Anticipate your challenges and potential conflicts

School Accreditation: Get Organized, Create Self Study Report, Host Visiting Committee

Welcome

ORIENTATION: Where are you at in the accreditation cycle?

EVERY LESSON INCLUDES DETAILED VIDEOS.
Determine which lesson to start with & what accreditation commission is best for your school
Lesson 1: New school or never attempted accreditation
Lesson 2: Existing school with previous accreditation
Progress Assessment -- Quiz to provide you with feedback on next steps & considerations

STEP 1 LOOK IN THE MIRROR: What values and goals are alive at your school?

EVERY LESSON INCLUDES DETAILED VIDEOS.
Introduction to keeping it real and aligned with strategic plans and initiatives
Lesson 1: Your school's mission, vision & values at present
Lesson 2: Your vision of the "Ideal Graduate" at present
Lesson 3: How to determine if you need an update on your mission, vision & values
Progress Assessment -- Quiz to provide you with feedback on next steps & considerations

STEP 2 LOOK IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR: Your previous schoolwide action plan

EVERY LESSON INCLUDES DETAILED VIDEOS.
How alive is your previous plan? Assess culture of buy-in from previous visitation.
Lesson 1: Staff buy-in and on-boarding for new staff
Lesson 2: Selecting leaders for reflection process
Lesson 3: Strategies for gathering data and reflecting on past success
Progress Assessment -- Quiz to provide you with feedback on next steps & considerations

STEP 3 THE ROADMAP: Systems for getting stakeholder input & writing the Self-Study Report

EVERY LESSON INCLUDES DETAILED VIDEOS.
Lesson 1: Identify ALL your stakeholders
Lesson 2: How to manage lots of ideas and suggestions
Lesson 3: How to get the ideas on paper with a unified voice and flow
Progress Assessment -- Quiz to provide you with feedback on next steps & considerations

STEP 4 LOOKING FORWARD: Structures to create positive change through agreeable goal setting

EVERY LESSON INCLUDES DETAILED VIDEOS.
Anticipate your challenges and potential conflicts
Lesson 1: Protocols for stakeholder input and consensus building
Lesson 2: Communication and more communication
Lesson 3: Systems for annual tracking-- aka "Hold the Target Still"
Lesson 4: Your new Schoolwide Action Plan
Progress Assessment -- Quiz to provide you with feedback on next steps & considerations

STEP 5 WE'RE ALMOST THERE: Preparing for the Visitation Committee

STEP 6 WHAT NEXT: Follow up actions

Wrap up

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