We are pleased to announce that Providence Hall has just received full accreditation by the Northwest Accreditation Commission!
Charter Schools are subject to the same accreditation review as other public schools. A new charter school applies for provisional accreditation as part of their charter. Providence Hall has had provisional accreditation from the NAC since we opened as a school. Most schools apply for full accreditation in their 4th year, but we decided to pursue accreditation now, in our 3rd year, believing our school to be ready for that analysis.
Our school has spent the past couple of months preparing for this review with everyone from Principal Kathy Watson and Director Jodi Lusty to parents, students and of course our teachers documenting our processes, analysis and planning that goes into the education at Providence Hall. This week, the Northwest Accreditation Commission sent an Accreditation Committee to go through this analysis and observe the implementation of our efforts in our school. Committee members observed our teachers teaching and spoke with the board, administration, teachers, students and parents to assess how well we were implementing our plans. The Committee had the authority to then grant us a level of accreditation ranging from a one year term with a mandatory formal re-evaluation to a six year term with an informal evaluation. After their review of our school the Accreditation Committee assigned to our school approved us for the highest level of accreditation, a six year term with an informal visit. While the team had some suggestions for us in various areas they commended us for having a “great school” and re-enforced that we are on track for future success as well.
We are appreciative of all the work done by everyone at our school to prepare for this accreditation and to make Providence Hall the great school that it is!
Providence Hall Board of Trustees
