Accreditations

 

St. Ignatius Loyola Regional School has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission of Elementary Schools since October, 1989.

 

What is Middle States?​

MSA was established in 1887 and is a non-governmental, nonprofit, peer-administered organization that improves student performance and organizational areas of the school. The MSA is dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation in the Mid-Atlantic United States. It is one of six regional accrediting organizations for higher education institutions recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the United States Department of Education.

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Accredited schools can be trusted by their stakeholders and the community they serve to do what they claim to do and strive to reach their full potential through continuous improvement.​

 

A Middle States-Accredited Institution:​

• Adheres to the Middle States Standards for Accreditation

• Uses its mission, beliefs, and goals as the basis for daily decision-making

• Operates in the public interest and in accordance with ethical practice

• Accepts responsibility for the level of performance of its students

• Remains committed to continuous improvement in student learning and to its capacity to produce the levels of learning desired and expected by its community

• Operates in a collegial and collaborative way with all of its stakeholders

• Sustains its focus on implementing recommendations, addressing monitoring issues, and correcting stipulations that may be part of its notification of accreditation and

• Fulfills its maintenance requirements to the Commission