Committee_User_Guide_

U.S. Department of Education Office
of Postsecondary Education Erecognition System

e-Recognition System
NACIQI Committee Member User Guide

Contents
1

Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

2

Accessing the System ....................................................................................................................................... 3

2.1

Forgot Password .......................................................................................................................................................... 3

2.2

Change Password......................................................................................................................................................... 4

2.3

Select Agency .............................................................................................................................................................. 5

2.4

Introduction Screen ..................................................................................................................................................... 6

2.5

Table of Contents......................................................................................................................................................... 6

2.6

Agency Narrative Screen ............................................................................................................................................. 8

2.7

Third Party Comments............................................................................................................................................... 11

2.8

Historical Information ............................................................................................................................................... 12

3.0 Output Data ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13

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Introduction

The e-Recognition system is a tool to assist the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity (NACIQI) in their review of accrediting agencies and State approval agencies as part of the
Department’s recognition process. An accrediting agency, or other entity may submit a petition for initial
recognition, a petition for renewal of recognition, or a compliance report. When seeking the Secretary’s
recognition, an accrediting agency, state postsecondary vocational education entity, or state nursing educational
entity is required to respond to the required Criteria for Recognition using the e-Recognition system.
By using the e-Recognition system, the NACIQI may access agency submissions including agency narratives
and responses to the draft staff analysis, the final staff analysis and report, historical documents and third-party
comments. Committee members are limited to read-only access within the system.

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Accessing the System

To access the system, enter the URL https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition in the address box of the browser.
The e-Recognition landing screen will display. Click the Accept and Login button after reading the Privacy Act
Notice and Security Warning message. Enter your User ID and Password and click the Log in button to log in to
the system. All login attempts are logged. If you have three unsuccessful login attempts, your account will be
locked. You will then need to contact the Help Desk to have your account unlocked. A link to the Contact the
Help Desk is located on the Login page.

2.1

Forgot Password

If you forget your password, you can click the 'Forgot Password?' link and enter your email. The system will
confirm your identity and email your password to you. After three failed login attempts, you will be locked out of
the system and will need to contact the Help Desk to have your account unlocked.

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Supporting documents uploaded by the agency. Click on the link to display the document.

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The agency narrative, or response.

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The Department staff decision of whether the agency meets the criterion or not and comments
concerning the criterion.

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Documents uploaded by Department staff. Click on the link to display the document.

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Final Staff Report – Displays either a PDF document or HTML version of the final staff report, which
is shared with the agency and the public at the meeting.

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Final Detailed Analysis – Displays either a PDF document or HTML version of the agency’s narrative,
the Department’s Analyst worksheets (comments), all uploaded documents, and third party comments.

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Table of Contents – Displays a list of all of the criteria the agency responded to and a list of the
supporting documents uploaded by the agency.

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Third Party Comments - Displays links to the third party written comments and any agency response
to the comments.

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Historical Information – Displays a link to historical documentation for the agency, including the
decision letter and pertinent portion of the transcript from the NACIQI’s most recent review of the
agency.

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User Guide – Displays this document.

The following links are available at the top of the page
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Review – Return to the Agency Review screen.

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Select Agency – Return to the Select Agency screen to select a different agency.

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Change Password – Change your e-Recognition password.

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Criteria Definitions – Display definitions for each of the criteria for recognition.

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Contact Help Desk – Send a message to the e-Recognition Help Desk.

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User Guide – Display this document.

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Log out – Log out of the system

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Third Party Comments

When the ‘Third Party Comments’ link is clicked, the Third Party Comments screen is displayed. This screen
displays links to the third party written comments and any agency or Department staff response to the
comments. Click on a ‘File Name’ link to display a document.

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