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Accepting Accrediting Organizations


The national constitution requires all Non-Public Schools (private, parochial, other) to either be accredited by one of the accepted accrediting agencies listed below or approved by the state department of education in their state. The list that follows is of those accrediting agencies recognized by the NHSSM-NHSSMA National Council for this purpose.

After listing the accrediting organization on the official Charter Application, applicant schools are asked to provide verification of this accreditation. Verification can be in the form of a copy of the letter received at the school indicating that full accreditation has been granted (and not 'candidate' status), a copy of the accrediting certificate, or a copy of a list of schools that have been approved for accreditation (containing the applicant school's name). Accreditation must be complete before a charter application can be approved. Please contact the national office if you need additional clarification of these instructions 

***NATIONAL & REGIONAL Accrediting Agencies:
Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools, www.msache.org
New England Association of Schools & Colleges, www.neasc.org
North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (formerly the North Central Association of Colleges & Schools), www.ncacasi.org
Northwest Association of Schools & Colleges, www.nwccu.org
Southern Association of Colleges & Schools, www.sacs.org
Western Association of Schools & Colleges, www.wascweb.org
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) (accredited by states in which located)
State Departments of Education (only those that accredit non-public schools),
http://bcol02.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=SEA
National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA, effective 10/01)
Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA) (effective 7/02)
Members of the National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)*, www.ncpsa.org
Members of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)**, www.nais.org
[* and ** see footnotes below]

STATES:
Alabama Independent School Association
Arkansas Nonpublic School Accrediting Association
Florida Association of Academic Nonpublic Schools (FAANS) approved Accrediting Organizations
Georgia Accrediting Commission, Inc.
Georgia Private School Accredidation Council (GAPSAC) (added 1.1.05)
Michigan Nonpublic School Accrediting Association
Michigan: University of Michigan (Bureau of School Services)
Minnesota Independent School Association
Minnesota Nonpublic School Accreditation Association
Mississippi Private School Association
Missouri Chapter, National Federation of Nonpublic Schools
Missouri: University of Missouri
New York Schools of the Archdiocese of NY
New York: University of the State of New York
Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association (effective 2/02)
Puerto Rico - CADIE, Department of Public Instruction
South Carolina Independent School Association
Texas Catholic Conference
Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC)
Virginia Council for Private Education
Wisconsin Nonpublic School Accrediting Association

Footnotes:

*The following are recognized members of NCPSA:
Accrediting Association of Seventh Day Adventist Schools, Colleges & Universities
Alabama Independent School Association (9.04)
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
Association of Christian Teachers & Schools - Assemblies of God
Association of Independent Schools of Florida
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (9.04)
Christian Schools International (CSI; effective 6/2001)
Christian Schools of Florida
Florida Association of Christian Colleges & Schools
Florida Catholic Conference
International Christian Accrediting Association
Kentucky Non-Public School Commission
Montessori School Accreditation Commission
National Accreditation Board of Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch (9.04)
National Christian School Association
National Independent Private Schools Association

** The following are recognized members of NAIS:
Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS)
Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS)
Association of Independent Schools in New England
European Council of International Schools (ECIS)
Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS)
Independent Schools Association of the Central States
Independent Schools Association of the Southwest
New York State Association of Independent Schools
Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools
Pennsylvania Association of Private Academic Schools
Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools
Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS)
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Organizations NOT accepted for accrediting purposes:
American Association of Christian Schools
Cook County, IL Office of Educational Services
National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) (NCEA is not an accrediting organization)
North Carolina Dept of Non-Public Schools
Texas Organization of Christian Schools
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