Transcript Accreditation Update Curriculum Coordinators – April 10, 2015 Bill Bagshaw Assistant Director Teacher Licensure, Accreditation & Evaluation.

Accreditation
Update
Curriculum Coordinators – April 10, 2015
Bill Bagshaw
Assistant Director
Teacher Licensure, Accreditation & Evaluation
2015-2016 Accreditation
All schools will maintain their current
accreditation status for the 2015-2016
school year.
Schools must complete QPA Quality
Criteria Collection by June 30, 2015.
What Should We Do Right Now?
1. Familiarize all staff with State
Board’s definition of College and
Career Ready, including the use of
the ACTE (Academic, Cognitive,
Technical, Employability) acronym.
2. Familiarize all staff with the Rose
Capacities.
What Should We Do Right Now?
3. Leadership begin review of the four
rubrics (Rs) with calibration (IRA) in
mind.
4. Familiarize all staff with the four
rubrics – have them reflect on
what they already do in support of
CCR, ACTE, Rose Capacities, and
the four rubric areas.
What Should We Do Right Now?
5. When discussing data, address its
relationship (and possible use as
growth evidence) to CCR, ACTE,
Rose Capacities, and the four
rubric areas.
What Should We Do Right Now?
7. Start using the four “R” rubrics as
part of your needs assessments in
planning for 2015-2016.
8. Relate strategic/action plans and
goals to the components of the
four rubrics.
9. Identify existing ACTE and 5R data
points for possible use as indicators
of goal and growth achievement.
New Model
Adoption Timeline
June 2015
November 2015
December 2015
Jan – June 2016
July 2016
June 2017
June 2018
Submit revisions for legal review
State Board ‘Receive Item’
State Board ‘Action Item’
Prepare field for implementation
First cycle begins for all districts
Group 1 districts receive official
ratings
Group 2 districts receive official
ratings
New Model
Accreditation Ratings
The following ratings will be used in
conjunction with the new model:
Accredited
Accredited – Conditional
Not Accredited
New Model
Non-negotiables
Districts will meet all licensure,
fiscal/accounting, mentoring, IDEA, and
ESI statutes/regulations in order to be
considered for an accreditation rating
other than “not accredited.”
New Model
Other Foundational Requirements
STRUCTURES MUST BE IN PLACE TO ADDRESS:
1. Compliance with statutes/regs
2. Participation in school
improvement/accreditation
3. Diversity and equity in education
4. Family and community engagement
5. CCR/Rose Capacities
6. Social-emotional development of all students
New Model
Foundational Requirements
With 100% of “Other Foundational
Requirements” met, district can then
be considered for rating as high as
“Accredited.”
Individual foundational requirements
can be waived by the commissioner.
New Model
Foundational Requirements
Individual foundational requirements
can be waived by the commissioner.
New Model – Process
• District meets with Outside Validation
Team (can be virtual) during Year One.
• District meets with OVT Chair (can be
virtual) during Year Three.
• District hosts Outside Validation Team
(cannot be virtual) for formal
accreditation visit in Year Five.
New Model – Process
Year One
Needs assessments (buildings and district)
Goal area selection (District selects 2 of the Rs.)
Meeting with Outside Validation Team (can be virtual)
Year Two
Development of goals and action plans (buildings)
Development of leadership goals and action plans (district)
Meeting with OVT Chair (can be virtual)
Years Three-Four
Implementation of action plans
Year Five
Post-implementation analysis
OVT formal accreditation visit
Application for accreditation rating