Board of Commissioners
Evaluation Visit Billing Policy
2007-2008

Comprehensive Evaluations

The Board of Commissioners ("Board") has adopted the following policies related to comprehensive accreditation evaluations.

1. The evaluation inspection fee for comprehensive visits conducted in 2007-2008 is $1,800. In addition, schools will be charged one-half of the comprehensive visit fee ($900) for each extension site. 
2. The other expense that the Board will invoice to schools is the cost of visitor and staff travel. For comprehensive evaluations of a school's primary location, the Board will average the travel expenses of all Board-appointed visitors and Commission staff members for a given semester and will invoice that average travel cost for each visitor and staff member present during the visit. In past semesters, the average travel cost has been approximately $650 per person. Schools are billed at the conclusion of the semester in which the visit occurs.
3. For comprehensive evaluations that include visitor travel to one or more domestic or international extension sites in addition to the school's primary location, the school will be billed the actual cost of travel to those sites for Board-appointed visitors and staff.
4. The school should arrange for direct payment of the hotel, meal, and local transportation costs of the visiting committee and the Commission staff representative.

Board policy requires that Board-appointed committee members serve without honoraria or remuneration.

Board of Commissioners
Evaluation Visit Billing Policy
2007-2008

Focused Evaluations

The Board of Commissioners has adopted the following policies related to focused accreditation evaluations.

1. The evaluation inspection fee for focused visits conducted in 2007-2008 is $1,800.
2. The other expense that the Board will invoice to schools is the cost of visitor travel. For focused visits to a school's primary location, the Board will average the travel expenses of all Board-appointed visitors and Commission staff members for a given semester and will invoice that average travel cost for each visitor and staff member present during the visit. In past semesters, the average travel cost has been approximately $650 per person. The Board invoices schools at the conclusion of the semester in which the visit occurs. 
3. The Board will bill schools the actual cost of visitor and staff travel to multiple and international extension sites.
4. The school should arrange for direct payment of the hotel, meal, and local transportation costs of the visiting committee and the Commission staff representative.
5. Board policy requires that Board-appointed committee members serve without honoraria or remuneration.