The Program Review process, which occurs during Year Five of the accreditation cycle, provides the Commission and the Institutional Review Team with evidence that an institution is consistently meeting program standards. The program documents enumerated in the instructions below provide the required information for the initial review in Year Five. If the review team determines that additional narrative or documentation is needed, the institution will be able to provide it prior to the site visit.
All institutions are required to submit responses to Program Review for each program they are approved to offer. Program Review submissions must be posted to an accreditation website. Linked drives or folders, electronic files , or webpages that only contain one large document will not be accepted. Submission must be in the form of a functional webpage.
The Program Review Submission Instructions below are for currently approved programs. If an institution is considering submitting a new program for approval, skip to the Required Course Matrices for Program Review to download the relevant matrix and ensure that you are following the instructions provided on the Initial Program Review (IPR) page.
2025 Program Review Technical Assistance Office Hours
Program Review submissions are due on October 15, 2025 from all programs being offered at institutions in the Yellow Cohort. Accreditation staff in the Professional Services Division will host technical assistance office hours on the following dates and times. The format of the sessions will be Q&A, not presentations from Commission staff. It is strongly recommended that representatives from each program attend at least one session.
Day/Date/Time | Zoom link |
Wednesday, May 28, 10am-11am | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82787739436 |
Wednesday, June 11, 10am-11am | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85742450624 |
Wednesday, June 25, 10am-11am | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81353410716 |
Wednesday, July 9, 10am-11am | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82279488662 |
Wednesday, July 23, 10am-11am | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86085401082 |
Wednesday, August 6 *Note: Session will be 11am-12pm | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83561407043 |
Wednesday, August 20, 10am-11am | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87881070061 |
Wednesday, September 3, 10am-11am | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86264798169 |
Wednesday, September 17, 10am-11am | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87372249243 |
Wednesday, October 1, 10am-11am | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85377959362 |
Wednesday, October 8, 10am-11am | https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82879394601 |
Program Review Submission Instructions
- Program Review Instructions for all Preliminary and Initial Preparation Programs Updated May 2025
- Program Review Instructions for all Educator Induction (Teacher and Administrator) Programs Updated April 2023
- Program Review Instructions for Approved Specialist and Added Authorization Credentials
- Literacy Addendum Instructions (Yellow Cohort only)
Required Course Matrices for Program Review
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