Vision

The North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement challenges schools to be ready for all learners and to press them to excellence.

Mission

NCA CASI is a dynamic school accreditation and evaluation organization that protects the public trust and is proactive in promoting a system of education that:

   Enhances student learning and the love of learning.
Fosters healthy, creative, and innovative human beings.
Prepares students to live and learn in an ever changing and diverse world.
Ensure successful schooling transitions for its learners through the provision of standards and evaluation services for schools.

Beliefs

Student success, especially emphasizing improving student performance, represents the unifying theme of the organization’s beliefs.

  We believe that NCA CASI standards and their application will enhance learning.
We believe that children are our greatest resource, and it takes the entire community to provide the highest quality education for them.
We believe that through the leadership of NCA CASI, schools will continuously improve.
We believe that the recognition and valuing of diversity and equity are essential for student success.
We believe that the quality of students’ school experience is ultimately measured by her/his successful school-to-school (pre-kindergarten to post-secondary) and school-to-work transitions and by the creation of a desire for lifelong learning.

 

NCA COS benefits:
bullet Helps school focus on improving student performance.
bullet Increases effectiveness of school improvement process.
bullet Provides school recognition that is useful in the college admissions process.
bullet Promotes staff development.
bullet Involves school as partner in the formation of regional standards.
bullet Provides framework for accountability.
bullet Protects the public trust.
Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement
Accredits schools in 19 states
Provides standards of high quality
Facilitates school improvement
Serves as an independent third party agency
bullet Non-governmental
bullet Voluntary
Fosters local control of schools
Region
bullet Accredits over 9000 schools
bullet Elementary
bullet Middle
bullet Secondary
bullet Vocational/Adult
bullet College Preparatory
bullet Unit (K-12)
bullet Post-secondary non-degree granting
Proactive in Promoting
Student learning
Continuous school improvement
Vision, leadership, and governance
Essential school conditions
bullet Programs
bullet Services
bullet Staffing
bullet Finances
bullet Instructional Resources

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