Accreditation Presentation to PSC February 2016

Accreditation Presentation to PSC February 2016

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  Accreditation presentation PSC Meeting Date:1 February 2016
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  The Self-Study Process TheSelf-Study Process is arguably the most important part of the whole evaluation and accreditation cycle, both in terms of time and effort and in the value to be derived. A Self-Study normally takes between 12 and 18 months to complete.
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  The Self-Study Process Whileidentifying and celebrating the school’s strengths, this process also involves the identification of areas for improvement and initiates actions to address them. Schools invariably find that considerable improvements in alignment with the Accreditation Standards and Evaluation Criteria occur during this vital Self-Study stage. The School Evaluation Criteria may be reviewed for each protocol - CIS International Accreditation, 2016 or 8th Edition.
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  The Self-Study Process TheSelf-Study requires a considerable time commitment from all members of school personnel as well as from a number of parents, Board/ Governing Body members and students. The Self-Study Report emerging from this process should present an honest, broad-based view of the school and should not represent the views of any one particular group. All academic staff and many support staff should have one (preferably more) meaningful assignment(s) within the Self- Study Committees established for the process, with one typically being related to their own area of responsibility and others involving an overview of the school's operation.
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  Team Evaluation Soon aftercompletion and submission of the Self-Study Report, the school is visited by a team of volunteer Peer Evaluators: suitably qualified and trained school leaders and teachers drawn from other CIS Member Schools. The primary function of the Team Evaluators is to assist the school by providing an objective evaluation of the conclusions of the Self-Study and the process by which the conclusions have been derived. The Team visits the school for up to a week, with evaluators observing all types of learning contexts and talking with students, parents, faculty/staff and members of the school’s Board/Governing Body. The Team analyses all aspects of the school in the light of the Self-Study Report, the school's own Guiding Statements, and the School Evaluation Criteria.
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  Team Evaluation Our TeamEvaluation will take place in September 2017. The Team will consist of representatives from: The Council of International Schools (CIS); The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); IB Primary Years Programme (IB PYP); IB Middle Years Programme (IB MYP); IB Diploma Programme (IB DP); IB Careers-related Programme (IB CP); Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC) The Team Visit will last one week.
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  Decision on Accreditation TheVisiting Team carefully reviews the Team Evaluation Report and consider the Team’s recommendations with respect to accreditation. A recommendation is then made to the Board of Trustees. The decision can be one of the following four categories: A. Award Accreditation or Re-Accreditation B. Award Accreditation or Re-Accreditation with specific qualifications C. Postpone Accreditation or Re-Accreditation for some specified reason(s) D. Not award Accreditation or Re-Accreditation
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  So Who WillGuide the Self-Study? A Steering Committee will guide all stages of the Self-study. The Steering Committee will also be responsible for the drafting of the overall commentary about the school. The Steering Committee liaises directly with the accreditation agencies and is responsible for organising/facilitating the Team Visit.
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  What is theSelf-study Process? Our Self-study process falls into 7 stages: Term 3 of the 2015-2016 school year; Term 4 of the 2015-2016 school year; Term 1 of the 2016-2017 school year; Term 2 of the 2016- 2017 school year; Term 3 of the 2016-2017 school year; Term 4 of the 2016-2017 school year and Term 1 of the 2017-2018 school year.
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  Term 3 of2015-2016 Tasks: Complete the review of the school vision statement; Complete the Endicott survey with all stakeholders; Review the data of the completed Endicott survey (when returned); Steering Committee to start Part 1 (School Profile); Establish IB programme review timeline; Confirm the membership of Committee A (School guiding statements).
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  Term 4 of2015-2016 Tasks: Steering Committee to complete Part 1; Steering Committee completes the staffing of all review committees; Committee A to complete its review: IB subject committees meet to begin programme evaluation.
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  Term 1 of2016-2017 Tasks: Committee B to review IB programme evalaution; Committees c – H to start their review.
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  Term 2 of2016-2017 Tasks: IB programme evaluation committees to complete findings; All committees to complete their reviews; All reviews to be submitted to the Steering Committee.
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  Term 3 of2016-2017 Tasks: The Endicott survey to be undertaken; The data from the Endicott survey is used to verify/modify statements made in the committees reports; Steering Committee reviews all data and writes the strategies for improvement (Part 3).
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  Term 4 of2016-2017 Tasks: Part 1 data reviewed to bring up to date with any new data gathered during the Self-study; IB coordinators submit final documents to the Steering Committee; Steering finalises and submits the report to the accreditation agencies; The Team Visit is planned.
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  Term 1 of2017-2018 7 Tasks: Joint synchronised Team Visit. Tentative dates: 16 to 22nd September 2017
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  Self-study Committees Section A– School Guiding Statements Section B - Teaching and Learning Section C - Governance and Leadership Section D - Faculty and Support Staff Section E - Access to Teaching and Learning Section F - School Culture and Partnerships for Learning Section G – Operational Systems Section H - Thai Language and Culture