As noted by the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA), accreditation is a voluntary commitment on the part of the education provider to achieve high standards and engage in a common protocol (a systematic process of improvement). The hallmark of accreditation is that the education provider reaches high standards and acting in a trustworthy manner.

K¹² International Academy is accredited by The Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), and is officially recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia as an accredited institution.

The Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA) is a global leader in accreditation, dedicated to advancing the quality of education through accreditation. Composed of the premier American educational accrediting agencies, CITA accredits more than 30,000 public and private educational institutions in 100 countries, touching more than 17 million students. Founded in 1895, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) is a non-profit, voluntary, non-governmental association, and one of six regional accrediting associations in the United States. SACS CASI serves 11 Southern states—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia—as well as Latin America and other locations. SACS CASI accredits over 13,000 pre-kindergarten, K-12, and vocational schools and school systems throughout the United States and overseas.

The K¹² International Academy is also recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia as an accredited, diploma granting institution on the authority of the Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE) .

VCPE oversees the accreditation of private preschools, elementary, and secondary schools in the Commonwealth, guaranteeing the transfer of student credits from a state-recognized, accredited private school to a public school, as well as ensuring recognition of teacher licensure credits for time served in an accredited private school.

What is accreditation?
Accreditation provides reciprocity of credits, courses, and grade-level placements between schools and universities around the world, and validation of the equivalency of diplomas and certificates to other accredited schools and universities. Accreditation ensures a consistent level of quality in a network of participating schools that is valued by the public and by colleges and universities. In addition, students in accredited schools become part of a worldwide network of quality institutions focused on student performance.

As noted by the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA), accreditation is a voluntary commitment on the part of a school or group of schools to achieve high standards, engage in a common protocol (a systematic process of school improvement), and participate in a peer review of a school. The hallmark of accreditation is that a school is as it represents itself, that it is trustworthy, and that it protects the public trust by reaching high standards and acting in a trustworthy manner.

For more information on CITA, please visit http://www.citaschools.org/ .
To learn more about about VCPE, please visit http://www.vcpe.org/ .
Learn more about SACS CASI at http://www.sacscasi.org/ .