It plans for its future. An accredited school continuously has plans that include strategies for improving its quality. It examines student success. Accredited schools obtain and analyze objective evidence on student growth and press for higher levels of learning for all students. It participates in the responsibilities of the academic profession.
Accredited schools participate in the self-renewing activity of evaluation and accreditation.
It is recognized. It cares enough about what it does to seek verification by a recognized accreditation authority. The Commissionon Accreditation and School Improvement has served schools since 1895 and is recognized by the US Department of Education.