District Accreditation

 March-April: Schools will be asked to complete the self-assessing database  Deadline for completion: April 29, 2011  September 2011: Schools will be asked to complete the database for the second time. Instructions will be sent in August. 2

 ation/default.aspx  Username: broward  Password: school number  Schools with beginning numbers that start with a zero will enter their password without the zero’s. Example: 0237 will be entered as

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 Indicator Rubric: (Mandatory)  Discussion Questions: (SIP)  Short Response: (Mandatory)  Final Discussion Questions: (SIP)  *SIP: The database will be used for the accreditation process but will also help your staff prepare for your next SIP.* 7

 Standards will be ranked - Highly Functional - Operational - Emerging - Not Evident  Emerging and Operational rankings should include a short answer on how you will improve 8

 This is not a report card for your school  Reports will be generalized to level, area and district  Your school will not go on a list  Could take away from the purpose of this process 9

 Data will be broken up into 3 reports - Levels - Areas - District  Low ranking standards will be highlighted and an action plan will be put in place for improvement  The second self-assessment will provide us with evidence on what we have improved on 10

 Substitute school for the words district in standard  This powerpoint shows the mandatory fields needed for the accreditation process. Refer to slide 7.  Purpose is to connect schools to the accreditation process and prep them for the upcoming District Accreditation visit  Visitation Date for SACS CASI is: October 23-26,

 Schools will be visited: October 25, 2011  Schools will know 30 days in advance  We will provide talking points and a Q & A prior to the visit  Marketing for the visit will roll-out April 2011  Schools will receive posters and other items to place around your school 12