Sample Assessment Timeline

WINTER 2011

• Notification of Acceptance
• Invoice from AAM for MAP administrative fee due within 30 days
• Welcome Packet from AAM
• Begin the Self-Study Workbook

SPRING 2011

• Continue working on the Self-Study Workbook
• Receive, review and return Potential Peer Reviewers List
• MAP staff confirms Peer Reviewer(s) and forwards contact information to you
• Receive Site Visit Information Packet
• Contact the Peer Reviewer(s) to schedule Site Visit and develop the Visit Agenda
• Museum can contact Peer Reviewer or MAP staff with Self-Study questions
• Contact MAP staff with site visit date
• Send in the self-study as soon as it is complete
• Compile additional documentation for Peer Reviewer

SUMMER 2011

• Completed Self-Study Workbooks due.  No extensions are possible.
• Site Visit must occur
• 8-10 weeks after visit, MAP forwards Peer Reviewer(s)’s report to museum

FALL 2011 AND BEYOND

• End of MAP Assessment period
• Implementation Phase (ongoing)
• Follow-up with your Peer Reviewer
• One year follow-up evaluation
• The real value of the Assessment is measured by how the museum uses the information gathered in the assessment process to effect change.

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