Thank you to everyone who participated in the June Middle States Stakeholder Survey. Your thoughtful feedback is an essential part of our Self-Study process and will help shape the future direction of Holy Names. In the coming weeks, the Self-Study Planning Team will invite members of our community to serve on Standards Committees. Throughout the fall, these committees will review the survey findings, examine additional evidence, and evaluate our level of attainment of the Middle States Association Standards.

In April, President Kilbridge informed the community of the Self-Study we will be conducting over the course of the next year to be re-accredited by the Middle States Association. In his communication, he said a survey would be conducted in early May. Parents, Faculty and Staff members, and other adult stakeholders will be receiving a link to the Stakeholder Survey in the coming days. Students will receive a separate Student Survey. All surveys will be due Friday, June 5.

At the heart of accreditation is the Self-Study wherein we assess our performance against five MSA standards. The process will begin in May with surveys distributed to key stakeholder groups (students, parents, faculty, staff, trustees, and alumnae), along with the collection of other important data. In the fall, committees comprising representatives of our stakeholder groups will meet regularly to analyze this information through the lens of five standards: