ECA Accreditations

In keeping with our emphasis on personal excellence, ECA is accredited by:

• The Alabama Independent School Association (AISA)
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS/CASI)
• The Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
• and is also an active member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

ECA has also been named a “Blue Ribbon School” by the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA). Only a small percentage of the over 60 AISA schools received this recognition. To explain the award, the criteria are as follows:

• Accredited with no deficiencies noted or outstanding.
• All professional staff meets or exceeds the SACS/AISA professional criteria.
• SAT performance meets and/or exceeds the AISA complete battery average (60%) in grades 2, 4, 6, and 8; and/or AISA complete battery overall average is higher than the school’s national ability overall average score.
• Extra-curricular opportunities in all of the following areas:
  • Academic competition
  • Athletic competition
  • Arts competition
  • Clubs and organizations
  • Community Service
• Excellent physical appearance of school (buildings and grounds).
• On-going process of school improvement. A school improvement plan is required.
• A school-wide technology plan must be developed and implemented -- Internet access to faculty and students; all students with Alabama Virtual Library cards; designated (not shared) school web-site; media center with Internet access; a computer curriculum for all grades (K5-12), this may be included in the technology plan; and an adequate number of computers for school student population.

ECA has been awarded the AISA Blue Ribbon continuously for several years; the latest being 2010.