| Indicators: Vision and Purpose In fulfillment of this standard, the school: | Not Evident | Emerging | Operational | Highly Functional |
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| 1.1. Establishes a vision for the school in collaboration with its stakeholders | ||||
| 1.2. Communicates the vision and purpose to build stakeholder understanding and support | ||||
| 1.3. Identifies goals to advance the vision | ||||
| 1.4. Develops and continuously maintains a profile of the school, its students, and the community | ||||
| 1.5. Ensures that the school's vision and purpose guide the teaching and learning process | ||||
| 1.6. Reviews its vision and purpose systematically and revises them when appropriate | ||||
| Indicators: Governance and Leadership In fulfillment of this standard, the school operates under the jurisdiction of a governing board that: | Not Evident | Emerging | Operational | Highly Functional |
| 2.1. Establishes policies and procedures that provide for the effective operation of the school | ||||
| 2.2. Recognizes and preserves the executive, administrative, and leadership prerogatives of the administrative head of the school | ||||
| 2.3. Ensures compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws, standards, and regulations | ||||
| 2.4. Employs a system that provides for analysis and review of student performance and school effectiveness | ||||
| 2.5. Fosters a learning community | ||||
| 2.6. Provides teachers and students opportunities to lead | ||||
| 2.7. Provides stakeholders meaningful roles in the decision-making process that promote a culture of participation, responsibility, and ownership | ||||
| 2.8. Controls curricular and extracurricular activities that are sponsored by the school | ||||
| 2.9. Responds to community expectations and stakeholder satisfaction | ||||
| 2.10. Implements an evaluation system that provides for the professional growth of all personnel | ||||
| Indicators: Teaching and Learning In fulfillment of this standard, the school: | Not Evident | Emerging | Operational | Highly Functional |
| 3.1. Develops and implements curriculum based on clearly defined expectations for student learning | ||||
| 3.2. Promotes active involvement of students in the learning process, including opportunities for them to explore application of higher-order thinking skills and investigate new approaches to applying their learning | ||||
| 3.3. Gathers, analyzes, and uses data and research in making curricular and instructional choices | ||||
| 3.4. Designs and uses instructional strategies, innovations, and activities that are research-based and reflective of best practice | ||||
| 3.5. Offers a curriculum that challenges each student to excel, reflects a commitment to equity, and demonstrates an appreciation of diversity | ||||
| 3.6. Allocates and protects instructional time to support student learning | ||||
| 3.7. Provides for articulation and alignment between and among all levels of schools | ||||
| 3.8. Implements interventions to help students meet expectations for student learning | ||||
| 3.9. Monitors school climate and takes appropriate steps to ensure that it is conducive to student learning | ||||
| 3.10. Provides comprehensive information and media services that support the curricular and instructional programs | ||||
| 3.11. Ensures that all students and staff members have regular and ready access to instructional technology and a comprehensive materials collection that supports the curricular and instructional program | ||||
| Indicators: Documenting and Using Results In fulfillment of this standard, the school: | Not Evident | Emerging | Operational | Highly Functional |
| 4.1. Establishes performance measures for student learning that yield information that is reliable, valid, and bias free | ||||
| 4.2. Develops and implements a comprehensive assessment system for assessing progress toward meeting the expectations for student learning | ||||
| 4.3. Uses student assessment data for making decisions for continuous improvement of teaching and learning processes | ||||
| 4.4. Conducts a systematic analysis of instructional and organizational effectiveness and uses the results to improve student performance | ||||
| 4.5. Communicates the results of student performance and school effectiveness to all stakeholders | ||||
| 4.6. Uses comparison and trend data of student performance from comparable schools in evaluating its effectiveness | ||||
| 4.7. Demonstrates verifiable growth in student performance | ||||
| 4.8. Maintains a secure, accurate, and complete student record system in accordance with state and federal regulations | ||||
| Indicators: Resource and Support Systems In fulfillment of this standard, the school: | Not Evident | Emerging | Operational | Highly Functional |
| 5.1. Recruits, employs, and mentors qualified professional staff that are capable of fulfilling assigned roles and responsibilities | ||||
| 5.2. Assigns professional staff responsibilities based on their qualifications (i.e., professional preparation, ability, knowledge, and experience) | ||||
| 5.3. Ensures that all staff participate in a continuous program of professional development | ||||
| 5.4. Provides and assigns staff that are sufficient in number to meet the vision and purpose of the school | ||||
| 5.5. Budgets sufficient resources to support its educational programs and to implement its plans for improvement | ||||
| 5.6. Monitors all financial transactions through a recognized, regularly audited accounting system | ||||
| 5.7. Maintains the site, facilities, services, and equipment to provide an environment that is safe and orderly for all occupants | ||||
| 5.8. Possesses a written security and crisis management plan with appropriate training for stakeholders | ||||
| 5.9. Ensures that each student has access to guidance services that include, but are not limited to, counseling, appraisal, mentoring, staff consulting, referral, and educational and career planning | ||||
| 5.10. Provides appropriate support for students with special needs | ||||
| Indicators: Stakeholder Communication and Relationships In fulfillment of this standard, the school: | Not Evident | Emerging | Operational | Highly Functional |
| 6.1. Fosters collaboration with community stakeholders to support student learning | ||||
| 6.2. Has formal channels to listen to and communicate with stakeholders | ||||
| 6.3. Solicits the knowledge and skills of stakeholders to enhance the work of the school | ||||
| 6.4. Communicates the expectations for student learning and goals for improvement to all stakeholders | ||||
| 6.5. Provides information about students, their performance, and school effectiveness that is meaningful and useful to stakeholders | ||||
| Indicators: Vision and Purpose In fulfillment of this standard, the school: | Not Evident | Emerging | Operational | Highly Functional |
| 7.1. Engages in a continuous process of improvement that articulates the vision and purpose the school is pursuing (Vision); maintains a rich and current description of students, their performance, school effectiveness, and the school community (Profile); employs goals and interventions to improve student performance (Plan); and documents and uses the results to inform what happens next (Results) | ||||
| 7.2. Engages stakeholders in the processes of continuous improvement | ||||
| 7.3. Ensures that plans for continuous improvement are aligned with the vision and purpose of the school and expectations for student learning | ||||
| 7.4. Provides professional development for school personnel to help them implement improvement interventions to achieve improvement goals | ||||
| 7.5. Monitors and communicates the results of improvement efforts to stakeholders | ||||
| 7.6. Evaluates and documents the effectiveness and impact of its continuous process of improvement |