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Essay Links & Bibliography

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Links from the Essay
A quick internet search will provide the correct URL for each of these.

(following links from the NAIS website)

State, Regional, and International Independent School Accrediting Associations that are Members of the NAIS Commission on Accreditation

Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS)

Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS)

California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS/CA)

Canadian Educational Standards Institute (CESI)

Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS/CT)

Council of International Schools (CIS)

Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS)

Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS)

New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS)

New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)

Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS)

Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS)

Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE)

Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)

Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS)

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)

Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools (PNAIS)

Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)

Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools (SAES)


Regional Accrediting Associations Serving Public and Private Schools in the U.S. and American Schools Abroad

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSACS)

Commission on Secondary Schools and Commission on Elementary Schools

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCACS)

Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS)

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)  


Bibliography

AdvancED. “About Us.”  AdvancEd. Advance Education, Inc., 24 Oct. 2009. Web. 5 Aug. 2009.

CAISCA. “The Self-Study K-12 Document.”  California Association of Independent Schools. California Association of Independent Schools, 19 Aug. 2002. Web. 5 Aug. 2009. (pdf)

ISACS. “Accreditation Manual, 12th edition.”  ISACS. Independent Schools Association of the Central States, 19 Aug. 2002. Web. 5 Aug. 2009.

NAAS. “2002 Annual Report.”  Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. NAAS, 21 Nov. 2002. Web. 5 Aug. 2009.

NAIS. “Accreditation.” National Association of Independent Schools. NAIS, 209. Web. 5 Aug. 2009.

Schenectady N.Y.: New York State Association of Independent Schools, 200NYSAIS. “The Library, the Learning Center or Media Center.” (pdf)

SACS CASI. “Overview of the AdvancED Standards and Accreditation Process for Schools.”   Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement. Advanced-Ed, 2009. Web. 5 Aug. 2009.


Independent School Libraries: Perspectives on Excellence

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Navel Gazing,
or How to Survive the Accreditation Process

Laura Pearle (formerly with)
Hackley School, Tarrytown NY

I began my library career with a three-year stint as a student library aide at Emma Willard School, followed by a 16-year hiatus while I explored the varied worlds of college, Off-Broadway theater, investment banking and executive recruiting, among others. Since returning to independent school libraries in 1996, I have focused on the evaluating accreditation process, investigating the K-20 skills curriculum and developing my Personal Learning Network.  My writings have appeared in such journals as Independent School and Knowledge Quest, as well as the Association of Teachers in Independent School quarterly. I am currently Head Librarian at the Hackley School in Tarrytown, New York.
 
ESSAY ABSTRACT

Independent schools are evaluated on a regular basis by one of a number of regional accrediting agencies. While at present there is no national accrediting agency, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), has approved Guidelines of Professional Practice for Libraries that we can use to guide our administration and our own practice as we face the accreditation process.  “Evaluation for Accreditation” is a useful process that allows schools to see themselves as they are at that moment.  Since all aspects of the school are examined, the recommendations and commendations of the accrediting agency are valuable guides to assessing current practice and pedagogy and to planning for future growth.  The Independent School library benefits from this process in a number of ways.

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