School leadership and staff are committed to a continuous accreditation process to improve the school and effect change. Every school must engage in an ongoing process for accreditation that requires collaborative planning. The accreditation process encompasses reviewing, prioritizing, and implementing the recommendations from WCEA into the school's action plan. The accreditation process should involve the entire school community. The result of the process is the creation of an original Self-Study document based on a template provided by WCEA.
Western Catholic Educational Association
The Western Catholic Educational Association (WCEA) is a private educational agency established under the auspices of the bishops of the Catholic dioceses of California for the purpose of school improvement and accreditation. Through an executive director, WCEA is administered centrally for all member dioceses. It accredits Catholic schools in California as well as in other states and U.S. territories. WCEA has established standards for evaluating the Catholic identity in schools.
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), a regional non-governmental group that the U.S. Department of Education recognizes as an accrediting agency for schools, provides institutional accreditation of private elementary schools, public and private high schools, and post-secondary schools.
