AdvancED is the unified organization dedicated to advancing excellence in education through accreditation, research, and professional services.   It is the  world's largest education community, representing 23,000 public and private schools and districts in 30 states and 65 countries and serving nearly 15 million students.
The Quality Assurance Review team visited Bishop Donahue High School on Feb. 26th and 27th, 2008.  After two days of meetings the team recommended our continued accreditation.  The W.V. state council will make its formal recommendation to the AdvancED Accreditation Commission.  Below are comments from the team report......
"The administration’s leadership and commitment to overall school improvement is extremely evident to all stakeholders. "                                  "The administration provides stakeholders with an                                             atmosphere that is conducive to the improvement of the                                     school and in turn supports improvement of student                                       performance. " "All stakeholders are committed to school improvement. "                                                    "The school environment provides the                                                       students with a sense of family. " "Communication with stakeholders is at a highly functional level. "                                       "There is a well established program to address students                                          with special needs. " "The faculty and administration are excellent role models of the Marist Tradition."