Accreditations and Memberships
Blue Mountain Academy maintains accreditations and memberships with the church and private organizations to ensure a constant guarantee of quality for our students, parents, and school community.
Accreditations
The Middle States Association is a worldwide leader in accreditation and school improvement. For over 125 years, Middle States has been helping school leaders establish and reach their goals, develop strategic plans, promote staff development, and advance student achievement.
Adventist education imparts more than academic knowledge. It fosters a balanced development of the whole person—spiritually, intellectually, physically, and socially. Its time dimensions span eternity. In order to attain the goals and objectives of education, the educational process must ensure quality.
This is where accreditation plays its fundamental role. The Adventist Accrediting Association (AAA) is the recognized accrediting body commissioned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church to carry out the accrediting process for Adventist institutions of higher education around the world.
Sixteen associations hold full membership status in the National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA). And, in order to assure that NCPSA recognition remains credible, highly respected educators such as former U.S. Secretary of Education Terrel Bell, Middles States Association of Colleges and Schools Elementary School Commissioner John Stoops, and others were asked to serve on the Council as at-large or “public” representatives.
Memberships
The Seventh-day Adventist Church recognizes God as the ultimate source of existence, truth, and power. The aim of true education is to restore human beings into the image of God as revealed by the life of Jesus Christ. It fosters a balanced development of the whole person—spiritual, physical, intellectual, and social-emotional—a process that spans a lifetime. Working together, homes, schools, and churches cooperate with divine agencies to prepare learners to be good citizens in this world and for eternity.
The National Honor Society (NHS) elevates a school’s commitment to the values of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. These four pillars have been associated with membership in the organization since its inception in 1921. Learn more about these four pillars of membership here.
Today, it is estimated that more than one million students participate in NHS activities. NHS chapters are found in all 50 states, US Territories, Canada, and around the world. Chapter membership not only recognizes students for their accomplishments, but challenges them to develop further through active involvement in school activities and community service.
The WIDA International School Consortium is a community of accredited, PreK-12 international schools that use WIDA's research-based standards and assessments for students who are English Language Learners. Member schools are committed to developing inclusive programs that build on the assets of all learners, while transforming the conversation about what multilingual students can do. The Consortium provides access to resources, research and reciprocal learning opportunities with other member schools.
Currently, 41 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and over 500 schools around the world participate in the WIDA Consortium.