Northwest Association of Accredited Schools

School Accreditation

LaCrosse School District is accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools. Our school staff and community members began the accreditation process in 2000 and completed the requirements for accreditation in 2003. This was a long and involved process including a self-study and setting long and short-ranged goals for school improvement.

On October 19, our school accreditation status was evaluated by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools and our accreditation continues to be approved through 2009. This evaluation process is in place to assure that our school continues to meet the standards required for accreditation.

What is Accreditation?

• Accreditation is an important aspect of school effectiveness.
• Accreditation in Washington State is closely aligned to the School Improvement Process of the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the School Improvement Plan (SIP) required by the State Board of Education.

Why is Accreditation important?

• Regional Accreditation assures transferability of credits among other regionally accredited schools.
• Accreditation assures that other schools, colleges and universities will accept student credits from LaCrosse.
• The community in general is more attractive to prospective incoming families and businesses when it can be reported that its schools are accredited.
• Accreditation assures the public that an outgoing process of evaluation will be a permanent feature of school improvement practices.
• Accreditation gives evidence to its public that the school is meeting expectations and fulfilling standards that transcend local and state requirements.