Accreditation Handbook

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Introduction	4
Program Background	4
I. CSBS Vision and Mission Statement	4
II. Program Overview	4
III. Accreditation Program Background	5
IV. Benefits of the Accreditation Program	6
V. Roles and Responsibilities of the CSBS Accreditation Staff	6
Accreditation Standards	6
I. Principles of Accreditation	6
II. Process for Setting the Standards	8
Accreditation Scoring System	9
I. Minimum Passing Scores	9
II. Rating Scale	10
III. Values and Max Scores	11
Steps of Accreditation	16
I. Agencies Seeking Accreditation	16
II. Accreditation Costs	16
III. Self-Evaluation Questionnaire (SEQ)	16
IV. Accreditation Online System (AOS)	17
V. On-Site Review	17
VI. Audit Team Review	18
VII. PSC Review/Vote	18
Annual Review	18
I. Purpose of the Annual Review	18
II. Profile/Annual Review Online Platform	19
III. Annual Review Process	19
Governance	20
I. CSBS Education Foundation Board of Trustees and Performance Standards Committee	20
II. Performance Standards Committee (PSC)	20
III. PSC Members	21
IV. Review Team	21
V. Confidentiality and Information Security	21
APPENDIX	23
APPENDIX A - PSC Charter	23
APPENDIX B - PSC Chair Job Description	25
APPENDIX C - PSC Member Job Description	27
APPENDIX D - Review Team Member Job Description	28
APPENDIX E - Review Team Compensation	30
APPENDIX F – Accreditation Decision Policy	31

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