PAIS is the state association serving over 120 independent schools across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and in Delaware. Our diverse membership includes single sex and coed schools, religiously affiliated schools, schools for children with learning differences, and small and large day and boarding schools. PAIS offers services which strengthen member schools, including a rigorous accreditation process, professional development programs, collaborative dialogues on important school issues, vital communication on governmental affairs as well as advocacy for PAIS member schools. The PAIS accreditation process efficiently ensures compliance with vital standards, while also enabling a school to focus on a plan for its strategic future in such areas as student learning, diversity, equity and inclusion, social and emotional learning, and community engagement. PAIS is governed by an elected Board of Directors, most of whom represent PAIS Member schools.