Accreditation and Affiliation!
Accreditation
What is Accreditation?
accreditation: third-party attestation related to a conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks (3.1, ISO 17011:2004)
Accreditation is sometime described as 'auditing the auditors'...while that is not really correct it does hint at what an accreditation body (AB) does.
Accreditation is better described as a 'competency assessment' rather than an audit. You may feel that I am splitting hairs, stay with me for a few more paragraphs and I'll lay out why that is important.
First of all, let's focus on what competency means. Some folks think that a qualification to do a job is based on your education; in my case, I spent 2 years earing a masters degree in regional planning and a few more years qualifying for membership in a professional planning organization. As a result, I can call myself a 'Registered Professional Planner'. I am a qualified planner! In the twenty-eight years since I completed my degree in planning I have never worked as a land use planner or as a regional planner. As a result, while I am qualified as a professional planner, I submit that I am no longer competent. Yes, I have the letters after my name and I use many of the skills that I learned in planning, but the degree and the designation does not equateto competency.
Competency is determined by demonstrating that a task or set of tasks can be done to a specified level of performance. In essence, it means the ability to do a job.
Until 1989, the state of Texas, the Texas Education Agency (TEA), was responsible for accrediting both public and private schools. Limited resources caused TEA to end this service for private schools, and in 1986, and a private commission was created called the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC). TEPSAC ensures quality in private schools through well-run monitoring organizations whose accrediting criteria are constantly evaluated and updated.
The Texas Commissioner of Education recognizes the accreditation commission, which allows for the transfer of student credits earned in accredited non‐public schools to Texas public schools, and recognizes teacher service in accredited private schools for compensation purposes in Texas public schools. Texas private schools are accredited by one of 17 agencies approved by the TEPSAC.
AOL Christian Academy's curriculum is not only accredited by one (1) but, TWO (2), of these agencies, Cognia AND the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
Why is Accreditation Important?
In addition to accepting transfer credits between schools, another benefit is that accreditation puts a stamp of approval on graduates. Graduating from an accredited school indicates that graduates are ready to study at a college level. This is important to colleges and universities when reviewing a new student acceptance.
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