Transcript Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation for Early

Florida Catholic Conference
Accreditation Program
For
Early Education Programs
Diocese of Orlando
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Florida Catholic Conference
Accreditation Program
• Welcome and Opening Prayer
• Overview of Accreditation
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The Process
What’s Involved
The Self-Study
• The Big Questions
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Timeline
CIPA Guide
Standards Overview & Activity
Site Visits
Resources & Next Steps
Florida Catholic Conference
Accreditation Program
What is Accreditation?
A process of school improvement
using a set of educational
standards
Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation
for Early Education Programs
• Free Standing Early Childhood Centers
in the Diocese of Orlando begin the
self-study portion of the process with
this orientation
• First visits will be in the spring of 2016
Accreditation Process
Orientation
Self-study (CIPA)
Visitation
Approval
Implement Action Plan
Each Year
Implement and
Update Action
Plan
Validate
Benchmarks
(ARCA)
Health & Safety
Checklists
Annual Site Visit
Self-Study or CIPA
Continuous Improvement Process for
Accreditation (CIPA)
• Clear picture of the current state
• Direction for the future
Self-Study or CIPA: ACTIONS
Review
Gather
Evidence
Determine
Compliance
Self-Study or CIPA: DOCUMENTS
Self-Study or CIPA
Determine
Strengths
Opportunities
for Growth
Action
Plan
Self-Study or CIPA
Action Plan
• One short-term (one year)
• Two long-term goals (three to five
years)
Accreditation – On Site Visitation
Validate the CIPA work and determine
compliance with standards – Two Days:
• Tour the Facility & Grounds
• Review Evidence
• Meet with Staff Members & Parents
• Conduct Observations
• Complete Report
Accreditation – Approval
The Florida Catholic Conference
Accreditation Committee
• Reviews the report
• Recommends to the Superintendents
Program receives full
accreditation status
Accreditation – Implementation
Review the
Report
Implement
ARCA
Recommendations
&
Checklists
Action Plan
Site Visit
Accreditation – Goal
Vibrant Successful Centers
Continuous Improvement Plan for
Accreditation (CIPA)
• So, where do we go from here?
• How do we get started?
• What are these standards,
benchmarks, and indicators?
• Who will visit our centers?
• Are we going to have help?
CIPA
So, where do we go from here?
Timeline for Early Education Programs Continuous
Improvement Process for Accreditation.docx
CIPA
How do we get started?
CIPA Guide 2015 for EEP.docx
CIPA
What are these standards and
benchmarks?
FCC Catholic Early Education Program
Standards Benchmarks and Indicators
2015.doc
CIPA
Standards, Benchmarks, and Indicators
Activity
Standards Benchmarks Indicators and
Evidence Activity.docx
CIPA
Who will visit our centers?
Visitors and Training
Coming Soon – Next School Year
CIPA
Are we going to have help?
FCC/Diocesan Personnel
Next Steps
Florida Catholic Conference
Accreditation Program
Mary Camp
Associate Director for Accreditation
[email protected]
Office: 850-224-7906
Cell: 850-728-4272