AAIEP Endorsement Policy

Adopted by AAIEP Executive Board, 2000. Amended January 2007.

1. Use of the AAIEP logo will be limited to AAIEP member programs in good standing. AAIEP membership may not be represented as "accreditation" in member program literature or on member program websites.
2. Use of the AAIEP logo with a subscript, "Institutional Associate Member", will be limited to institutional associate members in good standing, who ascribe to the AAIEP standards. Institutional membership in AAIEP does not equate to AAIEP endorsement of that member´s products or services, and may not be represented as such in promotional literature.
3. AAIEP will not endorse specific activities or organizations, with the exception of activities sponsored or co-sponsored by AAIEP.
4. Links to the AAIEP web site (other than those of members and associate members) will be considered on a case by case basis relative to AAIEP´s institutional mission. Final approval rests with the President. Reciprocity will be expected in most cases.
5. AAIEP will provide information to the membership from time to time about activities and services that the Association believes provide benefit to the membership. This information is provided as a service and without endorsement.

Complaints and Violations

Members who feel that another member program or associate may have violated provisions of this policy regarding representation of the AAIEP logo or name should file a complaint with the Vice President of Standards (standards@aaiep.org) for further investigation and follow-up. Pursuant to the Article V, Section 1 of the AAIEP Bylaws, failure to correct violations in a timely manner may lead to termination of membership for affected programs or associates, and a bar on subsequent membership, at the discretion of the AAIEP Executive Board. The Board reserves the right to take legal action in cases where it feels an organization has willfully misrepresented AAIEP membership.

AAIEP Policy on Multi-site Programs

Adopted by AAIEP Executive Board, May 1999. Amended January 2007.

1. Membership
   AAIEP membership is for intensive English programs. Schools with multiple sites are required to apply separately for each program within their network and have each program accepted for membership independently.
   
   The following qualifiers determine when a program is separate and exclusive from other programs that may be operated by the same governing body:
   • a program has a distinct and separate location
   • program is distinct in its marketing materials
   • a program has a distinct and separate I-20 identifying code
   • a program is independent from any other office or site for administrative, curricular, and/or fiscal purposes
   
   In most cases, the key determinant in differentiating a single-site program from a multiple-site program is geographic distance, i.e. if a student cannot effectively attend classes at two sites as a part of a single course of study, the programs should be considered independent and separate.
   
   The AAIEP Executive Board has the sole discretion to classify a program for membership purposes as either a single-site or a multiple-site, in consultation with the Vice President for Standards and in keeping with the qualifiers listed above.


2. AAIEP representation and use of AAIEP logo by multiple site programs
   Membership benefits, particularly use of the AAIEP logo but also extending to such privileges as fair discounts, are extended solely to AAIEP member programs in good standing.
   
   Schools with multiple sites will ensure that the AAIEP name and logo will not be used in any manner that suggests their nonmember programs are approved or sanctioned by AAIEP., except under circumstances where all eligible single site programs within the organization are AAIEP members and it is the organization´s intent to seek membership for all ineligible programs as they qualify.
   
   Requests for exception in the specific circumstance noted must be made in writing to the Vice President of Standards at standards@aaiep.org. All such requests are subject to approval of the AAIEP Executive Board.
   
   Complaints and Violations
   Members who feel that a provision of AAIEP´s Policy on Multi-site Programs may have been violated should file a complaint with the Vice President of Standards (standards@aaiep.org) for further investigation and follow-up. Pursuant to the Article V, Section 1 of the AAIEP Bylaws, failure to correct violations in a timely manner may lead to termination of membership for all affected programs and a bar on subsequent membership of any programs within the multi-site organization, at the discretion of the AAIEP Executive Board. The Board reserves the right to take legal action in cases where it feels an organization has willfully misrepresented AAIEP membership.