External Review Team Conference Call: Preparing the Team for Off-site Review Work

Purpose Prepare team members for off-site review work Discuss External Review Team Workspace Provide context of the system Discuss schedule/logistics Q & A

Team Member Training Beginning Spring, 2015, online team member training is required At the end of the course, you will be able to: –Speak articulately about AdvancED and the AdvancED Accreditation Protocol. –Promote the purpose and value of the External Review. –Understand the role and responsibilities of an active member of the External Review Team. –Prepare for off-site essential tasks before the External Review. –Prepare for on-site essential tasks during the External Review Access the training at: –

Team Member Workspace

School and System Expectations New state mandates –Common Core Standards –Assessment System –Program Review –Teacher Evaluations School closings and reconfigurations Systems Accreditation used to validate and guide strategic direction Meet AdvancED Accreditation Standards for Quality Implement a continuous improvement process Conduct Internal Review Executive Summary Standards Self Assessment Stakeholder Feedback Diagnostic Student Performance Diagnostic Improvement Plan Assurances Host External Review Respond to Improvement Priorities

Index of Education Quality™ The Index of Education Quality (IEQ) provides a holistic measure of overall performance based on data from each AdvancED Standard and Diagnostic. The work of the External Review Team will be centered around the Domains of the IEQ.

Team Member Assignments Team Members will be assigned to a Standard and an IEQ Domain. –Standard assignment – responsible for leading the team in the discussion and analysis of the evidence found. –IEQ Domain – responsible for working with the Domain team to make connections between related Indicators and supporting evidence. All Team Members will individually rate every Indicator and Evaluative Criteria.

Team Member Assignments Team Member 1 – insert name, insert name 2 – insert name, insert name 3 - insert name, insert name 4 - insert name, insert name 5 - insert name, insert name Standards and IEQ Domains Teaching and Learning Impact Standard 3 – Teaching and Assessing for Learning Standard 5 – Using Results for Continuous Improvement Leadership Capacity Standard 1 – Purpose and Direction Standard 2 – Governance and Leadership Resource Utilization Standard 4 – Resources and Support Systems

Team Member Off-site Review Work Review/study Self-Assessment (SA) and Executive Summary (ES) –Are the artifacts relevant to standard indicators? –Does the artifact(s) inform the standard indicator? –How? Use the External Review Team Workbook to record your review work: –Questions to ask stakeholders –Artifacts to review –Patterns and/or trends –Successes and/or challenges –“Listen for’s” during interviews and presentations –Potential Powerful Practices and Opportunities for Improvement Review institution’s website –Insert website address

Team Member Off-site Review Work Review additional documents –Stakeholder Feedback and Student Performance diagnostics –System Improvement/Strategic Plan –Assurances Team members will share an overview of the evidence for their assigned standard and IEQ Domain during team meetings Bring your laptop (optional)

Observing Effective Learning Environments Purposes of observation Team members will use the Effective Learning Environment Observation Tool™ (eleot™) Identify and document observable evidence of the classroom environments conducive to student learning Results used to corroborate information obtained from Interviews Artifacts Student performance data Stakeholder feedback data

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External Review Schedule Evening Prior to Start of External Review  Team work session # 1 / Prepare for Day 1 Day 1  School presentation/Leadership interview  Interviews with stakeholders  Evening work session # 2 / Prepare for Day 2 Day 2  Clarify unknowns / interviews  Work session # 3 (Final work session) - Discussions / Deliberations  Prepare Exit Report  Meet with Head of System / Principal  Deliver Exit Report to stakeholders

Logistics Insert the following information: Hotel name, address, phone, website Check-in time LE cell number Team Work Session # 1 – insert meeting time Team Dinner – insert time