Hosting a Peer Review of your program is a great way to stay in compliance, inform your institution president, and motivate your staff

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How a peer review works
 

Peer reviews of TRIO programs usually bring a team of two to four experienced program directors to campus for two days of meetings. These are steps involved: 

• First: Request a review with Scott Clyde, Chair, National Association of Special Programs Peer Review Committee and University of Idaho TRIO Training, Education Building, Room 110-D; PO Box 443080, Moscow, ID 83844-3080; phone: 208.885-9091; fax: 208.885-2825.  
  

• Second: Scott Clyde will call to discuss your specific requirements and some likely times to stage the review. He will follow up with a letter outlining what you need to prepare prior to the review. See forms at http://www.its.uidaho.edu/peermonitoring/ and select "Materials" button. 
  

• Third: The review will be held at the scheduled time. See sample two-day agenda below.You can expect to get suggestions and preliminary feedback during the review process. 
  

• Finally: A within a month after the review, the committee will present you with a written report on strengths of your program, and suggestions for improving. 

Who pays for the review?        Up
     Whenever possible and reasonable, costs of the peer review are offset by the National Association of Special Programs (NASP), or by the project being reviewed.  Host programs are asked to provide lunches and  parking for monitors. 

Sample two day agenda - DAY ONE
8:30-9:00 am Entrance Interview – explain purpose of on-site review
Present are the the project director and staff and (optional) president of host Institution, vice president, provost and/or dean. If your institution leaders can come, it is a great way to familiarize them with contributions of your programs to the campus.

9:15-11:15 am Administration and Management; Overview of Program Activities
With Project Director and staff

12:00-1:15 pm Lunch – Project Staff
Invite whom you wish - another opportunity to "sell" value of your program on campus

1:30-2:30 pm Review Fiscal Management
With Project Director

2:45-4:45 pm Review Student Files
Peer Monitors only

4:45–5:00 pm Recap/Plan for next day
Project Director and staff

Sample agenda - DAY TWO          Up
8:30-10:30 am Performance and Evaluation
Project Director and staff

10:45-11:45am Program Activities
Project Director and staff

1:30-2:45 pm Program Activities
Interview student participants 

3:00-3:45 pm Wrap up and summarize
Project Director and staff

4:00-5:00 pm Exit Interview – summarize findings
Same group as entrance interview      Up

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