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Accreditation

CSI is a full member of the National Council for Private School Accreditation. Our accreditation program includes three steps to your school’s improvement: a self-evaluation, site visit, and improvement.

Purpose


  • To determine how well the school is meeting its educational and Christian mission

  • To improve and enhance the education that the school is providing for God’s children

  • To assure parents of a high quality Christian education

  • To inform prospective parents of a quality Christian education

  • To meet provincial or state requirements

  • To inform and assure donors of a quality educational program


Process


  • School applies to CSI Accreditation for candidacy

  • School conducts a self-evaluation based upon CSI Accreditation standards

  • Team of qualified educators visits the school

  • CSI Accreditation awards accreditation to the school

  • School develops an improvement plan

  • Annual reports submitted to CSI Accreditation for five years


Cost


  • Application Fee: $250 covers Vision to Action binder, CSI Accreditation’s initial consultation, and the assigning of a mentor who works with the school throughout the entire process

  • Mentor Visit Expenses: The mentor will visit the school campus once at the beginning of the process, and once in the middle, in addition to any other school-requested visits.

  • Accreditation Fee: $50 per teacher (includes phone consultation, assisting in setting up the site visit, processing and reading of the site visit report and school improvement plan, granting of accreditation, and certificate of accreditation)

  • Site Visit Expenses: School pays all site team visitors’ costs including travel, food, lodging, and substitute teachers

  • Annual Report Fee: $250 per year for five years (covers the annual reading of the report and annual certificate of accreditation)

To apply for CSI Accreditation please call 800-635-8288, ext. 223, for an application form.

Look for more information about CSI’s Level II accreditation coming soon!


“The CSI Accreditation system was a comprehensive look at our entire school that acknowledges that the school body is made up of many parts—parents, students, teachers, staff, community, and church. The CSI process allowed our school to examine what is truly at the heart of our school and assessed how well we accomplished not only our school’s mission, but the greater kingdom work of Christian education. The CSI accreditation team challenged us to see our school through different lenses and helped us to focus priorities for the years to come. This is not a one-size fits all evaluation based on standardized data; it is a tool for growth, nourishment, and development.”

– Carol Parent