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Institutions with Full Self-Studies (cont'd)

11. Visiting Team members complete Form 214 (Team Member's Assessment of the Performance of the Visiting Team Chairperson) and return to the AABI Central Office to be filed in the Chair's file.

12. Chair of Visiting Team sends the visiting team second draft report to the President of the institution for review and correction of factual errors.

13. President reviews second draft and sends comments and draft back to the Chair of the Visiting Team. A final report is completed by Chair and sent to Chair of the Accreditation Committee and Executive Director, along with Form 210 (to Executive Director only).

14. Executive Director sends final report to institution for response to recommendations and, if desired, to suggestions.

15. Institution submits response to final report to Executive Director.

16. Forty days prior to their next meeting, Executive Director sends final visiting team report and the institution's response to the report to all members of Accreditation Committee with Form 211 (Guidelines for Accreditation Committee Review of the Visiting Team Report and Preparation of the Report to the Board of Trustees) and Form 216 (Accreditation Committee Ballot for Initial or Renewal Accreditation) for review and balloting. The completed Form 210 is submitted to the Accreditation Committee Chair.

17. Thirty days prior to their next meeting, Executive Director sends the visiting team report, the institution's response to the report, and Forms 210 to the Board of Trustees.

18. Accreditation Committee reviews the visiting team report and the institution's response to the report, and each member completes Form 216. Upon receipt of the Forms 216, the Chair prepares for the Board of Trustees an Executive Summary as outlined in Form 211. Chair presents Executive Summary to the Board.

19. Board acts on the report and makes decision.

20. If accredited, an official Letter of Notification of the action is sent to the institution by the Executive Director within 30 days of the action

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