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NEASC Accreditation . WASC History. Last “regular” Reaccreditation - 1996-97 Placed on probation - Fall 2003 Probation lifted – February 2005 Substantive change request for Midd affiliation – August 2005 (approved November 2005) Special Visit - approval of progress – Spring 2006.
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WASC History • Last “regular” Reaccreditation - 1996-97 • Placed on probation - Fall 2003 • Probation lifted – February 2005 • Substantive change request for Midd affiliation – August 2005 (approved November 2005) • Special Visit - approval of progress – Spring 2006
Original WASC Timeline • Regular 10- year process begins - 2006 • 2007-2008 – prepare CAP report • Fall 2008 – Capacity and Preparatory Review • Spring 2009-Fall 2010 – Prepare Educational Effectiveness Report • Spring 2010 – Educational Effectiveness Review
Competing Priorities • Academic Excellence • Reorganization • Presidential Transition • M2
Transition to NEASC • January 2008 – Request to transition MIIS accreditation to NEASC (substantive change) • Summer 2008 – NEASC visit to MIIS • Fall 2008 – Substantive change request granted to Midd • Spring 2009 – MIIS accreditation transferred from WASC to NEASC
Middlebury NEASC Accreditation • One report, one visit • Originally scheduled for 2010 • Delayed until 2011 to accommodate merger with MIIS
Major Issues • M2 Programs • First real examination of other “One Midd” entities
NEASC Standards • Mission and Purpose • Planning and Evaluation • Organization and Governance • Academic Program • Faculty • Students } Institutional • Library and Other Information Resources Effectiveness • Physical and Technological Resources • Financial Resources • Public Disclosure • Integrity
Process • One committee chaired by a Midd faculty member • Participation on the committee by other entities • “Self Study” input from various constituencies on our campus • Support from IR at Midd • Visit by one or more team members possible