MVC has two major reaffirmation products due in 2012:
1) Compliance Certification; and 2)  Quality Enhancement Plan

• September 25, 2008: "MVC Fifth-Year Interim Report" was submitted (mini compliance certification)
• February 26, 2009: SACS-COC review of the "MVC Fifth-Year Interim Report" is expected
• September 8, 2009: MVC Monitoring Report required by the SACS-COC review is due
• January 2011: Orientation of MVC Leadership Teams (Travel to Decatur, GA)
• 2011-2012: PBA Committee develop/update the MVC 2013-2018 Strategic Plan
• March 15, 2012: Compliance Certification is Due (MVC's demonstration of compliance with evidence in 77 areas - see quote below)
• May 11-12, 2012: Off Site Peer Review of MVC's Compliance Certification is conducted
• Aug-Oct 2012:  Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is Due 4-6 weeks in advance of On-site Review (see quote below)
• Sep-Nov 2012:  On-site Peer Review is conducted (to finalize issues of Compliance Certification, and evaluate acceptability of QEP)
• Jun 21-13, 2013: Review of MVC's Reaffirmation of Accreditation by the Commission on Colleges
• December 2013: MVC's Reaffirmation of Accreditation announced at annual meeting

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"THE PRINCIPLES OF ACCREDITATION: FOUNDATIONS FOR QUALITY ENHANCEMENT" http://sacscoc.org/pdf/2008PrinciplesofAccreditation.pdf  (complete document)
(excerpts from pages 6 and 7)
"1. Compliance Certification
The Compliance Certification, submitted approximately fifteen months in advance of an institution’s scheduled reaffirmation, is a document completed by the institution that demonstrates its judgment of the extent of its compliance with each of the Core Requirements, Comprehensive Standards, and Federal Requirements."
 
"2. Quality Enhancement Plan
The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), submitted four to six weeks in advance of the on-site review by the Commission, is a document developed by the institution that (1) includes a broad-based institutional process identifying key issues emerging from institutional assessment, (2) focuses on learning outcomes and/or the environment supporting student learning and accomplishing the mission of the institution, (3) demonstrates institutional capability for the initiation, implementation, and completion of the QEP, (4) includes broadbased involvement of institutional constituencies in the development and proposed implementation of the QEP, and (5) identifies goals and a plan to assess their achievement."
 
one page executive summaries of community college QEPs submitted to SACS in 2007 and 2008:
http://sacscoc.org/2007TrackAQEPSummaries.asp
 
http://sacscoc.org/2008TrackAQEPSummaries.asp