HISTORY


In October of 1983 at the Chief Administrators of Catholic Education meeting at Keystone, Colorado, Brother William Rhody spoke to a number of Catholic school superintendents concerning the formation of a nonpublic school accrediting association.

Those interested in such an organization were particularly those people who came from states where there was no state accrediting association or where state accrediting associations did not include nonpublic schools.

As the discussion carried on, it became quite clear that other nonpublic schools in these states might be interested. Those attending the meeting were asked to poll the other nonpublic school personnel in their state to determine the feasibility of developing a national nonpublic school accrediting association.

After such consultation, nonpublic school people from Missouri and Minnesota met in April 1984 to form the organization. Approximately one year later the nonpublic school administrators from Michigan passed a resolution to join Missouri and Minnesota in forming the new organization: The National Federation of Nonpublic School State Accrediting Associations (henceforth called “The National Federation”).

The Articles of Incorporation of The National Federation were filed in the State of Minnesota on August 31, 1984. The Constitution and By-Laws were also drawn up and formally adopted in September, 1984 at a meeting held at the Catholic Archdiocesan Office in Chicago. The Constitution and By-Laws were formally accepted by appointed officials from Missouri, Michigan and Minnesota. These members were Billie Kops Wimmer, Michigan; Sr. Mary Ann Eckhoff, Missouri; and Brother William Rhody, Minnesota.

Criteria policies and procedures were developed for the purposes of admitting other state associations to join The National Federation.
 

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