Accreditation of Private Schools in Texas

Since 1986, the Texas Education Agency, through the Commissioner of Education, has recognized the accreditation responsibilities of TEPSAC and its affiliated non-public schools and associations. Subsequent to the establishment of TEPSAC (by 1989) direct accreditation of non-public schools by the Agency was phased out and discontinued.

Texas Private School Accreditation Commission

The Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC) helps ensure quality in private schools by monitoring and approving organizations that accredit the various non-public elementary and secondary educational institutions in the state of Texas.

The relationship of TEPSAC with the State Commissioner of Education allows for the following activities related to accredited non-public schools:

• Transferability of student credits earned in accredited non-public schools to Texas public schools

• Recognition of teacher service in accredited non-public schools for salary increment purposes in Texas public schools

• TEPSAC meetings held biannually with Agency liaisons to ensure the ongoing integrity and quality of the process

More information can be found here http://www.tepsac.org/

Texas Approved Accreditation Agencies

TEPSAC is the governing agency which certifies which accreditation agencies are recognized in the state of Texas. This insure that there is a uniform set of standards by schools are accredited and that credits earned at one school are recolonized by other schools. The list of Accreditation agencies can be found here http://www.tepsac.org/agencies.cfm .

Spring Creek Academy is accredited through Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools. The standards for accreditation are shown on their website. http://www.taaps.org/