Pinecrest Academy Achieves Praesidium Accreditation®

Pinecrest Academy, a private PreK3-12th Atlanta Catholic school, was awarded Praesidium Accreditation® by Praesidium, the leader in abuse risk management. Praesidium Accreditation® is a prestigious honor that publicly demonstrates the organization has worked to achieve the highest industry standards in abuse prevention.

To achieve Accreditation, Pinecrest Academy underwent a rigorous process to implement
Praesidium’s Accreditation Standards, focusing on eight primary operational areas: policies, screening and selection, training, monitoring and supervision, consumer participation, internal feedback systems, responding, and administrative practices. Praesidium then verified Pinecrest’s successful implementation of these standards.

Pinecrest will be accredited for three years, and during this time will commit to uphold fundamental organizational values and stringent safety practices that demonstrate their commitment to protecting those in their care from abuse.

Praesidium Accreditation® provides solid proof of sound risk management practices, and the
honor distinguishes Pinecrest Academy from others in the industry.

“We are pleased to send the message that we will not compromise the safety of those in our care—for any reason,” said Jake Rodgers, Pinecrest Academy Head of School. “As an entire organization, we are dedicated and committed to proactively keeping those in our care safe from any kind of abuse.”

Praesidium specializes in preventing sexual abuse in organizations that serve youth and
vulnerable adults. Praesidium employs more than 50 staff, including licensed social workers, lawyers, health care researchers, and other experts. Having trained more than one million people online and hundreds of thousands in person, Praesidium is the largest and most comprehensive sexual abuse risk management firm globally.