1. KESA UPDATE Kansas leads the world in the success of each student.
for Curriculum Directors
October 27, 2017
Kansas leads the world in the success of each student.

2. Systems Update

3. Systems Staggered Implementation
Year in Cycle
Accreditation Year
Number of Systems
Year 5
2018 8
Year 4
2019 23
Year 3
2020 39
Year 2
2021 70
Year 1
2022
195

4. Next Steps

5. Getting ready for the visit
Visiting team chair selected
Visitation team members selected
Chair advised of visitation team members
Date of visit selected or in process
Complete KESA Initial Application
KESA Initial Application items 1-3 completed
KESA Initial Application items prior to visit (report provided to chair and team members)

6. INFORMATION IN KESA INITIAL APPLICATION
System profile
Compliance assurance
Current status in Foundational Structures
Rating on rubrics
Identification of two goal areas

7. INFORMATION IN KESA INITIAL APPLICATION
Reporting on Results Rubric
Social-Emotional Character Development (SECD) data
Kindergarten Readiness
Individual Plans of Study
Graduation Rate (linked in system to Kansas Report Card)
Postsecondary Completion/Attendance (linked)
Civic Engagement
Date of visit

8. Do not submit your KESA Initial Report to the state at this time
Do not submit your KESA Initial Report to the state at this time. The KESA Initial Report will be submitted after the visit, which is when the rest of section 15 and 16 is completed.

9. All Systems Requirement
Needs assessment and goal selections
Chair and visitation team identification
Visit by Mid-March thru Mid-April
KESA Initial Application prior to visit

10. All systems regardless of staggered implementation must complete the KESA Initial Application

11. ACCREDITATION REVIEW COUNCIL ARC

12. ACCREDITATION REVIEW COUNCIL definition
The Accreditation Review Council (ARC) is a state-level group of education professionals charged with recommending accreditation status and changes in status to the Kansas State Board of Education.
15 members, 3 year term, limit to two consecutive terms, rolling memberships

13. ACCREDITATION REVIEW COUNCIL DUTIES
Receives and reviews Outside Visitation Team (OVT) reports
Assigns Areas for Improvement (AFIs) if needed
Informs system of accreditation recommendation status
Recommends accreditation status and changes in status to Kansas State Board of Education

14. ACCREDITATION REVIEW COUNCIL TIMELINE
meeting dates established (includes training)
Wed. September 20
Wed. November 29
Wed. February 21
Wed. April 11

15. ACCREDITATION REVIEW COUNCIL INFO
15 members
3-year terms, limit to two consecutive terms, rolling membership
Working on reports to be reviewed

16. Trainings

17. CHAIR AND OUTSIDE VISITATION TEAM (OVT)
Last Outside Visitation Team training scheduled for this fall is November 1st at Smoky Hill.
More trainings to be scheduled Winter/Spring
Revamping training
Database/listserv
Community of practice for chairs

18. SYSTEMS TRAINING
Regional differentiated supports by year in system

19. Some Clarifications

20. Outside Visitation Workbook
KESA Initial Application
Chairs serving multiple systems
Conflict of Interest
Redesign

26. Questions?

27. Jeannette Nobo Bill Bagshaw Assistant Director - Accreditation
Teacher Licensure and Accreditation
Bill Bagshaw
Coordinator - Accreditation
Teacher Licensure and Accreditation