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NEASC

NEASC. January 15, 2010. NEASC : School Improvement Assumptions. Accreditation < = > school improvement; Not: accreditation v. school improvement. NEASC : School Improvement Assumptions. Basic unit: the school v. school as collection of departments;.

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NEASC

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  1. NEASC January 15, 2010

  2. NEASC: School Improvement Assumptions • Accreditation < = > school improvement; • Not: accreditation v. school improvement

  3. NEASC: School Improvement Assumptions • Basic unit: the school • v. school as collection of departments;

  4. NEASC: School Improvement Assumptions 2. Central Assumption:premium on intra-school alignment and collaboration; • v. our work of late to promote alignment and collaboration within departments;

  5. NEASC: School Improvement Assumptions 2. Premium on intra-school alignment and collaboration; • ‘Isolation’: chief impediment to sustained school improvement;

  6. NEASC: School Improvement Assumptions • Conversely, adult work that is focused and mutually reinforcing is the primary engine of school improvement

  7. NEASC: School Improvement Assumptions • Challenge: to build common understandings and working relationships beyond dept. boundaries.

  8. NEASC: School Improvement Assumptions • LAD groups as microcosm of our school-wide future;

  9. NEASC: School Improvement Assumptions • ‘Learning Expectations’: • School-wide agreement on what we want all students to know and be able to do; • School-wide agreement on from where instruction will come; • School-wide agreement on how the work will be assessed;

  10. Today’s Task: Assessment Standard • Two levels: • Opportunity to self-assess; what is the current state of our work to improvement student outcomes? • Opportunity to imagine this type of work happening across dept boundaries.

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