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Middle States Accreditation
What is the Middle States Accreditation?
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA) was established in 1887. MSA provides leadership in school improvement for its member schools and agencies. The accreditation process is an effective means to respond to the public's demands for improved quality and greater accountability for institutions serving educational processes. Membership is
voluntary. The focus is on an organization's issues, rather than on specific programs or operations. There are prerequisite standards (10) that must be met which lead an organization into a process of demonstrating organizational growth on a continual basis and growth in student performance.

Accreditation encourages and facilitates agency improvement by:
Providing a systematic process that requires the asking of why CLIU exists, to establish vision(s) for the future, and to determine specific objectives for reaching that vision.
Providing a way to manage change.
Establishing priorities for improvement rather than faddish approaches.
Examining the entire organization - its philosophy, goals, community, programs, services facilities, and financial stability.
Requiring the development and implementation of a 5-year improvement plan based upon visions of the future.
Ensuring greater continuity of student experiences.
Providing opportunity for professional growth for staff and other participating members of a middle states planning team.
The Middle States Association Accrediation is a continous process of improving our agency, your input would be greatly appreciated. Submit ideas, comments and suggestions to msa@cliu.org.
Addtional Middle States Resources
Commission on Secondary Schools - Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Photographs of the last MSA process
CLIU21 Middle States Committee Members
Middle States Standards
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