INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Communication Regarding

Outcomes Standards

Self-Study Reminder for

Professional and Post-

Professional Programs

CAATE Presence at ATEC

Second Annual CAATE

Accreditation Conference

Thank You for Your Service

Program Administrators:

Invitation to Site Visitor Training

Call for Review Committee

Members

Spring Commission meeting

Annual Accreditation Fees

Annual Report Progress Report

Instructions

Display Your Accreditation

Achievement Proudly

The Commission Goes

Backstage

In Memory of William Bradley

“Brad” Robinson

UPDATE ON LEVEL OF THE DEGREE FOR PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS In our continued efforts to inform stakeholders about

the progress on examination of the professional degree,

we offer the following update:

Over the past 18 months, comments on the level of

the degree have been taken at every district meeting, the NATA AT Educator’s

Conference, and through electronic means. The electronic open comment

period has now closed and the comments are being compiled and analyzed. It

is anticipated that the compiled results will be available to the CAATE sometime

in April and will be made publicly available after it has been reviewed by

the Commission and shared with the members of the Strategic Alliance. The

Commission will also be reviewing a report from the Healthcare Economist

consultant contracted by NATA and further reports from the NATA Executive

Committee on Education (ECE) as they are completed this spring. Deliberations

on the appropriate degree for professional education in Athletic Training are

anticipated to occur, among the Strategic Alliance members (i.e. NATA, CAATE,

BOC and NATA Research and Education Foundation), prior to the NATA Clinical

Symposia and AT Expo in June. It is anticipated that the Strategic Alliance will jointly

announce a decision on this issue this summer.

POST-PROFESSIONAL SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE OF DEGREEIn response to several requests, the CAATE will soon be releasing instructions

and process guidelines for a Substantive Change of Degree for Post-Professional

Programs. This option will be available for currently accredited, Post-Professional

degree programs desiring to transition to a terminal degree, and that are

mid-cycle in their accreditation timeline and in good standing (not on probation).

Details of this process will be released soon and the process will be completed

within eAccreditation under the ‘Substantive Change’ tab. Additional questions

about this process can be addressed to the CAATE office at support@caate.net.

S P R I N G 2 0 1 5 E D I T I O N

I N S I G H TA PUBLICATION FROM THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF ATHLETIC TRAINING

Congress, the U.S. Department of Education, the Council

for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and the public

have all voiced concerns with consumer protection,

assurance of quality outcomes in higher education,

and transparent reporting of those outcomes. As such,

the CAATE is accountable to the public and the federal

government to ensure that the programs accredited by

the CAATE are achieving suitable minimum outcomes.

In accord with these principles, all CAATE accredited

programs are required to assess and report program

outcomes. For professional programs, Standard 11

requires that the program must meet or exceed a three

year aggregate of 70 percent first-time pass rate on the

BOC examination.

During the first two years under Standard 11, the three

year aggregate pass rates included data from years

prior to the standard’s implementation. As such, the

CAATE announced that Programs below the 70% three

year-aggregate first time pass rate using 2011-13 and

then 2012-2014 cohort data would not be placed on

probation, but would continue to be listed as non-

compliant with Standard 11. For the 2015 Annual Report

period and beyond, all three years in the aggregate pass

rate calculation (2013-15 cohorts) will have occurred

subsequent to the Standard’s implementation and it will

have been over 4 years since Standard 11 was officially

released to the public.

Beginning with review of the 2015 Annual Reports at

the Commission’s February 2016 meeting, Professional

Programs who are non-compliant with the minimum 70%

three year aggregate first-time pass rate will be placed

on Probation. The accreditation standards serve to promote

program quality, and student success, as well as public

transparency and accountability. The Commission feels

that this step is necessary to help achieve those ends.

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this

communication, please do not hesitate to contact the

CAATE office.

COMMUNICATION REGARDING OUTCOMES STANDARDS

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This is a reminder if your program is scheduled for a

comprehensive review in 2015-16 that your Self Study is

due no later than July 1, 2015. All programs must fill out the

following sections in eAccreditation for the self-study to be

considered complete:

• Users

• Officials

• Student

• Directory (Faculty, Clinical Sites, and Preceptors)

• Self-Study

• Curriculum

Once the program has marked all of the Standards

within the Self-Study module ready to submit, the

Program Director will submit for signatures. Department

Chairs and Deans will have write access to the Self Study

prior to providing authorizing signatures, while Provosts

and Presidents

have read only

access. Once all

signatures have

been obtained the

Program Director

will then have to

option to ‘Submit

to CAATE’. Submission of the Self-Study to the CAATE

automatically triggers the generation of the invoice for

Self-Study/Site Visit fee. Site Visit team assignments and

review of materials will not begin until the fee has been

remitted to the CAATE office. The fee covers the cost of

Self-Study review and all associated Site Visit expenses.

Questions regarding Self-Study submission and/or Site

Visit fees can be directed to the CAATE office or to

support@caate.net.

SELF-STUDY REMINDER FOR PROFESSIONAL AND POST-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS

CAATE PRESENCE AT ATEC

The members of the Commission were honored to have

the opportunity to meet and discuss items of concern

and importance with all educational stakeholders at the

NATA sponsored Athletic Training Educators’ Conference

from February 27th – March 1st, 2015 in Dallas, TX.

Commissioners presented information to attendees at the

CAATE Update and Open Forum on Friday, February 27th

on the following topics:

• Analytics – BOC pass rate and other data garnered

from Annual Reports.

• Public accountability and transparency – items

impacting accreditation in higher education.

• CAATE’s efforts to provide quality assurance and

improvement in its current practices with:

• eAccreditation

• ATCAS

• Accreditation Conference

• Site Visitor Training

• Review Team Process

• CAATE’s plan for continued quality assurance in

the future.

Following this presentation, the Commission provided

a short presentation on the process for examining the

Professional Degree for Athletic Training, and then held a

brief open comment period to allow attendees to express

their opinions on this topic. The power point from this

presentation is now available on the CAATE website

and can be accessed HERE.

CAATE President, Mark Laursen, and President-Elect,

Mark Merrick, also participated in an Open Forum with

the Strategic Partners on Sunday March 1st, during which

attendees were provided the opportunity to ask questions

or address comments to any of the represented leadership.

The Commission thanks all of the attendees for their

thoughtful participation in both of these events.

CAATE Site Visitor Training at ATECThere were 31 new, and 5 returning, Site Visitors attending

the two day training held at ATEC on the Site Visit process

and an in-depth review of the Standards. Also attending

the training as observers were 25 program administrators,

including Program Directors and Clinical Education

Coordinators. The CAATE Site Visitor Training is open to any

program administrators on a space available basis (more

information is provided later in this newsletter). Feedback

from the training was overwhelmingly positive from both

the new Site Visitors and program administrators. Thank you

to everyone who participated in these training sessions and

helped to make them a success.

CAATE President, Mark Laursen, and members of the Commission address attendees of ATEC

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Last year’s inaugural Accreditation

Conference was sold out and resulted

in overwhelmingly positive feedback.

As a result, the Commission is pleased

to announce that the conference

will be offered again this year! Mark

your calendars for October 16th-18th,

2015. The Accreditation Conference

will be held at the Hilton Tampa

Downtown in beautiful Tampa, FL. All

levels of program administration are

encouraged to attend, as there will be

programming designated for faculty,

Clinical Education Coordinators,

Program Directors, Department Chairs,

and Deans, as well as opportunities

for breakout sessions to allow program

staff to work on their program specific

materials with assistance from CAATE

Commissioners, volunteers, and staff.

The preliminary format is intended

to include both plenary sessions and

attendee tracks. Plenary sessions will

be general sessions for all attendees

that address global issues relative to

accreditation and education that

impact all levels of AT programs. Upon

registration, attendees will be asked

to designate their track; Professional,

Residency, or Post-Professional.

Programming for each track will

specifically address accreditation

topics related to the program type.

Registration will begin in July,

and more information will be

available on the CAATE website

as the date approaches.

SECOND ANNUAL CAATE ACCREDITATION CONFERENCE

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The CAATE extends its gratitude to LaMont “Monty” Cavanaugh,

MD for his service as a Physician member of the Commission.

Dr. Cavanaugh represents the American Academy of Family

Physicians (AAFP) and has been Commissioner for 6 years. He

has provided valuable insight regarding the role of the AT in

the health care system and is an advocate for athletic training

services in health care reform. His thoughtful participation in

CAATE meetings will be missed, and the Commission hopes to

have the opportunity to work with him in other capacities in the

future. Thank you Dr. Cavanagh for your contributions to

athletic training education.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

T h a n k y o u ! IN

FORM

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NThis is a reminder to all program

personnel to check and update

their Officials, Institution Profile,

and Students tabs within

eAccreditation on a regular

basis. The Officials tab contains

the information of all program

administration and the Institution

Profile tab contains all of the

pertinent website locations

operated by the Program. The

CAATE uses this information to

communicate accreditation

actions and other announcements

with Institutions. Most of the fields

on these two pages pre-populate

the results fields when prospective

students and the public search for

your program through the CAATE

webpage. To ensure accurate

contact and website information

is available to the public, these

pages should be updated frequently.

Additionally, as students graduate

from your program, it is imperative

that the Students tab is updated

to reflect their change in status

from ‘in progress’ to ‘graduated’,

and that each student has been

BOC ID matched upon graduation.

It is in part from these fields that

the CAATE calculates the BOC

pass rate, so if data is not accurately

represented it may result in

errors in calculations that could

impact the program. Please

direct questions regarding this

process to the CAATE office or

to support@caate.net.

UPDATE eAccreditation REGULARLY

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In an ongoing effort to educate

program administrators on the Site

Visit and accreditation processes, we

are once again inviting administrators

to attend our site visitor training. As

you may be aware, the CAATE has

made concerted efforts to select

and train our Site Visitors to assure

quality accreditation services. The

administrators who attended previous

Site Visitor Training indicated that it was

a very positive experience and helped

them understand both the site visit and

accreditation processes.

Therefore, we would like to invite

program administrators (Program

Directors, Chairs, Deans, and Clinical

Education Coordinators) who are

scheduled to have a Site Visit in next

few years to our next Site Visitor Training.

Site Visit Training is scheduled for

Monday, June 22, 2015 from 5-8 p.m.

and Tuesday, June 23, 2015 from 8 a.m.

-12 p.m. in St. Louis, Missouri prior to

the NATA Annual Meeting & Clinical

Symposium. This is a pre-conference

workshop that requires registration.

The fee for the workshop will be $200

per person. Monday evening’s session

for the administrators will be in two

sessions. The first session will focus on

the administrative part of the Site Visit

process and will be held with the Site

Visitors. A breakout session will be held

for administrators only as an opportunity

to discuss strategies for a successful

site visit and ask questions. Sessions will

include both groups (Site Visitors and

Administrators) for a discussion of the

CAATE Standards for Accreditation of

Athletic Training Programs. Scenarios

and cases will be included to illustrate

compliance and non-compliance with

the Standards.

Please RSVP to Ashley ashley@caate.net

by May 15, 2015 if you would like to

attend. There are limited administrator

slots available for this workshop, so the

first 20 registrations will be accepted.

Payment can be made prior to, or

at the time of the workshop. We look

forward to seeing you in St. Louis!

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS: INVITATION TO SITE VISITOR TRAINING

SEND US YOUR PICTURESThe CAATE is requesting photos of your educators and students for use on our

website, and in various public documents and brochures. Please send appropriate,

high resolution photos to julie@caate.net. By submitting photos you

release the copyright of the photo to the CAATE for use at their

discretion. You must obtain consent for release of the photo from any

of the subjects within the photo before submission. Thank you for your

help and participation in this matter.

SPOTLIGHT ON EDUCATIONIn an effort to highlight quality

in education in Athletic Training,

the CAATE would like to accept

nominations of programs or

individual educators who are

promoting or demonstrating

best practices in Athletic Training

Education. Nominees who are in

good standing may receive an

article in the next newsletter, or

be highlighted on our webpage.

Nominations for the Spotlight on

Education should include detailed

information on how and why the

nominees go above and beyond

in their educational practices.

Nominations and any supporting

information should be emailed

to julie@caate.net.

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

The Commission on Accreditation

of Athletic Training Education has

a facebook page. Announcements

and public news releases are

posted to the page, as well as

photos and updates of CAATE

events and activities. Be sure

to Like Us on Facebook to

stay current on all of the

CAATE happenings.

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The CAATE is currently accepting applications

for individuals interested in contributing to the

advancement of education in athletic training by

serving as a member of the CAATE review committee.

Review team members will address the responsibilities

below for Professional, Post-Professional degree, and

Residency Programs. Persons interested in applying to

be a member of the Review Committee must have

the following qualifications and be willing to fulfill the

following responsibilities:

Qualifications:1. Maintain current certification and be in good

standing with the Board of Certification (BOC)

or be a current licensed health care provider,

past commissioner or have evidence of current

or past affiliation with the CAATE or a CAATE

accredited Program.

2. Demonstrate experience and/or understanding

of the educational accreditation and site

visit process.

3. Demonstrate leadership abilities.

4. No negative practice sanctions.

5. Complete Site Visitor Training.

Duties, Roles, and Responsibilities:1. Complete CAATE Review Committee Training,

and stay current with Committee training

responsibilities.

2. Work with Site Visit teams to prepare reports.

3. Complete reviews of Rejoinder, Progress Reports,

Requests for Reconsideration, or Annual Reports

as assigned.

4. Make recommendations to the CAATE regarding

accreditation actions as per the operation

procedures of the Commission.

Interested parties may submit a letter of interest

detailing how they meet the minimum qualifications

and their curriculum vitae, including verification of

BOC Certification, toJulie at julie@caate.net.

CALL FOR REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS

The CAATE held one of its bi-annual face-to-face meetings

in Las Vegas, NV from March 5th-7th, 2015. Items on the

agenda included:

• Accreditation Actions from Substantive change

of degree applications, Rejoinders, and Progress

Reports at caate.net/accreditation-actions/

• Review of Annual Reports

• Outcomes Standards (see related article on page

two in this issue)

• Requests for Post-professional substantive change of

degree materials (see related article on page one in

this issue)

• Discussion of currently available Open Comment

responses (ongoing at the time of the meeting),

and plan for data analysis.

• Revisions to the Annual Report review process

SPRING COMMISSION MEETING

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Programs are reminded that Annual Accreditation fees will

be invoiced to all accredited programs August 1, 2015. The

electronic invoice contains a live link to allow programs

to pay electronically. If program personnel must forward

the invoice to another party to remit payment, the easiest

course would be to forward the electronic invoice to

continue to allow for online credit card payment via the

link contained in the email. Receipts for payment received

will be automatically generated and emailed to the

Program Director. The current fee structure for Professional

programs is as follows:

2015-16 Accreditation Year $2750

2016-17 Accreditation Year $3000

2017-18 Accreditation Year $3250

The current fee structure for Post-Professional programs

is as follows:

2015-16 Accreditation Year $500

2016-17 Accreditation Year $1500

2017-18 Accreditation Year $3250

Payment for Annual Accreditation fee is due 60 days

after the date of invoice. Program Directors who have not

received an invoice by

August 15th, 2015 should

contact the CAATE office

at 1-844-GO-CAATE or

support@caate.net for

additional assistance.

ANNUAL ACCREDITATION FEES

Progress reports for Annual Reports should be submitted

within eAccreditation. The instructions for submission are

as follows.

1. Log into e-Accreditation

2. Click on Annual Report

3. The Program Director will be able to read Reviewer

comments and score (compliant or non-compliant).

There may be comments in compliant sections

as well as any non-compliant sections of the

Annual Report.

4. The Program Director may then upload requested

documents for any non-compliant standards via the

Review tab. There is a separate upload and Ready

for Submission Status in each section.

5. When all cited sections are in the ready for submit

status, then a “submit” button will appear.

6. The Program Director sends the request for approval

from the Chair and the Dean by clicking the Submit

for signatures button.

7. The Chair and Dean will sign electronically (check

box acknowledging the progress report)

8. Once signed by the Chair and the Dean, the

Program Director will then be able to submit to

the CAATE.

9. The Progress Report may be submitted anytime

prior to the specified due date, but will undergo

a review process, and then will be acted upon

by the Commission during regularly scheduled

accreditation meetings.

Questions regarding the submission process should be

directed to the CAATE office, or submitted electronically

to support@caate.net.

ANNUAL REPORT PROGRESS REPORT INSTRUCTIONS

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The CAATE appreciates the work and dedication required to obtain accreditation for your Athletic

Training Program and the significant achievement it represents. The Commission is pleased to begin

offering a complimentary plaque and accreditation certificate

to programs as they receive an accreditation award (initial

or renewal). Following the receipt of the initial plaque and

certificate, the CAATE will continue to provide to each

program one included certificate for every new accreditation

cycle. Programs have the option to order additional plaques

and/or certificates at any time. Programs who received

Accreditation for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 academic

years will be contacted by CAATE staff to process their

provided certificate and plaques. Programs achieving

accreditation in future years (initial or renewal) will be

prompted to supply necessary information to process the

delivery of their award as they are notified of the Commission’s accreditation

action. Questions about this process can be directed to julie@caate.net.

DISPLAY YOUR ACCREDITATION ACHIEVEMENT PROUDLY

Date of Award

President, CAATE

The Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education Certifies Thathas completed a comprehensive accreditation review and demonstrated compliance with the nationally established Standards

for Professional Degree Program. The next comprehensive review will occur in academic year2019-2020

P r o f e s s i o n a l

Name of University

While in Las Vegas, the Commissioners and staff received a

unique opportunity to go back stage with the Performance

Medicine staff from Cirque du Soleil during a rehearsal of

the Michael Jackson ONE Show. Kerry Gordon, Director of

Performance Medicine for Cirque do Soleil, shared some

of the unique requirements of the athletic trainers/

therapists in ‘Cirque’ and what skills and knowledge they

look for when hiring staff. The Commissioners were treated

to an amazing and creative trampoline act rehearsal.

THE COMMISSION GOES BACKSTAGE WITH CIRQUE DU SOLEIL PERFORMANCE MEDICINE

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In sadness for his passing, but with appreciation for his life, the CAATE remembers

Brad Robinson for his love of life and commitment to the profession of athletic

training. Brad lost his brief and brave battle with cancer on March 15th, 2015

surrounded by his family and loved ones.

Brad knew his passion was in athletic training, and later teaching, from a very

young age. He graduated from Texas State University, and attended graduate

school at West Texas A &M and UT Permian Basin. He worked at Frank Phillip Junior

College, St. Edwards University, and Illinois State before returning to Texas to work at

the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. He was working on obtaining

his doctorate degree at the time of his death. Brad’s dedicated service to athletic

training included volunteering as a CAATE Site Visitor and Review Committee

member for the last five years. Those who have worked with Brad have described

him as quiet and selfless; always smiling and looking out for others. Brad’s presence

within the CAATE will be missed, but his legacy will continue in the students and

colleagues that he has inspired.

In lieu of flowers, Brad’s family requests that donations be made either to the family

to assist with remaining medical expenses (Robinson Family, 1507 Danridge Road,

Cedar Park, TX 78613), or in Brad’s name to the Austin Hospice Christopher House.

Our thoughts are with Brad’s family and loved ones during this sad time.

IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM BRADLEY “BRAD” ROBINSON

MAY 1INTENT TO FILE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE-LEVEL OF DEGREE FOR 2015-16 DUE THROUGH E-ACCREDITATION

JUNE 22-23RSVP FOR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS TO ATTEND SITE VISITOR TRAINING

JUNEANNUAL REPORTS WILL OPEN

JUNE 23-26NATA 66TH CLINICAL SYMPOSIA & AT EXPO

JULY 1 SELF STUDY IS DUE FOR PROGRAMS WITH 15-16 SITE VISIT

AUGUST 1SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE LEVEL OF DEGREE APPLICATIONS FOR 2015-16 ARE DUE

AUGUST 1ANNUAL ACCREDITATION FEES INVOICED

AUGUST 13-15CAATE COMMISSION MEETING

UPCOMING DATES