1. Accreditation (AdvancED) STANDARD #4: RESOURCES & SUPPORT SYSTEMS
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: RESOURCES & SUPPORT SYSTEMS
The system has
resources and provides services
in all schools that
support its purpose and direction
to ensure success for all students.

5. INDICATORS FOR STANDARD #4: RESOURCES & SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Indicator Qualified professional and support staff are sufficient in number to fulfill their roles and responsibilities necessary to support the school’s purpose, direction, and the educational program.
Indicator 4.2 -Instructional time, material resources, and fiscal resources are sufficient to support the purpose and direction of the school.
Indicator The school maintains facilities, services, and equipment to provide a safe, clean, and healthy environment for all students and staff.
Indicator Students and school personnel use a range of media and information resources to support the school’s educational programs.
Indicator The technology infrastructure supports the school’s teaching, learning, and operational needs.
Indicator The school provides support services to meet the physical, social, and emotional needs of the student population being served.
Indicator The school provides services that support the counseling, assessment, referral, educational, and career planning needs of all students.

6. EXAMPLES OF EVIDENCE FOR RESOURCES & SUPPORT SYSTEMS: PRACTICES
• Trends in staff recruitment and resignation
• Level of staff preparation in specific area of assignment
• Level of pedagogical preparation for assigned responsibilities
• Engagement of new and veteran staff in mentoring programs
• Experiential background of staff relative to assigned responsibilities
• Evaluation of staff that includes focus on best practice
• The extent to which staff are involved in personal plans of professional development
• The engagement of all school employees in appropriate professional growth
• A variety of ways in which staff are evaluated in their areas of responsibility
• Alignment of resource allocation to services provided and school improvement plan requirements
• Degree of satisfaction among stakeholders regarding resource allocation for services and programs
• Indication that staff are knowledge able that policies and procedures (audits) are in place to
safeguard financial transactions from fraudulent practices
• Indications in perception data of concern for a safe and orderly environment
• Indication that facilities are regularly inspected and maintained
• Plans for continual updating of facilities
• Budget allocation for maintenance and facility development
• Regular updates to evacuation and crisis management plans
• Degree of consultative assistance available to school

7. EXAMPLES OF EVIDENCE FOR RESOURCES & SUPPORT SYSTEMS: ARTIFACTS
• Documentation of position requirements
• Description of staff induction and professional development expectations
• Professional development plan and/or opportunities
• Data regarding staff retention and recruitment
• Written process describing how facilities are regularly inspected and maintained and data
demonstrating the quality of these processes
• Agendas/minutes of staff meetings
• Evaluation system for new and continuing staff
• Annual budget
• Long range facility plans
• Facility maintenance history
• Financial audits
• Stakeholder perceptions
• Crisis management plan
• Building evacuation plan
• Violations and/or citations from state agencies

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