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Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Accrediting Commission for Schools

Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Accrediting Commission for Schools. Focus on Learning Overview WASC and SLCs. Ideas that will help your site align SLC implementation with WASC requirements: Align ESLRs with SLC outcomes

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Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Accrediting Commission for Schools

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  1. Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)Accrediting Commission for Schools Focus on Learning Overview WASC and SLCs

  2. Ideas that will help your site align SLC implementation with WASC requirements: • Align ESLRs with SLC outcomes • Align Vision statements for each SLC with the overall school-wide vision and ESLRs • SLCs as Home Groups • SLC Leads on Leadership Team, SLC reps. On Focus Groups, and various school committees • Train SLC lead teachers how to lead meetings/discussions • If possible, send lead teachers to WASC trainings, or have the Self – Study coordinator do on-site training

  3. Ideas that will help your site align SLCimplementation with WASC requirements: • Disaggregate student data in various ways – SLCs/Dept./ Grades/Gender/Ethnicity • Follow WASC Manual pg. 40 • Revisit the School Impact Report – discuss practices/procedures • Revisit the issue of “equity” among SLCs, issues of unfair competition and/or “cherry picking” students • Use the SURVEY results as evidence • Title I, Public Works, SLCs • Include your SLC successes in the Progress Report and in Chapter 4 • Review your SLC Plans using the (A-E) WASC Criteria

  4. The Connection… WASC LAUSD/ SLC • A. - Organization • Vision, Purpose, Governance, Leadership and Staff, Resources • B. - Standards Based Learning Curriculum • C. - Instruction • All students involved in challenging learning experiences • Instructional Strategies used • D. - Assessment & Accountability • E. - School Culture and Support for Student Personal & Academic Growth • Unifying Vision/Identity (A / E) • Professional Development (C/D) • Accountability and Distributed leadership (A) • Equity & Access (B / C) • Rigorous standards-based instruction and assessment (B, C, D) • Collaboration & Community and Parent Engagement (E) • Personalization (C/E)

  5. The Process… • Introduce the WASC process to the Leadership Team • Create a Writing Team • English teachers from various SLCs are ideal • SLC coordinator, self-study co-coordinator (Title I) • EL, Testing (?), Instructional coaches (???) • A PDD to introduce the WASC to the Faculty • Have staff fill out the Focus Group Preference sheet • SLC Leads make sure they are represented in all 5 Focus Groups

  6. JMHS PDD 2008-09

  7. The Process… • Assemblies by SLCs for students • Key groups • Leadership Team (include SLC lead teachers and Focus Group Leads, students, and parents) • Focus groups: (five, include students and parents from various SLCs, SLCs are balanced in all groups) • Home groups: SLCs, Core departments, and classified • Data Team • Categorical Committees • Alumni

  8. Possible Focus Groups Composition

  9. Questions?

  10. Self-Study Coordinator • Cooperates with the Visiting Committee Chairsperson • develop mutually acceptable plan of action • set a positive tone for the self-study • Serve on a Visiting Team • Participates in all school committees • SSC, SDM, Data Team, CEAC, ELAC, Alumni • Trains Leadership Team and SLC/Focus/Home group leaders in • roles and responsibilities, including strategies in group dynamics and data analysis (in depth gathering of evidence) • How to analyze student work

  11. What drives the Action Plan? • Critical Academic Needs (chapter 2) • What does the data show? • Where are your weaknesses? • What are you doing about the weaknesses? • What are you doing about special groups? • The Visiting Committee will have dissected the data and will be looking to see if you have • These Critical Academic Needs will drive your Action Plan

  12. Single Plan For Student Achievement 2009-10 Implementation

  13. Questions to think about… • Rigorous Standards Based Instruction • How are the students learning? • How do you know? How is teaching/learning monitored? • Are the standards/ESLRs posted? Do students know and understand them? • How is information communicated? • Use of website • Use of media • Use of newspaper • Parent Nights • Committees • SLCs

  14. Questions to think about… • SLCs • What are they doing differently? • Does it work? How do you know? Who monitors progress? • What special programs do they have? • Who’s there to explain them? • Do you have plans to disseminate this wonderful program throughout the school? • How do you resolve difference? • Where is your school in 5 years? 10 years? What are you doing today to affect that change?

  15. Contact • http://johnmarshallhs.org/ • Academics • Accreditation • 2 Documents: JMHS Focus on Learning 2008-09 Marshall Visiting Committee Report • Kristine Tserunyan email: kxt46712@lausd.net • Jose Rodriguez email: jrodri05@lausd.net

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