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What exactly is National Lutheran Schools Accreditation?
National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA) is a process in which Lutheran Schools may complete a self-study to evaluate the conditions in their school related to indicators of school quality. NLSA contains 30 required indicators of success that must be in place in order for a school to be accredited in Good Standing. Additionally, a school rates itself on general indicators that quantify how it complies with standards in a total of 7 areas.
Each school that seeks accreditation must complete the self-study, rate themselves on all of the indicators, provide evidence and practices that are in place to garner the rating, and host a visiting team to their campus. Following the campus visit, the team hopefully makes a recommendation for accreditation.
The final piece of the NLSA process is the School Action Plan. This plan addresses areas in which the school will seek improvement over the next five years. This plan is constructed by the school, with input from the visiting team. Faith School then completes an annual report demonstrating steps taken in the action plan to achieve the goals that are outlined over the next five years.
Why go through all of the steps for accreditation? It’s simple…Faith Lutheran School and Touching Hearts are places of learning and growth, not only for our students, but for our staff and all who enter our building. As we follow God’s command in Matthew 28:19-20, we strive to provide a quality Christian education and engage in continuous improvement. The NLSA process is in-depth and requires an objective look into all that Faith offers. What a blessing that we are held to high standards of education at Faith Lutheran School!
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