About this app

The Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS) mobile app informs members and convention attendees with up-to-the-minute association and convention details. The Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS) is a professional education association founded in 1954 by a small group of independent private school leaders. Their purpose was to establish high standards for nonpublic schools.

Today, FCIS evaluates and accredits independent schools throughout Florida. As one of the nation’s largest organizations of independent schools, it represents over 72,000 students in 157 member schools. The Council assures that each school maintains high standards and independence of character without political, financial, or bureaucratic pressures.

FCIS accredits coed, day, boarding and single sex schools in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. All FCIS schools have racially nondiscriminatory admissions policies.

Traditionally, independent schools establish their own philosophies, standards, and programs, developing their own guidelines for academic achievement, discipline, and, in some cases, religious commitment.

The Council is an association member of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), an affiliate of the Council of American Private Education (CAPE), and a founding member of the Florida Association of Academic Nonpublic Schools (FAANS).

Key features of the app include: - Information about Keynote Speakers
- Schedule and Sessions
- Hotel Information
- Exhibitors
- Social Media
- Push Notifications
- Feedback Surveys
- Upcoming Events

Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS) is proud to have launched an exclusive mobile application. The app will provide a convenient way for potential members, current members, and convention attendees to access all the latest FCIS related information on the go.

Here are a few useful features that the FCIS App provides, MUST HAVE information if you are a member or convention attendee: • Schedule and Sessions – Add the sessions that you want to attend to your phone's calendar.
• Directions – Find the hotel contact information and get directions.
• Feedback – Complete the surveys and share your feedback about presenters and topics.
• Directory – Find information about the exhibitors at the touch of a button.
• Calendar of Upcoming Events – Check the FCIS professional development events.

New features

Improved performance
Bugs fixes

App Permissions

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.