

 In this section, the Team lists: 1) any general observations regarding the degree to which the school meets the Indicators of Quality, and 2) any areas in which the school exceeds the requirements of the Indicators of Quality.

 Instruction: In the space provided below, describe in bulleted form general observations regarding the evidence seen and heard that describes the school’s adherence to the Indicators of Quality. 

Commendations

Instruction: In the space provided below, describe in bulleted form ways in which the school should be commended for meeting or exceeding the expectations of this standard. Delete this section if there are no commendations for this standard.

 The Visiting Team commends the school for meeting or exceeding the expectations in the following ways:

 

 Recommendations

 In this section, the Team lists any recommendations to the school regarding how it can improve the degree to which it meets the requirements of the Indicators of Quality. Recommendations are suggestions by the Team, but the school is not required to accept or act on them.

 The Visiting Team recommends: 

 

Recommended Monitoring Issues 

In this section, the Team lists any requirements of the Indicators of Quality that require ongoing monitoring. Monitoring Issues refer to requirements that are not completely absent but that are met only partially and are either in need of completion or improvement. Monitoring issues must be addressed satisfactorily by the mid-term of the school’s term of accreditation.

 In the table below, list the specific requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality the school meets only partially.

• If a requirement of an Indicator is met only partially, include the number of the Indicator in the No. column and copy and paste the Requirement of the Indicator word for word in the “Requirement” column in the table below.
• State the action that is recommended that will result in the school’s meeting fully the requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality.
• If there are no recommended Monitoring Issues, place an X next to the word “NONE”.

No.	Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator	Recommended Action
	NONE

Recommended Stipulations 

In this section, the Team lists any requirement(s) of the Indicators of Quality the school does not meet and, therefore, must be added as a stipulation to the school’s accreditation.

 In the table below, list the specific Requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality the school does not meet.

• If an Indicator is not met, include the number of the Indicator in the No. column and copy and paste the Requirement of the Indicator of Quality word for word in the “Requirement” column in the table below.
• If the Team’s recommendation is that the Indicators of Quality for this Special Purpose Area are not met as a whole, there must be a sufficient number of Requirements of the Indicators of Quality to support this assessment.
• State the action that is recommended that will result in the school’s meeting fully the requirement(s) of the Indicator(s) of Quality. If there are no recommended stipulations, place an X next to the word “NONE.”

No.	Requirement of the Key Concept or Indicator	Recommended Action
	NONE

 

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