A 15-member team of educators representing the Commission on Public Schools of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges spent three days last week visiting the town and school.

School Superintendent Richard Silverman said the team was very diligent in conducting the review, looking at everything from assignments turned in by students to the condition of the physical plant. They looked at the town and school budgets, attended classes and “shadowed” students during a typical school day.

The committee also met with school board members, faculty, administrators, parents and other community representatives.

Silverman said the final report will contain “a list of commendations and recommendations based on what they read and saw during that visit.”

The commission will decide on whether to renew the accreditation for a full 10 years, renew it for five years, or place the school on warning or probation status. A commission official told the school committee in November that schools like Randolph High School that have made significant cuts in recent years usually have their accreditation downgraded.

If the school is placed on probation or warning status, the school will have to submit reports every six months on the progress made on improvements. Failure to show progress could result in loss of accreditation.

“We will do everything in our power to prevent that from happening,” Silverman said.

School committee Chairman Larry Azer said that in the committee’s session with the visiting team, the visitors seemed “very aware of some of the issues” facing the system.

While the accreditation of the school has no legal standing, it carries great weight in the education community.

The superintendent praised the extra efforts made by the school’s staff to get ready for the visit, from the faculty team, which conducted a self-study of the school to custodial and maintenance workers who got the building looking its best.

Fred Hanson may be reached at fhanson@ledger.com.