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Utah Board Rules regarding Accreditation

School Application Process for NAAS Accreditation..

The following are the steps a new school must go through to become accredited.

1. School makes application to NAAS and sends in membership form and dues to Northwest Association of Accredited Schools (NAAS).

2. USOE receives a copy of the application from NAAS.

3. A team of 2 persons make an initial onsite visit to evaluate qualifications (report template - PDF) and recommend or deny provisional accreditation for the applicant.

4. The state accreditation committee accepts or rejects the recommendation of the initial visiting team for provisional accreditation.

5. If accepted, the school will have provisional accreditation for up to 3 years and in that time fulfills the following:

   • Follow-up with any recommendations from the Accreditation Committee.
   • Pay membership dues to NAAS
   • File their Annual NAAS Reports to USOE
   • Prepare a self-study including the School Improvement Plan (SIP)
   • Receive a full-team onsite visit.
     
     
6. Schools will receive training, periodic reports and/or visits to assist them in the accreditation process.
   
   
7. Following the full-team visit, the visiting team will recommend a term of accreditation. The school will no longer be considered "provisional".