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 © 2012 AdvancED

External Review Team Member Training  Online team member training required  Asynchronous training sessions – AdvancED Overview – Purpose of External Review – Roles/Responsibilities – Off-site review work – On-site review work © 2012 AdvancED

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School and System Expectations Meet AdvancED Accreditation Standards for Quality Implement a continuous improvement process Conduct Internal Review Executive Summary Standards Self Assessment Stakeholder Feedback Diagnostic* (school level only) Student Performance Diagnostic* Improvement Plan Assurances Host External Review Respond to Required Actions *Optional – Fall, 2012; Required – Spring, 2013 Results not factored into accreditation decision until Fall, 2013 © 2012 AdvancED

 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 © 2012 AdvancED

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 Standard  1 – Purpose and Direction  2 – Governance/Leadership  3 - Teaching/Assessing for Learning  4 – Resources/Support System  5 – Using Results for Continuous Improvement © 2012 AdvancED

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 © 2012 AdvancED

 Review additional documents – Stakeholder feedback and student performance diagnostics (optional – Fall, 2012; required – Spring 2013) – System Improvement/Strategic Plan – Assurances  Team members should be prepared to share an overview of their assigned standard during team meeting on-site (Work Session #1 on Sunday evening)  Bring your laptop (optional) Team Member Off-site Review Work © 2012 AdvancED

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 © 2012 AdvancED

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External Review Schedule Sunday - Arrival at hotel  Team work session # 1 / Prepare for Day 1 Monday  System presentation/Leadership interviews  Interviews with stakeholders (BOE, System Level stakeholders)  Evening work session # 2 / Prepare for Day 2 Tuesday  School presentation  Interviews with stakeholders / classroom environment observations  Evening work session # 3 / Prepare for Day 3 © 2012 AdvancED

External Review Schedule Wednesday  Clarify unknowns / interviews  Work session # 4 (Final work session) - Discussions / Deliberations  Prepare Exit Report  Meet with Head of System / Superintendent  Deliver Exit Report to stakeholders © 2012 AdvancED

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 © 2012 AdvancED

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