Membership Inquiry Form

Required

I am inquiring about:required

New School Candidacy

Full Membership

Is your school a public or charter school?required

Yes

Thank you for inquiring with the Florida Council of Independent Schools.

Our membership does not include public and/or charter schools. For additional questions, please contact Melissa Alton, Director of Accreditation, at malton@fcis.org

Is your school a post-secondary institution?required

Yes

Thank you for inquiring with the Florida Council of Independent Schools

Our membership does not include post-secondary institutions. Members must operate elementary, middle, and/or high school programs.

Is your school currently in operation, with attending students and classes being conducted on a regular schedule?required

Yes

Thank you for inquiring with the Florida Council of Independent Schools

Our organization will not consider schools for membership until they are fully in operation, with students attending scheduled classes. Please contact us again once your school has opened. For additional questions, please contact Melissa Alton, Director of Accreditation, at malton@fcis.org

Is your school organized as a for-profit or not-for-profit corporation in the State of Florida?required

Yes

Thank you for inquiring with the Florida Council of Independent Schools

All members must be organized as for-profit or not-for-profit corporations in the State of Florida. Therefore, your school does not qualify for membership. For additional questions, please contact Melissa Alton, Director of Accreditation at malton@fcis.org

Do at least 25 students attend your school?required

Yes

Thank you for inquiring with the Florida Council of Independent Schools

The minimum size required for a school to be considered for membership is 25 students. Please contact us again once your enrollment reaches 25 or more. For additional questions, contact Melissa Alton, Director of Accreditation, at malton@fcis.org

Does your school serve pre-kindergarten (ages 2-4) and/or kindergarten students?requiredSchools with 2-, 3-, 4- and/or 5-year-olds, must be part of an elementary program through 3rd grade.

Yes

Schools with 2-, 3-, 4- and/or 5-year-olds, must be part of an elementary program through 3rd grade.

Does your school serve students who are in the 3rd grade?required

Yes

Thank you for inquiring with the Florida Council of Independent Schools

Our bylaws state that schools having programs for two-, three-, four-, and five-year-olds are eligible for membership only if the prekindergarten and kindergarten are part of an overall program through at least the third grade. Therefore, your school is not eligible for membership.

I affirm thatrequiredBoth statements must be affirmed to complete the inquiry.

I have reviewed FCIS Membership Criteria, and our school meets all requirements.

I have reviewed the FCIS Standards for Accreditation and believe we can meet the standards and indicators before our first evaluation for full accreditation.

Both statements must be affirmed to complete the inquiry.

Enter the full name of your schoolrequired

School Addressrequired

Street Address, City, State, Zip Code

Enter the name of your Head of Schoolrequired

Person responsible for the school's day-to-day operations, recruitment and hiring of faculty/staff.

Enter the Head of School's official titlerequired

example: Headmaster, President, Director, Head of School, Principal, etc.

Enter the Head of School's Email Addressrequired

Enter the url for the school's websiterequired

If you do not have a website, enter "none"

Enter the school's phone number.required

Enter the year in which the school was establishedrequired

This must be the year in which the school opened in full operation with attending students

Please Note: Schools that have been in operation for less than 2 years are not eligible for accreditation. They are eligible for New School Candidacy only.

What type of school is your school? (Check all that apply)requiredPlease select up to 6 choices

Please select up to 6 choices

Does your school accept any of the following? (Check all that apply)requiredPlease select up to 4 choices

Family Empowerment Scholarship

Florida Tax Credit Scholarship

Hope Scholarship

None of the above

Please select up to 4 choices

What percentage of your students utilize those funds?

Does your school accept federal funding?requiredPlease select up to 4 choices

Please select up to 4 choices

If "Other, Please list

Enter the number of students under the age of 2required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in the school's 2-year-old programrequired

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in PK3required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in PK4required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Kindergartenrequired

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Grade 1required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Grade 2required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Grade 3required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Grade 4required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Grade 5required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Grade 6required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Grade 7required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Grade 8required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Grade 9required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Grade 10required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Grade 11required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of students in Grade 12required

If none, enter "0"

Enter the number of attending postgraduate studentsrequired

Students attending your school who already have a US high school diploma. If none, enter "0"

Enter your school's total enrollmentrequired

What is your total enrollment from the 2022-23 school year?required

What is your total enrollment from the 2023-24 school year?required

What is your total enrollment from the 2024-25 school year?required

What is your total enrollment from the 2025-26 school year?required

Does your school operate or utilize a distance learning program through which students take courses online?required

Yes

Enter the name of your school's Board Chair or Board President

If your school is proprietary, enter the name of the owner(s)

Enter the names of all Board or Trustee membersrequired

If none, please enter "none"

Enter any other accrediting agencies through which the school is currently accreditedrequired

For example, Cognia, ACSI, SAIS, AMS, etc. If the school is not currently accredited enter "none"

Why are you interested in accreditation and membership in the Florida Council of Independent Schools?required

Do you have any questions that you would like to have addressed when we respond to your inquiry?

Information will be sent to the Head of School's email address. If anyone should be copied on this communication, please enter their email address(es) here.

Financial Audit or Review: Please upload your latest financial audit or review. If you do not have an audit or review, upload a current Profit and Loss Statement. Do NOT upload an Audit for Agreed Upon Procedures.