April 26, 2012 To Whom It May Concern: Please accept this letter as confirmation and verification that Escuela Universal Pierre y Marie Curie in Managua, Nicaragua is a Candidate school with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI). Granted candidacy status, Escuela Universal Pierre y Marie Curie has met the readiness and candidacy criteria, and has the capacity to complete the SACS CASI accreditation protocol. Founded in 1895, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) is an accreditation division of AdvancED. AdvancED is the world’s largest education community, serving more than 27,000 public and private schools and districts across the United States and in 69 countries that educate over 15 million students.

As the global leader in advancing education excellence through accreditation and school improvement, AdvancED brings together more than 100 years of experience and the expertise of the two largest national accreditation agencies — the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI), and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI). Please feel free to contact me if you require any additional information. Sincerely,

Mark A. Elgart, Ed.D., President/CEO Council on Accreditation and School Im provement Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Inc.