Sample Assessment Timeline
Museums have the option of applying for the Dec. 1 or July 1 deadline. Here is a sample timeline of what happens next.
Winter Group (Dec. 1 Deadline)
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Summer Group (July 1 Deadline)
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- Notification of acceptance
- Invoice for MAP administrative fees (due within 30 days)
- Welcome Packet
- Begin self-study
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| Winter |
Fall |
- Continue work on self-study
- MAP staff confirms peer reviewers and forwards contact information to museum
- Receive Site Visit Information packet
- Contact peer reviewers to schedule site visit and develop visit agenda
- Share site visit date with MAP staff
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| Spring |
Winter |
- Self-study workbooks due:
May 15 (Winter Group)
Dec. 15 (Summer Group)
- Site visits completed by:
July 15 (Winter Group)
March 15 (Summer Group)
- 8-10 weeks after visit, MAP staff forwards peer reviewer's report to museum
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Summer and Beyond
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Spring and Beyond
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- End of MAP assessment period
- Implementation period (ongoing)
- Follow-up with peer reviewer
- One year follow-up evaluation
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