1. Community-based accountability June 22, 2015

2. Northwest ISD Vision Statement:
The best and most sought-after school district where every student is future ready:
Ready for college
Ready for the global workplace
Ready for personal success
Mission Statement:
Northwest ISD, in partnership with parents and community, will engage all students a premier education, preparing them to be successful, productive citizens.
Northwest ISD

4. Why the CBAS?
Demonstrates to a larger audience that the community is an important stakeholder in the schools.
Demonstrates our values in regard to educating the whole child. There is more to education than state mandated tests.
A wonderful opportunity to brag about what we are already doing.

5. Community-Based Accountability
More rigor, aligned to the graduate profile
Less overreliance on standardized testing
District accountable to the community’s values
Renewed focus on the most important person: the student

6. “Community-Based Accountability” is:
A locally developed system of evidence of student learning.
A strategic and customized form of measuring student achievement.
Rigorous descriptive reporting to parents and community members.

7. “Community-Based Accountability” is not:
A way to escape from standardized testing.
A tool to pass judgment on individual students.

9. Core Themes Academic Preparation and College Readiness
Personal Growth and Success
Citizenship and Community Service
Student, Parent, Community, and Staff Satisfaction

10. Timeline of CBAS Initial Development
Fall of Categories & Data Categories were identified and approved
June CBAS ready for initial publication
School Year
Year two of implementation
Annual update published in June 2015

11. Data Collection:

12. Data Collection:

13. Data Collection

14. Data Collection:
NISD Dashboard

15. Northwest ISD Vision Statement:
The best and most sought-after school district where every student is future ready:
Ready for college
Ready for the global workplace
Ready for personal success
Mission Statement:
Northwest ISD, in partnership with parents and community, will engage all students a premier education, preparing them to be successful, productive citizens.
Northwest ISD