The WASC Visiting Team. from left: Chairman, Mr. Bill Christelman, Dr. Kelly Ridings, Mr. Dan Waterman and Mrs. Lourdes San Nicolas.

The WASC accrediting team visited DIS

Dominican International School went through the process of accreditation last March 27 to 31, 2017. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) is the accrediting body for the western region of the United States, where invited to facilitate the process for evaluating and assuring the quality of education that DIS have. The visiting committee were:

• Chairman, Mr. William (Bill) Christelman, Chairman, a retired deputy-principal from California
• Member, Dr. Kelly Ridings, an english track K-12 principal from Shanghai, China
• Member, Mrs. Lourdes San Nicolas, a high school principal (retired) and current Guam school board member
• Member, Mr. Dan Waterman, head of school in Zheijiang, China.

The visiting team reflectively discussed the Self-survey report with Sr. Ma. Zenaida Ancheta, OP, the principal, and mentioned the purpose of their visit. The whole team gathered evidences through classroom observations, interviews and examination of student works. They also examined supplemental materials/documents that DIS has prepared.

When the whole process was over, the visiting team informed the stakeholders about their visit and made a narrative summary about what they have observed.