Visit Information for Peer Reviewers
The Higher Learning Commission has developed detailed logistical information, forms, and templates for the peer review team visits. Below are a collection of PEAQ and AQIP peer reviewer resources. Reviewers looking for their scheduled visits and blackout dates should visit the Peer Review Data Update System.
General Forms
AQIP Reviewer Resources
Systems Appraisals
The 20-page Systems Appraiser Guide contains many updates, including information about the 2008 revision of the AQIP Categories. Revised May 2010.
The Systems Appraisal Timetable for 2010-2011 explains the timetable for each step that a Systems Appraisal team performs. Revised May 2010.
Each Systems Appraisal Team member needs three worksheets that must be completed during the review of an institution’s Systems Portfolio:
Worksheet Instructions explain how team members should use these worksheet forms.
For Systems Appraisal Team leaders, the Commission has a set of all nine Systems Appraisal Worksheets. This includes the three identified for the Appraisal team, plus the six used for consensus and to summarize the team's conclusions, and instructions on their use.
The Systems Appraisal Report template that a Systems Appraisal team uses at the conclusion of its review to create a final feedback report. Revised May 2010.
Quality Checkups
The current version of the Quality Checkup Report Template that every Quality Checkup team must use includes a section on the Commission's Federal Compliance program. Revised August 2009.
This Quality Checkup Report Sample provides teams with a concrete illustration of how a completed Quality Checkup Report might look.
PEAQ Reviewer Resources
Guides
Commission Guide for Writing the Team Report: Comprehensive Visit
This guide provides general information on report writing responsibilities, style guidelines, and timelines.
Commission Guide for Writing the Team Report: Focused Visit for an Organization’s Change Request
The team report of a Commission-mandated focused visit has two sections. Section I. the Assurance Section, Parts I, II, and III, relates directly to accreditation issues. Section II, The Advancement Section, is the consultation of the team. These instructions will assist you in writing each part of the report.
Commission Guide for Writing the Team Report: Commission-Mandated Focused Visit
The team report of a Commission-mandated focused visit has two sections. Section I. the Assurance Section, Parts I, II, and III, relates directly to accreditation issues. Section II, The Advancement Section, is the consultation of the team. These instructions will assist you in writing each part of the report.
Team Chair To-Do List
This is a comprehensive list of team chair actions drafted by an experienced peer reviewer, Marie A. Giacomelli, vice president for external affairs at Robert Morris College (Illinois).
How to Write the Evidentiary Statement
Evidentiary statements are designed to capture the essence of an institution's efforts to meet an area of focus or core component. The evidentiary statement evaluates the quality of the evidence/data the institution presents in support of the criteria and core components.
Templates
PEAQ Template for team report for the Mandated Focused Visit: Advancement Section
PEAQ Template for team report for the Mandated Focused Visit: Assurance Section
PEAQ Template for team report for the Focused Visit for Change: Advancement Section
PEAQ Template for team report for the Focused Visit for Change: Assurance Section
PEAQ Template for team report for the Comprehensive Visit: Advancement Section
PEAQ Template for team report for the Comprehensive Visit: Assurance Section
PEAQ Template for team report for the Comprehensive Visit for Initial Accreditation: Assurance Section
Examples of team reports
Below are a few good examples of team reports.
Swithum University: Assurance Section and Advancement Section
Saint Hospitaler College: Assurance Section and Advancement Section
Pullman University: Assurance Section and Advancement Section
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