Transcript BPS District Accreititation

Brevard Public Schools
District Accreditation
Building and Recognizing Quality
School Systems
District Accreditation
• A research-based protocol for districts
committed to complete, organized, and
sustainable continuous improvement
• Builds the capacity of the system and its
schools to increase student learning and
district/school effectiveness over time
• Stimulates, supports and examines how
all elements of the district work in
harmony
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District Accreditation
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Ensures all people, procedures,
departments and operations of the district
work in concert
Recognizes that increasing student learning
involves all parts of the district and schools
working together
Strengthens efforts to meet accountability
requirements
Encourages growth beyond compliance to
achieve excellence
Promotes continuous not periodic
improvement
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Three Pillars
The Cornerstones of Accreditation
Accredited Schools/Districts Must:
 Meet high standards
 Engage in continuous
improvement
 Demonstrate quality
assurance
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AdvancED Accreditation
Standards
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Vision and Purpose
Governance and Leadership
Teaching and Learning
Documenting and Using Results
Resources and Support Systems
Stakeholder Communications and
Relationships
• Commitment to Continuous
Improvement
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Continuous Improvement
The district has the responsibility and
flexibility to identify and implement a
process of continuous improvement
 one process is used by the district and schools
 promotes continuity, consistency, alignment
and collaborative planning among all levels
 all schools, district departments, operational
units and staff work to achieve district vision
 encourages customized planning at the school
and classroom level
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Quality Assurance
Internal Review (mirror)
The district implements methods to
monitor progress and determine
effectiveness of efforts
External Review (window)
The district participates in a Quality
Assurance Review every five years
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Quality Assurance
Internal and Ongoing
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The district designs and implements a
program of assessment practices and
methods to
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monitor and document improvement
provide meaningful feedback and support
ensure standards are met and strengthened
make certain there is alignment of efforts within
the system
The district collects and uses assessment
data and results to determine actions
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Quality Assurance External Review
The Hallmark of Accreditation
Every Five Years
District hosts a visit by a national team of
professional peers. That team:
• Evaluates adherence to the AdvancED quality
standards.
• Assesses the effectiveness and impact of the
district’s continuous improvement process.
• Assesses the usefulness of the district’s
methods for quality assurance.
• Identifies strengths deserving of commendations
and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Makes an accreditation recommendation for
national review.
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Quality Assurance Review
Visit Schedule
• Sunday, January 30, 2011
 QAR Team arrives in Brevard
• Monday, January 31, 2011
 QAR Team meets with superintendent,
school board members and district staff
• Tuesday, February 1, 2011
 QAR Team meets with staff, parents,
students and community members
• Wednesday, February 2, 2011
 QAR Team reports findings to
school board
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“The capacity of any organization
to improve is directly related to
its ability to recognize,
acknowledge and act on its
strengths and limitations.”
Dr. Mark A. Elgart,
AdvancED President/CEO
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