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Montverde Academy is now an accredited
member of the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). To earn accreditation from SAIS and SACS, Montverde Academy complied with quality standards, was evaluated by
an outside group of peer professionals, and implemented a school plan focused
on strategic improvement and student performance.
In
today's world of accountability in schooling, accreditation serves as a
critical component of a school's demonstrated effectiveness and ability to
provide successful schooling for children.
A school that is able to achieve accreditation demonstrates a commitment
to a process that requires the school to meet a set of rigorous, research-based
standards; to engage in a program of continuous school improvement; and to
demonstrate quality assurance to its stakeholders through self-evaluation and
peer review. SAIS-SACS accreditation
provides schools access to an integrated network of services and technical
assistance that supports every school's ability to identify and meet its goals
for improving student performance and the teaching and learning process.
Accreditation
is voluntary and must be renewed each year.
In addition, the self-study process and peer review visit must be
repeated every five years for continued accreditation.
SAIS and SACS member
schools are part of a remarkable history of quality assurance in
education. SAIS began its organizational life in 1903 as
the Mid-South Association of Independent Schools (MAIS). In 1953, another organization began as the
Southern Association of Independent Schools, providing a forum for independent
school administrators to work with public schools through SACS and to contribute
to the larger interest in accreditation in the Southeast. MAIS and SAIS
merged in 1986 to form the present-day SAIS,
which now works at the state, regional, and national levels, to serve and
strengthen member schools through the promotion of the highest quality
educational standards and ethical conduct.
Established
in 1895, SACS is a non-governmental, voluntary organization that accredits more
than 13,000 public and non-public institutions from early-childhood to
university. Today, SACS is the largest
accrediting agency in the world. The
current SAIS-SACS partnership offers schools a process for accreditation.
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