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Standards 2009
Timeline and a Message from the Chairs
A Message from the Standards Revision Chairs:
We want to let all NASPAA members know how the Steering and Standards Committees are processing the information gathered from the April 2008 focus groups on the draft new NASPAA standards and the path ahead for standards revision. The feedback from the over 120 participants was substantive, helpful, and extensive. Thanks to all who participated! As described below, we subjected the information gathered to content analyses consideration by subcommittees combining Steering and Standards Committee members, and to discussion by NASPAA standards revision leaders and staff. The feedback allowed us to identify four overarching issues—
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Who are we--in terms of programs included and what to call our field?
- What is the role of the ‘basis of evidence’?
- How can programs measure student learning outcomes?
- What data will need to be submitted to COPRA/NASPAA and how will transparency be defined?
We will discuss these issues on panels at the NASPAA Annual Conference in Charleston, SC, in October 2008. We plan to post the next draft of the new standards on the NASPAA website by October 1, 2008 so we can collect more feedback and discuss those remarks at the conference. So, we look forward to your comments on the NASPAA website, discussions and feedback at the conference, and your ideas throughout this process.
Jeff Raffel, Chair, NASPAA Standards 2009 Steering Committee
Steve Maser, Chair, NASPAA Standards Committee
Timeline Overview:
Spring-Summer 2008
March 26: First draft of the new standards introduced
April 16-17: NASPAA Standards Day-- Regional Meetings at 14 locations across the U.S. to discuss the first draft of standards
April - October: Standards Committees review and compile feedback from regional meetings and begin work on second draft of new standards
October 1: Second draft of new standards available on NASPAA website, along with a public comment forum
October 16-18: NASPAA Annual Conference—Plenary and other sessions to discuss overarching concerns of the new standards
Fall 2008
Standards Committees review feedback from NASPAA Annual Conference sessions and website
Winter 2008-09
Standards Committees draft final set of standards
Spring-Summer 2009
Continued feedback and revisions
Summer 2009
Final set of new standards presented to the public
October 2009
Accredited programs vote on final set of new standards
August 2010
First cohort of schools reviewed under the new standards
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