Regional Office of Education for Bureau, Henry & Stark Counties has earned system accreditation
Star Courier
ATKINSON – Regional Superintendent Angie Zarvell announced today that Regional Office of Education for Bureau, Henry & Stark Counties has earned system accreditation by Cognia™, a nonprofit organization that provides quality assurance for schools, school districts, and education service providers.
Regional Office of Education #28 was one of eleven agencies that participated in the first ROE-ISC cohort in the State of Illinois. ROE #28 serves Bureau, Henry, and Stark Counties; 23 school districts; and approximately 14,600 students.
Cognia, formerly AdvancED, nationally recognizes districts that meet rigorous standards that focus on productive learning environments, equitable resource allocation that meet the needs of learners, and effective leadership. Earning accreditation from the Cognia Global Accreditation Commission means that the system is accredited, and that Reg
HLC approved Diné College as a four-year, baccalaureate-granting institution, opening new opportunities for students and graduates alike.
“For any community or society to grow and prosper, it must have its own means for educating its citizens…It is essential that these educational systems be directed and controlled by the society they are intended to serve” -Robert Roessel, 1979
In 1968, the Navajo people took a momentous step toward educational self-determination by establishing Navajo Community College (now Diné College). This landmark institution was an innovative means to address the long unmet postsecondary educational needs of the Navajo people. As the first tribally controlled college, Diné College continues to meet those needs and has achieved status as a land grant institution recognized by its accrediting agency, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), formerly known as North Central Association Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.