Commission On Secondary Schools
The Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools (MSCSS) serves both public and non-public schools providing middle and/or secondary education, including vocational-technical schools that offer non-degree-granting post-secondary programs, in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. In addition, it accredits schools in the Caribbean as well as various locations around the world.
The Commission on Secondary Schools (CSS) was established in November 1920 to promote the improvement of secondary education and to secure better coordination and understanding between secondary schools and institutions of higher education. It serves public and non-public middle, intermediate, and/or secondary schools, non-degree granting vocational technical and postsecondary institutions, special purpose schools, supplementary education centers, and distance education institutions. These institutions may be ungraded or have designated grade levels, including a post-graduate level.
A permanent staff housed primarily in the Middle States offices in Philadelphia, PA, coordinates the work of the Commission and its volunteers.
In February 2007 the CSS approved a new set of accreditation protocols to be used for accreditation decisions beginning in October 2008.
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