NEASC SITE VISIT SEPTEMBER 30-OCTOBER 3, 2007

7 Standards of Accreditation 4 standards of Teaching and Learning 1- Mission and Expectations for Student Learning 2- Curriculum 3- Instruction 4- Assessment 3 standards for supportingTeaching and Learning 1- Leadership and Organization- Administration and Staff 2- School Resources for Learning- Guidance, Special Education, Health, LMC Departments 3- Community Resources for Learning- Business, Community, and Higher Education Partnerships

TORRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL MISSION STATEMENT As members of the Torrington High School community, we provide all learners with equal opportunities to acquire the necessary academic and life skills to become productive members of a global society and to demonstrate the civic and social behaviors of responsible citizens. Academic Expectations Students will demonstrate: - Problem-solving and critical thinking skills - Effective communication skills for a variety of purposes and audiences - Quantitative reasoning and mathematical skills - Effective use of information and technology skills - Reading and comprehension skills - Global awareness and historical perspective Civic and Social Expectations Students will: - Demonstrate responsibility and accountability - Demonstrate respect and tolerance for all individuals - Make responsible choices relating to physical fitness and good health

Special Progress Report April 1, 2009 Two –Year Progress Report December 1, 2009

Status of Recommendations: Complete In Progress Planned for the Future No Action Rejected

The Commission on Public Secondary Schools reviewed the Two- Year Progress Report of Torrington High School and continued our Accreditation Development and initial implementation of a plan to assess individual student achievement based upon the school-wide rubrics Development of indicators for use in assessing school-wide achievement of civic and social expectations Efforts made to ensure that teachers use a wide variety of instructional strategies across all levels to provide more opportunities for active learning, problem solving, and critical thinking The Commission was pleased to learn of our progress and cited the following:

Development and implementation of a plan to address program, staffing enrollment, and facility needs Use of the mission to guide decision making regarding teaching and learning Implementation of the five-year curriculum development cycle Development of a building-based professional development plan to support curriculum implementation Provision of professional development to ensure formal opportunities for teachers to examine student work and to plan common assessments Communication provided school leaders to clarify direction and vision for special education programs Implementation of a systematic process to allocate student case loads to ensure a comprehensive development school counseling program Addition of two academic support programs: an after school Learning Center and a during school Learning Lab Steps taken to address safety concerns in science labs