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 A - PSC Charter..................................................................................................................23 a) OBJECTIVES ........................................................................................................................................ 23 b) FUNCTIONS .......................................................................................................................................... 23

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