ACCIS Milestones

March 2006
Meeting at NAIS in Boston to explore the possibility of a new association.

March 7, 2007
Incorporated in Massachusetts with 13 founding schools; first volunteer executive director named. Founding schools number 42 by end of year.

Spring 2008
First Board of Trustees is elected.

June 2008
Kenyon College hosts the first Summer Institute (now Annual Conference).

January 2009
Leadership convenes at Southern Methodist University for first strategic planning meeting.

June 2009
Colorado College hosts the second Summer Institute; Board appoints its first chair.

September 2010
Second volunteer executive director named.

January 2011
Board of Trustees officially forms Finance committee to focus on investment strategy.

Spring 2013
Third volunteer executive director named.

January 2016
ACCIS membership reaches 478 schools and includes 1,360 counselors.

March 2016
ACCIS’s first full-time, paid executive director search begins by the Board of Trustees. Member schools number 500.

May 2016
ACCIS names first full-time executive director to begin January 2017.

January 2022
ACCIS welcomes the association's second full-time employee.

October 12, 2022
ACCIS reincorporates in Delaware. 

September 2026
As ACCIS approaches its 20th anniversary in 2027, the association has accomplished a great deal in that window of time. From 42 founding schools in 22 U.S. states/territories to over 630 schools in 46 U.S. states/territories plus 10 countries outside the U.S., we're proud to serve over 2300 individuals who support students and their caregivers in their respective independent school communities. The association will welcome a new executive director in July 2027.