Council for Standards In

Council for Standards in

Human Service Education

Assuring the quality, consistency, and relevance of human service education programs.

http://www.cshse.org

Lead Reader Report to VPA to Request Additional Information Prior to Board Action

NOTE: This form is to be used when a majority of the readers independently determine the self-study does not provide adequate evidence of compliance with the Standards and Specifications or that the previous CSHSE recommendations have not been sufficiently addressed (see CSHSE Reader/Site Visitor Policy, Section A.6.).

A.  Program Information

1.  Institution name:

2.  Program name:

3.  Individuals to whom VPA letter will be sent (see names on Certification of Self-Study Page):

a.  Names and titles:

b.  Email and mailing address for contact person responsible for the self-study:

4.  Accreditation status:

a.  Initial: ____

b.  Reaccreditation: ____

i.  Date of initial accreditation: ______

ii.  Date of last reaccreditation: ______

c.  Degree level [indicate all that apply]:

AAS ___ AS ___BA/BS ___ Master’s ___

d.  Site visit required: ___ No site visit required: ____

5.  Brief description of the program [pertinent information can include specialty options, certificate programs, satellite campuses, how long the program has been in existence, etc.]

B.  Reader Information

1.  Lead Reader/Site Visitor (SV1):

2.  Additional Readers [if there is a site visit, identify the co-site visitor (SV2)]

a. 

b. 

c. 

C.  List of Required Core Courses for all students in the program(s):

D.  Concerns/questions/recommendations related to the Standards, including introductory material and program response to recommendations from previous accreditation, if appropriate: [For each concern, identify the Standard and Specification(s) in question; include relevant comments from all readers for all concerns noted]

E.  Additional Reader Recommendations not required by or related to the Standards: [Recommendations here might relate to ways a program might enhance compliance with a Standard even though not required by the Standard or to important program issues not included in the Standards, etc.]

F.  Overall quality of the self-study: [Consider the following: Is the Self-Study Template completed correctly? Is it sufficiently well-documented? Is it thorough? Does it address each standard and its specifications? Is it easy to read, follow and verify? Is the navigation between the self-study narrative and supporting documents straightforward and user friendly? Is it well written and edited? Etc.]

Report submitted by:

Date of submission of report:

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