Explanatory Standards

1. Proprietary School Need Not Maintain Board

   The proprietary school shall not be required to maintain a school board for purposes of governing the school. However, its policy manual must contain processes that are expected of all other member schools to ensure a healthy, professional environment for faculty, support staff, and students, and processes that ensure school and parent relationships that are expected for all other member schools.

   ArtifactProprietary School Policy Manual
2. Proprietary School Governance

   The proprietary school may be governed by a board of directors, advisory council, or by the ownership of the school operating under the school’s constitution (or Articles of Incorporation) and by-laws.

   ArtifactProprietary School Constitution/ByLaws
3. Proprietary School Has Articles of Incorporation

   The proprietary school shall have Articles of Incorporation that shall be considered the equivalency to by-laws required of non-profit schools for purposes of determining suitability for associate membership and/or accredited membership in CSF.

   ArtifactProprietary School Articles of Incorporation
4. Proprietor May Delegate and Evaluate

   The proprietary school shall have a proprietor, if not serving as the administrative head, who delegates executive and administrative functions to a chief administrative officer who is recognized as the head of the school. The relationship between the proprietor and the head of school must be strong and open. The proprietor must formally evaluate annually in writing the chief administrator.

   ArtifactAnnual written evaluation by proprietor of chief administrative officer
5. Proprietary School Involves Stakeholders

   The proprietary school shall establish and maintain processes that involve the stakeholders of the school in the process for purposes of establishing and maintaining a process for school improvement.

   ArtifactsInterviews with appropriate stakeholders Stakeholder Survey