All educator preparation providers (EPPs) are required to solicit third-party comment on the quality of the EPP’s programs as part of the accreditation review process.
Third Party Comments
The EPP is required to solicit third party comment on its qualifications for accreditation as part of the accreditation review process. The EPP is required to provide evidence to CAEP within seven (7) days of such notice being posted. If an EPP does not provide evidence that it has sought third-party comment, CAEP reserves the right to reschedule the site visit.
Not less than sixteen (16) weeks prior to the scheduled date of a site visit, both the EPP and CAEP must publicly announce the upcoming accreditation review and the date of the site visit to provide time for interested stakeholders to make comments. Stakeholders include, but are not limited to, full-time and adjunct faculty/educators, staff, candidates, cooperating teachers and/or mentors, completers, and employers.
CAEP accepts written comments from stakeholders up to six (6) weeks before the site visit and provides these comments to the EPP. The EPP can respond to any written comments received prior to the scheduled site visit. The response must be received by CAEP no less than two (2) weeks prior to the site visit. Third party comments and the EPP response, if any, are submitted in AIMS. (See Accreditation Policy.)
A sample of a Call for Comments notice is provided below. The statement may be modified by an EPP as appropriate:
The School of Education at XYZ University is hosting an accreditation visit by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) on [date of visit]. Interested parties are invited to submit third-party comments to the site team. Please note that comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education programs offered, and should specify the party's relationship to the provider (i.e., graduate, present or former faculty member, employer of graduates).
We invite you to submit written testimony to:
CAEP
1140 19th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Or by email to: callforcomments@caepnet.org
Such comments must be within the specified period and based on the core tenets of CAEP accreditation standards of excellence, which recognize that:
- In CAEP's performance-based system, accreditation is based on evidence that demonstrates that teacher candidates know the subject matter and can teach it effectively so that students learn. In the CAEP system, EPPs must prove that candidates can connect theory to practice and be effective in an actual P-12 classroom.
- A professional education provider that is accredited by CAEP is expected to be involved in ongoing planning and evaluation; engaged in continuous assessment and development; ensure that faculty and programs reflect new knowledge, practice, and technologies; and be involved in continuous development in response to the evolving world of education and educational reform.
- Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education programs offered, and should specify the respondent's relationship, if any, to the institution (i.e., graduate, present or former faculty member, employer of graduates). Copies of all correspondence received will be sent to the university for comment prior to the review. No anonymous testimony will be considered.
Fall 2019 Site Visits
EPP Name |
State |
Adelphi University |
NY |
American College of Education |
IN |
Andrews University |
MI |
Ashland University |
OH |
Bellarmine University |
KY |
Bennett College |
NC |
Butler University |
IN |
Calvin College |
MI |
Campbellsville University |
KY |
Carson-Newman University |
TN |
Chapman University |
CA |
Chicago State University |
IL |
Coastal Carolina University |
SC |
Defiance College |
OH |
Drew University |
NJ |
East Central University |
OK |
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania |
PA |
Fairleigh Dickinson University |
NJ |
Florida A&M University |
FL |
Franklin College |
IN |
Freed-Hardeman University |
TN |
Gallaudet University |
DC |
Haskell Indian Nations University |
KS |
Heidelberg University |
OH |
Indiana State University |
IN |
Indiana University Purdue University - Columbus |
IN |
Indiana University South Bend |
IN |
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo Campus |
PR |
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Fajardo |
PR |
Kean University |
NJ |
Lewis and Clark College |
OR |
Livingstone College |
NC |
Luther College |
IA |
Marygrove College |
MI |
Missouri State University |
MO |
Morris College |
SC |
National-Louis University |
IL |
New Mexico Highlands University |
NM |
Newberry College |
SC |
Northeastern Illinois University |
IL |
Northwestern Oklahoma State University |
OK |
Old Dominion University |
VA |
Pace University |
NY |
Philander Smith College |
AR |
Plymouth State University |
NH |
Princeton University |
NJ |
Radford University |
VA |
Samford University |
AL |
Shaw University |
NC |
Shepherd University |
WV |
Siena Heights University |
MI |
South Dakota State University |
SD |
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
IL |
St. John Fisher College |
NY |
State University of New York at Geneseo |
NY |
The University of Alabama in Huntsville |
AL |
Troy University |
AL |
Union College |
NE |
Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Recinto de Gurabo |
PR |
Universidad De Puerto Rico De Cayey |
PR |
University of Akron |
OH |
University of Alaska Southeast |
AK |
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
AR |
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville |
AR |
University of Cincinnati |
OH |
University of Delaware |
DE |
University of Hawaii - West O'ahu |
HI |
University of Maryland Baltimore County |
MD |
University of Michigan-Dearborn |
MI |
University of Missouri-Saint Louis |
MO |
University of Rio Grande |
OH |
University of South Dakota |
SD |
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
TN |
University of West Florida |
FL |
Virginia State University |
VA |
West Virginia University at Parkersburg |
WV |
Western Illinois University |
IL |
Western Michigan University |
MI |
Winthrop University |
SC |
Spring 2020 Site Visits
EPP Name |
State |
Arkansas Tech University |
AR |
Baker College |
MI |
Bowie State University |
MD |
Caldwell University |
NJ |
Calumet College of St. Joseph |
IN |
Chadron State College |
NE |
Clarion University of Pennsylvania |
PA |
Concord University |
WV |
Concordia University |
OR |
Cornerstone University |
MI |
Duquesne University |
PA |
Glenville State College |
WV |
Goshen College |
IN |
Hamline University |
MN |
Huntington University |
IN |
Indiana University East |
IN |
Indiana University Northwest |
IN |
Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Guayama Campus |
PR |
Lincoln Memorial University |
TN |
Lipscomb University |
TN |
Louisiana State University and A&M College |
LA |
Mars Hill University |
NC |
Mayville State University |
ND |
New York University |
NY |
Oakland University |
MI |
Oklahoma Christian University |
OK |
Relay Graduate School of Education |
NY |
Robert Morris University |
PA |
Southwestern Oklahoma State University |
OK |
St. Lawrence University |
NY |
Stockton University |
NJ |
The University of Southern Mississippi |
MS |
The University of Tampa, College of Social Sciences, Mathematics, and Education |
FL |
Touro College |
NY |
Union University |
TN |
Universidad De Puerto Rico Ponce |
PR |
University of Idaho |
ID |
University of La Verne |
CA |
University of Mary Washington |
VA |
University of South Alabama |
AL |
University of South Carolina-Aiken |
SC |
University of South Florida |
FL |
University of Texas of the Permian Basin |
TX |
University of the Cumberlands |
KY |
Ursuline College |
OH |
Wilmington University |
DE |
Winona State University |
MN |
Zayed University |
UAE |