Solicitation of Third-party Comments:
The UTC School of Education will undergo its Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) program reaccreditation site visit on October 26, 27, and 28, 2026. The School of Education welcomes third-party comments concerning the EPP’s qualifications for accreditation.
Any such comment/complaint should be sent to the CAEP Compliance Officer in writing at:
CAEP
1140 19th St NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Or by email to: [email protected]
CAEP Policy IV.1.07 Solicitation of Third-Party Comments:
No later than 16 weeks prior to the first day of a scheduled Site Review, both the EPP and CAEP must publicly announce the upcoming Review and the dates on which the Review will take place. Any such announcement must provide an opportunity for third-party comment in writing concerning the EPP’s qualifications for accreditation, in accordance with the following:
- An EPP must establish a third-party comment period of at least 1 month. CAEP will accept third-party comments up to 6 weeks prior to the first day of a scheduled Review.
- No later than 7 days after making the required announcement, the EPP must provide CAEP with evidence of the announcement. The failure of an EPP to comply with this established timeline may result in a decision by CAEP to reschedule the Review.
- No later than 1 month prior to the first day of a scheduled Review, CAEP will provide an EPP with a copy of any third-party comments it receives and the EPP will provide CAEP with a copy of any third party comments it receives.
- The EPP may submit a written response on any such comments to CAEP no later than 2 weeks prior to the first day of the scheduled Review.
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