St. Joan of Arc School
Middle States Accreditation
St. Joan of Arc School is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. St. Joan's has met the standards for:
Defining appropriate educational goals and providing education programs to achieve them.
Maintaining a qualified faculty and an effective school organization.
Assessing outcomes of school experience and controlling the quality of education programs.
Responding to concerns of parents and needs of the school community.
Providing for the continuity of its programs and planning for the future.
Describing with accuracy the content of its services and programs.
Characteristics of an Accredited School ...
It is devoted to a mission. It cares enough about what it does to seek validation by a recognized accreditation authority.
It knows itself. The school operated from an examined vision of service to students, family and community.
It keeps its promises. An accredited school promises only what it can deliver.
It accepts objective evaluation. Outside evaluators who have no prior involvement with the school or its sponsoring authority provide periodic evaluation.
It is recognized. Schools accredited by the Commission are listed as accredited schools in a registry available throughout the world.
It is self-correcting. Accredited schools demonstrate a capacity to control their own quality.
It is student oriented. Its philosophy of education must express what it does for the whole student.
It plans for the future. An accredited school continuously has plans that include strategies for anticipated events and goals toward even higher levels of quality.
It examines outcomes. Accredited schools continuously obtain and analyze objective evidence on student achievement and growth.
It participates in the responsibilities of the academic profession. Accredited schools participate in the self-renewing activity of evaluation and accreditation.