- The Broward County School District is undergoing its annual accreditation process, which involves self-reflection, surveys, and site visits to ensure quality education. As site visits are scheduled in late October, all faculty and staff must understand what accreditation is and the standards that will be assessed. - Accreditation is a quality control process conducted by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools using the AdvanceED tools. It benefits students, parents, and the community by focusing on student achievement, safety, efficiency, and ensuring credits can transfer. - The 5 accreditation standards address the school's purpose and direction, governance and leadership, teaching and assessment, resources and support systems, and use of results for

1. Accreditation for
Faculty & Staff
Building Excellence One Standard at a Time

2. Why is this short training important?
• The entire Broward County School District is in an accreditation year.
• Part of the accreditation process is onsite visits.
• We need all of our teachers and staff to understand what
accreditation is, and what the standards measure.
• ***Site visits are scheduled for October 23rd – 26th. There is a good
possibility that we may get a visit. They will ask random faculty, staff,
students, and parents questions about the school and the process.

3. What Is
Accreditation?
• Accreditation is an annual quality control process that ensures a quality
education in the school system. It involves a reflective process, where
we look at ourselves and how we do things, stakeholder surveys, as
well as an independent review by an accrediting organization.
• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has been our accrediting
organization since 1981.
• AdvanceED is the tool they use to complete the process.

4. IMPORTANCE
OF ACCREDITATION
• The process allows for reciprocity among school districts, states, and
international organizations which means that BCS students can transfer to other
institutions easily without loosing credits.
• Accreditation lays the groundwork for success for schools and students by creating a
school-wide process of self-reflection and accountability.
• Parents have long held education as a key to their child’s preparation
and success in life. A quality education is of the utmost importance
for a child’s future and accreditation ensures the quality of the schools within the district.
• Quality and student success go hand‐in‐hand and are why our schools
seek accreditation.

5. BENEFITS
OF ACCREDITATION
Accreditation benefits all stakeholders:
When a school or school system achieves accreditation, parents and the community can
be assured that the top priorities are:
• Increasing student achievement
• Providing a safe and enriching learning environment
• Running an efficient operation

6. 5 STANDARDS
OF ACCREDITATION
Standard 1: Purpose & Direction
Standard 2: Governance & Leadership
Standard 3: Teaching & Assessing for Learning
Standard 4: Resources & Support Systems
Standard 5: Using Results for Continuous Improvement

7. 5 STANDARDS
OF ACCREDITATION
• Standard 1: Purpose and Direction
• The school maintains and communicates at all levels of the
organization a purpose and direction for continuous
improvement.
Evidence:
• Purpose statements, past & present
• Meeting minutes discussing such statement
• School Improvement Plan
• Examples of communication of school’s purpose with all
stakeholders
3.33
3
3.33
3
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Standard 1: Purpose &
Direction
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
Staff Survey Results

8. 5 STANDARDS
OF ACCREDITATION
• Standard 2: Governance and Leadership
• The school operates under governance and leadership that
promote and support student performance and school
effectiveness.
Evidence:
• Staff Handbook
• Communications Plan
• Roles and responsibilities of school leadership
• Oversight of curriculum planning, and resource
allocation
• Examples of collaborative decisions aligned with the
school’s purpose
3.17 3.17 3.17
3
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Standard 2: Governance &
Leadership
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
Staff Survey Results

9. 5 STANDARDS
OF ACCREDITATION
• Standard 3: Teaching and Assessing for Learning
• The school’s curriculum, instructional design and
assessment practices guide and ensure teacher
effectiveness and student learning.
Evidence:
• Lesson plans aligned with Florida Standards
• Learning objective aligned with assessment
instruments
• Curriculum maps
• Common Assessments
• Use of technology as an instructional resource
3.17 3.17 3.25
3
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Standard 3: Teaching &
Assessing for Learning
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
Staff Survey Results

10. 5 STANDARDS
OF ACCREDITATION
Standard 4: Resources and Support Systems
• The school has resources and provides services that support its
purpose and direction to ensure success for all students.
Evidence:
• School Budget aligned with school’s purpose and goals
• Hiring Procedures
• Documentation of compliance with local and state
inspections
• Maintenance Schedules
• Emergency procedures and drills
• Budget related to media and resource acquisition.
3 3
3.29
2.76
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Standard 4: Ressources &
Support Systems
2013-2014 2014-2015
2015-2016 Staff Results

11. 5 STANDARDS
OF ACCREDITATION
Standard 5: Using Results for Continuous Improvement
• The system implements a comprehensive assessment
system that generates a range of data about student
learning and system effectiveness and uses the results to
guide continuous improvement.
Evidence:
• Examples of use of data to design, implement, and
evaluate student learning plans.
• Documentation of attendance and training related to
data use.
• Communication of data sources across the system
• PLC’s aligned with data based planning
3.4 3.4 3.4 3.41
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Standard 5: Using Results
for Continuous
Improvement
2013-2014 2014-2015
2015-2016 Staff Results

12. SELF-ASSESSMENT
FOR ACCREDITATION
• School leadership and curriculum leaders examine the 5 standards and the indicators for
each standards, rating the school on a scale of 1-4.
3.33 3.17 3.17 3
3.4
3 3.17 3.17 3
3.43.33 3.17 3.25 3.29 3.4
3.07 3 3
2.79
3.36
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
Standard 1: Purpose & Direction Standard 2: Governance &
Leadership
Standard 3: Teaching & Assessing
for Learning
Standard 4: Ressources &
Support Systems
Standard 5: Using Results for
Continuous Improvement
Self Assessment Results
2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 Staff Results