St. Vincent-St. Mary Accreditation

 

We are committed to being the best we can for our students.

St. Vincent-St. Mary High School meets all standards of the Ohio Catholic Schools Accrediting Association and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement

 

Ohio Catholic Schools Accrediting Association

St.Vincent-St.Mary High School has been a member of OCSAA since 1994 when the organization was formed by the dioceses in Ohio.

 North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement

St.Vincent-St.Mary High School has been a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1951.

 What does OCSAA and NCA Accreditation mean for STVM students, parents, and community?

 

• Gospel values permeate the curriculum, student activities and school environment;
• Students are taught by qualified teachers;
• Classes are of reasonable size and are appropriately staffed;
• The curriculum is sound, diverse, and rigorous;
• Student activity programs are plentiful;
• Students have access to a wide range of support services;
• The school environment is safe.

 

 It means that students are taught by faculty who are dedicated to raising student performance and achievement and to fulfilling the STVM Mission Statement, “enlightening the mind, developing the body, touching the heart, and inspiring the soul.”

It means that students earn credit that is recognized by schools, colleges and universities around the world.

It means that students have access to specific sports programs, certain federal loans, various scholarships, and admission to colleges, technical schools, or military programs that require students to come from regionally accredited schools.

 

It means that St. Vincent-St. Mary High School goes beyond state requirements, opens its doors to review and validation, and holds itself accountable for meeting locally, nationally, and internationally recognized standards of excellence and committing to the formulation and implementation of an ongoing School Improvement Plan.

 What is the current status of our School Improvement Plan?

We are currently in the fourth and final year of implementation phase of our School Improvement Plan that was prepared and approved in 2004. Our OCSAA/NCA School Improvement Plan includes the following two student performance goals:

1. Catholic Identity Goal: Students will improve in their knowledge of Catholic Social Teaching and in their commitment to practice the Gospel value of justice.

 2. Student Performance Goal: Students will improve in their mathematical skills across the curriculum.

 The School Improvement Plan involves a number of strategies and activities for each goal. A variety of assessments, both standardized and locally developed,are being used to track student performance in each of the targeted goal areas.

What is the current accreditation status of STVM?

Following the External Review Team visit and submission of reports, both OCSAA and NCA granted renewal of full accreditation to STVM at their annual meetings in the spring of 2005. In addition, a recent letter from Mr. Louis Dalton, Director of OCSAA, commended our efforts with regard to our school improvement process and requested permission to use copies of our documents as exemplars to be shared with other schools. We are very proud that OCSAA has recognized our efforts and the quality of the work done by our faculty. We know that the school improvement process is sometimes challenging, and we are pleased that other schools will be using our materials as models as they engage in their self-study and the development of their own School Improvement Plans.  Our next accreditation review will be during the 2008-2009 school year.