Ombudsman Educational Services Earns Cognia System Accreditation

Ombudsman Educational Service, a ChanceLight company, has earned system accreditation by Cognia, a nonprofit organization that provides quality assurance for schools, school districts, and education service providers.

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Ombudsman Educational Service, a ChanceLight company, has earned system accreditation by Cognia™, a nonprofit organization that provides quality assurance for schools, school districts, and education service providers.

Cognia, formerly AdvancED, nationally recognizes districts that meet rigorous standards that focus on productive learning environments, equitable resource allocation that meet the needs of learners, and effective leadership. Earning accreditation from the Cognia Global Accreditation Commission means that the system and all of its schools are accredited and that Ombudsman is recognized across the nation as a school system that meets Cognia Standards of Quality and maintains a commitment to continuous improvement. 

"Systems accreditation as conferred by the Cognia Global Accreditation Commission has continued for years to provide Ombudsman a nationally recognized mark of quality for our school system and each school within our system," shared Emily Langfeldt, Chief Education Officer at ChanceLight.  "It demonstrates to our community our commitment to excellence, our openness to external review and feedback, and our desire to be the best we can be on behalf of the students we serve."

To earn accreditation from Cognia, a school district also must implement a continuous process of improvement and submit to internal and external review. School systems in good standing can maintain their accreditation for a five-year term.

Dr. Mark A. Elgart, president and CEO of Cognia, stated, "Cognia System Accreditation is a rigorous process that focuses the entire school system and its community on the primary goal of preparing lifelong learners in engaging environments where all students can flourish. Ombudsman is to be commended for demonstrating that it has met high standards, is making progress on key indicators that impact student learning." 

Cognia is the parent organization of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI). Learn more about the Cognia Accreditation at cognia.org.

About Cognia

Cognia offers accreditation and certification, assessment, professional learning, and improvement services to institutions and other education providers. As a global nonprofit working in over 80 countries, our 36,000 institutions serve and support nearly 25 million students and five million educators every day. Cognia serves as trusted partner in advancing learning for all learners.

About Ombudsman 

Ombudsman Educational Services is a ChanceLight® company. ChanceLight, is the nation's leading provider of behavioral health, therapy and education solutions for children and young adults. www.education.chancelight.com

Ombudsman Educational Services provides alternative education programs for high school students who have dropped out or who are at risk of dropping out of school. Ombudsman offers academic, social and behavioral support so that students earn their high school diplomas and are prepared to make positive choices about the future.  www.ombudsman.com 

Source: Ombudsman Educational Service