1. QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE ROMANIAN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

2. Legislation Quality law National standards for schools evaluation National standards for schools accreditation

3. Institutions responsible for QA Quality assurance – Schools Quality control – ISJ Quality evaluation – ARACIP

4. Quality definition Quality education has two dimensions: Objective – conformity to standards Subjective – meeting the customers’ expectations

5. Quality assurance – schools Quality assurance is realized through development activities undertaken by the educational institutions regarding: Institution capacity Planning capacity Implementation capacity of different educational programs for beneficiaries

6. CEAC – Evaluation and quality assurance committee 7-9 members: teachers, students representative, community representative, parents representative Identifies the weak areas Designs improvement strategies Designs the development plan Make reports about quality of education in schools

7. Quality evaluation Schools capacity School effectiveness Quality management

8. School capacity Strategic management Operational management Schools assets Educational aids Educational documents Human resources

9. School effectiveness Curriculum Students outcomes Research activities Financial aspects

10. Quality management Strategies and quality procedures Students assessment Teachers evaluation Information management Quality assurance materials

11. Quality control – ISJ Schools evaluation Managers evaluation Inspections Thematic inspection Subject inspection School inspection

12. Inspections Pre-inspection – 1 day Inspection – 5-7 days Report – written report Class observation Students learning outcomes Parents satisfaction Relationship with the community School culture and ethos

13. “ Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives. William Foster

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