Head Of School At Trinity Academy Commissioned To Lead Academic Quality Improvement Program

RALEIGH, N.C. – Trinity Academy of Raleigh, a K-12 college preparatory school community located in North Raleigh, has announced that its head of school, Dr. Robert Littlejohn, has been commissioned to lead an Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) accreditation review team for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Littlejohn’s AQIP review team will evaluate colleges and universities on their design and performance, as well as their commitment to continuous improvement in the realm of higher education. AQIP offers an alternative process through which an already-accredited institution can maintain its Higher Learning Commission accreditation. Littlejohn has previously led five such reviews and has served on several other review teams for colleges and universities throughout the Midwest and Southern United States.

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News Facts:

• Dr. Robert Littlejohn has been commissioned to lead an Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) accreditation review team for the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Littlejohn’s AQIP review team will evaluate colleges and universities on their design and performance, as well as their commitment to continuous improvement in the realm of higher education.
• AQIP offers an alternative process through which an already-accredited institution can maintain its Higher Learning Commission accreditation.
• Littlejohn has previously led five such reviews and has served on several other review teams for colleges and universities throughout the Midwest and Southern United States.

Quotes:
“It is an honor to have the opportunity to review esteemed colleges and universities through the Academic Quality Improvement Program,” said Littlejohn. “It is important that our institutions continue to strive for excellence.”

About AQIP:
Launched in July 1999 with a generous grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Academic Quality Improvement Program infuses the principles and benefits of continuous improvement into the culture of colleges and universities by providing an alternative process through which an already-accredited institution can maintain its accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission. With AQIP, an institution demonstrates it meets accreditation standards and expectations through sequences of events that align with those ongoing activities that characterize organizations striving to improve their performance.

About The Higher Learning Commission:
The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent corporation and one of two Commission members of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), which was founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The Higher Learning Commission accredits, and thereby grants membership in the Commission and in the North Central Association, to degree-granting educational institutions in the North Central region. HLC is recognized by the US Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

About Robert Littlejohn, Ph.D.:
Robert Littlejohn, Ph.D., is head of school of Trinity Academy of Raleigh, a K-12 college preparatory school community located in North Raleigh. His career spans 25 years in K-12 and higher education, during which he has served in a variety of teaching and administrative capacities. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biology at Baylor University, his master of science in biology at Stephen F. Austin State University and his Ph. D. in Botany from Washington State University. As a Ph.D. biologist, Dr. Littlejohn has co-authored two college biology laboratory texts, Exploring the Living World: Laboratory Studies in Biology Fifth Edition (1990) and General Biology: Laboratory Studies in Biology (2001). He has published more than 25 reports of original research in the fields of ecology, plant physiology, biochemistry and science educational theory since 1980. Dr. Littlejohn joined Trinity Academy of Raleigh in 2005. As head of school, he is responsible for all aspects of operation at the academy, including academic quality, budget management, financial development, promotion, research and planning, and student services. He oversees over 260 students as well as 42 faculty and staff, and he reports to the Trinity Academy board of directors as well as the parents of enrolled students.

About Trinity Academy of Raleigh:
Trinity Academy of Raleigh is a K-12 college preparatory school community located in North Raleigh. Founded in 1995, the school focuses on the development of learning while placing a strong emphasis on the classical liberal arts and sciences. Trinity’s 2007 graduating class of 18 students received more than $54,000 in merit-based scholarships to colleges and universities. Trinity Academy is also committed being a resource for the Triangle community, creating partnerships with community organizations such as the YMCA, North Carolina Theatre, North Wake Baseball and many others. Trinity Academy currently includes over 260 students as well as 42 faculty and staff, under the direction of head of school Robert Littlejohn, Ph.D. For more
information, call 919-786-0114 or visit www.trinityacademy.com.

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