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Accreditation

 

Archbishop McNicholas High School is a Roman Catholic, co-educational high school serving a variety of students with differing socio-economic backgrounds and educational needs. Archbishop McNicholas High School is fully chartered by the Ohio State Department of Education and is accredited by the North Central Association and the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association.
 

 

Continuous Improvement

 

Continuous improvement remains a primary goal of the accreditation process.  McNicholas' accreditation goals include the following:

1.    Embracing our Catholic tradition, students will reflect the Gospel of Jesus Christ by living and practicing Catholic values and beliefs.

2.  All students will increase their ability to apply math concepts across the curriculum and further improve their study skills across the curriculum.

 

 

Mission and Beliefs

 

Archbishop McNicholas High School promotes a co-educational, Christ-centered, Catholic  community that embraces each student - intellectually, morally, physically, and spiritually. We provide a safe, nurturing, creative, and challenging campus where individuals will grow in knowledge and faith.  We equip our students with opportunities and experiences that will enable them to achieve excellence, live out gospel values, and attain full stature in Christ.

Core Beliefs

  • We value each student as a unique child of God.

  • We foster Catholic identity through faith development.

  • We vigorously pursue and cultivate academic excellence.

  • We use a variety of instructional approaches to support student learning.

  • We encourage social consciousness through community service.

  • We believe that a diverse population completes the face of Christ
     

 

Mission of the OCSAA 

 

          To strengthen Catholic identity and mission

          To engage Catholic schools in the ongoing improvement of learning

          To ensure OCSAA standards are fully operative in the schools
 

 

Mission of North Central Association
 

Through accreditation and related services, NCA CASI continuously improves the quality of education and challenges education entities to prepare each and every learner for success.

Core Activities that Support the Mission:

  • Set quality standards for the education profession

  • Provide external review and validation of education entities

  • Accredit education entities that achieve the standards and engage in continuous improvement

  • Challenge and support education entities to continually improve student performance

 

If you have questions about the accreditation process, feel free to email the accreditation chairs Mrs. Gwyn Bush ( gbush@mcnhs.org ) or Mrs. Valerie Combs ( vcombs@mcnhs.org )
 


 

 

 

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