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

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.

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.

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

INDICATORS for Governance & Leadership Indicator 2.1 -The school operates under governance and leadership that promote and support student performance and school effectiveness. Indicator 2.2 - The governing body operates responsibly and functions effectively. Indicator 2.3 - 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 2.4 - Leadership and staff foster a culture consistent with the school’s purpose and direction. Indicator 2.5 - Leadership engages stakeholders effectively in support of the school’s purpose and direction. Indicator 2.6 - Leadership and staff supervision and evaluation processes result in improved professional practice and student success.

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

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

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.  

Office of Service Quality THANK YOU! Veda Hudge, Director Office of Service Quality 754-321-3850