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 Section IV
Accreditation Procedure
Accrediting Organization
Professional Landcare Network's appointed board, called Landscape Contracting Accreditation Board (LCAB).
1 . Preliminary Review. It is recommended to have the catalog and course descriptions reviewed by the Site Team Coordinators prior to making an official application to PLANET for a Site Visit. There is no charge for this preliminary review. The information should go to: Kent Hammond 2660 Graustark Path Wooster OH 44691 (330) 287-1249 or (330) 345-5648 hammond.4@osu.edu Frank Millsap 3904 Miles Road Sachse TX 75048 (972) 860-7397 or (972) 495-1557
2. Application. After a favorable Preliminary Review, submit the application to:
Anna Demoret, Accreditation Liaison
PLANET
950 Herndon Parkway Suite 450 Herndon VA 20170
PLANET will invoice for the $2,500.00 fee.
3. Self Study. Thirty (30) days prior to Site Visit (date mutually agreed on by Site Team Coordinator and School), distribute the Self-Study documents to Site Team members. - College catalog containing course descriptions
- Organization of school with names of administration and organizational chart
- History of program
- List of program faculty with qualifications and course responsibilities
- Names and businesses of advisory committee members
- Mission statement of program
- Program activities and accomplishments
- Profile of students
- Course outlines relevant to the standards excluding General Education
- Textbook lists and teaching resources relevant to the standards excluding General Education
- Other patterns of evidence of general standards
LCAB will appoint a Site Team to conduct an on-site evaluation. The team is generally composed of a local landscape contractor, a non-local landscape contractor, an administrator or professor from an accredited school and the site team chair. Site Visit Agenda
- Meet with president of college
- Meet with the college dean and department chairman
- Meet with key faculty
- Meet with students
- Meet with alumni and employers
- Meet members of advisory committee
- Tour campus and facilities
- Observe classes
- Review current student project samples
- Concluding Review and Assessment Meeting
Notification Procedure
The school administration and program coordinator will be notified of accreditation status by the LCAB within sixty days after the site visit.
LCAB Actions LCAB can take the following actions after the initial site visit: - Initial Accreditation - Granted on a first review when the standards are met with deficiencies. Requirements to satisfy deficiencies will be listed. Granted for three years. “Initial“ status does not signify non-accreditation.
- Full Accreditation - Granted when all standards are met. Granted for seven (7) years inclusive of Initial term.
- Accreditation Denied - The result of standards not met.
Additional Accreditation Requirements - Upon receiving Initial and/or Full Accreditation status, the program coordinator or other designated faculty will join PLANET as an affiliate member and the program will maintain an PLANET student chapter membership.
- Within first year of receiving Initial and/or Full Accreditation status, a faculty member shall attend at least one state, regional, or national PLANET workshop, seminar, symposium or annual meeting.
- Regardless of Accreditation status (Initial, Full or Provisional), the Annual Report will be submitted to LCAB. Form will be provided upon request.
- For at least 5 out of the 7 years prior to re-evaluation, the faculty shall lead a student delegation to the PLANET Student Career Days or PLANET-affiliated Student Career Days event.
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