AdvancEd raises Wake schools’ accreditation status today – News & Observer

RALEIGH — AdvancEd, the national accreditation body that told Wake schools to improve its governance and overall climate last year or potentially lose its high schools’ accreditation, has improved the system’s rating from a warning to a higher level called "accreditation on advisement."

The Georgia-based body investigated the Wake schools’ system of governing based on a complaint from the state NAACP. Many of the complaints arose from a tumultuous period in 2010 in which a newly elected, Republican-backed board faced controversy over the way it handled meetings and changed policies. (More)

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Wake high schools get ‘accreditation warned’ status – Source: News & Observer

RALEIGH — Saying the Wake County school board has created a climate of uncertainty and mistrust in the community, the accreditation agency AdvancEd has placed Wake County high schools on "accreditation warned" status, giving the system a year to fix a series of issues or risking losing accreditation.

The school system issued a statement just before 2 p.m. acknowledging receipt of the letter from AdvancEd that details results of the agency’s February investigation of Wake schools. The probe came as a result of a complaint by the state office of the NAACP. School officials noted that Wake will retain complete accreditation pending a return visit by Georgia-based AdvancEd. (Read more)

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