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The Newly Envisioned Accreditation System

February 18, 20144:10-5:10 p.m.KEEN Conference, TopekaScott Myers, Director, Teacher Licensure and AccreditationVicki Seeger, Education Program Consultant

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Overview Compare QPA to the proposed

accreditation model Learn about the district accreditation

cycle Understand how teachers are part of the

accreditation team Experience using the Relationships and

Relevance rubrics as a needs assessment

Objectives

College and Career Ready means an individual has the academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, and employability skills to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation.

As we think about accreditation, we need to keep in mind the definition of Kansas College and Career Ready:

College and Career Ready

Major Differences

The new district accreditation model will be different in several ways: The new model focuses on districts rather than

schools We are moving away from a punitive

accreditation system focused primarily on achievement at the school level

The model is likely to be a four-year accreditation process with an interim year to prepare districts for the process of conducting needs assessments and examining change that the district would like to see occur

Districts and KSDE will be able to conduct meaningful research as a result of the new model

Accreditation

District Accreditation Cycle: Interim Year

Foundational Elements:• Licensed Educators• KAR 91-31-34• State Law• Local Graduation Policies• School Improvement Plan• Secondary Programs and

Services• External Assistance

Team• Curricula• Programs and Services

Performance Elements:• Yes on

Achievement, Growth, or Gap

• 95% of students are tested

• Graduation Rate• Attendance Rate

Accreditation

District Accreditation Cycle: Year One

• 5Rs Rubrics are completed by the districts

• Evidence submitted to repository to support ratings on the 5Rs rubrics completed by the district

• Documents or reports currently submitted to KSDE• Evidence the district already has in place• New evidence artifacts will be minimal

• KSDE and External Team Review

• Set two change goals from the sub-R categories based on the results of the 5Rs rubrics

Accreditation

District Accreditation Cycle: Year Two

Implementation of best practices/strategies for Change Goal #1

Implementation of best practices/strategies for Change Goal #2

Data collection on goals #1 and #2

Accreditation

District Accreditation Cycle: Year Three

Initial Data Analysis of Change Goals #1 and #2

Continued Implementation of Change Goals

Adjustment to best practices/strategies if warranted

Continued data collection

Continued analysis of results

Accreditation

District Accreditation Model: Year Four

Final year of implementation of change goals and best practices/ strategies

Final data analysis in Spring

Accreditation

Accreditation

Defining the 5 Rs through the Rubrics

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Defining the 5 Rs – First R Relationships

Staff Students Families Community

Accreditation

Relationships—a state of interconnectedness among people, curricula, programs, projects, and communities—are critical in establishing connections that result in high performing learning environments (KSDE, 2010, p. 40).”

Defining the 5 Rs – Second R

Relevance

Curriculum Instruction Student Engagement Technology

Accreditation

“Relevance—the power and ability of specific information to meet the needs of its user—strengthens learner motivation and allows learning to become more engaging, empowering, connected, applicable to the real-world, and socially significant (KSDE, 2010, p. 42).”

Defining the 5 Rs – Third R Responsive Culture

Leadership

Early Childhood

District Climate

Nutrition &

Wellness

Accreditation

“A responsive culture—one that readily reacts to suggestions, influences, appeals, efforts, or opportunities—empowers all stakeholders to become respectful of, responsible for, and involved in learning, the learning process, and the learning community (KSDE,2010, p. 48).”

Defining the 5 Rs – Fourth R Rigor

Career and Technical

Education

Professional Learning Resources Data

Accreditation

Rigor—a relentless pursuit of that which challenges and provides opportunity to demonstrate growth and learning—is essential is addressing the needs of our rapidly expanding society and world (KSDE, 2010, p. 44).”

Defining the 5 Rs – Fifth R

Results

Achievement Data

Growth in Student

Achievement

Reduced Gaps in Student

Achievement

Reduction in Non-

proficient

Other Measures

Accreditation

“Focusing on results—witnessable evidence of growth and learning—allows curriculum and instruction to be delivered in a timely fashion based on the needs and desires of the individual learner. Informative and summative assessment, coupled with research-based effective teaching practices, can provide the data and information necessary to fuel teaching and empower learning (KSDE, 2010, p. 46).”

Using the Relationships Rubric as a Needs Assessment

• How does the criteria for each of the sub Rs carry out the intent of the definition for Kansas College and Career Ready?

• What parts of the rubric are a strength for your district?

• What parts of the rubric might need to be strengthened for your district?

Accreditation

What to do

First, learn how another district completed the rubric

Use the Relationships Rubric and conduct a needs assessment for your district

Mark where you believe your district would fall on the rubric while also recording comments

The comments assist you in developing rationale for your rating on the rubric

Accreditation

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Communities

Criteria No Evidence Implementing Transitioning Modeling Comments

Community: Communication about academics

  Provides resources to the community concerning the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards, state and local assessments, and district curriculum alignment.

Provides training and resources to the community concerning the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards, state and local assessments, and district curriculum alignment.

Documents relationships among the Kansas College and Career Ready Standards, state and local assessments, district curriculum alignment, volunteerism, and other opportunities in the community.

Five different community partners have been developed including one with Lincoln, KS where industry has placed new state-of-the-art welding equipment at the high school for students to use during their coursework on welding.

Community: Evaluation

  Plans for a variety of means to gauge the community's needs such as open dialogues, meetings, community gatherings, questions, and surveys in order to assess progress and performance.

Provides a variety of means to gauge the community's needs, such as open dialogues, meetings, community gatherings, questionnaires, and surveys in order to assess progress and performance.

Demonstrates an organized structure to communicate with the community and to ensure their involvement is in place.

The community does not always reciprocate the conversation and discussions.

Community: A resource

  Identifies and involves community members in the school improvement planning process.

Identifies and involves community members in the school improvement and long-range planning processes. Documents the role of community partnerships to share resources and support students' interests and aptitudes.

Identifies and involves community members in the school improvement planning and long-range processes. Integrates community resources into improvement plans. Documents the role of community partnerships to share resources and support students' interests and aptitudes.

Resources have been developed with industries (welding), Cloud County Community College instructors (nutrition and nursing), and a local chef. The district wants to develop pathways for CNAs and for culinary arts.

Concordia: Relationships

Staff

Support for classroom educators (3+ years)

  Requires a peer mentoring process for all teachers.

Requires a peer mentoring process for all teachers including documentation of peer observations at least once per year.

Requires ongoing peer mentoring process for all teachers including documentation of peer observations at least twice per year. Provides professional development for mentoring processes.

Unsure about a rating for this particular criteria. The district does not require all teachers to participate; a formal process in not in place.

Using the Relevance Rubric as a Needs Assessment

Accreditation

• How does the criteria for each of the sub Rs carry out the intent of the definition for Kansas College and Career Ready?

• How would your district fare for each subR?

• Where will your district need the most professional learning?

11:15-11:45 a.m.

Achieving District Accreditation• Accredited: Carrying out the implementation of

strategies for change with fidelity, collecting and analyzing the data, reflecting and reporting on the results, and identifying next steps

• Accredited with Support: Failing to complete all steps within the four‐year cycle

• results in regular conferencing with KSDE staff, quarterly reporting of progress in the next accreditation cycle, and annual completion of the 5 Rs rubrics.

• Not Accredited: Failing to complete all steps and

reporting information for multiple years despite support from KSDE

Accreditation

Reporting Districts

Rigor

CTEProfessional LearningResourcesData

Relationships

StaffStudentsFamiliesCommunity

Responsive Culture

Leadership

Early Childhood

District Climate

Nutrition & Wellness

Relevance

CurriculumInstructionStudent Engage-mentTechnology

Accreditation

The District Accreditation Team What will the composition be for your

District Accreditation Team? How can educators, like yourselves,

advocate to be a part of the team? How can trust issues within a district be

addressed honestly and openly? What ideas do you have for involving

lots of district staff and community stakeholders in the process?

Accreditation

Setting District Goals

Families The district chooses to set a goal

targeting relationships with families and engagement at the building level.

District Climate The district chooses to set a goal to

survey all stakeholders in the community to assess perceived culture and climate.

Accreditation

2:30-2:45 p.m.

Questions ??Contacts:

Scott Myers,DirectorTeacher Licensure and Accreditationsmyers@ksde.org

Vicki Seeger, Education Program ConsultantTeacher Licensure and Accreditationvseeger@ksde.org

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