Developing Personal and Academic Excellence in the Catholic Tradition Developing Leaders Through the...

Developing Personal and Academic Excellence in the Catholic Tradition

Developing Leaders Through the AdvancED Accreditation

Process

Rapid City Catholic School System

October 14, 2015


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Panel Members

Barb Honeycutt, SuperintendentRobert Aberle, CounselorColleen Lecy, Elem PrincipalCathy Matthesen, Spanish and Literacy teacherMary Helen Olsen, Religion TeacherSusan Oleson, 1st grade TeacherKeiz Shultz, MS Principal


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Accreditation Overview


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• Largest community of educational professionals in world

• Created through a 2006 merger of the PreK-12 divisions of the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI)

• Expanded through the addition of the Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC) in 2011

AdvancED


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• Partners with 32,000 schools and school systems - employing more that four million educators and enrolling more than 20 million students across the US and 70 other nations.

• Commitment to Continuous Improvement

AdvancED (cont.)


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1. Purpose and Direction – 4 indicators 2. Governance and Leadership – 6

indicators3. Teaching and Assessing for Learning

– 12 indicators4. Resources and Support Systems – 8

indicators5. Using Results for Continuous

Improvement – 5 indicators

AdvancED Standards for Quality School Systems


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SELECTING SCHOOL LEADERS


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STAFF


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• Staff signed up for a standard and indicated desire for a leadership role

• Leaders were invited by the Superintendent to serve on the District Team

• Standards leaders were recognized at in-service – Leaders introduced team members

Staff Involvement


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Organizational Chart


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• Each Standard had an administrator who attended each meeting

• Standard Leaders and Building Leaders led the meetings at their own buildings, collected evidence and wrote the narratives for the Self-Assessment Report (SAR).

Staff Involvement (cont.)


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STAKEHOLDERSEVERYONE WITH AN

INVESTED INTEREST IN YOUR SCHOOL

SurveysStakeholder Invitations


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Surveys

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Surveys (cont.)


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ASSIST


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http://extranet.advanc-ed.org/school_resources_and_tools


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Most Useful Links:


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http://www.advanc-ed.org/

Log in to a link for Institutions:

Each of these links has several components:




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Diagnostics for Schools and Districts

Each of these is filled out for each building within a district.Each of these documents are large and have templates from within

the extranet web page under ‘tools’.


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Helpful Information

• Be sure to run surveys by building if doing District

• Final report should have a common voice.

• Timeline should allow for editors to amend documents two weeks prior to final submission date.


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• Introduction• Description of School System• System’s Purpose• Notable Achievement and Areas of

Improvement• Additional Information

Executive Summary


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• Based on AdvancED Standards of Quality• Collaborative tool which engages staff

members and stakeholders in purposeful and honest dialogue and reflection

• Assesses institutions adherence to standards

• Reflection after each indicator• Guides continuous improvement process• RESULTS REVIEWED BY EXTERNAL REVIEW

TEAM AS THEY PREPARE FOR VISIT

Self-Assessment Report - SAR


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• Supports the identification of observable evidence in classroom environments that are conducive to learning

• Shifts focus from teachers to students

• Includes seven-learner focused items, each aligned to a standard

Effective Learning Environments Observation

Tool (ELEOT)


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• Seven learner-focused items:– Equitable– Based on high expectations– Supportive– Grounded in active learning– Focused on progress monitoring

feedback–Well-managed– Digital

ELEOT (cont.)


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Website Links

http://www.advanc-ed.org/services/accreditation http://www.advanc-ed.org/services

http://www.advanc-ed.org/eleot

http://www.advanc-ed.org/services/accreditation

http://www.advanc-ed.org/services

http://www.advanc-ed.org/eleot


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Step-By-Step

See Handout for Internal & External Review Steps




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TIMELINE

GUIDING YOUR LEADERS


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EVIDENCE

• Goals• Inspiration• Steps• Organizing Evidence• Benefits

https://rccss.azurewebsites.net/

https://rccss.azurewebsites.net/


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ON-SITE VISIT


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• Have Staff members serve on an accreditation team

• No experience is necessary to become a team member / Training will be provided

• Opportunity to learn the accreditation process from the inside out

• All expenses are included by school being visited

• Make new friends and contacts through the process of being on a team

Accreditation Team


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• Hospitality & Organizing the School Visit/Agenda• Pre-visit preparation• Communicate with Lead evaluator about any dietary

needs of the team• Consider a welcoming package that might include

something about your area; small snacks; bottle of water; school note pad or pen

• On-site suggestions• Leadership team join with external team for the first

meal-Plan 45 minutes max• Designated hospitality personnel at each building site• Workspace that includes light snacks and beverages

Visit Details


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Creating a Dynamic Overview for the Review Team


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Celebrating Success


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