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April 11, 2024
WEEK 32: Accreditation - In Good Standing
For the last year, the staff of Grace Lutheran School has been working on our accreditation self-study. Reaccreditation takes place every five years. The process involves a detailed self-evaluation with numerous standards and sub-standards. Multiple forms of documentary evidence for each statement needed to be gathered, uploaded, and linked to the accreditation document. The staff put in hundreds of hours outside of their regular school day to put it together. The final accreditation self-study document ended up being over 220 pages with a preliminary action plan of items that we identified as areas of growth and improvement to work on as an organization over the next four years.
That document was then submitted to the Site Visit Team. Our team was a high-powered team with
district education executives, the Synod’s education executive, principals, and a teacher. They visited Grace March 20 - 22, observing classrooms and meeting with various constituent groups. In the end, the Site Visit team has awarded Grace Lutheran School full accreditation in good standing. The school was commended for its commitment to affordable, Christ-centered education, for our caring teachers, and Grace Lutheran Church’s support of the school, to name a few. Our final Action Plan includes addressing, communicating, and living out our mission, strengthening our culture, providing additional teacher professional development, and offering additional opportunities for students.
Completing the document and visit was the only first step of the process, now the real work begins to grow and improve so that we can continue to share the love of Christ with our students and families as we prepare and equip our students for today and tomorrow. Thank you for being a part of the Grace family!
God's Blessings,
Delaine Schiestel
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Grace Lutheran School
Email: gls@gls-hsv.org
Website: www.gls-hsv.org
Location: 3321 Memorial Parkway Southwest, Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: (256) 881-0553
Facebook: facebook.com/GraceLSHuntsvilleAL