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District Accreditation Building and Recognizing Quality School Systems Picture of AdvancED World’s Largest Educational Community – 27 thousand public and private schools • Across the United States (including Navajo Nation) • 65 countries (including Latin America) • Department of Defense Education Activity 2 – 15 million students – 16 thousand volunteers – 3 million plus teachers © 2010 AdvancED District Accreditation A national protocol for school districts committed to systemic, systematic, and sustainable improvement •Builds capacity to increase student learning and organizational effectiveness •Stimulates, supports and ensures that all elements of the district work in harmony in pursuit of a shared vision 3 © 2010 AdvancED System Elements Colleges & Technology Universities MIS Transportation Community Executive Staff Classified Schools Staff Local Food Accounting Business Service Finance Facilities & Parents Teachers Maintenance Students 4 © 2010 AdvancED Cornerstones of Accreditation • Standards – Quality School Systems – Quality Schools • Continuous Improvement – Systems Approach • Quality Assurance – Internal Assessment – External Review 5 © 2010 AdvancED Expectations District • Meets the AdvancED Standards for Quality Systems • Identifies and guides the implementation of a systemic continuous improvement process • Monitors its schools and departments through a quality assurance process • Prepares and hosts a QAR every five years • Responds to findings from the QAR team 6 © 2010 AdvancED Expectations District leadership establishes and implements practices to support schools and departments – Direction: sets expectations and provides guidelines – Assistance: builds understanding and develops skills – Resources: provides people, materials, time and funds 7 © 2010 AdvancED Expectations Schools Meet the AdvancED Accreditation Standards for Quality Schools Implement the district’s continuous improvement process Participate in the district’s quality assurance process 8 © 2010 AdvancED AdvancED Accreditation Standards 9 The district provides evidence of meeting the Standards for Quality Systems 1. Vision and Purpose 2. Governance and Leadership 3. Teaching and Learning 4. Documenting and Using Results 5. Resources and Support Systems 6. Stakeholder Communications and Relationships 7. Commitment to Continuous Improvement © 2010 AdvancED Quality System Standards Comprehensive research based statements of practices and conditions that collectively form a picture of quality – Cross state, regional, national and international boundaries – Focus on factors contributing to student learning – Address variables schools/districts can impact – Are interrelated and systemically connected 10 © 2010 AdvancED Continuous Improvement The district has the responsibility and flexibility to identify, implement, and monitor a systemic continuous improvement process that: – Ensures continuity, coherence, alignment and collaboration – Promotes purposeful action, at all levels, to achieve vision and goals – Addresses the essential elements of continuous improvement 11 © 2010 AdvancED Improvement Process Elements What have you accomplished? What future are you pursuing ? Vision Results Profile Monitoring What actions will you take to improve? 12 © 2010 AdvancED Plan and Implementation What is your current reality? Quality Assurance Public Trust Internal Review – a mirror The district implements methods to assess standards, monitor progress and determine effectiveness of efforts (ongoing) External Review – a window Once every five years, the district participates in a Quality Assurance Review. It hosts a visit by a team of professional peers. 13 © 2010 AdvancED Quality Assurance Internal Review • • • • 14 The District Regularly collects data and uses results Periodically assesses the standards for formative use Designs and implements a program of assessment practices to: – monitor and document improvement – provide meaningful feedback and support – ensure alignment across the system Completes and submits the Standards Assessment Report © 2010 AdvancED District Standards Assessment Report Executive Summary Standards Section (for each standard) • Assessment of individual indicators • Rating of standard (rubric) • Written narrative (focus questions) Description of Quality Assurance Methods Submission of Peer-to-Peer Practice (optional) Conclusion: Insights, Strengths, Challenges submitted 6 months to 6 weeks prior to the visit 15 © 2010 AdvancED Quality Assurance External Review The QAR team – Is comprised of members with diverse experience and rich contextual perspective – Assesses and evaluates district effectiveness in meeting the requirements of accreditation The Team – Meets with district staff and stakeholders – Visits a representative sample of schools – Conducts interviews, reviews artifacts and records observations The QAR process provides the district and community with – Important validation and recognition 16 © 2010 AdvancED The QAR Team • • • • • 17 Writes quality narratives for each standard highlighting strong points and opportunities for improvement Provides commendations that identify and celebrate noteworthy strengths Identifies areas needing improvement and develops required actions to help the district get better Shares findings in oral and written formats Makes an accreditation recommendation for national review © 2010 AdvancED After The Quality Assurance Review Continue to Improve • Benefit from Team Feedback and Findings – Leverage commendations – Act on recommendations – Prepare and Submit Accreditation Progress Report • Improve in Each Accreditation Component – Standards, Improvement, Quality Assurance • Strengthen the System • Enhance Stakeholder Interest and Involvement 18 © 2010 AdvancED Accreditation Process and Products Processes Products Internal Review conducts an internal review of Standards Assessment its current capacity in meeting Report (SAR) accreditation standards External Review hosts an external review conducted by professional peers Quality Assurance Review Report (QAR) Continuous Improvement continues to monitor, document, and evaluate improvement efforts Accreditation Progress Report (APR) 19 © 2010 AdvancED Essentials for Success Effective Leadership Healthy Culture Stakeholder Involvement Systems Approach 20 © 2010 AdvancED Steps to District Accreditation Applicant • Submit Letters • Host a Readiness Visit Candidate • Prepare For and Host the QAR • Communicate Findings Accredited • Act on Findings • Report on Progress • Continue to Improve 21 21 © 2010 AdvancED Resources and Tools for Districts www.advanc-ed.org Human Printed Electronic 22 © 2010 AdvancED Accreditation Process Districts are accredited for a five-year term Submit Standards Assessment Report (SAR) Submit Progress Report (APR) 23 © 2010 AdvancED Assess Learn Improve Host a Quality Assurance Review Team (QAR) School Improvement process provides… • • • • Focus on the whole district Overview of the “Big picture” “Begin with the end in mind” Align all required improvement plans • Stamp of excellence with National/ international accountability © 2010 AdvancED Students are the most important people on school premises. They are not dependent on us --- we are dependent on them. Deliver WOW through service BRISTOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS “Linking Learning to Life” Honesty Pride Respect Clear Communications Commitment Core Values Caring and Understanding Service Constructive/ Loyalty Positive Realistic yet Visionary • Goal #1 Students will improve in core academic areas. • Goal #2 Students will understand the relationship between what they learn and how it relates to their lives. • Goal #3 Students will practice the Six Pillars of Character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. • Goal #4 The district will provide a safe, secure, and healthy environment for learning and will help students develop healthy habits and attitudes. • Goal #5 The district will improve school climate to promote parental involvement, community collaboration, and team commitment. Continuous Improvement Plan • • • • • Rigor Relevance Relationships Health and Safety Family-like School Culture Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says, “Numbers don’t lie, but they don’t tell the whole truth.” Triangulation of Data Data #1 Data #3 Data #2 Data Collection Categories • School – Surveys (NSSE and EPAS) – External audits • Community – Environmental scans – Surveys (NSSE) – Business review • Student Performance Student Performance Assessment • External Assessment – – – – CRT NRT AP ACT/SAT • Classroom Assessment • Alternative Assessment – Portfolio – Authentic assignments Basic Principles of Assessment • Different tests serve different purposes – Diagnostic – Placement purposes – Accountability – • Formative • Summative Good to Great 1. Developing “humble but ferocious” leadership 2. Placing the right people is more important than top-down direction setting (getting the right people on the bus) 3. Creating the right mix of brutal reality with optimism 4. Focusing on a core concept that combines excellence and passion 5. Fostering a culture of discipline ( “don’t do” lists are as important as “to do” lists) 6. Using technology to accelerate momentum not as a random booster rocket. • “The God of the bee is the future.” • Maurice Maeterlinck • Everything the bee does today always anticipates tomorrow. • Nothing may be more essential to the hive than ongoing feedback. • Bees are constantly taking in data that specifically and immediately inform them what it’s like outside the hive. Feedback http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ijI-g4jHg • What’s more, based on that information honeybees know how to react. • Feedback is most helpful when it conveys what you can do, starting now, to become more successful. • The more directive the information, the better the feedback is. • This should be a natural for schools --- long term thinking --- Closing Thought When you cease getting better, you stop being good! Vince Lombardi Thank You We appreciate your interest in District Accreditation 45 © 2010 AdvancED