Accreditation Process for District Accreditation

Earning and Maintaining Accreditation
To earn and maintain District Accreditation from NCA CASI or SACS CASI, school systems must:

1.	Adhere to the AdvancED Accreditation Standards for Quality School Systems
2.	Engage in ongoing self-assessment and continuous improvement
3.	Document results of improvement efforts
4.	Complete a Standards Assessment Report between six weeks and six months prior to the Quality Assurance Review
5.	Host a Quality Assurance Review Team once every five years
6.	Act on the Quality Assurance Review Team's recommendations
7.	Submit a progress report two years following the Quality Assurance Review

In addition, accredited school systems pay accreditation fees that are used to provide accredited schools and school systems with research-based standards, nationally-trained quality assurance review team chairs, high-quality resources and tools, and ongoing professional development.

The annual dues for the school system are based on the number of schools under the jurisdiction of the school system. Additionally, the school system is responsible for a District Accreditation Quality Assurance Review Visit fee assessed once every five years to offset the costs associated with conducting the Quality Assurance Review.

Source: AdvancED

 

 

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