Systems AccreditationSystems AccreditationBerkeley County School DistrictBerkeley County School DistrictAccreditation Team Chair TrainingAccreditation Team Chair Training

October 20, 2014

Dr. Rodney ThompsonSuperintendent

Goals

• Gain an awareness of the AdvancED Standards for quality systems

• Identify quality evidence to support Self Assessment• Explore how to use the Self Assessment as a tool for

continuous improvement

Internal Review

The Power of an Internal Review comes from its ability to provide a framework for rich dialogue and collaborative reflection for the purpose of increasing student learning.

Internal ReviewInternal Review

The Journey

Applied Learning

What are standards?What resonates in your mind when you think about standards?What are examples of standards?

The StandardsThe Standards

© 2010 AdvancED

The StandardsThe Standards

The AdvancED Standards:• Describe conditions to achieve higher levels of

student performance• Guide organizational effectiveness and continuous

improvement efforts

The StandardsThe Standards

The standards include:• Statements (5)• Indicators (33+)

Focus on internal review Rated individually Contain multiple concepts

• Quality evidence (multiple sources)• Performance Rubrics

Four levels

The Standards

Applied Learning Applied Learning

1. Work in pairs or teams2. Study a standard indicator(s) and its performance levels3. What practices, processes, and conditions would typically

be indicative of the performance level?

Knowing and understanding the standards

Applied Learning Applied Learning

1. What are the key words that resonate with you for this standard?

2. Which indicators are most challenging for your institution? Why?

Knowing and understanding the standards

Applied Learning Applied Learning

What is High Quality Evidence?

Applied LearningApplied Learning

• Evidence for standards• Individual brainstorming• Small group brainstorming per standard• Large group sharing

Strategy: Gallery Walk

Applied LearningApplied LearningHintHint

Compare and contrast the evidence specific to the indicators

Self AssessmentSelf Assessment

• Based on AdvancED Standards for Quality• Engages institution’s community• Identify evidence, data, information, documented results• Identify areas of strengths; opportunities for improvement

Self AssessmentSelf AssessmentStandard NarrativeStandard Narrative

• What were the areas of strength you noted?• What were the areas in need of improvement?• What actions are you implementing to sustain the areas of

strength?• What plans are you making to improve in areas of need?

Self AssessmentSelf AssessmentStandard NarrativeStandard Narrative

Review Standard Narrative Example

Role of District Accreditation Facilitator

• Serves as contact for Accreditation Protocol• Oversees the accreditation process for district

and schools• Supports district and school stakeholders with

guidance and support• Ensures that all accreditation requirements

and timelines are met• Works with External Review Team Chair to

prepare and host visit• Manages the logistics of the accreditation visit

Role of Accreditation Standard Team Chair(s)• Serves as the expert on the standard and its

indicators• Selects members of the accreditation standard

team• Forms committees within team to study various

parts of the standard and collect evidence• Establishes a general calendar for self assessment

events, and a more detailed timeline of specific committee meetings and task to be accomplished

• Establishes a process for ongoing communication with stakeholders about standard

• Conducts self assessment of assigned standard• Gathers input about other standards from other

team chairs to ensure consistency in study • Completes their section of the accreditation

report in ASSIST

We survive when we all work together!We survive when we all work together!

Teamwork is the ability to work together Teamwork is the ability to work together towards a common vision!towards a common vision!

ResourcesResources

www.advance-ed.org/systemsresourceswww.advance-ed.org/schoolresourceswww.youtube.com

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