As a school committed to excellence, we will educate and inspire … in partnership with students, parents, and the community.
From the AIS-R Mission Statement

At AIS-R, our goal is excellence! We strive to achieve excellence through continuous school improvement.  One of the avenues we follow towards this continuous improvement is the accreditation process of the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC) and the Council of International Schools (CIS).

AIS-R earned its first accreditation in 1984.   Since then, we have completed the ten-year cycle twice.  This fall we began a new accreditation cycle by reaching out to our community and collecting feedback from all stakeholders through the Accreditation Opinion Surveys.   As AIS-R parents, you are partners in our Mission, and we are excited to involve you in the Self-Study process. Thank you to all of you who completed the Accreditation Parent Opinion Survey. Our survey results were excellent! They are available on the school’s website for your reference (http://www.aisr.org/school/accreditation.html).  These survey results help highlight the areas in which we excel and aid in determining where our energies will be spent in our continuing efforts to improve.

From November to February, cohorts consisting of faculty, staff and parents worked together to complete self-study reports about Teaching and Learning at AIS-R. Each cohort focused on a different subject or division, and evaluated that area against the accreditation standards provided by NEASC/CIS.

Later this month, we will continue the self-study process by focusing on the different elements that support Teaching and Learning.  Cohorts will evaluate all aspects related to Governance and Leadership, Faculty and Support Staff, Access to Teaching and Learning, School Culture and Partnerships for Learning, and Operational Systems.

We would like to invite, you, our parents, to be involved in the Self-Study process. It is your opportunity to help us identify ways in which we can continue to improve and to celebrate what we already do for students at AIS-R. Cohort meetings will be scheduled during Early-Release days and Professional Learning days.  In order to maximize participation, we hope that parents will commit to attending a minimum of three (3) meetings.  Although we cannot accommodate all parents, we encourage participation for those who can commit to this important endeavor.

Cohort Meetings Schedule:

If you are interested in participating in an Accreditation cohort and are able to commit to attending a minimum of three (3) meetings as scheduled above, please email Renee Couturier ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) and indicate which cohort you would like to be a part of.  We will do our best to accommodate your request.

Thank you for your continued support of AIS-R!

Renee Couturier
Director of Learning