The Visiting Committee Chair is the keeper of the vision regarding the value of the accreditation process as well as the manager of the details of the visit. The chair is viewed as a coach, working with the schools in this ongoing improvement process.
There are chairs for a variety of different types of visits including the following: initial visits, full self-study visits, revisits, and midterm visits. The materials listed below pertain to full Self-Study Visits.
Please visit the Revisits and Review page on our website for information pertaining to other types of WASC visits.
Full Self-Study Visit Chair Resources
Helpful materials are provided for your use. Select the appropriate protocol link for a list of PDF and Word files.
Note: This section contains templates, samples, and reference materials for WASC FOL 2010 Edition process only; these materials are NOT for California Public schools.
Visiting Committee Templates (Word or PowerPoint Format)
Note: This section contains templates, samples, and reference materials for WASC FOL 2009 Edition process only; these materials are NOT for California Public schools.
Visiting Committee Templates (Word or PowerPoint Format)
Note: This section contains templates, samples, and reference materials for WASC FOL 2003-04 Edition process only; these materials are NOT for California Public schools.
Visiting Committee Templates (Word or PowerPoint Format)
WASC/CDE Focus on Learning Joint Process for California Public Elementary and Middle/Junior High Schools, including California Charter Schools (2006 Edition)
Note: Visiting Committees visiting schools using the WASC/CDE Focus on Learning Joint Process for California Public Elementary and Middle/Junior High Schools, including California Charter Schools (2006 Edition) should use the WASC/CDE FOL Visiting Committee, 2006 Edition materials for the visit. Please contact the WASC office if you have any question as to which version of the Visiting Committee materials you should use.
WASC Guide to Evaluating Postsecondary Institutions, 2010 Edition
Note: This document is formatted to be printed as a double-sided document. It can also be printed single-sided; however, please be aware that there will be a number of unnecessary blank pages in the single-sided output.
WASC/SDA, Pacific Union Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Note: WASC/SDA Visiting Committees should use the WASC FOL visiting committee materials for the visit. Please contact the WASC office if you have any questions.
Note: The Documentation and Justification Statement in the current WASC/WCEA Focus on Learning manual is the basic WASC version and is available below. We have one that more closely matches the WASC/WCEA criteria for Catholic High Schools and it is also available below. Feel free to use either version.
Reference Card 3: WASC/WCEA Schoolwide Criteria for Catholic High Schools
Reference Card 4: WASC/WCEA Catholic High School Visiting Committee Report Format
Reference Card 5: Accreditation Term Determination, WASC/WCEA Focus on Learning
Reference Card 6: WASC/WCEA Criteria Concepts for Catholic High Schools
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As They See It...
"As always, we found the process of self-study, reflection
and dialogue with our visiting committee to be enormously helpful in our school's
on-going self- improvement process."
Paul Chapman, Headmaster
Head-Royce School, Oakland, CA
WASC Volunteers
Serving on a WASC team is one of the most valuable professional development experiences for an educator.
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These presentations run best over a high speed internet connection, please contact the WASC office if you would like a CD containing the training presentation(s).
