WHERE AND WHEN DO WE SUBMIT OUR SELF-STUDY?

Once you have completed your Self-Study, ship one copy via a tracking method to the following address:

Council on Accreditation
Attn: Org. ID#___ Self-Study
120 Wall Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10005

When your Self-Study arrives, an independent COA staff person will conduct a non-rated internal review of it. This review is intended to assess the quality of your Self-Study (e.g., properly assembled, sufficient content, comprehensive narratives, etc.) and determine your readiness for the site visit.

Your COA Coordinator will communicate in writing the findings from the internal Self-Study review, including any necessary adjustments/revisions to the Self-Study, and steps on how to proceed after adjustments/revisions have been made.

After the necessary adjustments/revisions have been made, you will receive a "Peer Team Notification" via fax/e-mail from the Volunteer Services Department notifying you as to how many copies of the Self-Study should be made and to whom you should send completed copies.

Note: Your agency needs to keep one copy of the Self-Study for your records.

Note: State-administered systems need to update their Self-Study every two years when the site visit occurs over multiple years. This will be determined with your COA Coordinator.