Example Planning Documents

Timeline Action

Important Dates

One-year prior to assigned site-visit year: Establish approximate date for site visit

Approximate site visit date is: 

150 days prior to site visit: submit consultant recommendations to Provost

Submit consultant recommendation form to Provost Office by:

120 days prior to site visit: secure consultants

Secure consultants by:

60 days prior to site visit: send self-study draft to Office of Academic Affairs, Dean, and Department Chair

Draft of self-study report to Office of Academic Affairs by:

30 days prior to site visit: send self-study to consultants

Send final draft to consultants by:

14 days prior to site visit: establish site visit itinerary

Send itinerary to site consultant by:

30 days after site visit: receive consultants’ report

Consultants’ report received on:

Within 30 days of receiving consultants’ report: develop implementation plan with Academic Affairs, Dean, Chair, and faculty, and write institutional response (Required by ADHE)

Response to consultants’ report due on

Regardless of site visit date, all above steps completed

All steps completed by April 15 of the assigned academic year:  20____

Deliver self-study report, reviewers report, and implementation plan/institutional response to ADHE within six weeks of process completion

June 1 of the assigned academic year:  20_____

One year after implementation: follow-up report on progress

Spring 20XX: Progress report due May 15, 20______

If needed, three years after implementation: follow-up report on progress

Spring 20XX: Progress report due May 15, 20______

If needed, five years after implementation: follow-up report on progress

Spring 20XX: Progress report due May 15, 20_______