{"id":283,"date":"2020-12-15T10:53:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T17:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/organizationaldevelopment\/?page_id=283"},"modified":"2025-08-14T08:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:16:23","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/researchevaluation\/organizational-development\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognia.org\/services\/accreditation-certification\">Cognia<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognia.org\/services\/accreditation-certification\/#accreditation\"> <\/a>is the regional accrediting body recommended by the Utah State Board of Education and utilized by our secondary schools.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Accreditation-and-Improvement-Process-Infographic.pdf\">Visualization (PDF) <\/a>of the accreditation process<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Performance-Standards.pdf\">Performance Standards (PDF)<\/a> for k-12 and postsecondary institutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Accreditation-and-Certification-Policies.pdf\">Policies and Procedures (PDF)<\/a> our schools must adhere to quality for accreditation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Educational-Practices-Reference-Guide.pdf\">Educational Practices Reference Guide (PDF)<\/a> includes examples of educational practices that align with the performance standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Accreditation Budget Support.<\/strong><\/span> Our department will provide limited funding for accreditation-related expenses. What funds are available to my school during my accreditation review year? (<span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">COMING SOON<\/span>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-b76eb33f-bf67-4295-95cd-4f1962cb5a77\" href=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/researchevaluation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/11\/Accreditation-Schedule-2022-10-20.pdf\">Accreditation Schedule 2022-10-20 (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-30ec5dd6-76ab-4a36-b970-cfbcc6e7e1f3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.graniteschools.org\/researchevaluation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2022\/01\/Governing-Body-Evidence-v3.docx\"><strong>AdvanceED Standard 2 Governance and Leadership: District Response<\/strong>.  School accreditation includes an evaluation of the governance and leadership provided by the district office.  Included is a summary and links to relevant district policy (docx)<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cognia is the regional accrediting body recommended by the Utah State Board of Education and utilized by our secondary schools. Accreditation Budget Support. Our department will provide limited funding for accreditation-related expenses. What funds are available to my school during my accreditation review year? 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