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Our Lady of Mercy Academy is an accredited School by the Commission on Elementary Schools, Middle States Associate of Colleges and Schools. As an accredited school, Our Lady of Mercy has met standards for:

bullet defining appropriate educational goals and providing educational programs to achieve them;
bullet maintaining a qualified faculty and an effective school organization;
bullet assessing outcomes of school experiences and controlling the quality of educational programs;
bullet responding to concerns of parents and needs of the school community;
bullet providing for the continuity of its programs and planning for their future;
bullet describing with accuracy the content of its services and programs.

The standards are established by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and administered by the Commission on Elementary Schools, one of three accreditation authorities under the auspices of the Middle States Association. The other two are the Commission on Secondary Schools and the Commission on Higher Education. The Middle States Association was established by the academic profession in 1887 to set standards for American education.  It is a non-profit corporation. Originally chartered by the New York Board of Regents it is presently registered as such by the State of Delaware. It serves Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and certain regions overseas.  It is a member of the Board of the International Council of School Accreditation Commissions, Inc. (ICSAC), and participates in the accreditation protocols of the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA).

MIDDLE STATES COMMISSION ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
GSB BUILDING - SUITE 618
ONE BELMONT AVENUE
BALA CYNWYD, PENNSYLVANIA  19004
Phone: 610/617-1100
Fax: 610/617-1106
E-Mail: info@ces-msa.org
Internet: http://www.ces-msa.org

 

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