ACPE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION
COMMENDATIONS FOR CENTERS
A commendation is an honor and acknowledgment of excellence given to a center as recognition of superiority in an aspect of its operation or accreditation materials during the ten year review. A commendation is part of the Commission’s final action, when appropriate, designating a certain portion of a center’s documentation, operations, or program design and execution as exceptional (See Definition of Terms). Specific Standards must be cited for commendations.
When a site team believes a center’s work is worthy of a commendation(s), the site team will create a separate document from the Site Team Report Parts I and II, describing clearly the exceptionality of the work. No information about proposed commendations is shared with the center at this point. The site team will provide this document to the Commission presenter along with the Site Visit Report—Part I, the center response, Site Visit Report—Part II, and center materials, with a copy to the regional accreditation committee chair.
If the Commission reviewer concurs with the proposed commendation, the presenter may recommend the proposed commendations to the Commission. If the Commission presenter does not agree with the proposed commendation, the presenter does not move the commendation through the Commission’s process.
At the time of the center’s review by the Commission, the Commission reviewer will make recommendations about any proposed commendation(s) in the final review. The Commission will vote on the commendation(s) as a part of its regular business.
After the Commission’s final vote, any commendation(s) will be communicated to the center and published in the ACPE newsletter.
When the center of a current member of the Commission receives proposed commendation(s), the matter will be handled in the same manner as any other business of a center of a current Commission member. The member will abstain from discussion or vote on such issues.