1. District Accreditation November 8, 2011 A & S Presentation

2. AdvancED and its accreditation division, SACS CASI, awards School District of Palm Beach County District Accreditation FY09 - FY13 Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement

3. Some Accreditation Benefits Schools/District receive accreditation by meeting national standards External review assures community of educational quality Cost savings

4. FY09-FY13 Five-Year Cycle Most recently, met or exceeded all seven standards

5. FY09-FY13 Five-Year Cycle FY12 School and District Actions Internal Review SCHOOL ACTIONSWHENDISTRICT ACTIONS 1.Use currently available documents ContinuouslyOn-going Support 2.Identify Internal Facilitators By December 2011Bulletin 3.PD for Internal Facilitators Beginning January 2012On-going Support 4.Update Demographics By January 2012 Bulletin and PD 5.Arrange stakeholder interviews (24 schools) May 2012 Visit 24 schools Produce Report for AdvancED

6. Overlapping Timelines Internal reviews External review – last year of five-year cycle 12345 Current Five - Year Cycle FY 08FY 09FY 10FY 11FY 12FY 13 EXTERNAL REVIEW INTERNAL REVIEW 12345 Next Five-Year Cycle EXTERNAL REVIEW INTERNAL REVIEW FY 13FY 14FY 15FY 16FY 17FY 18

7. FY14-FY18 Five-Year Cycle AdvancED External Review (site visit) – January 27-30, 2013

8. FY14-FY18 Five-Year Cycle Accreditation Levels District Accredited Accredited: On Advisement Accredited: Warned Accredited: Probation

9. FY14-FY18 Five-Year Cycle New Accreditation Levels Schools - All schools individually rated Accredited: Excellence* Accredited: Distinction* Accredited Accredited: On Advisement Accredited: Warned Accredited: Probation * Application and site visit required - Projected that only 10-15% of schools who apply for Excellence or Distinction will qualify

10. FY14-FY18 Five-Year Cycle What’s New Schools evaluated on – New Standards, new indicators, and new rubric – Student performance results – Stakeholder perception surveys (staff, student, and parents) Schools use web-based tool –Adaptive System of School Improvement Support Tool (ASSIST)

11. Standards Current Standards - FY09-FY12New Standards - FY13-beyond 1. Vision and Purpose1. Purpose and Direction 2. Governance and Leadership 3. Teaching and Learning3. Teaching and Assessing for Learning 4. Documenting and Using Results4. Resources and Support Systems 5. Stakeholder Communication and Relationships 5. Using Results for Continuous Improvement 6. Resources and Support Systems 7. Commitment to Continuous Improvement

12. FY14-FY18 Five-Year Cycle Example of New Indicators Standard 3: Teaching and Assessing for Learning Indicator 3.9: The school has a formal structure whereby each student is well known by at least one adult advocate in the school who supports that student’s educational experience.

13. FY14-FY18 Five-Year Cycle Example for Indicator 3.9* Level 3School personnel participate in a structure that gives them long-term interaction with individual students, allowing them to build strong relationships over time with the student. All students may participate in the structure. The structure allows the school employee to gain insight into and serve as an advocate for the student’s needs regarding learning skills, thinking skills, and life skills. *4 point rubric

14. FY14-FY18 Five-Year Cycle Student Performance Results AdvancED is developing guidelines May include proficiency, improvement, gap, graduation – FCAT and other sources

15. FY14-FY18 Five-Year Cycle Stakeholder Surveys Teachers/staff Parents Students Must use AdvancED surveys Administer spring FY12

16. FY14-FY18 Five-Year Cycle ASSIST Upload documents supporting continuous improvement Enter rubric score on each of the 33 indicators Used by AdvancED’s External Review Team to determine schools’ and District’s accreditation level

17. FY14-FY18 Five-Year Cycle FY12 School and District Actions External Review SCHOOL ACTIONSWHENDISTRICT ACTIONS By December 2011 Convene Steering Committee 1.Attend PD for ASSIST and New Accreditation Standards By May 2012 Provide training for ASSIST New Accreditation Standards 2.Administer surveysMay 2012Bulletin

18. Summary Schools/District benefit Moving to next five-year cycle Schools and District have different levels of accreditation

19. Summary In FY12 schools have six actions 1.Attend PD for New Accreditation Standards and ASSIST 2.Identify Internal Facilitators 3.Update Demographics 4.Administer surveys 5.Use currently available documents 6.Arrange stakeholder interviews (24 schools)