School Accreditation

I continue to be very sorry that good, well-intended people who believed that they were helping our children by donated to Umar Johnson's phony-baloney school.

Here is more proof that Umar Johnson does not intend to create a school.  It's really just one word:

ACCREDITATION

Yes, indeed, accreditation...and, I need to add accreditation agencies.  But what is an accreditation agency?  From the United States Department of Education, the definition is:

Accrediting agencies are organizations (or bodies) that establish operating standards for educational or professional institutions and programs, determine the extent to which the standards are met, and publicly announce their findings.

There are two types of accreditation.  One is institutional and the other is programmatic or specialized.  In the case of the fictitious FDMG, they would need an institutional accreditation.  Again, from the United States Department of Education:

Institutional accreditation normally applies to an entire institution, indicating that each of an institution’s parts is contributing to the achievement of the institution’s objectives, although not necessarily all at the same level of quality.

Having a school accredited is a process.  It isn't a simple matter of having people 'sign off' on something.  Many aspects of a school has to be pre-approved.  The physical building has to be inspected for physical safety and functionality (i.e. the heating system works).  The operation has to be examined so that the school falls within the law (i.e. not discriminating in hiring practices against certain groups based on race, gender, etc.),  and if the school curriculum is up to acceptable standards (i.e. the appropriate classes are being offered like math and writing).

In the four years Umar Johnson has been soliciting donations for his invisible school, he has never applied for pre-accreditation.

Also, please know that accreditation bodies are regional.  So, the accrediting body that would apply to a school in Delaware would not apply to a school in Michigan.  An accrediting body that would apply to a school in Michigan would not apply to a school in Georgia.

Accreditation process takes up to 5 years

How do I know?  I know this from my professional experiences as I've participated in accreditation visits from working at different schools in different regions of the United States.

Regional Accrediting Agencies

The states that would come under the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools agency are Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands.  The board president is Henry (Hank) G. Cram, Ed.D.

The states that would come under the New England Association of Schools and Colleges are Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont.  The president and chief operating officer is Cameron C. Staples

Where's the money?

The states that would come under the AdvancED are Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming.  The president and chief operating officer is Mark Elgart, Ed.D.

The states that would come under the Northwest Accreditation Commission, now under AdvancED, are Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.  The president and chief operating officer is Mark Elgart, Ed, D.

The states that come under the Western Association of Schools and Colleges are California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Northern Marianas Islands, Palau, and Tokyo.  The president is Fred Van Leuven, Ed.D.

The states that would come under Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Council on Accreditation and School Improvement, now AdvancED, are Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.  The president and chief operating officer is Mark Elgart, Ed, D.

The paragraphs above is by no means exhaustive.  Please do your own research.  Make phone calls.  Go to a library.  Ask questions.  To get started, click here.

Obtaining accreditation for a school is an exhaustive, and sometimes stressful, process.  There is no way that one person can do it alone.  A team is definitely needed.  Umar Johnson has not announced a team.  He hasn't shown a piece of paper showing that he's applied for accreditation.  He, or anyone he would have on a team, hasn't written a handbook for parents or students.  There's been no curriculum outline shown, and he hasn't shown any sort of curriculum outline by grade level.

And where is the school?

Let's face it!  He hasn't shown a drawing, a sketch, a floor plan, a blueprint, a budget, a job description for teachers, headmaster(s), or janitorial staff, not to mention any salary ranges.  He hasn't submitted a sustainability plan.

Hell, Umar Johnson hasn't as much as shown the people a damned doorknob.

Yet, he calls people who donated to him, who question him about the school and especially about the money dusty, trifling, jealous, pigs, agents, and coons.  And he doxes people, including his OWN father, who question his credentials and what he's doing with the donation money.

And how many years has Umar Johnson been promising a school?  And where the hell is this money?






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