Choosing AQIP to Propel Your Accreditation

AQIP Staff and Support

Stephen D. Spangehl

Anita Daniel

Mary Fleming

Charles Dull

Lynn Priddy Rozumalski

Our Goal

Helping organizations improve performance of the systems and processes supporting their distinctive missions.

AQIP helps your institution succeed.

Our Vision

Who can participate?

A. Commission-accredited organizations

B. Organizations not accreditable by the Commission

C. Quality-focused academic or other units within larger organizations

Learning more About AQIP

• Interest Exploration Sessions

• AQIP and Commission publications

• AQIP institutions

• Conference sessions and presentations

• Telephone (800 621-7440) and email (AQIP@hlcommission.org)

• Website

On www.AQIP.org• Downloadable information sheets• List of current participating institutions• Principles and Criteria for Academic

Quality Improvement • Details on AQIP procedures and

activities:– Application and Admission– Strategy Forum and Action Projects– Systems Portfolio & Portfolio Appraisal– Services, Resources, Costs

PEAQ AQIP

A Commission-

accredited organization can choose either of two

roads to maintain its accredited

status

Sequence for AQIP process

• attend Strategy Forum and commit to Action Projects, annually updated

• prepare public Systems Portfolio

• receive actionable feedback report from Portfolio Appraisal team

• request reports or site visits on specific improvement issues (if desired)

Are you ready?• Is your institution willing to make the

investment of effort necessary to focus on continuous quality improvement?

• Is your institution's agenda free from the distractions that would prevent it from paying attention to quality improvement?

• Does your institution understand how continuous improvement differs from “business as usual”?

• Have you identified some prospective targets for Action Projects?

Applying to AQIP

• Application reviews every two months• Application forms, instructions, and sample

available on-line• 12 direct questions - concise application

does not require extensive documentation• Prompt decisions with clear, actionable

reasons if deferred• Assistance available from AQIP staff at all

times

AQIP isn’t just a relationship with the Commission office.

It’s a collaboration with vibrant organizations working

together to improve their performance to meet the

needs of those they serve.

Collaboration and Network

Strategy Forums

AQIP’s bi-monthly “News to Use”

website Action Project Directory

website Systems Portfolio Dialogues

Workshops and seminars

AQIP Peer Reviewers

Systems Appraisals

Focus on proving institution meets fundamental expectations

Focus on the institution continually improving performance over time

Available to all accredited and candidate institutions

Open only to accredited institutions not on probation or sanction

Institution’s “peers” limited to those similar in control, scope, degrees, mission, size, etc.

Institutions’ “peers” include all colleges and universities actively pursuing continuous improvement

PEAQ (traditional procedure) vs. AQIP

Criteria require institution to provide evidence under 5 broad categories

AQIP Criteria ask probing questions about processes, results, and improvement for 9 critical institutional systems

Visiting team identifies concerns that require response

Institution identifies Action Projects that drive improvement

May require focused visits or monitoring reports on specific concerns

Action projects crafted to address institution’s concerns and priorities

PEAQ (traditional procedure) vs. AQIP

Self-study and site visit can constitute sole event in 10 year cycle

Annual+ interaction with Commission during 4 year cycle

New self-study Report created for each comprehensive visit

Concise Systems Portfolio created once and then updated annually

Institutions not meeting minimum expectations placed on probation or lose accreditation

Institutions not continually improving return to PEAQ procedure

PEAQ (traditional procedure) vs. AQIP

No differences

• Same dues

• Same organizational indicator report

• Same policies (federal compliance, institutional change, complaints, etc.)

Comparative costs/benefits

PEAQ

• Self-study process

• Comprehensive team visit

• Focused visits or reports

AQIP

• Strategy Forum

• Feedback on Action project updates

• System Portfolio Appraisal feedback

Other Cost Issues

• Costs of not identifying waste, improvements, and efficiencies

• Costs of not seizing new opportunities

• Costs of not crafting an organizational culture that helps the institution succeed

• Cost of standing still while the competition moves ahead

AQIP Peer Reviewers

Vital Focus Facilitators

Strategy Forum Facilitators

Annual Update Reviewers

Systems Portfolio Appraisers

Coaches and Consultants

Admission and other Panelists

Apply on-lineor contact

Lynn Priddy Rozumalski 800 621-7440, ext. 129

orLPR@hlcommission.org

for information.

www.AQIP.org

AQIP@HLCommission.org

(800) 621-7440