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Christ-centered schools since 1976.

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Independent Accreditation Update

October 6, 2013 By IACS

We want to thank you for your patience and your cooperation during this time between our independent accreditation language passing in the ed reform bill this session and what we hope is the tail end of the rules making process. IACS and the independent schools disagreed with some fundamental assumptions made in the rules as […]

Topics: News, Issue Update, Independent Accreditation Tags: Independent Accreditation, Accreditation, Department of Ed

SEVP/SEVIS Accreditation Issues

September 24, 2013 By IACS

We have had a few schools contact us about the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) school certification.  A number of our schools have had their recertification rejected because they are accredited only by the Iowa Department of Education. Iowa State accreditation is NOT recognized by the Student & Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) as a legitimate accrediting […]

Topics: News, Student Exchange Tags: Student Exchange, Accreditation, SEVIS, SEVP, Department of Ed

Independent Accreditation Rules

August 20, 2013 By IACS

Just FYI – The Legislature’s Administrative Rules Committee posted the rules the State Board of Education recently passed. We see not problem with these rules going through the Admin Rules Committee. These are the over-arching rules. Procedures, forms, and other details will be created by the Dept. of Ed very shortly. ARC 0964C — Independent accrediting […]

Topics: News, Legislative Update, Issue Update, Independent Accreditation Tags: Independent Accreditation, State Board, Accreditation, Department of Ed

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