Pierre School District School Improvement

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Pierre School District School Improvement

• District Accreditation
• Rationale and Process

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District Accreditation

• A national protocol for school systems committed
  to systemic, systematic, and sustainable
  continuous improvement
• Builds the capacity of the system and its schools
  to increase and sustain student learning
• Stimulates and supports improvement and
  effectiveness throughout the system

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District Accreditation

• Ensures all people, processes, departments and
  operations of the system work in concert
• Strengthens efforts to meet accountability
  requirements
• Encourages growth beyond compliance to achieve
  excellence
• Promotes continuous not episodic improvement

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Three Pillars of Accreditation

• Districts Must
• Meet quality standards
• Engage in continuous improvement
• Demonstrate quality assurance

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Accreditation Process

• Districts will be accredited for afive-year
  term
• Internal Review
• District conducts an internal review of its
  current capacity in meeting accreditation
  standards
• External Review
• District hosts an external review conducted by
  professional peers
• Continuous Improvement
• District continues to monitor, document, and
  evaluate its improvement efforts

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Accreditation Process

• Accreditation and Continuous Improvement
• On a continuous basis districts and their schools
  will
• Meet AdvancED standards
• Engage in a valid continuous improvement process
• Implement internal quality assurance methods

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5-Year Accreditation Cycle
Submit Standards Assessment Report
Submit Progress Report Two Years After Visit
Host Quality Assurance Review Team
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Seven Standards for Quality School Systems

• The district provides evidence for
• Vision and Purpose
• Governance and Leadership
• Teaching and Learning
• Documenting and Using Results
• Resources and Support Systems
• Stakeholder Communications and Relationships
• Commitment to Continuous Improvement

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Continuous Improvement

• The district has the responsibility and
  flexibility to identify and implement a systemic
  process of continuous improvement
• One process is used by system and schools
• The process promotes continuity, coherence,
  alignment and collaborative planning
• All schools and departments work to achieve
  district vision and goals
• The district encourages customized planning at
  the school level

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Continuous Improvement

• The District
• Is responsible for providing quality leadership
  to maximize effectiveness and learning
• Establishes practices to support schools and
  departments with their improvement initiatives
• Direction sets expectations and guidelines
• Assistance builds understanding and skill
• Resources provides adequate people, materials,
  time

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Assurance of Quality

• The District
• Implements methods to monitor and guide
  improvement at the system and school levels
• Participates in a Quality Assurance Review every
  five years
• Designs an internal process that is ongoing
• Demonstrates organizational integrity
• Designs and implements a program of assessment
  practices and methods
• monitor and document improvement
• provide meaningful feedback and support
• ensure standards are met and strengthened
• Collects, uses, and communicates results

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District Expectations

• Meet the AdvancED Standards for Quality School
  Systems
• Identify and guide the implementation of a
  systemic continuous improvement process
• Monitor its schools through a quality assurance
  process
• Prepare and host a district QAR visit every five
  years

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School Expectations

• Meet the AdvancED Accreditation Standards for
  Quality Schools
• Implement the districts continuous school
  improvement process
• Participate in the districts quality assurance
  process

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Essential for Success

• Effective Leadership
• Establishes system-wide direction
• Develops processes to monitor and maintain
  efforts
• Provides support, guidance, assistance, resources
• Ensures accountability
• Systems Approach
• A systemic and systematic process is implemented
• All system elements are focused, connected,
  aligned
• All system elements work together to benefit
  students

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Essential for Success

• Culture
• Professional culture of learning, collaboration,
  and reflective practice
• Stakeholders demonstrate trust and respect
• High expectations for staff and students
• Effective Communication
• Stakeholders are informed and meaningfully
  engaged
• Systematic processes are developed and used
  systemically