Kansas Education Systems Accreditation Outside Validation Teams Kansas leads the world in the success of each student.

What is an Outside Validation Team? Responsibilities / Expectations An Outside Validation Team (OVT) is made up of education professionals charged with coaching, mentoring and supporting the district to which they are assigned for the duration of the five-year accreditation cycle. An Outside Validation Team (OVT) is made up of education professionals charged with coaching, mentoring and supporting from the district to which they are assigned for the duration of the five-year accreditation cycle. This team will assist the district with analyzing the results of its needs assessment and building a plan of action . *It is the responsibility of the district to acquire an OVT I.

Why Is an OVT important? Provides an objective perspective. Ensures process-fidelity. Fosters cross-district collaboration. Outside Validation Teams provide a critical function during the five-year accreditation process. When we’re too close to a situation, we can underestimate or overestimate our performance. An OVT provides an objective perspective that sets emotion aside and simply addresses the facts. An OVT provides a level of accountability to keep districts on track and focused to achieve the goals they’ve identified. Perhaps most importantly, the process of using an OVT ultimately fosters cross-district collaboration. This isn’t a competition between districts. It’s an opportunity to learn from one another and help each other move the state toward its goal of leading the world in the success of each student.

Why Serve on an OVT? Learn from one another Earn professional development credit Gain exposure to other system cultures

Responsibilities & Expectations Membership Expectations Training Visits Membership -Adhere to validation team responsibilities - (save this for the next few slides where you talk about year 1-5 responsibilities.) -Members will have professional experience relative to the role on the team -Members may not be employed by the district they serve -May not serve concurrently on committees and the district they serve -Must notify KSDE of any potential conflicts of interest serving a district Expectations -Actively participate -Contribute to the sustainability of the OVT -Give adequate notice prior to leaving the OVT during any 5-year cycle Training (detail TDB) -Attend required professional learning events Outside Validation Team Visits

Developing the team Kansas Learning Network (KLN) OVT Developing the team Kansas Learning Network (KLN) Kansas Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) AdvancED Service Centers Other options A question that many have is “Where do we find people to serve on our district’s Outside Validation Team?” 1. KLN 2. MTSS 3. AdvancED -They have been vetted by the KSDE Accreditation Advisory Council. 4. Service Centers -Develop a list of volunteers, applicants -Identify chairpersons ( to receive specific training from KELI at KSU) 5. Other options

System OVT Composition Superintendents Other Professional Staff Teachers Building Leadership Superintendents Other Professional Staff (Counselors, Curriculum Coordinators, etc.) Higher Education The education professionals on the OVT would conceptually be from several different districts coming together as a team. Each colored rectangle represents a different district/entities coming together to form the OVT. These are suggestions. It’s recommended that the OVT be confirmed sometime during the fall of 2017.

Year 1 Routing the course. Obtain documentation Schedule visit OVT Responsibilities & Expectations Routing the course. Obtain documentation Schedule visit Develop agenda Review goal areas Obtain year 1 documentation and schedule first site visit before March 15 of first year in cycle -Provide district team an agenda for first meeting -Needs assessment discussed -Goal selections discussed ***Submit KESA Initial Report (web application), in Spring

Year 2 Ready. Set. Go. Implement system strategies OVT Responsibilities & Expectations Ready. Set. Go. Implement system strategies Tour facilities and programs Provide coaching as needed Schedule follow-up visit Year 2 -OVT Chairperson will have a follow-up visit of first year progress by January of year two

Year 3 Digging in. Conduct site visit Provide coaching as needed OVT Responsibilities & Expectations Digging in. Conduct site visit Provide coaching as needed Discuss goal progress Submit progress feedback to system leadership -All OVT members conduct onsite visit prior to March 1 -Agenda provided to district by Chairperson prior to visit -Goals progress discussed -Progress feedback to district by March 30 (format to be decided by OVT and USD)

Year 4 Moving the needle. Provide coaching as needed OVT Responsibilities & Expectations Moving the needle. Provide coaching as needed Review progress where applicable Conduct site visit Prepare for year-five wrap-up Year 4 -Chairperson onsite visit- preparing for year 5

Year 5 Assessing progress. Conduct final full-day visit OVT Responsibilities & Expectations Assessing progress. Conduct final full-day visit Complete final report Present to local board of education Submit final report to KSDE Year 5 -Formal final visit. Recommend one full day -All OVT members onsite ***Complete KESA Final Report (web application), as a team VI. KESA Final Steps -Present to local board of education as receive item – can be done by system leadership or OVT -Submit Final KESA Report (web application), to KSDE

Kansas leads the world in the success of each student.. A NEW Vision for Kansas…. Kansas leads the world in the success of each student.. Based on the feedback received across the state, the board has adopted as its new vision for education “Kansas leads the world in the success of each student.” We intend to challenge the status quo, move away from placing emphasis on a single test score and focus more on helping each student identify and achieve their career aspirations. Teachers, administrators and support staff already are doing great work preparing Kansas’ students for success, and this new vision stands to unite our efforts across the state. You will hear us say we need to rethink how our schools are asked to operate. From a state perspective, we will look at every requirement to determine if and how we are supporting or impeding our schools’ abilities to address the needs of each child.

Rigor, Relevance, Relationships, Responsive Culture Curriculum Instruction Leadership Resources Early Childhood Professional Learning Career & Technical Ed Staff Community Parents Data District Climate Nutrition & Wellness Technology Student Engagement Students

?? Questions to ask yourself or your team ?? Have we gone through a PreK-12 needs assessment lately? How? Have we looked at academic and non-academic data? How & What? Have we engaged stakeholder groups? How & Who? Have we found anything new about ourselves and our students? What? Do we like what we are seeing? Why? Can we improve on what we are seeing? How? What will it take to get better? How? Is it worth the effort? Why? For whom is it worth? Who? Am I doing what I was called to do? Why or Why Not? If I was gone tomorrow, would the next person clearly be able to move my/our work forward? How?

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Dr. Scott Myers Bill Bagshaw Kelly Slaton Director Teacher Licensure and Accreditation smyers@ksde.org 785.296.8010 Bill Bagshaw Assistant Director Teacher Licensure and Accreditation bbagshaw@ksde.org 785.296.2198 Kelly Slaton Education Program Consultant - Accreditation Teacher Licensure and Accreditation kslaton@ksde.org 785.368.7356