Dr. Billy Floyd
SE Region Vice President
Regional Accrediting
Agencies
AdvancED
Systems Accredited
• Includes those
currently accredited
or in candidacy:
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74 out of 81
Schools Accredited
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Public:
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Either individually or
through systems:
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Over 1200 (less than
20 are not accredited)
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Charter, NonPublic,
Virtual, Corporations.
Services
Services
Impact
Every day 20 million students enter an
AdvancED accredited institution to learn….
The Power of Internal Review
Provides a framework for rich
dialogue and collaborative
reflection for the purpose of
increasing student learning
External Review
Foundation for Continuous Improvement
The Power of
External
Review
Meet AdvancED Standards for Quality School Systems
Implement a continuous improvement process
Conduct Internal Review
Demographics
Executive Summary
Standards Self Assessment
Stakeholder Feedback Diagnostic
Student Performance Diagnostic
Improvement Plan
Assurances
Host External Review
Respond to Improvement Priorities
Meet AdvancED Standards for Quality Schools
Implement a continuous improvement process
Conduct Internal Review
Demographics
Executive Summary
Standards Self Assessment
Stakeholder Feedback Diagnostic
Student Performance Diagnostic
Improvement Plan
Assurances
Participate in External Review every 5 years
Diagnostic Tools
Internal Review
 Examines organizational
effectiveness
 Analyzes student performance
 Engages stakeholders in deliberate
reflection
 Promotes deep and collective
understanding of practices,
processes and impact
 Involves stakeholders in the
continuous improvement of the
system and its schools
 Provides a framework for rich
dialogue and important
discussion
 Produces valid evidence to
inform and guide action
 Positions institutions to
strategically improve
 Provides context and
information to the External
Review Team
Activity
What are Standards?
Write down the words that resonate in your mind
when you think about standards? Give examples
of standards.
AdvancED Standards for Quality School Systems
The AdvancED Standards :
 Describe conditions that are necessary to
achieve higher levels of student performance
and organizational effectiveness
 Offer a road map for the pursuit
of excellence in education
 Guide continuous improvement efforts
Standards for Quality School Systems
1
Purpose and Direction
2
Governance and Leadership
3
Teaching
and
Assessing
for
Learning
4
Resource Utilization
5
Using Results for Continuous
Improvement
About the Standards
1. Statements (5)
2. Indicators (35 Systems, 33 Schools)
 Focus of internal review
 Rated individually
 Contain multiple concepts
3. Quality Evidence (multiple sources)
4. Performance Rubrics
 Four levels
© 2013 AdvancED
Visual Framework
Standard
Standard 1: Purpose and Direction
Indicator
1.1
Indicator
1.2
Indicator
1.3
Performance Levels
4, 3, 2, 1
Performance Levels
Performance Levels
4, 3, 2, 1
Quality
Evidence
Quality
Evidence
4, 3, 2,
1
Quality
Evidence
Student Performance
Diagnostic
Questions
Understand
the SP
Diagnostic
Collect ,
analyze and
report
Understand
selection, use,
analysis of
assessments
Review
Evaluative
Criteria
Student Performance
Evaluative Criteria
UPLOAD
Four Main Steps
Administer
Surveys
Analyze
Results
Students
Parents
Staff
Complete
Diagnostic
Stakeholder Data Document
Evaluative Criteria
Diagnostic Questions
With a focus on institutional improvement
Utilize
Results
Stakeholder Feedback
Evaluative Criteria
UPLOAD
Assurances
 Respond to the AdvancED and other
applicable assurances
 Upload documents and cite evidence
where appropriate
 Assurances not met will result in a
Required Action
© 2013 AdvancED
UPLOAD 3
External Review
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Team size determined by the size of the system and the
Managing Office
Led by an out-of-state AdvancED trained Lead
Evaluator
Supported by Associate Lead Evaluator from in- state
Team is composed of in and out-of-state individuals
assigned through collaboration of the State and
Managing Office
Team members must complete Team Member Training
(eLearning) and ELEOT certification
Schedule
288
100
100
400
Index of Educational Quality
321
Teaching and Learning Impact
400
Standards 3 and 5, Student Performance Evaluative Criteria
244
100
400
Leadership Capacity
Standards 1 and 2, Stakeholder Feedback Evaluative Criteria
300
100
Resource Utilization
Standard 4
400
Accredited
Accredited Under Review
Lowest 5%
Communicating Findings
 Exit Report (Oral)
 External Review Report (Digital)
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Standards
Learning Environment
Stakeholder Feedback
Student Performance
Individual school scores as reported by the school in
their Accreditation Report
 Conclusion
 Summary of Findings
 Improvement Priorities
External Review Report
Located in ASSIST
Results
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Domain:
Teaching and Learning
Impact
Standard 3: Teaching and
Assessing for Learning
Standard 5: Using Results
for Continuous
Improvement
Student Performance
ELEOT Results
Domain:
Leadership Capacity
 Standard 1: Purpose and
Direction
 Standard 2: Governance
and Leadership
 Stakeholder Feedback
Domain:
Resource Utilization
 Standard 4: Resources and
Support Systems
Conclusion
 Index of Educational
Quality
 Accreditation
Recommendation
 Addenda
 Individual self-reported
scores of school in
systems,
corporation/systems.
 Team Roster
 References
Decision on
Accreditation
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External Review Team
reports results, not decisions
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AdvancED managing office
reviews and approves the
External Review Report
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AdvancED Councils review
and make a
recommendation to the
Accreditation Commission
(schools)
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Accreditation Commission
grants accreditation
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CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.