A team of trained administrators and teachers will visit this school on March 10. They will evaluate the school on seven standards set by AdvancED for accreditation.

“We’ve always been accredited as a school, but now we want to be accredited as a district,” Assistant Principal Ronda Eshleman said.

This is the first year that the Carmel Clay Schools district has sought accreditation as a district, which is more work according to Eshleman.

Principal John Williams said the school is not worried. “We’re pretty confident that what we do serves kids well, but at the same time, you don’t want to take that for granted,” he said.

Senior Hannah Chiasson said the school should be accredited. “It is good because our school is worthy of being accredited,” she said.

According to Eshleman, this accreditation demonstrates how well the educational process is connected throughout the district.

“We want to show that as a district we are all working to the same goals and vision to all of our students,” Eshleman said.