4. School officials fully accept and support the concept of accreditation as a voluntary, process involving peer review and a necessary degree of confidentiality in and record keeping. 5. School officials understand that, in applying for accreditation, the school: a. Voluntarily accepts responsibility to comply with the Standards of Accreditation. b. The school voluntarily submits itself to a periodic review and a reasoned judgment by the Commission as to the school’s qualifications in accordance with the Commission’s Rules of and voluntarily accepts responsibility to comply with the Process and Procedures Standards of and the ACCSC Accreditation Bylaws; c. The school accepts the responsibility to demonstrate that the school is meeting the standards and must supply the Commission with complete documentation of the school’s compliance with all accrediting standards and requirements in order to be granted and to maintain accreditation; d. Has every opportunity, as part of the accrediting process, to present itself in its best light and to respond to any concerns; e. Assumes an obligation to be forthcoming, complete, and accurate in presenting information to, and answering questions of, the Commission; f. Can exercise the to appeal a fail to grant decision of the Commission, thereby assuring an independent review; and g. It is the responsibility of the school to ensure that all submissions to the Commission are complete and represent the school’s efforts to demonstrate compliance with accrediting standards and requirements; h. ACCSC staff and volunteers are not required to advise a school as to whether any materials submitted to the Commission are complete or demonstrate compliance with accrediting standards or requirements; i ACCSC staff and volunteers may provide advice and feedback to a school regarding compliance matters, but any representations made by ACCSC staff or volunteers do not restrict the Commission’s ability reach its own conclusions or to take any action the Commission deems appropriate; and j. The Commission is the ultimate decision-making body and makes final determinations about a school’s compliance with accrediting standards and requirements, and a school’s accredited status and the Commission takes actions and makes decisions as deemed most appropriate by the Commission based on the written record. 6. A non-member school will not make any promotional use of its application for accreditation prior to a grant of accreditation. DISCLOSURES: Yes No
4. School officials fully accept and support the concept of accreditation as a voluntary, process involving peer review and a necessary degree of confidentiality in and record keeping. 5. School officials understand that, in applying for accreditation, the school: a. Voluntarily accepts responsibility to comply with the Standards of Accreditation. b. The school voluntarily submits itself to a periodic review and a reasoned judgment by the Commission as to the school’s qualifications in accordance with the Commission’s Rules of Process and Procedures and voluntarily accepts responsibility to comply with the Standards of Accreditation and the ACCSC Bylaws; c. The school accepts the responsibility to demonstrate that the school is meeting the standards and must supply the Commission with complete documentation of the school’s compliance with all accrediting standards and requirements in order to be granted and to maintain accreditation; d. Has every opportunity, as part of the accrediting process, to present itself in its best light and to respond to any concerns; e. Assumes an obligation to be forthcoming, complete, and accurate in presenting information to, and answering questions of, the Commission; f. Can exercise the to appeal a fail to grant decision of the Commission, thereby assuring an independent review; and g. It is the responsibility of the school to ensure that all submissions to the Commission are complete and represent the school’s efforts to demonstrate compliance with accrediting standards and requirements; h. ACCSC staff and volunteers are not required to advise a school as to whether any materials submitted to the Commission are complete or demonstrate compliance with accrediting standards or requirements; i ACCSC staff and volunteers may provide advice and feedback to a school regarding compliance matters, but any representations made by ACCSC staff or volunteers do not restrict the Commission’s ability reach its own conclusions or to take any action the Commission deems appropriate; and j. The Commission is the ultimate decision-making body and makes final determinations about a school’s compliance with accrediting standards and requirements, and a school’s accredited status and the Commission takes actions and makes decisions as deemed most appropriate by the Commission based on the written record. 6. A non-member school will not make any promotional use of its application for accreditation prior to a grant of accreditation. DISCLOSURES: Yes No
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