NEAS&C Accreditation Visit Next Week

As part of our 10-year accreditation renewal with the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEAS&C), Saint James School will host the second and final visit from our accreditation team early next week, from October 19th through the 22nd.

Throughout this past week, we’ve been preparing our students for the presence of our special guests, who will be conducting observations at various times during the school day. In addition, the team will be interviewing members of our school community—including students—as part of their evaluation.

Parents may notice members of the visiting team shadowing Mrs. Zorger or Mrs. Mitchell during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up; All visitors will be wearing clearly marked badges throughout their time on our campus.

For our returning families, you may remember that last fall our faculty and staff began work on a comprehensive self-study, which included feedback from the September 2024 surveys of families, staff, and students. We hosted our first accreditation team in April for the Foundation Visit. This upcoming second visit—known as the Program Visit—provides the NEAS&C team an opportunity to further observe our daily operations, visit classrooms, and assess how well our programs reflect what we outlined in the self-study.

We would like to once again extend a heartfelt thank you to Mrs. Jeannie Jones (Grade 4), with support from Mrs. Nunes (Grade 2, stepping in for Mrs. LaMarche), for leading Saint James School’s accreditation committee and continuing to guide our school through this extremely detailed process. We had an exceptionally positive visit last spring, and we are excited to once again showcase our wonderful school community to the NEAS&C team next week!