POLICIES & PROCEDURES

The policies and procedures of the Commission on Secondary Schools are updated on a regular basis. Overseen by the Policy and Strategic Development Committee of the Commission, this latest incarnation was approved by the Commission at its April 2007 meeting.

All policies are available in PDF format only. If you do not have the Adobe reader loaded on your computer to access these files, you can visit the Adobe web site to download it.

POLICIES
The following is a list of all policies found in the CSS Policy Manual. Each page will open in a new browser window.

Complete Policy Manual (1625K - 237 pages)

Table of Contents (topical arrangement of policies)

Alphabetical listing of policies:

Accrediting institutions outside the U.S.
Accreditation Denied
Accreditation Maintenance Requirements
Appeals From Adverse Accrediting Actions
Audit and Financial Record Keeping
Budget
Candidacy
Career and Technology Institutions
Code of Good Practice
Commission Actions on Accreditation
Complaints and Grievances
Conditions of Membership
Conflict of Interest
Contractual Relationships
Dues and Fees
Ethics and Integrity
Expectations of Accredited Institutions
Extension of Accreditation Term
Governance Policy
Grants Donations and Gifts
Institutional Improvement Services
Insurance
International Travel
Interruption of Educational Operations
Investments
Limited Term Accreditation
MSA ByLaws
Postsecondary Institutions
Probationary Accreditation
Records Maintenance
Relationships with Governmental Agencies
Relationships with Other Accrediting Agencies
Removal of Accreditation
Reserve Fund
Scope and Categories of Membership
Self Study Planning and Evaluation Processes
Self Study Planning and Evaluation Protocols
Shared and Part-Time Career and Technology Programs
Show Cause Action
Standards for Accreditation
Standards for Schools
Standards for Career & Technology Institutions
Standards for Service Agencies
Standards for Supplementary Education Organizations
Stipulations
Substantive Change