Miami-Dade Online Academy (MDO) is an accredited school by Cognia. Accreditation is designed to help educational institutions boost their ongoing performance efforts for the benefit of their students. Accreditation matters because students deserve the highest level of educational excellence possible. Miami-Dade County Public Schools partners with Cognia to accredit schools. The Cognia Accreditation Process is comprehensive, evaluating all the parts of our institution. The process focuses on our vision and goals, evaluates teaching and learning, and examines how results are documented and resources are allocated. The thirty Cognia Performance Standards are the foundation of the Accreditation Process and serve as our guide to continuous improvement.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is not an academic institution that accredits public schools academically. NCAA Invests in eligible high school students athletes financially by awarding college scholarships. For a high school student to be eligible for the NCAA scholarships, the high school must be NCAA approved. Our high school courses are approved by the NCAA.