1. Accreditation (AdvancED) STANDARD #2: GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP
Office of Service Quality
Veda Hudge, Director
Donna Boruch, Coordinator, School Improvement

2. IMPORTANCE OF ACCREDITATION
• Accreditation lays the groundwork for success for schools and
students.
• Accreditation insures a rigorous, sound curriculum based on
quality standards, a range of student activities and support
services.
• Accreditation focuses on increasing student achievement
through a safe and enriching learning environment.
• Accreditation requires that qualified teachers work to improve
their methods and focus on student learning.

3. ACCREDITATION STANDARDS
Standard 1: Purpose and Direction
The system maintains and communicates at all levels of the organization a
purpose and direction for continuous improvement.
Standard 2: Governance and Leadership
The system operates under governance and leadership that promote and support student
performance and school effectiveness.
Standard 3: Teaching and Assessing for Learning
The system’s curriculum, instructional design and assessment practices guide and ensure
teacher effectiveness and student learning.
Standard 4: Resources and Support Systems
The system has resources and provides services in all schools that support its
purpose and direction to ensure success for all students.
Standard 5: Using Results for Continuous Improvement
The system implements a comprehensive assessment system that generates a range of data about
student learning and system effectiveness and uses the results to guide continuous improvement.

4. AdvancEd Standard #2: Governance & Leadership
The school operates under
governance and leadership
that promote and support
student performance and
school effectiveness.

5. INDICATORS for Governance & Leadership
Indicator 2.1 -The school operates under governance and leadership that promote and support student performance and school effectiveness.
Indicator The governing body operates responsibly and functions effectively.
Indicator The governing body ensures that the school leadership has the autonomy to meet goals for achievement and instruction and to manage day-to-day operations effectively..
Indicator Leadership and staff foster a culture consistent with the school’s purpose and direction.
Indicator Leadership engages stakeholders effectively in support of the school’s purpose
and direction.
Indicator Leadership and staff supervision and evaluation processes result in improved professional practice and student success.

6. EXAMPLES of EVIDENCE for Governance & Leadership: PRACTICES
• Understanding among stakeholder of the specific and general policies and procedures established within the school
• Indications of compliance with local, state, and federal laws
• A variety of ways of reporting on student learning and school effectiveness
• An evaluation of organizational effectiveness
• Affirmation from stakeholders that leadership support for innovation and equity is taking place
• Professional development activities that reflect support for innovation and equity
• Student placement that provides for appropriate inclusion of students with special needs
• The degree of engagement by stakeholders in providing for services that impact student learning
• Access to learning opportunities that is equitable for all students
• Meaningful leadership roles assigned throughout the school
• Accomplishments of subordinate leaders within the school
• Mentoring of new staff
• Engagement and recognition of student leadership in various ways throughout the school
• Understanding among the stakeholders of the decision-making procedures within the school
• Leadership opportunities provided by stakeholder groups that impact school operations
• Avenues for two-way communication for stakeholders
• Connection between the staff evaluation school and professional growth of staff

7. EXAMPLES of EVIDENCE for Governance & Leadership: ARTIFACTS
• School policy manual
• Personnel handbook
• Information technology system
• Surveys/evaluation instruments on school effectiveness
• Stakeholder perception data
• Professional development program
• Personnel evaluation system
• Organizational chart
• Calendar of stakeholder meetings
• Agendas/minutes of stakeholder meetings regarding student learning and school effectiveness
• Budget allocation documents
• Program and/or project descriptions

8. The BEST Blueprint & AdvancED Accreditation Standards Correlation
1. Purpose and Direction: The BEST Blueprint maintains and communicates at all levels of the organization a purpose and direction for continuous improvement that commits to high expectations for learning as well as shared values and beliefs about teaching and learning.
2. Governance and Leadership: The BEST Blueprint is a part of a system of governance and leadership that promotes and supports student performance and system effectiveness.
3. Teaching and Assessing for Learning: The BEST Blueprint supports the district’s practices for curriculum, instructional design, and assessment, ensuring teacher effectiveness and student learning across all grades and courses.
4. Resources and Support Systems: The BEST Blueprint leverages BCPS resources and provides services in all schools to support its purpose and direction to ensure success for all students.
5. Using Results for Continuous Improvement: The BEST Blueprint supports the district’s comprehensive assessment process that generates a wide range of data about student learning and system effectiveness and uses the results to guide continuous improvement.

9. Office of Service Quality
THANK YOU!
Veda Hudge, Director
Office of Service Quality