The Secretary has decided not to publish an NPRM on accreditation at this time.
List of Negotiators for the Accreditation Team
Issue Paper: 
MS Word (55K) | PDF (48K)
Schedule
First Session: February 21, 2007 -- 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
February 22, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
February 23, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Crystal City Marriott
1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202
- Summary of Session One: MS Word (30K) | PDF (17K)
Second Session: March 26, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
March 27, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
March 28, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to noon
Location: Holiday Inn National Airport/Crystal City
2650 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
- Proposed Regulatory Language for Session Two: PDF (1.05MB)
- Summary of Session Two: MS Word (34K) | PDF (26K)
Third Session: April 24, 2007 -- 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
April 25, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
April 26, 2007 -- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street NW, 8th floor conference center
Washington, DC 20006
- Memorandum from Vickie Schray, Federal Negotiator: MS Word (31K) | PDF (20K)
- Proposed Regulatory Language for Session Three - Redlined Version: PDF (2.51Mb)
- Proposed Regulatory Language for Session Three - Non-redlined Version: PDF 1.46Mb
- Amendatory Language - Third Session: PDF (1.31Mb)
- Amendatory Language Crosswalk - Third Session: PDF (230K)
- Summary of Session Three: MS Word (25K) | PDF (23K)
Fourth Session: June 1, 2006 -- 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. (this is a one-day session)
Location: U.S. Department of Education
1990 K Street N.W., 8th floor conference center
Washington, DC 20006
- Memorandum from Vickie Schray, Federal Negotiator: MS Word (30K) | PDF (9K)
- Proposed regulations as of April 30, 2007 MS Word (85K) | PDF (49K)
- Summary of Revisions to Draft Regulatory Language -- comparing language proposed during the second session (March 26-28, 2007) with draft language coming out of the third session (April 24-26, 2007): MS Word (26K) | PDF (161K)
- Alternative Language Proposed by a Group of Non-federal Negotiators
- Issues 12 and 13 - Recognition Procedures and Decision-making Authority: MS Word (60K) | PDF (40K)
- Issue 14 - Agency Materials - Record Keeping and Confidentiality: MS Word (27K) | PDF (16K)
- Issue 15 - Providing Information to the Public: MS Word (26K) | PDF (14K)
- Issues 12 and 13 - Recognition Procedures and Decision-making Authority:
- Agenda for the Meeting
- Status of Issues
- Changes in the Department of Education's Administration of the Recognition Process: MS Word (49K) | PDF (106K)
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