Accreditation Resources
Instructions, guidelines, templates, worksheets, and survey information for the accreditation process
Constituent Survey Administration
ISAS requires three constituent surveys during Self Study:
- Parents (required administration by ISAS via Survey Monkey)
- Faculty (required administration by ISAS via Survey Monkey)
- Trustee annual self-evaluation (available in ISAS format via Survey Monkey)
Because feedback from the constituent surveys is valuable to the work of many Self Study Committees, it is recommended that surveys be conducted as early as possible in the year of Self Study. Communication in advance to parents and faculty about the importance of the feedback provided by these surveys is key to maximizing the level and quality of participation.
- A school may submit up to 10 school-specific questions to each survey. Core survey questions and the format of the surveys cannot be changed.
- After the optional questions have been added, a school representative is given a link to each survey, and the surveys are reviewed and approved by the school.
- The school approves the surveys, schedules the dates the surveys will be open (usually 17 days, beginning on a Friday, but this is at the school's discretion), and publicizes the links and the dates to the appropriate constituents.
- The communication publicizing the surveys should include the school’s mission statement.
- ISAS opens and closes the surveys on the dates requested and sends the school representative a link to survey results after the surveys are closed.
- The fee for administration of the Self Study surveys is $250 plus $1 per response, with optional surveys at $50 each plus $1 per response, invoiced after the surveys are closed.
Results of the surveys should be categorized by the Steering Committee and distributed to appropriate Self Study Committees. Schools may also benefit from surveys of students, alumni/ae, and other constituent groups.