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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) 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 |