GGHS WASC

WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) is the accrediting body that confirms that our program here at GGHS meets the requirements for Colleges and Universities in the US. Without accreditation, colleges and universities will not accept our transcripts and our students will not be eligible for post-secondary scholarships or acceptance to colleges or universities.
 
The WASC process is a 6 year cycle, and includes a Self-Study Report, a four-day visit by an team from WASC, and usually some kind of a progress report during the 6 years. But the length of time until our next major visit depends on the term recommended by the visiting committee. Our next major visit will be in the Spring of 2023-24. This is a campus wide, year-and-a-half long project and the more school-wide our process is, the greater our chances of a long term recommendation.
 
The self study is not to be a top down process, and most of the leadership team and all the focus group leaders are teachers not administrators. All members of the staff must participate in the WASC process, but you can also volunteer and provide more help, and the more help we have the easier and better the process will be. If you have questions contact Kevin Voeller at [email protected]