THE ACCREDITATION team sees Granger High as above the national average. A lot of people have formed their own opinion that there is nothing that makes this school stand out from the others. Although, while people do have their opinions, they have never bothered to enter Granger’s doors and actually walk through it to discover the truth.

For a whole year, Granger High School has been preparing for what most have come to know as accreditation. Every five years, a school can be reviewed to see how it’s performing and the order of things happen at the school.

Ms. Alo was the assigned administrator for this event, and she formed a very small group that consisted of Ms. Fortune and Ms. Diamond to make sure that Granger was fully prepared for accreditation week.

“Teachers had to take multiple self-assessments, and they were asked how well they were doing and what they wanted to have changed before the team of reviewers came to make their assessment,” Alo said.

On December 13-14, tensions ran high through the hallways as all of the administrators, faculty, and students prepared for a two-day review from six accreditation team members. “They were either administrators or teachers. They came from all over, whether they were from an elementary school or high school, a private or public school.” Alo stated.

None of them knew much about Granger, like how the teachers taught each of their eight-block periods, or even how the administrators ran the school. Within two days, they came to form their own opinion.

“They came to really look at five main standards to see if we fulfilled them in every way.” Ms. Diamond said. They evaluated our purpose of direction, where Granger was leading students, and to see if they were really being prepared for their future.

They looked at leadership and government, for instance how the administrators go about their days: becoming involved in activities and set the rules and restrictions for safety at Granger.

They also looked at the system of teaching and learning. Wanting to be sure that students were in a proper learning space, they took the opportunity by running in and out of classrooms to see how teachers take the reins on their lectures, stopping students and asking them if they were feeling safe in the environment that the walls of Granger provided, and meeting with parents and asking how they felt about the type of education that their children were receiving.

With only two days to really explore the depths of this school they looked at all of the school’s evidence to show how Granger was doing financially. They checked cleanliness, too.

After the two days, they handed over the results, which stated that Granger High School isn’t below-average or average. It’s above the national average. Overall, Granger passed its review.

“For people coming from outside they saw what a great school we were. They were very impressed with the size of the school and all the great students who attend there.” Dr. Dunn stated.