Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation Program For Early Education Programs Diocese of Orlando Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation Program Welcome and Opening Prayer Overview of Accreditation The Process What’s Involved The Self-Study The Big Questions Timeline CIPA Guide Standards Overview & Activity Site Visits Resources & Next Steps
Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation Program What is Accreditation? A process of school improvement using a set of educational standards
Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation for Early Education Programs Free Standing Early Childhood Centers in the Diocese of Orlando begin the self-study portion of the process with this orientation First visits will be in the spring of 2016
Accreditation Process Orientation Self-study (CIPA) Visitation Approval Implement Action Plan
Each Year Implement and Update Action Plan Health & Safety Checklists Validate Benchmarks (ARCA) Annual Site Visit
Self-Study or CIPA Continuous Improvement Process for Accreditation (CIPA) Clear picture of the current state Direction for the future
Self-Study or CIPA: ACTIONS Review Gather Evidence Determine Compliance
Self-Study or CIPA: DOCUMENTS Florida Catholic Conference Standards, Benchmarks, & Indicators Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards: Birth to Five; Four Year Old Health & Safety Checklist for Nonpublic Schools FCC Health & Safety Checklist
Self-Study or CIPA Determine Strengths Opportunities for Growth Action Plan
Self-Study or CIPA Action Plan One short-term (one year) Two long-term goals (three to five years)
Accreditation – On Site Visitation Validate the CIPA work and determine compliance with standards – Two Days: Tour the Facility & Grounds Review Evidence Meet with Staff Members & Parents Conduct Observations Complete Report
Accreditation – Approval The Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation Committee Reviews the report Recommends to the Superintendents Program receives full accreditation status
Accreditation – Implementation Review the Report Implement Recommendations & Action Plan ARCA Checklists Site Visit
Accreditation – Goal Vibrant Successful Centers
Continuous Improvement Plan for Accreditation (CIPA) So, where do we go from here? How do we get started? What are these standards, benchmarks, and indicators? Who will visit our centers? Are we going to have help?
CIPA So, where do we go from here? Timeline for Early Education Programs Continuous Improvement Process for Accreditation.docx
CIPA Guide 2015 for EEP.docx How do we get started? CIPA
What are these standards and benchmarks? FCC Catholic Early Education Program Standards Benchmarks and Indicators 2015.doc CIPA
Standards, Benchmarks, and Indicators Activity Standards Benchmarks Indicators and Evidence Activity.docx CIPA
Who will visit our centers? Visitors and Training Coming Soon – Next School Year CIPA
Are we going to have help? FCC/Diocesan Personnel Next Steps CIPA
Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation Program Mary Camp Associate Director for Accreditation Office: Cell: