CAIS Accreditation drives each school to continuously strive for excellence, to be more intentional in its practices, and to be accountable to all of its constituents.

Good schools continuously evaluate their education program and school operations; however, self-assessment alone can fall short with a limited internal perspective. The CAIS accreditation process achieves the dual purpose of accountability and school improvement - aligning school practices to the highest National Standards through a process that combines an internal self-assessment and an external peer review.

► The CAIS Standards and Indicators of Effective Practice are designed to reflect generally accepted principles of best practice in delivering high-quality education and furthering whole school improvement and sustainability. The Standards and Indicators are constantly evolving and are not to be taken as standards of reasonable conduct in any particular circumstance. It is up to each member school of CAIS to assess its specific circumstances and to take reasonable care.