Accrediting Agencies

As a voluntary membership services organization, NAES does not accredit schools, nor does it establish or have statutory oversight of the academic and religious programs or governance of any Episcopal school.

Accreditation is provided by one of more of these local, state, or regional organizations.

American Montessori Society (AMS) 

Association of Colorado Independent Schools (ACIS) 

Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS) 

Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE) 

California Assocation of Independent Schools (CAIS/CA) 

Connecticut Association of Independent Schools (CAIS/CT) 

Council of International Schools (CIS) 

Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS) 

Florida Kindergarten Council (FKC) 

Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC) 

Hawaii Association of Independent Schools (HAIS) 

Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) 

Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS)

Middle States Association of Colleges and Universities – Commission on Elementary Schools 

Middle States Association of Colleges and Universities – Commission on Secondary Schools 

National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 

New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) 

New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) 

New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS) 

North Carolina Department of Administration: Division of Non-Public Education (NCDNPE) 

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCACS) 

Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS) 

Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools (PNAIS) 

Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) 

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) 

Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) 

Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools (SAES) 

Virginia Association of Independent Schools (VAIS) 

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) 

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