Top Five Weakness FOR SCHOOLS OFFERING INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAMS (IEP)
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Top Five Weakness FOR SCHOOLS OFFERING INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAMS (IEP)
The Data
Top five most commonly sited weaknesses were determined based on the past six completed accreditation cycles (December 2013-August 2015).
This included: 125 team reports (61 of which were main campuses)
79 reaccreditation visits
46 initial accreditation visits
#1 Standard III.B – Financial Procedures (64.0% - 80/125)
Refund policy not compliant with ACCET Document 31.ESL
No Refund calculation worksheet completed
Incorrect refund calculations made
Late refunds
Separation of duties
Refund Request Form
Now What?
How to respond to team report weakness:
Revise the Policy
Evidence of staff training
Evidence of implementation….
No refunds to show? – provide a hypothetical
How to ensure compliance:
Review ACCET Document 31.ESL
Know your state refund policy (if licensed by the state)
Complete a Refund Calculation worksheet for EVERY STUDENT who withdraws or drops
What to do today?
“ESL Program Refund Policies” Breakout Session
3pm-4:15 in Starlight West
#2 VIII.A – Student Progress (60.0% - 75/125)
Student Progress policy not compliant with ACCET Document 18.IEP Qualitative and Quantitative
Timeframes for evaluation
Individualized Learning Plans
Appeals Process
36 month maximum
Now What?
How to respond to team report weakness:
Revision to Policy
Evidence of staff training
Evidence of implementation
Provide student grade reports/warning/letters/termination notices/learning plans/appeals
How to ensure compliance
Document 18.IEP and Document 18.1.IEP
What to do today?
“Don’t SAP Your Students’ Spirit: Giving Effective Feedback for Student Success”
10:30am-11:45 in Starlight West
#3 VIII.B – Attendance (58.4% - 73/125)
Attendance Policy not complaint with ACCET Document 35
No tardy or early departure policy
Multiple attendance policies
Make-up Work
Leave of Absence
Vacation
Now What?
How to respond to team report weakness:
Revision to Policy
Evidence of staff training
Evidence of implementation
Provide attendance reports/warning/letters/termination notices
How to ensure compliance:
Review ACCET Document 35
Audit attendance records
What to do today?
Review Call for Comment on the ACCET website (accet.org); specifically, proposed changes to ACCET Document 35
#4 IV.C – Performance Measures (44.8% - 56/125)
Standardized/Consistently applied assessment system is not implemented across instructors
No Rubrics (participation)
“A valid and reliable test instrument that is nationally recognized is also used for an external validation on the acquisition of language proficiency, at a minimum, in fulfillment of the institution's exit requirements.” – ACCET Field Specific Criteria
Initial Placement test does not align with objectives of the program/level
Now What?
How to respond to team report weakness:
Revision to Policy, tests, rubrics,
Evidence of staff/instructor training
Evidence of implementation
Provide rubrics, completed grade reports, exit tests, placement tests – completed and analyzed!
How to ensure compliance:
Review Standard IV.C and your faculty handbook
Faculty Meeting In-Service
What to do today?
Review Call for Comment on the ACCET website (accet.org); specifically, proposed changes to ACCET Document 3.ESOL (ASER template)
#5 VI.A – Qualifications of Instructional Personnel
(33.6% - 42/125) ACCET Criteria
(1) a bachelor’s degree of three months of full-time equivalent ESL or foreign language classroom teaching experience
or (2) a bachelor’s degree along with a certificate in teaching ESL or a foreign language, that includes a practice teaching component
Near Native Fluency
Written Requirements
Now What?
How to respond to team report weakness:
Revised requirements
Evidence of implementation
Faculty change / additional training
How to ensure compliance:
Review all faculty qualifications
Hire qualified applicants
What to do today?
High Five your qualified teachers
The Good News
Most Common Strengths:
VII.D – Student Services
VI.C – Instructor Orientation and Training
V.A – Instructional Methods
II.B – Operational Management
II.F – Professional Relationships