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Accreditation and Membership


HMS Accreditation Overview
HMS has been an accredited school since 1992. What does that mean? The Commission on Elementary Education-Middle States Association (CES-MSA) describes accreditation this way:

"...accreditation is a process, not a status. It is a statement (backed by a certified accreditation organization) that a school is what it says it is. Accreditation is not a blue-ribbon status, or a prize to be won and displayed on a shelf; rather, it is a school's on-going commitment to constantly seek new ways to better serve the population of its school community."

CES-MSA is an organization that certifies accredited schools. Their staff works with HMS (and other public and private schools in our region) to ensure we provide a quality education for students. All schools need to be dynamic learning communities working to find better ways to meet the needs of their students. Their staff evaluates the HMS program based on our self-stated goals and give us feedback. You can learn more about CES-MSA and the accreditation process by going to www.ces-msa.org

HMS' written accreditation report documents a yearlong project dedicated to building community and school improvement. HMS teachers and board members feel this project has helped us grow as a school. The project theme, "Developing the school-family-community connection to enhance student learning," was comprised of three teams of staff members and parents that addressed three distinct areas as this project:

  • Community Building
  • The Schoolwide Enrichment Model
  • HMS Literacy Program

The accreditation project's goals and the specific mission for each team will play out over several years. These goals and our timetable are contained in our accreditation report.

Mennonite Education Agency (MEA)

The mission of Mennonite Education Agency is to strengthen the life, witness and identity of Mennonite Church USA through education in Mennonite churches and educational institutes at all levels. Mennonite Schools Council (MSC) is an organization of PreK-12 Anabaptist Schools.  MSC operates with a Statement of Arrangements with Mennonite Education Agency of Mennonite Church USA.

The Council plans in-service activities for the professional enrichment of administrators, board members, and staff persons of its member schools, and for personal enrichment of administrators.

Visit their website to find out more about the distinctives of Mennonite education.