North Central Association Commission
District Accreditation
AdvancED District Accreditation is a powerful systems approach to improving student performance results over time. District Accreditation recognizes that increasing student achievement involves more than improving instruction. It is a result of how well all the parts of the education system-the district, school, and classroom-work together to meet the needs of students.
District Accreditation is not a stand-alone process; rather it serves as an umbrella or framework that supports system-wide continuous improvement focused directly on improving learning for all students. Already, school systems indicate that it is a highly effective process for meeting and exceeding federal No Child Left Behind and state accountability laws. In addition, District Accreditation
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Supports and enhances a common language of school improvement across content areas and grade levels, as well as across individual schools, feeder schools, and school system lines of responsibility.
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Ensures continuity and collaboration in planning for improvement, anchored in a common vision for education among all the system's schools; ensures that each school's improvement goals complement those of the school system.
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Is cost effective for the school system and schools.
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Provides the school system and community with validation and recognition for improvement efforts as well as recommendations, from an external team of professionals that are designed to further the system's improvement efforts.
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Supports a system-wide approach to achieving results.
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Is an integrated process that supports other accountability requirements such as those mandated by the state and federal educational agencies, and strengthens efforts to meet such requirements.
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Provides recognition for the school system and its schools, students, teachers, and the community.
To learn more about this exciting approach to transforming systems, go to www.advanc-ed.org and check out the following links at the bottom of the home page:
- AdvancED Standards for Quality School Systems
- AdvancED Accreditation Process for Districts
- District Accreditation: A Handbook for Districts