Standards of Accreditation
The VAISEF Standards of Accreditation consists of a series of standards and modules that serve as indicators of educational excellence in the programs and services provided by our members.
Please note: The 2026 version of the standards and associated documents can be viewed by logging into your member portal. We will keep the current standards and review documents on the website until January 2027.
VAISEF Standards of Accreditation (Revised July 2018)
Accreditation Review Documents
The following two documents consist of matrixes and scoring templates to be used when a school is being reviewed through a site visit or is completing a self-study of their own program.
VAISEF Site Visit Report Summary
VAISEF Site Visit Profile (also see Completed Site Visit Profile Example)
Accreditation Committee Site Visit Reviewers should visit the Accreditation Committee page for further documents and resources.
Self-Study Requirement
As a part of VAISEF’s agreement with the Virginia Council for Private Education each VAISEF accredited facility is asked to complete a self-study at the half-way point between site-visits. Specific requirements for self-studies are included in the linked document below.
VAISEF Self-Study Requirements
Corrective Action Plan Guidance
When specific Standards of Accreditation are not fully met, either during site visit reviews or self-studies, schools are held accountable for completing Corrective Action Plans. Further guidance on how to conduct CAPs is included in the following document.
Further Information and Accreditation Resources
VCPE guidance for member schools can be found at VCPE.org
Information and documents pertaining to the Membership and Accreditation application processes may be found on the Applications & Procedures page.
A comprehensive list of all Accreditation process related documents may be found on the Accreditation Committee page.
The accreditation process for VAISEF has been approved by the Virginia Council for Private Education as authorized by the Virginia State Board of Education.
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