The CNMI Public School System\u2019s national accreditation has been reaffirmed for another five years, according to Education Commissioner Glenn Mu\u00f1a last week.<\/p>\n
Mu\u00f1a affirmed that AdvancED reaffirmed PSS\u2019 accreditation for an additional five years during a Board of Education meeting on Capital Hill last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing an accredited institution is something that is honorable because it val-idates the work that we do and that we meet the standards set by AdvancED,\u201d he said in a later interview with Saipan Tribune. \u201c\u2026They visited our classrooms and met our stakeholders, students, parents, and principals asking about what is hap-pening.\u201d<\/p>\n
Some of the benefits of being an accredited educational institution is that PSS is in good standing with grantors.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are meeting the services and standards that we are expected to pro-vide,\u201d said Mu\u00f1a.<\/p>\n
Information about the re-accreditation, according to Mu\u00f1a\u2019s report, was re-ceived last March 18, 2019. The new term would expire on June 30, 2024, with no midterm review.<\/p>\n
A 10-member team from AdvancED visited PSS schools in October 2018.<\/p>\n
\u201c[This accreditation] shows that we are continuing our work to-ward\u2026providing the best quality services [for our students],\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
AdvancED sent a 10-member team to the CNMI for a one-week visit in mid-October 2018. They collected data by interviewing over 500 individuals through-out Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The team was led by lead evaluator for AdvancED Agnes Smith.<\/p>\n
Smith had noted several infrastructure upgrades since their previous visit to the CNMI in 2013. A total of six recommendations were made to PSS; during their previous visit in 2018, only four recommendations were made.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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