AGB-CHEA Joint Advisory Statement on Accreditation & Governing Boards

You may not have previously read this four-page advisory statement (PDF). It's succinct and useful checklist of issues and considerations around boards of trustees and their relationship to (and awareness of) the accreditation cycle of an institution. 

Governing boards, working in collaboration with institutional leadership, are obligated to ensure mission achievement and institutional fiscal integrity as part of their fundamental fiduciary responsibility. Accordingly, understanding accreditation and its relevance to educational quality is extremely important. Governing boards need to be appropriately engaged in the accreditation process, respecting the leadership of the chief executive officer, the chief academic officer, and the faculty; acknowledging the importance of accreditation to serving students; and understanding that board engagement, awareness, and follow-up are fundamental to their fiduciary responsibilities.