ACCREDITATION

WHAT DOES ACCREDITATION MEAN?

Accreditation is a complex, multi-faceted process aimed at ensuring high-standards among member schools. Schools are periodically assessed through an extensive process that requires full disclosure, a peer group review and confirmation of congruence between the school's stated mission and its actual program and services. Both appropriate educational programs and institutional integrity are addressed through accreditation.

WHAT IS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS?

The mission of the Pacific Northwest Association
of Independent Schools (PNAIS) is “to promote
high educational quality for our schools through
the establishment and advancement of compre-
hensive accreditation standards, to foster collegial
and ethical relations among our schools, and to
safeguard and represent their interests.”

PNAIS Administers the accreditation process for independent elementary and secondary
schools in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Learn more about the philosophy and requirements of PNAIS here.