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Last approved: Tue, 05 Sep 2023 14:08:52 GMT

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I. Proposal Demographics

09/05/2023
Date Comments
05/06/2022 Lindsay Wright emails proposal docs to oapra@
05/31/2022 AJ Bayer shares initial feedback with Titilayo Weech
06/13/2022 AB emails LW for rationale of external reviewers
06/23/2022 TW shares feedback w/ AB
06/28/2022 TW and AB review feedback in AA meeting
06/28/2022 AB shares proposal feedback with LW
08/03/2022 LW emails AB revised proposal docs
08/04/2022 AB emails LW a couple of questions on revised docs
09/06/2022 LW emails AB revised docs
09/07/2022 AB emails LW notifying of NYSED submission
09/20/2022 TW emailed LW NYSED feedback
10/12/2022 LW emailed AB & TW confirming they should have responses to us by 10/28 at the latest
10/27/2022 LW emailed AB & TW responses to NYSED feedback
10/28/2022 AB emailed LW confirming receipt
11/07/2022 TW emailed NYSED response to feedback documents
11/21/2022 NYSED emailed TW additional questions
11/21/2022 TW emailed LW NYSED questions
12/05/2022 Lindsay sent response to TW; TW confirmed response sent to NYSED
12/05/2022 TW informed Lindsay NYSED will not approve proposal until it is approved by ACOTE
02/06/2023 LW reached out with request from faculty to inquire about approval of program before ACOTE; TW advised NYSED would require accreditation approval first
02/17/2023 LW confirmed school would receive ACOTE approval in August, instead of the end of the year. This proposal is priority
08/01/2023 Lindsay Wright reaches out in regards to this proposal: "ACOTE, our external accreditor, is reviewing our "application for candidacy" at their mid-August meeting. We expect ACOTE to approve our application. Once we receive approval, it is our understanding that NYSED will also approve our program. Can you please tell me how NYSED will be notified that ACOTE has approved our application for candidacy? I'm guessing that our program director will receive an email of approval from ACOTE. Shall I forward that notification to you to submit to NYSED? We are hoping for a very quick approval by NYSED since we will be recruiting a class for Fall 2024 and time will be of the essence."
08/01/2023 AF asks JS to research this proposal, summarize status/background and report back to AF
08/02/2023 JS provides the following summary: Summary and Timeline: Steinhardt submitted a proposal to OAPRA on 05/06/2022 for an Entry-Level OTD in Occupational Therapy (new program proposal). The proposal underwent 4 rounds of feedback/revisions between Steinhardt and OAPRA before being submitted to NYSED on 09/07/2023. On 09/20/2022, NYSED responded with a significant amount of feedback (20 questions/points of clarification). After further revisions by Steinhardt, the response document and updated supporting documents were sent to NYSED on 11/08/2022, including: updated faculty tables, updated curricular requirements form, sample list of fieldwork and capstone sites, and revised syllabi. 11/21/2022: NYSED responds to revisions with 4 additional questions - Steinhardt responses to questions in a word document, responses are sent to NYSED on 12/05/2022. Current Status: The proposal is currently still under review with NYSED. Steinhardt’s external professional accreditor, ACOTE, is prepared to approve the proposal at their August meeting later this month, per LW. This is the final unresolved question from NYSED. Steinhardt has indicated that once approval is granted, NYSED will be prepared to approve the proposal. Registrar next steps: As noted by Lindsay Wright, Steinhardt is hoping to admit students starting in Fall 2024, and accordingly has reached out to the registrar so that a new plan code can be created. OAPRA next steps: To answer LW’s question posed on 08/01/2023: “how will NYSED be notified that ACOTE has approved our application for candidacy? I'm guessing that our program director will receive an email of approval from ACOTE. Shall I forward that notification to you to submit to NYSED? We are hoping for a very quick approval by NYSED since we will be recruiting a class for Fall 2024 and time will be of the essence."
08/10/2023 AF reaches out to Lindsay: "I wanted to give you an update on this. I am actually planning on reaching out to NYSED in advance of the approval to let them know it's coming and get it on their radar. We are experiencing delays on the state level--not just with review, but even with receiving approval documentation-- which we believe are due to staffing issues. My hope is that this will give us our best shot. However, as you know there are no promises when it comes to NYSED."
08/10/2023 Lindsay responds, confirming notification from ACOTE is imminent
08/11/2023 AF requests that JS draft response to NYSED, notifying them that we will be following up on the proposal with the final documentation imminently. JS drafts the following: Dear Colleagues, We are writing with an update regarding a proposal for a new Entry-Level OTD in Occupational Therapy, which was first submitted by New York University on 09/07/2022. After this initial submission, your office reviewed the proposal and provided feedback/posed questions on two occasions: on 09/20/2022, and on 11/21/2022. NYU submitted revised documentation based on this feedback. There is now one final item to be submitted: approval of the application for candidacy by ACOTE, the external accreditor for this program. Your office has indicated that it will require evidence of ACOTE approval prior to registering the proposed entry-level OTD program. We wish to inform you that we are expecting to receive this approval letter shortly, most likely in the coming days. Upon receipt, the approval letter will be sent to your office immediately for a final review. Please let us know if you have any questions on the above, or need further clarification. Thank you.
08/17/2023 AF asks JS to check records to see if the NYSED reviewer attached to this proposal can be found. JS confirms: reviewer has been Kellie Murphy
08/17/2023 Lindsay Wright reaches out, indicating that ACOTE has approved the candidacy. Lindsay requests NYSED be notified of approval immediately to ensure recruitment for Fall 2024.
08/17/2023 AF writes to Kellie Murphy of NYSED w/ JS's email draft. AF writes to Lindsay, informing her that NYSED has been notified of ACOTE approval. Lindsay confirms receipt.
08/24/2023 Lindsay reaches out to OAPRA, requesting status update
08/30/2023 JS drafts email response to NYSED summarizing state-level actions taken on proposal thus far, sends to AF for review
9/01/2023 NYSED approves proposal
09/05/2023 JS informs Steinhardt of approval (unofficial)
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Steinhardt
Doctoral
OTD
 
Entry-Level Occupational Therapy
On-campus
Doctoral
1208.00
 
Standard
 
New
 
Total Units
94 Credits
 

II. Proposal Progress Tracking

Pre- Proposal Review Tracking

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
Yes

06/28/2022
06/28/2022

OAPRA Completed Draft Proposal Review Tracking

Yes
Yes
Yes

09/07/2022
09/07/2022
Approved
09/01/2023
 

III. Post Outcome Task Tracking

Post Approval Task Tracking

Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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ab8762 (Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:52:25 GMT): Rollback: NYSED feedback
ab8762 (Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:11:21 GMT): Rollback: NYSED feedback
ab8762 (Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:05:09 GMT): Rollback: Additional NYSED feedback
Titilayo Weech (titilayo) (Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:08:21 GMT): Rollback: ACOTE approval required prior to NYSED approval
Titilayo Weech (titilayo) (Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:08:37 GMT): Rollback: ACOTE approval required prior to NYSED approval
Titilayo Weech (titilayo) (Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:08:45 GMT): Rollback: ACOTE approval required prior to NYSED approval
Titilayo Weech (titilayo) (Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:31:09 GMT): Rollback: Will send ACOTE approval to NYSED once ACOTE approval is received.
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