Writing the BOE Report

Writing skills are key BOE report has a critical role in the accreditation process BOE report is a professional document BOE report may be shared with public BOE Report is a reflection on the quality and professionalism of teams

BOE Report Standard 1 Information reported in the institutional report for Standard 1 was validated in the exhibits and interviews. (If not, provide an explanation and indicate the pages of the IR that are incorrect.) □ Yes □ No

BOE Report Standard 1 Information reported in the institutional report for Standard 1 was validated in the exhibits and interviews. (If not, provide an explanation and indicate the pages of the IR that are incorrect.) □ Yes □ No

BOE Report (continued) Summary of Strengths: Areas for Improvement and Rationales: AFIs corrected from last visit AFIs continued from last visit New AFIs Recommendation: Standard 1 is met/not met. Corrections to the Institutional Report

Begin BOE Report early in visit Take lots of notes Use the planning instrument Begin writing sections of the report on Monday - be flexible Share your findings with team members

Ensure that BOE Report is internally consistent Read entire report Ask questions if a contradiction appears Ensure that the AFIs are supported in their rationales & summaries Write areas for improvement that are performance-based

Use the BOE Report Template Write a summary for each element that supports your conclusion of the level at which the element is met Support your statements with evidence/data Indicate when evidence is not available

Process All sections of the report must be written & shared with team on Wed. morning of the visit for editing. Team chair compiles & edits report soon after the visit & sends it to team members & NCATE for final editing. Team chair incorporates edits & sends report to institution for factual corrections. Team chair incorporates factual corrections, finalizes the report, & sends it to NCATE. NCATE notifies the institution that the BOE report is finalized. Institution may prepare a rejoinder to the BOE report.