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Faith Academy
is accredited by the following agencies CITA,
SACS, GAC and ACIS. Faith Academy has met the
standards and requirements for accreditation as
a Trans-Regional School by the Commission on International
and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA), and the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).
Faith Academy has also met the standards and requirements
for accreditation from The Accrediting Commission
for Independent Study (ACIS) and The Georgia Accrediting
Commission (GAC). All four accrediting agencies
are approved by The Board of Regents of the University
System of Georgia. Therefore, all graduates from
Faith Academy are eligible to apply and be accepted
to colleges and universities.
All Faith
Academy Graduates are eligible for the Hope Scholarship
if they meet the GPA requirements set forth by
HOPE. All of the above accrediting agencies are
approved by HOPE as eligible accrediting agencies.
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Nashville, Tennessee - The Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools and the Commission on
International and Trans-Regional Accreditation
have awarded accreditation to Faith Academy of
Buford, Loganville, and Stockbridge. The announcement
was made during the Association's 108th Annual
Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee December 7-9,
2003. Accreditation is based upon evaluation of
each school to determine if standards and the
needs of the students and community are being
met. The evaluation process includes a self-study
by each school's facility and a review by an outside
team of trained professional peers representing
the Association.
Founded in 1895, The Southern Association is
a voluntary, nongovernmental agency composed of
more than 13,000 accredited colleges and universities,
secondary, middle, and elementary schools. Headquartered
in Decatur, Georgia, it is one of six regional
accrediting associations in the United States
and serves 11 Southern states - Alabama. Florida,
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and
Virginia as well as Mexico, Central and South
America, and islands of the Caribbean. The purpose
of regional and national accreditation is school
improvement, which focuses on student performance.
To maintain accreditation, each accredited school
must conduct a program of educational improvement,
meet standards of accreditation, improve student
performance, submit annual reports which certify
the completions of plans for educational improvement
as well as assessment of the school's ability
to meet standards, and be re-evaluated by outside
teams of professional educators at five-year intervals.
Through regional and national accreditation,
faculty, students, and parents benefit by knowing
that teaching conditions in accredited schools
meet necessary requirements and that efforts are
continuously made for school improvement, which
focus on student performance. "Citizens are
assured of accountability and of value for dollars
spent because SACS and CITA schools meet standards
and maintain regular re-evaluation. Communities
with accredited schools can be confident that
their institutions compare favorably with other
schools not only within the region but throughout
the nation," said Dr. Stephen M. Baker, Executive
Director. Accredited Schools are a "plus"
for the community and for those who are interested
in relocating their families and businesses in
Buford, Loganville, and Stockbridge.
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