Virginia’s association for private special education, since 1973

Apply for Accreditation

VAISEF accredits the educational programs provided by specialized schools in Virginia.

Accreditation Application

Download the October 2026 fillable accreditation application. Complete one application for each school. Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader, save a working copy and save your progress regularly.

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Follow the electronic submission instructions in the application, including the supporting documents and signed, notarized certification. You can use the website upload form below or the SharePoint file request (opens in a new tab). No hard copy is required.

To submit by email, send the completed application and supporting documents, including the signed, notarized certification, to [email protected].

Upload completed application

Use this form for one school. Attach your completed application as a PDF and add any supporting files.

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Files

Attach the completed application as a PDF. You can add up to 9 supporting files as PDF, Word (.docx), Excel (.xlsx), JPEG or PNG. Each file can be up to 15 MB, and all files together up to 40 MB.

Files are stored privately and are available only to VAISEF website administrators.

Resources for School Teams

Existing school teams can log in to access accreditation policies, procedures, fee information and review documents.

Log in to 2027 accreditation standards and policy resources

Log in to the accreditation toolkit