Special Reports

In cases where more information is needed, or there are “Special Issues” to be addressed, CIS and/or NEASC may require a school to submit a Special Report. The agencies may also decide that a Special Visit is required and schools will be informed of this either when the Special Report is requested or after it has been read by the Accrediting Agencies. 

A Special Report and/or Special Visit could be required at any stage of the Evaluation and Accreditation Process, including:

• Between receipt of the Preliminary Visitors’ Report and the granting of Candidate Status if the former raised doubts or questions.
• Between the submission of the Visiting Team Report and the granting of accredited status if the initial decision on accredited status is in category “c” or possibly category “b” (see Chapter One).
• Between the First and Five Year Reports if the former was considered unsatisfactory or incomplete.
• After submission of the Five Year Visitors’ Report if progress at the school was considered unsatisfactory.
• At any other stage if prima facie evidence of breach of the Standards for Accreditation arises.

  Instructions for a Special Report