July 2025

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AAQEP Resources, Templates Updated for

2025 Standards

Mark LaCelle-Peterson, President & CEO

Summer! Where does it go? Whether you’ve already taken some time to recharge or are looking forward to a little getaway before the new academic year starts, I hope this summer has been good for you.

At AAQEP, it’s been a productive time, not only in the usual activities of wrapping up one academic year and preparing for the next but also in rolling out updated resources to support members’ work as you put the 2025 standards into practice. (We are also getting close to completing the 2025 Guide to AAQEP Accreditation, updated training and materials for reviewers, and new guidance on data quality—stay tuned for those!)

I’m happy to announce that 2025-aligned project templates for self-studies are now available for use in the Accreditation Management Platform, and the content of the Member Resources section of our website has been fully refreshed. Head there for information organized by key stages of the accreditation cycle—from proposals to self-studies, site visits, and annual reports—as well as to register for the associated member webinars.

A few notes about these updates:

A parallel resource structure supports Accreditation Proposals, Initial Accreditation Reports (IARs), and Quality Assurance Reports (QARs) using the 2025 expectations framework. As you’ll see on those pages, each type of report now has its own detailed guidance accompanied by a single document compiling all of that report’s tables and templates. (Separate downloads of individual tables are still available for self-studies using the 2018 standards, located just under the 2025-aligned material on the IAR and QAR resource pages.)
The Accreditation Management Platform is now being used for constructing and submitting all self-studies via project templates for IARs and QARs, available for both the 2018 and the 2025 standards. An updated guidance document and recorded presentation on the website provide support for using these templates.
If you’re looking for general information about the initial accreditation pathway, that has been separated from the IAR resources and can now be found on its own webpage.

We will be back in touch as additional resources are completed. In the meantime, I hope you have an opportunity to rest and recharge before the new academic year starts.

Final Call for Symposium Proposals

Get your session, roundtable, and poster proposals in by July 24 for peer review!

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Congratulations on Your Accreditation

Congratulations to the educator preparation providers that earned AAQEP accreditation in the past 2 months:

Lee University (TN)
Lincoln University of Missouri
Long Island University-Post (NY)
Princeton University (NJ)
Stevenson University (MD)
SUNY Geneseo (NY)
University of Central Florida
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
University of Massachusetts Global (CA)
William Paterson University (NJ)

For links to action reports and a complete list of AAQEP-accredited programs, visit https://aaqep.org/accredited-programs.

Meet the Events Committee

Jennifer Hsu, Event Planner

Thank you to everyone who applied to serve on the AAQEP Events Committee starting July 1! We’re grateful to have so much interest in helping to shape the Quality Assurance Symposium and providing peer review of session proposals.

Effective this month, committee members include:

Chair: Olga DeJesus-Diaz, Touro University (NY)
Carrie Ashcraft, Utah Valley University
Susan Boe, Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
Kristin Conrad, Concordia University, St. Paul (MN)
Charity Dacey, Touro University (NY)
Neelie Dobbins, Southern Arkansas University
Amy Ginsberg, William Paterson University (NJ)
Brian Hibbs, Dalton State College (GA)
Laura Kennedy, Northern Michigan University
Alicia Kozimor, Grand Canyon University (AZ)
Debbie Meadows, California State University, Bakersfield
Nicole Wise, SUNY Oswego

We are grateful to the outgoing members for their generous service over the past 3 years:

Buddy Alberson, Southeast Missouri State University
Andrea Huskie, Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY)
Catherine Plehn, Michigan Department of Education
Linda Rhen, Penn State Harrisburg

Thank you all for lending us your time and expertise!

Accreditation Proposals Now Open to AAQEP Affiliate Members

Karen Lowenstein, Director of Member Services

AAQEP is happy to announce that affiliate EPP members have an added benefit–the opportunity to complete an Accreditation Proposal as a first step toward seeking accreditation. Affiliate members can now get started right away on AAQEP’s scaffolded accreditation process.

The proposal is a great way to compile and curate outcome measures aligned to AAQEP Standards 1 and 2, and it allows providers to interact with and get feedback from peer reviewers. This service is available to EPP members for no charge and does not lead to any accreditation decision or other official action.

Proposal submission deadlines for the 2025-26 academic year are August 15, November 15, and March 15. Please contact me with any questions.

Welcome to AAQEP

Please welcome AAQEP’s newest members:

Brescia University (KY)
Oregon BASE (affiliate member)
Southern New Hampshire University

Learn about membership at aaqep.org/why-choose-aaqep, or sign up for a webinar to learn about the value of national accreditation and how AAQEP's collaborative, contextual approach can benefit your program:

Introduction to

AAQEP

July 22

1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT

Introduction to the Initial Accreditation Pathway

July 24

1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT

Thank You for Responding to the

Member Engagement Survey

We are grateful to all who took time this summer to share feedback and insights about your engagement with AAQEP. Here’s a quick snapshot of what you told us:

Your most helpful engagement

with AAQEP during 2024-25

1. Cohort meetings

2. Webinars

3. Online or in-person workshops

Your satisfaction with support from AAQEP staff (rated on a 5-point scale ranging from not at all to extremely satisfied)

Average rating of 4.87 across four criteria:

Ease of contacting
Timeliness of response
Helpfulness
Respect for my program's context

The top current challenges in your accreditation work

1. Faculty capacity

2. Data management and systems

3. Program completer contact and follow-up

Your suggestions for how AAQEP could help you address these challenges

1. Increase support for working with data management systems and platforms

2. Share examples of how others collect, analyze, and report data

3. Share tips for engaging faculty in assessment, analysis, & self-study

Staff appreciate learning about your experience and what challenges you’re facing. We look forward to refining our work in the coming year in light of your feedback!

Summer Cohort Reminder

While regular cohort meetings are on break for July and August, AAQEP is offering two optional meeting opportunities this summer for members looking to connect with each other and staff. If you’re interested in attending one or both, register by clicking on the meeting links below:

Tuesday, August 5, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT: Registration link
Thursday, August 14, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT: Registration link

Please reach out to Karen Lowenstein (k.lowenstein@aaqep.org) with any questions.

Site Visits and Logistics

Sara Hiller, Director of Accreditation Services

If you have an AAQEP site visit coming up or are interested in learning more about our site visit process, please sign up for our Site Visit Essentials webinar for members on Tuesday, August 5, from 1-2 p.m. EDT. The webinar goes over timelines and logistics around our site visit process and only happens twice a year.

Here’s a quick overview of what's happening in the current AAQEP accreditation cycles:

Spring 2025: Spring accreditation decision meetings are complete! To see the Accreditation Commission’s action record, click here.
Fall 2025: Fall reviews are already underway. Consult your Provider Review Timeline for details of what to expect, and be on the lookout for emails from me and your team lead soon.
Spring 2026: Almost all of the site visit dates are set for next spring. Keep in mind that your self-study report and local practitioner nomination are due at least 6 months before your scheduled visit date (and remember that all self-studies are now submitted through our Accreditation Management Platform). I’ll be reaching out in the fall to schedule your site visit logistics call.
Fall 2026: I will be reaching out in August to secure your site visit dates for next fall. If you would like access to your self-study template now, please email me.

Visit our Member Resources web pages for guidance documents, templates, and other support for all stages of your quality assurance review, or contact me at s.hiller@aaqep.org with any questions.