1. Cognia
• global network of enthusiastic educators to help you strengthen
your schools.
• continuous improvement encompasses accreditation and
certification, assessment, professional learning, and customized
improvement services.
• Like you, they want all students to have the opportunities that
knowledge brings.
2. Why Cognia
• Accreditation from Cognia is a valuable mark of distinction recognized
around the world. Each year, Cognia identifies schools and systems that
best exemplify excellence in education and stand out in their service to
learners, based on the results of our rigorous accreditation process.
Recognizing excellence in education
• In 2021, Cognia initiated its Schools of Distinction award program. Across
the world, educators dedicate themselves to maximizing opportunities for
learners. The Schools of Distinction award recognizes schools and systems
that truly stand out in their service to learners.
• as the result of extensive internal preparation and a review by a team of
outside educators. Cognia’s Performance Standards for accreditation are
based on ever-expanding research and understanding of learning, and
define high-quality education for today’s world. Once an institution is
accredited, it engages in similar preparation and review every five years to
maintain that designation.
3. Expected questions
• In what capacity are you involved in the school’s continuous improvement
process
• What are some examples of your involvement in decision making for this
school ?
• Describe the opportunities you and your colleagues have to engage in
professional learning conversations and learning experiences to improve
instructional delivery
• What practices or programs are in place to ensure student learning needs
are met
• What is the expectation for you to use data to make decisions about your
students’ learning needs?
4. • How are you informed about processes, practices and expectations
that impact the school and your responsibilities
• What is the process for you to provide information, feedback and or
data to the school ‘s leaders for improvement process
• In what ways do you measure your students’ progress and use data to
meet the needs of all learners
• How will the school performing over all and whay types of data are
shared with you about its overall performance
• What types of data are collected and analyzed to give you feedback
on your performance
5. Standards
• culture of learning
• Leadership of learning
• Engagement of learning
• Growth in learning
6. The Visit
• Active learning
• Grouping / IF questions
• Student center learning
• Policies and handbooks
• Applying training inside classes
• Binders (table, calendar, curriculum map, syllabus, lesson plans,
comments)
• Teacher evaluations
• Participate in surveys
