REC FOUNDATION• INTERNATIONAL ROBOTICS HONOR SOCIETY
Maintaining an Active Chapter A paid chapter fee includes affiliation with the REC Foundation for the current school year (through June 30.) Affiliation must be maintained through annual renewals to preserve the active status of the school’s IRHS chapter. Renewal notices Renewal notices are sent automatically in the spring to the principal with reminder notices to IRHS advisers. Payment is due by June 30 each year. Use the annual renewal to update the REC Foundation on your school’s address, principal’s name, and chapter adviser information. All school affiliations (i.e., the membership year) run from July 1 to June 30. Payments are due by October 31st of each academic year. Additional information please contact the national office of IRHS at IRHS@recf.org.
National and Regional Accrediting Agencies
Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools
Northwest Accrediting Commission
New England Association of Schools & Colleges
Southern Association of Colleges & Schools
North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement
Western Association of Schools & Colleges
IRHS Accepted Accrediting Organizations The constitutions for IRHS require all Nonpublic Schools (private, parochial, other) to be accredited by one of the accepted accrediting agencies listed above or by the state department of education in their state. The list above includes those is of those accrediting agencies recognized by the IRHS and the REC Foundation for this purpose. This list is updated annually. When applying to establish a new chapter, after listing the accrediting organization on the official Chapter Application, applicant schools are asked to provide verification of this accreditation. Verification can be in the form of a copy of the letter received at the school indicating that full accreditation has been granted (and not ‘candidate’ status), a copy of the accrediting certificate, or a copy of a list of schools that have been approved for accreditation (and containing the applicant school’s name). Accreditation must be completed at the local level before a charter application can be approved. International secondary schools are eligible to apply and will be asked to provide accreditation documentation.
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