New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Commission on Independent Schools (CIS)

Standard 15 (The Accreditation Process)

The school is fully committed to institutional improvement and to the process of accreditation. The school completed an inclusive self-study, conducted in a spirit of full disclosure and following Association guidelines; responds to Commission recommendations and the requirement to meet all Standards; and participates fully in the peer review process, hosting a visiting committee and sending personnel to serve on visiting committees to other institutions.

Suggested Indicators: 

15.a.     The school has completed a thorough self-study in accordance with NEASC policies.

15.b.     Administration, professional staff and those with governance responsibilities have actively participated in and are familiar with the self-study and its findings.

15.c.     The school has in place a procedure for follow-up on plans and strategies found in its own
self-study and on recommendations in the visiting committee report and to integrate improvement plans resulting from the self-study into the school’s Multi-Year Plan.

15.d.     The school participates in the Association’s peer based accreditation process and is represented on visiting committees to other schools.