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School AccreditationSchool Accreditation

School Improvement PlanningSchool Improvement Planning

School Accreditation WorkshopSchool Accreditation Workshop 22

Purpose of WorkshopPurpose of Workshop

• To provide participants with an understanding of To provide participants with an understanding of

the school accreditation process.the school accreditation process.

• To examine progress to date within the initiative.To examine progress to date within the initiative.

• To celebrate our successes and discuss next To celebrate our successes and discuss next

steps.steps.


The School Accreditation ProcessThe School Accreditation Process

Internal Review (19 Questions to Address)Internal Review (19 Questions to Address)

School’s Strengths and Areas Needing ImprovementSchool’s Strengths and Areas Needing Improvement

School Improvement PlanSchool Improvement PlanExternal ReviewExternal Review

Implementation of School Improvement PlanImplementation of School Improvement Plan

Annual Reports on ProgressAnnual Reports on ProgressExternal ReviewExternal Review

AccreditationAccreditation


It’s About Telling Your It’s About Telling Your School’s StorySchool’s Story• Who Are You?Who Are You?

• How Are You Doing?How Are You Doing?

• What Needs to Change?What Needs to Change?

• Where Do You Want to Be?Where Do You Want to Be?

• How Are You Going to Get There?How Are You Going to Get There?

• How Are You Going to Know?How Are You Going to Know?


Year One – The Internal Year One – The Internal Review ProcessReview Process

• Establishing the Internal Review Teams and Co-chairs.Establishing the Internal Review Teams and Co-chairs.

• Organize a Schedule of Working Sessions and TimelinesOrganize a Schedule of Working Sessions and Timelines

• Begin collecting data.Begin collecting data.• What are we doing to effectively implement the provincial curriculum in this What are we doing to effectively implement the provincial curriculum in this

school?school?

• What are we doing to ensure our school is a successful learning organization?What are we doing to ensure our school is a successful learning organization?



• Collect and organize student achievement dataCollect and organize student achievement data

– all academic areasall academic areas

– all grade levelsall grade levels

• Analyze student achievement and school performance Analyze student achievement and school performance

datadata

– What does this information tell us about our school?What does this information tell us about our school?

– What conclusions can we reach based on these data?What conclusions can we reach based on these data?

• Determine priority needs Determine priority needs

• Prepare Internal Review ReportPrepare Internal Review Report



• Develop Priority Needs into SMART Develop Priority Needs into SMART

GoalsGoals

• Write draft School Improvement Write draft School Improvement

PlanPlan

• Prepare for Visit of External Review Prepare for Visit of External Review

TeamTeam


Lessons LearnedLessons Learned

• What were the most important things What were the most important things that you did as a school in meeting that you did as a school in meeting success in accreditation?success in accreditation?

• What were the things you would What were the things you would recommend doing differently if you recommend doing differently if you had the opportunity?had the opportunity?



• Communicate, communicate, Communicate, communicate,

communicate…communicate…

• Involve in planning and decision-Involve in planning and decision-

making:making:

– School StaffSchool Staff

– SACSAC

– Internal Review TeamInternal Review Team


Developmental Stages in the Developmental Stages in the Implementation ProcessImplementation Process

– Year OneYear One

• Cycle BeginsCycle Begins

• Internal ReviewInternal Review

• School Improvement PlanSchool Improvement Plan

• External ReviewExternal Review

– Year TwoYear Two

• Implement PlanImplement Plan

• MonitorMonitor

• Ongoing Data CollectionOngoing Data Collection

– Year TwoYear Two

• Measure GrowthMeasure Growth

• Annual ReportAnnual Report

• AdjustmentsAdjustments

– Year Three and FourYear Three and Four

• Same as Year TwoSame as Year Two

– Year FiveYear Five

• AccreditationAccreditation

• Prepare for next cyclePrepare for next cycle


Continuous School Continuous School Accreditation CycleAccreditation Cycle

Internal Review

Creating School Improvement

Plan

Monitoring Growth

Implementing Change Strategies

Organizing Staff

Development


School Accreditation School Accreditation DefinedDefined• School Accreditation IsSchool Accreditation Is

– Data-driven school improvementData-driven school improvement– Consistent with DOE’s and School Board’s stated Consistent with DOE’s and School Board’s stated

aim to continually improve schoolsaim to continually improve schools– Built on a self-assessment process that is inclusiveBuilt on a self-assessment process that is inclusive– A collegial modelA collegial model– Providing public accountabilityProviding public accountability– Validating the school’s improvement planValidating the school’s improvement plan– Providing opportunities for professional growthProviding opportunities for professional growth– Strengthening school-community relationsStrengthening school-community relations– An impetus for changeAn impetus for change– An ongoing process that continues over cyclesAn ongoing process that continues over cycles


School Accreditation School Accreditation DefinedDefined

• School Accreditation Is Not:School Accreditation Is Not:– A Mechanism to assess individual staff A Mechanism to assess individual staff

performanceperformance– A mechanism to compare schoolsA mechanism to compare schools– A one-time eventA one-time event– A school “inspection”A school “inspection”


Year One TimelineYear One TimelineApril-May (prior to cycle beginning)April-May (prior to cycle beginning)– Orientation session for schoolsOrientation session for schools– School accreditation survey conductedSchool accreditation survey conducted

SeptemberSeptember– Internal Review Team workshopInternal Review Team workshop– Survey data returned to schoolsSurvey data returned to schools– School based accreditation day for internal School based accreditation day for internal

reviewreview– School receives funding for internal reviewSchool receives funding for internal review


Year One TimelineYear One TimelineOctober - NovemberOctober - November– Internal Review continuesInternal Review continues– School collects data to address accreditation questionsSchool collects data to address accreditation questions– Selection of External Review TeamSelection of External Review Team– Dates for visit of Team establishedDates for visit of Team established

DecemberDecember– Draft of Internal Review Report CompletedDraft of Internal Review Report Completed

JanuaryJanuary– School Improvement Planning Workshop ISchool Improvement Planning Workshop I– School builds a plan based on Internal Review School builds a plan based on Internal Review

ConclusionsConclusions


Year One TimelineYear One TimelineFebruaryFebruary– School continues with improvement planningSchool continues with improvement planning

MarchMarch– School Improvement Planning Workshop IISchool Improvement Planning Workshop II– Draft School Improvement Plan completedDraft School Improvement Plan completed

April - MayApril - May– External Team Visit to school External Team Visit to school – School receives funding to implement planSchool receives funding to implement plan


Reviewing the Accreditation Reviewing the Accreditation QuestionsQuestions

• 19 Questions19 Questions– Student AchievementStudent Achievement

• To what extent is the To what extent is the

provincial curriculum provincial curriculum

delivered consistently delivered consistently

throughout the school?throughout the school?

• How well are our How well are our

students achieving?students achieving?

– School School

PerformancePerformance

• To what extent is To what extent is

the school the school

functioning as an functioning as an

effective learning effective learning

organization?organization?


Reviewing the Accreditation Reviewing the Accreditation QuestionsQuestions

• Student Student

AchievementAchievement

– 10 questions to 10 questions to

answeranswer

• Some may not apply Some may not apply

at all levels of at all levels of

schoolingschooling

• How will we address How will we address

these questions?these questions?

• School School

PerformancePerformance

– 9 questions to 9 questions to

answeranswer

• How will we How will we

address these address these

questions?questions?


Student Achievement Student Achievement QuestionsQuestions• How well are our students How well are our students

achieving in:achieving in:

– Language ArtsLanguage Arts

– ScienceScience

– MathMath

– Social StudiesSocial Studies

– Second Language (s)Second Language (s)

– Phys EdPhys Ed

– ArtsArts

– Technology Technology

Education/Family Education/Family

StudiesStudies

– Personal Personal

Development and Development and

Career EducationCareer Education

– Health EducationHealth Education


School Performance School Performance QuestionsQuestions

• How are we doing in:How are we doing in:

– Meeting Learning NeedsMeeting Learning Needs

– Meeting Other Student Meeting Other Student

NeedsNeeds

– Providing Safe and Providing Safe and

Positive EnvironmentPositive Environment

– Maximizing Student Maximizing Student

LearningLearning

– Continuous Continuous

ImprovementImprovement

– Creating a PLCCreating a PLC

– Effective LeadershipEffective Leadership

– Parent/Guardian Parent/Guardian

InvolvementInvolvement

– CommunicationsCommunications


Identifying OpportunitiesIdentifying Opportunities

• Carousel ActivityCarousel Activity– Opportunities: What you are doing Opportunities: What you are doing

nownow to address the 19 Accreditation to address the 19 Accreditation

QuestionsQuestions• a description of courses offered, supporting a description of courses offered, supporting

programs implemented, classroom activities, programs implemented, classroom activities,

learning strategies, instructional practices, learning strategies, instructional practices,

resources utilized, and professional resources utilized, and professional

development engaged in by staffdevelopment engaged in by staff


Opportunities to LearnOpportunities to Learn• Guiding QuestionsGuiding Questions

– What courses are we offering?What courses are we offering?

– What student learning opportunities and instructional What student learning opportunities and instructional

practices are we using in our classrooms?practices are we using in our classrooms?

– What curriculum resources are we using to support What curriculum resources are we using to support

student learning?student learning?

– What programs are we implementing in our school to What programs are we implementing in our school to

support the curriculum outcomessupport the curriculum outcomes

– What assessment practices are we using in the evaluation What assessment practices are we using in the evaluation

of student performance?of student performance?

– What PD opportunities have teachers and support staff What PD opportunities have teachers and support staff

participated in over the past three years?participated in over the past three years?

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