Transcript NLSA Ongoing Improvement

Florida-Georgia District and
National Lutheran School
Accreditation
Initial Visit for the
Ongoing Improvement Process
Blank Lutheran School
City, State
Date
•Why NLSA Ongoing
Improvement?
Schools Identify Needs
 Clear Direction/Vision
 Continuity
 Students Grow
 Most of all…God is Glorified and
His People are Blessed!
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Key Participants
Administrator
 Teachers and Support Staff
 Lay Leaders
 Pastor
 School Parents
 Students
 NLSA Consultant & Team
Captain
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Who is Responsible for Managing
the Process?
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The OI Steering Committee…
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Names Subcommittee Members
Establishes the Schedule
Secures Materials and Supplies for
Subcommittees
Edits Subcommittee Reports
Makes Final Decisions
How Long Can the Process Take?
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The Team Visit must take place no
fewer than nine months and no more
than three years after application.
What are the Key Components?
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General Information/School
Profile & Exhibits
Standards Checklist
School Improvement Plan
Needs Assessment
Goals, Objectives & Strategies
The Standards Checklist
18 Required Indicators of
Success
 167 General Indicators of
Success
 Questions to Answer
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Sample Indicator (Standard)
Statement
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2:11 “An effective public relations
program communicates about the
school to its constituents and to all
segments of the community in
which it is located.”
Examples of Indicators of Success
that Must be Met w/Out Exception
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2:21 “A developmentally appropriate
teaching environment is evident.”
3:03 “The governing authority provides for
grievance and due-process resolution
procedures.”
5:02 “The written curriculum is evaluated
regularly and appropriate changes are made
to ensure student growth.”
The Standards Checklist
Subcommittee
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Review, Adapt and Rate
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Met in Full
Mostly Met
Rarely Met
Not Presently Met
Write Explanatory Comments for Standards not
“Met in Full
Write “School Profile Summary”
Complete Work Before Other Subcommittees
School Improvement Plan
Subcommittee
Oversees Needs Assessment
Process
 Determines 3-7 Goals
 Oversees Committee Work on
Each Goal
 Submits Developed Goals to
Faculty first, and then to the
Steering Committee
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Needs Assessment
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Identifying needs which,
when fulfilled, will benefit
students in your school.
Conducting the Needs
Assessment
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Review School Mission Statement
Standardized Test Scores (and
other testing measurements)
Surveys (see samples)
Teacher Interviews
The Standards Checklist
Others?
The Ongoing
Improvement Process
Goals
 Objectives
 Strategies
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The Heart and Soul of
Ongoing Improvement
If Goals, Objectives and Strategies
aren’t properly developed, the
entire OI process is in jeopardy.
GOAL…
A statement of a desired future
condition that is consistent with
the mission of your Church and
School and NLSA standards, and
is based upon the identified
needs of the students.
Remember…
Goals tell What the desired
future is (Present Tense).
 Goals don’t tell How to get
there.
 Goals are not time-limited.
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GOALS
Short Range: Accomplished
in less than three years.
 Long Range: Accomplished
in more than three years.
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What Do You Think?
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Students utilize and apply
technology skills proficiently.
Students benefit from parental
and community involvement in the
learning process.
Students will score at or above the
70th percentile in mathematics on
the SAT.
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By January 15, 2010 a new
procedure for morning drop-off
will be instituted.
Students and staff model a Christlike attitude of servanthood.
The school is consistently
affirmed as a vital and vibrant
mission of the congregation.
Reading scores improve each year
through Hooked on Phonics.
Objectives…Are Necessary
Achievements or Prerequisites
for Accomplishing a Goal.
Are Measurable.
 Are Time-Limited.
 They tell What must be done,
but not How it is to be done.
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Goal: The school is consistently
affirmed as a vital and vibrant
mission of the congregation.
O1: Develop Mission Statement for the
Congregation by June 1, 2010.
O2: Develop a Strategic Plan for Communicating
Regularly to the Congregation by Sept. 1, 2010.
O3: Clarify the Role of the School Ministry in the
Mission of the Congregation by November, 2010.
O4: Develop and implement a plan to provide
“Mission Training” to all existing and future staff
members and lay church leaders by January 1, 2011.
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Strategies are ideas, plans and
action steps that lead to reaching
a stated goal.
Strategies are all about How
the Objectives will be met.
 Strategies are about Action!
 Strategies will eventually say
Who is to do What by When.
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Goal: The school is consistently affirmed
as a vital and vibrant mission of the
congregation.
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O1: Develop
Mission
Statement for
the
Congregation
by June 1, 2010
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S1: Principal
Schmidt and School
Board Director meet
with Pastor and
Cong. Pres. 1/10
S2: Present to
Parish Planning
Council. 2/10
S3: Establish
“Mission Discovery”
Task Force. 3/10
Other…
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NLSA/FG District Accreditation is for 5 years
There is NO Mid-Cyle Visit
You are Required to Make a Presentation to
the District Accreditation Commission at the
Educators Conference in the year prior to
your Accreditation Visit
You May Wish to Seek Simultaneous
SACS/CITA Accreditation
More
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“On-Going” includes…
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Annual Reports
New Goals as Others are Accomplished
Regular Progress Reporting to the School
Board
Levels of Accreditation
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Exemplary
Accredited
Provisional
Important Contacts
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Consultant’s Name Here
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Consultant’s Email Address
Consultant’s Phone Number
Florida-Georgia District
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Mark Brink, Ex.Dir.School Ministries
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877-457-5556 x3
[email protected]
Lynda Voss, Admin. Asst.
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[email protected]