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Ensuring Success For Each Student District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant to the Superintendent

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Page 1: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

Ensuring Success For Each Student

AdvancEDDistrict Accreditation

Process

Five-Year External ReviewMarch 13 – 16, 2016

Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant to the Superintendent

Page 2: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

AdvancED Regional AssociationSACS-CASI

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Council on Accreditation and School Improvement

Page 3: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

AdvancED ExpectationsThe district and schools must …

• Meet AdvancED standards.

• Implement a continuous improvement process.

• Conduct internal and external reviews every5 years.

The district must …

• Respond to findings (address required actions) of the external review team.

Page 4: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

AdvancED Standards

Standard 1: Purpose and Direction

Standard 2: Governance and Leadership

Standard 3: Teaching and Assessing for Learning

Standard 4: Resources and Support Systems

Standard 5: Using Results for Continuous Improvement

33 Indicators to Define Standards

Page 5: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

Continuous Improvement Process

Vision: What future are we pursuing?

Profile: What is our current reality?

Plan/Implement: What actions will we take to improve?

Monitor Results: What have we accomplished?

Is the improvement processsystemic and systematic at the

district level and in all schools?

Page 6: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

Internal Review Process

The district and every school produces an accreditation report that includes their …

• Demographic profile and unique features/challenges.

• Statements of purpose (mission, vision, goals, beliefs).

• Notable achievements and areas of improvement over the last 3 years.

• Areas for improvement in the next 3 years.

Page 7: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

Internal Review, Continued

• Self-assessment ratings, analysis, and evidence on each standard and indicator.

• Stakeholder feedback (survey) results and analysis. - staff 60% participation- students 40% participation- parents 20% participation

• Student performance results and analysis.

• Statements of compliance with AdvancED Assurances.

Accreditation reports are managedthrough ASSIST.

Page 8: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

External Review, Continued

Exit Report: The QAR Team identifies …

• Powerful Practices (district)

• Opportunities for Improvement (district)

• Improvement Priorities (required district actions)

• Index of Education Quality Score (district and schools)

• Recommendation for Accreditation

Page 9: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

External Review, Continued

IEQ scores range from 100 – 400 in four categories ...

• Overall Score

• Teaching and Learning Impact (standards 3 and 5)

• Leadership Capacity (standards 1 and 2)

• Resource Utilization (standard 4)

District scores are based on QAR Team ratings and are compared to the AdvancED network average.

Page 10: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

Timeline, Continued

August/September 2015:

• Review standards and process with faculty, staff, and school council.

• Begin administration of stakeholder surveys.

• Organize teams to manage components of the self-assessment and accreditation report.

Page 11: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

Timeline, Continued

October/November 2015

• Complete analysis of stakeholder feedback.

• Complete analysis of student performance data.

• Complete ratings and analysis of standards.

• Compile evidence (electronically) to support

the self-assessment.

Page 12: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

Timeline, Continued

November/December 2015

• Ensure all components of the school accreditation report are completed.

• Make the complete report available for review and feedback from faculty, staff, parents, and school council.

• Submit the school report to the district accreditation team so as to inform the district level report.

Page 13: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

Timeline, Continued

January 2016

• Submit final accreditation reports on ASSIST.

• Ensure the school website is up-to-date.

• Publish the accreditation report on the school website.

February 2016

• Identify staff, parent, and community members who will participate in interviews.

Page 14: Ensuring Success For Each Student AdvancED District Accreditation Process Five-Year External Review March 13 – 16, 2016 Produced by Mr. Tony Pickett, Assistant

Timeline, Continued

March 13 – 16, 2016: Host the external review team.

• Sunday, March 13: QAR Team planning.

• Monday, March 14: Superintendent presentation and QAR Team interviews at the district office.

• Tuesday, March 15: QAR Team school visits, including stakeholder interviews and classroom observations.

• Wednesday, March 16: QAR Team presents findings to the Superintendent and Board of Education.