PAIS YEAR IN REVIEW

Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS)

2025 – 2026Year in Review

Financial Stewardship
41 cents of every dollar directly serves our schools
Top tier of nonprofit stewardship nationally

Accreditation | By the Numbers

0
school professionals
0
PAIS member schools
0
school visits completed

Expanding Our Connections

0first-time PAIS accreditation participants
0committee members from outside the association
0first-time full-scale visit chairs
0school's first-ever PAIS accreditation

Accreditation | Year in Review

  • PAIS was re-licensed by the PA Department of Education for another five years.
  • Implemented a GenAI policy for Self-Studies and accreditation committees.
  • For the 5th consecutive year, Emerging Leaders participants shadowed an active accreditation visit.
  • Successfully onboarded 4 new Commissioners for Accreditation.
  • Hosted Directors of Accreditation from across the country for a two-day September retreat at AIM Academy.

Accreditation | Outlook

0
full-scale visits
0
interim visits
0
focused revisits
including 3 first-time PAIS accreditations

Building the Pipeline

0schools launched self-study for 2027–28 visits
0of those will be first-time PAIS accreditations

New Learning on the Horizon

5 YRICAISA five-year reviewThe body that accredits the accreditors will review PAIS
NEWAlternative interim visit protocolLaunching a new protocol for interim accreditation visits
▲Strategic planning through accreditationCommission study on how accreditation can better support school strategy

Programming | By the Numbers

0+
participants this year
▲ 25% from 2024–25
0%
of PAIS schools participated
across the full membership

Participation Rock Stars

★
Under 100
The Janus School
★
101–250
Valley School of Ligonier
★
251–500
Villa Maria Academy High School
★
500+
Germantown Academy

Membership | Growing the Network

▲0new members in two years

New Members in 2025–2026

Mesivta High School
Salesianum School
Tatnall School
Waldron Mercy Academy
Know a school that would benefit from PAIS — and would strengthen PAIS? Contact Jay Harvey at jharvey@paispa.org or 570.592.2282.

Connection | Reaching Our Community

0% average open rate for key communications · industry avg ~32%
5,000+ school contacts reached regularly through timely, valuable communications that inform, engage, and connect the PAIS network.
Transition to the Novi platform— improved website efficiency and enhanced member resources and services.
Thank you.