Jackson County School District

Sailing To District Accreditation

External Review: October 6-9, 2013…but the journey begins now!

DISTRICT ACCREDITATIONAND

THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT JOURNEY

AdvancED District Accreditation ComponentsEngage in an ongoing improvement planning process

Meet Accreditation StandardsDemonstrate Quality Assurance

AdvancED Standards for Quality and Accreditation

1. Purpose and Direction2. Governance and Leadership3. Teaching and Assessing for

Learning4. Resources and Support

Systems5. Using Results for Continuous

Improvement

Everything we do should be done with the Quality Standards in mind.

Our District and all stakeholders need to be familiar with the standards and where ‘what we do’ fits into the standards.

Steps to Accreditation• Each school and the District is engaged

in a process of continu0us improvement

• Each school and the District submits and Accreditation Comprehensive Report

• The District hosts the External Review Visit (October 6-9, 2013)

What Does the Comprehensive Report Consist Of?• Self Assessment• Executive Summary• Stakeholder Perception Surveys• Profile (Demographic Update)• AdvancED Accreditation Assurances• Improvemement Plan• Student Performance Results

Collaborative Process

We have to ensure that preparing for the External Review visit and the

school improvement process is a collaborative process. Stakeholders throughout the District and schools

should be engaged.

Standards CommitteesCommittees are being created for the purpose of Self-Assessment of each of the 5 standards.

We invite and encourage you to be a member of any of the Standards Committees 1. Purpose and Direction2. Governance and Leadership3. Teaching and Assessing for Learning4. Resources and Support Systems5. Using Results for Continuous Improvement

External Review Team Visit

• We will host a visit October 6-9, 2013.

• The Review Team will want Board Members available for interviews on Monday, October 7.

What Happens During the External Review? Sunday evening- the visiting arrives and meets to

prepare for the reviewMonday- The team will be at the District Office for

an opening presentation, Superintendent/Leadership Team interview, interviews of Standards Committees, and Board Member Interviews

Tuesday- The visiting team will spend at least ½ day in selected schools. We will know which schools have been selected before the visit

Wednesday- Team works on reviewing evidence and confirming or changing Standards rating and gives district a preliminary report in the afternoon.

What Happens During the School Visit?Interview with Principal and

Leadership Team or School Improvement Team Classroom Visits (at least 20 minutes and using ELEOT tool

Interviews with TeachersInterviews with Non-Instructional Interviews with ParentsDebrief Meeting with

Principal/Leadership

First Step in the Continuous Improvement Process

Engage in a systematic, inclusive, and comprehensive process to review,

revise, and communicate a system-wide purpose for student success.

Standard 1- Purpose and Direction:

The system maintains and communicates at all levels of the organization a purpose and direction for continuous improvement that commit to high expectations for learning as well as shared values and beliefs about teaching and learning

Review & Revise & CommunicateStandard 1- Purpose and DirectionIndicator 1.1: The system engages in a systematic, inclusive, and comprehensive process to review, revise, and communicate a system-wide purpose for student success.

What Is Our Purpose?

“The mission of the Jackson County Public School district is to maintain systems that focus all resources on helping students achieve their highest potential.”

Does our current statement communicate what we want to say about our purpose as a school district?

“Jackson County Public Schools….Our Future”

Does this slogan communicate what we want to say about our District Purpose and Direction?

Purpose and Direction

All stakeholders have the opportunity to give input into the review of our purpose and direction.

Jackson County School District

Sailing To District Accreditation

External Review: October 6-9, 2013…but the journey begins now!