Changes Proposed in High School Criteria - Revisions to be StudiedIn State Meetings

Sep 21, 2026

Proposed revisions to high school policies and criteria are set to be studied in NCA state meetings next fall, following two years of work by the Criteria Revision Committee chaired by J.E. McAdam. A tentative timetable includes distributing draft revisions in summer, collecting comments from administrators, and preparing a reprint for referendum among membership early in 1968. Adoption is planned to take effect in September 1968 if approved by member schools. Workshops and a seminar for educators are also scheduled to support professional development.

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Changes Proposed in High School Criteria

Revisions to be StudiedIn State Meetings

THREE SUMMER WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED

Workshop on Higher Education

Seminar for New College Teachers

# Changes Proposed in High School Criteria Revisions to be StudiedIn State Meetings The NCA Commission on SecondarySchools will ask administrators of mem-ber schools to study proposed revisionsof the Policies and Criteria at meetingsin every NCA state next fall.Some ofthese sessions have already been sched-uled by NCA State Chairmen. The proposed criteria represent twoyears of work by the Criteria RevisionCommittee,chaired by J.E.McAdamof the University of Iowa. The tentative timetable includes: 1)distribution of proposed revisionsthis summer; 2)meetings of administrators in statemeetings next fall; 3)return of comments and sugges-tions received at these meetings toCriteria Revision Committee for pos-sible inclusion in the final revision; 4)reprint of proposed revisions forreferendum vote among membership.early in 1968;and 5)adoption of changes—effectiveSeptember,1968—if approved by mem-ber schools. Dr.McAdam has indicated that"therevisions are designed to raise to higherlevels those criteria which seem mostimportant for quality schools;to elimi-nate or clarify those criteria which areless significant or tend to restrict ex-perimentation;and to expand or addcriteria which will assist schools inimproving their programs." PRESIDENTS CONFER AT ANNUAL MEETING.Herbert W.Schooling,newly-elected NCA President looks over 1967 Annual Meeting Program with 1966-67President,L.A.Van Dyke. New Officers Elected for 1967-1968 The committee proposes a new andsimplified numbering system and a dif-ferent format for each criterion.In-cluded are an introductory principle,the discrete standards to be observed,and optimal or exemplary conditionsfor some criteria.Because accreditationstandards are minimal requirements,these optimal criteria are not manda-tory.They are intended to suggest ad-ditional efforts that might be made byschools which meet all required criteria. Herbert W.Schooling,Dean of Facul-ties,University of Missouri,Columbia,was elected NCA President at the re-cent Annual Meeting. Secondary Schools Chairman—Allen Krumm,Principal,Highland High School,Albuquerque,New Mexico. Vice Chairman—Harold J.Bowers,Deputy Superintendent,Ohio State De-partment of Instruction,Columbus. Edward J.Drummond,S.J.VicePresident for the Medical Center,St.Louis University,will serve as NCAVice President for the coming year. Research and Service Chairman—Richard W.Burkhardt,Vice President and Dean of Faculties,Ball State University,Muncie,Indiana Officers for the commissions are:Colleges and Universities Chairman—A.L.Pugsley,President,Youngstown University,Youngstown,Ohio. Vice Chairman—Eric H.Johnson,Ad-ministrative Vice President,IllinoisState University,Normal. Each administrator is urged to at-tend a state meeting scheduled for thepurpose of discussing the proposed cri-teria. Vice Chairman—Walter C.Langsam,President,University of Cincinnati,Cincinnati,Ohio. Secretary—Floyd Farmer,AssistantSuperintendent of Schools,Wichita,Kansas. # THREE SUMMER WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED In addition to studying this topic,each workshopper will have the op-portunity to examine a topic of his ownpersonal interest. NCA committees will sponsor threesummer workshops this year.The Com-mittee on Liberal Arts has scheduled aWorkshop on Higher Education at theUniversity of Iowa,June 18-30,and aSeminar for New College Teachers atHope College,Holland,Michigan,Au-gust 14-25. Gordon Mork of the University ofMinnesota and Nathan Budd of KansasState Teachers College,Emporia,willserve as workshop co-directors. For information on the Higher Edu-cation Workshop and College TeacherSeminar,write H.Bradley Sagen,Uni-versity of Iowa.Inquiries concerningthe Teacher Education Workshop shouldbe addressed to Richard Burkhardt,Ball State University,Muncie,Indiana. The Subcommittee on Institutions forTeacher Education will hold its 20thAnnual Workshop on the St.Paul cam-pus of the University of Minnesota fromJuly 17 to August 11. ## Workshop on

FAQs

What is the timeline for studying and revising the proposed high school criteria?

Draft revisions are distributed in summer, discussed in state administrator meetings next fall, then comments are returned to the Criteria Revision Committee for potential inclusion in the final revision. A reprint is prepared for a referendum vote among membership early in 1968.

Who chaired the Criteria Revision Committee that prepared the proposed criteria?

The committee was chaired by J.E. McAdam of the University of Iowa.

When would the revised changes take effect if approved?

The changes are planned to be effective September 1968, contingent on approval by member schools.

Sep 21, 2026

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