Accreditations

Trinity Episcopal School achieved its accreditation from the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in June 2005. To earn dual accreditation from SAIS-SACS, Trinity Episcopal School met rigorous, quality standards, was evaluated by an outside group of peer professionals, and implemented a school plan focused on strategic improvement and student performance. 

In today's world of accountability in schooling, accreditation serves as a critical component of a school's demonstrated effectiveness and ability to provide successful schooling for children. A school that is able to achieve accreditation demonstrates a commitment to a process that requires the school to meet a set of rigorous, research-based standards; to engage in a program of continuous school improvement; and to demonstrate quality assurance to its stakeholders through a self-evaluation and peer review process that occurs every five years. SAIS-SACS dual accreditation provides schools access to an integrated network of services and technical assistance that supports every school's ability to identify and meet its goals for improving student performance and the teaching and learning process.

SAIS and SACS member schools are part of a remarkable history of quality assurance in education.  SAIS began its organizational life in 1903 as the "Mid-South Association of Independent Schools." In 1953, another organization began as the Southern Association of Independent Schools, providing a forum for independent school administrators to work with public schools through SACS and to contribute to the larger interest in accreditation in the southeast. MAIS and SAIS merged in 1986 to form the present SAIS, and today works at the state, regional, and national levels, to serve and strengthen member schools through the promotion of the highest quality educational standards and ethical conduct.

Established in 1895, SACS is a non-governmental, voluntary organization that accredits more than 13,000 public and non-public institutions from early-childhood to university. Today, SACS is the largest accrediting agency in the world. The current SAIS-SACS partnership offers schools a process for dual accreditation. Accreditation is voluntary and must be renewed each year.

Memberships

National Association of Episcopal Schools (http://www.naes.org)

National Association of Independent Schools (http://www.nais.org)

North Carolina Association of Independent Schools (http://www.ncais.org)

North Carolina Middle School Association

National Middle School Association

North Carolina Teachers of Mathematics

Association of Fundraising Professionals (http://www.afpnet.org) (http://www.afp-charlotte.org)

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (http://www.case.org)

Mid-Atlantic Independent Schools Business Officers